Newcastle Airport (Williamtown)
| Newcastle Airport RAAF Base Williamtown |
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| IATA: NTL – ICAO: YWLM | |||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Owner | Newcastle City Council Port Stephens Council |
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| Operator | Newcastle Airport Ltd | ||
| Serves | Lower Hunter Region | ||
| Location | Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 9.4 m / 31 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 32°47′42″S 151°50′4″E / 32.795°S 151.83444°ECoordinates: 32°47′42″S 151°50′4″E / 32.795°S 151.83444°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 7,999 | 2,438 | Asphalt |
| Statistics from World Aero Data website[1] | |||
Newcastle Airport (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Newcastle, New South Wales (27 km (17 mi) by road) in Port Stephens. It is the 12th busiest airport in Australia, handling almost 1.2 million passengers in the year ending 30 June 2009, which is 107,000 more than in 2007-08.[2]
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[edit] Overview
The airport is jointly owned by the Newcastle City Council and Port Stephens Council, and managed by Newcastle Airport Limited.
The airport runway is shared with the RAAF Base Williamtown. Even though this base is a military airfield, civilian operations are permitted. Jetstar, Virgin Australia, QantasLink, Aeropelican, Brindabella Airlines, Norfolk Air and Regional Express operate flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra, Narrabri, Cooma-Snowy Mountains and Norfolk Island. The airport is leased from the Federal Government for civilian air travel until 2045.[3]
The largest aircraft operating at Newcastle airport is a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800. The civil apron can handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 767. Future upgrades to the apron will allow the Airbus A330 and Boeing 787-sized aircraft to operate from the airport.[citation needed]. The airport can handle anything up to a Boeing 747.
The terminal facilities were upgraded in November 2005 to cope with future demand and security requirements. In that same year, Newcastle Airport was named Regional Airport of the Year by the Australian airports industry.
Impulse Airlines, a regional airline and later one of Australia's first low cost airlines, established a base at the airport in the early 1990s, creating a maintenance facility. Following Qantas' acquisition of Impulse in 2001, the airport became the maintenance base for Jetstar's Airbus A320 fleet. The base also provides third party aircraft maintenance for the Qantaslink Boeing 717. International Flights to New Zealand were started by Freedom Air in 1995 using Boeing 737 these services have since been discontinued.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeropelican | Narrabri, Sydney Seasonal: Cooma-Snowy Mountains |
| Brindabella Airlines | Canberra |
| Jetstar Airways | Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne |
| Norfolk Air | Norfolk Island |
| Qantas operated by QantasLink | Brisbane |
| Regional Express | Ballina, Sydney |
| Virgin Australia | Melbourne |
| Virgin Australia operated by Alliance Airlines | Brisbane |
[edit] Operations
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | % Change | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Brisbane Airport |
578,900 |  3.0 |
Virgin Australia, Jetstar, QantasLink |
| 2 |  Melbourne Airport |
354,900 |  7.6 |
Virgin Australia, Jetstar |
| 3 | Gold Coast Airport |
162,500 | 14.3 |
Jetstar |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | % Change | Carriers |
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| 1 | Brisbane Airport |
48,400 | 2.1 |
Virgin Australia, Jetstar, QantasLink |
| 2 | Melbourne Airport |
32,800 | 10.4 |
Virgin Australia, Jetstar |
| 3 | Gold Coast Airport |
16,200 | 48.1 |
Jetstar |
[edit] Future international services
- AirAsia X has investigated using Williamtown Airport for flights to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.[5]
- Pacific Blue has shown interest in operating flights between Newcastle and Auckland or Christchurch using Embraer E-Jets aircraft and possibly Boeing 737's.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Williamtown". World Aeronautical Database. Avigation Networks, Inc. http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=AS43020. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2008-09" (.xls). Australian Government. 26 October 2009. http://www.bitre.gov.au/info.aspx?ResourceId=191&NodeId=96. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Lease extended for Newcastle Airport". Department of Defence. 24 June 2005. http://www.defence.gov.au/minister/Hilltpl.cfm?CurrentId=4950. Retrieved 28 December 2007.[dead link]
- ^ a b Domestic airline activity
- ^ Michelmore, Karen (24 July 2007). "Air Asia X may offer $11 London fare". NEWS.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,22127239-27977,00.html. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- "Regional Communities". NSW Department of State and Regional Development. http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/regions.asp?cid=207.
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