YWLM
Newcastle Airport
VFR
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Name
Newcastle Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
YWLM / NTL / YWLM
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:52 pm (AEST)
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Municipality
Williamtown
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Coordinates
32° 47′ 41″ S 151° 50′ 2″ E
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Elevation
31 ft (9 m MSL)
About Newcastle Airport
Newcastle Airport (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM), also known as Williamtown Airport, is an international airport in Williamtown, New South Wales. It is located 15 kilometres; 9.2 miles (8 NM) north of Newcastle (27 km (17 mi) by road) in Port Stephens. It is the 13th busiest airport in Australia, handling over 1.25 million passengers in the year ended 30 June 2017, an increase of 6.6% on the previous year. The airport occupies a 28 ha (69-acre) site on the southern border of RAAF Base Williamtown.