# Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY / EGHQ) **Cornwall Airport Newquay** (IATA: NQY, ICAO: EGHQ) is a medium airport in Newquay, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1933. It has one runway, 2,744 m (9,003 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 245 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghq ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: NQY / EGHQ - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Newquay, England, United Kingdom - Opened: 1933 - Elevation: 119 m / 390 ft - Coordinates: 50.4406, -4.9954 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,744 m / 9,003 ft - Passengers: 244,674 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London - Website: https://www.cornwallairportnewquay.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newquay_Airport (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q477555 - Weather station: EGHQ - Ident: EGHQ ## Timeline - 1933: Cornwall Airport Newquay opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 122° / 302° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 204,700 | Eurostat | | 2012 | 166,272 | Eurostat | | 2013 | 174,632 | Eurostat | | 2014 | 219,167 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 250,278 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 370,272 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 459,942 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 456,511 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 461,469 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 67,877 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 105,479 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 244,674 | Wikidata | ## Routes 14 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 343 km / 213 mi · Ryanair - [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 373 km / 232 mi · Loganair - [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 398 km / 247 mi · Ryanair - [IOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egns.md) Isle of Man Airport · Isle of Man · 406 km / 252 mi · Loganair - [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,397 km / 868 mi · Ryanair - [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,531 km / 951 mi · Ryanair ### Seasonal (9) - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 347 km / 216 mi · easyJet - [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 373 km / 232 mi · easyJet - [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · United Kingdom · 557 km / 346 mi · Loganair - [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 605 km / 376 mi · Loganair - [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 622 km / 386 mi · Ryanair - [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 830 km / 516 mi · Eurowings - [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 943 km / 586 mi · easyJet - [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 1,041 km / 647 mi · Edelweiss Air - [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,511 km / 939 mi · Ryanair ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NQY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 6 - LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 4 - U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 3 · seasonal - WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal - EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 245K (2022) | #1,445 of 3,974 | #316 in Europe | #27 in GB | | Longest runway | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | =1,773 of 29,858 | =283 in Europe | =19 in GB | | Elevation | 119 m / 390 ft | =29,276 of 43,403 | =3,240 in Europe | =145 in GB | | Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =297 in Europe | =38 in GB | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 133.400 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.400 | | DIR | DIRECTOR | 125.550 | | GND | GND | 121.950 | | RADAR | ZONE ? | 127.925 | | OPS | OPS | 131.800 | | TWR | TWR | 134.375 | ## Nearby airports - [EGDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdr.md) RNAS Culdrose · 44 km / 27 mi - [EGDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdc.md) Royal Marines Base Chivenor · 93 km / 58 mi - [EXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egte.md) Exeter International Airport · 116 km / 72 mi - [SWS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egfh.md) Swansea Airport · 144 km / 90 mi ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Newquay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newquay_Airport&oldid=1376495824), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghq/data