# Norwich Airport (NWI / EGSH) **Norwich Airport** (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) is a medium airport in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 1,842 m (6,043 ft) long, concrete. In 2022 it handled 319 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: NWI / EGSH - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom - Opened: 1939 - Elevation: 36 m / 118 ft - Coordinates: 52.6758, 1.2828 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 1,842 m / 6,043 ft - Passengers: 319,040 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London - Website: https://www.norwichairport.co.uk/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_Airport (27 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349673 - Weather station: EGSH · WMO 03492 - Ident: EGSH ## Timeline - 1939: Norwich Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 1,842 m / 6,043 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 090° / 270° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 413,837 | Eurostat | | 2012 | 396,646 | Eurostat | | 2013 | 463,029 | Eurostat | | 2014 | 458,931 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 459,688 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 506,007 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 528,125 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 536,578 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 530,328 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 120,258 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 127,208 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 319,040 | Wikidata | ## Routes 15 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 239 km / 149 mi · KLM - [ABZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpd.md) Aberdeen International Airport · United Kingdom · 550 km / 342 mi · Loganair - [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,607 km / 999 mi · Ryanair - [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 2,139 km / 1,329 mi · Ryanair - [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,110 km / 1,932 mi · TUI Airways ### Seasonal (10) - [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · Jersey · 456 km / 283 mi · Loganair - [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 1,442 km / 896 mi · TUI Airways - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,464 km / 910 mi · TUI Airways - [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 1,535 km / 954 mi · TUI Airways - [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,884 km / 1,171 mi · Ryanair - [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 2,031 km / 1,262 mi · TUI Airways - [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,690 km / 1,671 mi · TUI Airways - [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,762 km / 1,716 mi · TUI Airways - [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 2,777 km / 1,726 mi · TUI Airways - [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 3,164 km / 1,966 mi · TUI Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NWI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - SXN [SaxonAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saxonair) ### Passenger (4) - BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 9 - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 3 - LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 2 - KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1 Former hub of [Peters Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/peters-aviation). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 319K (2022) | #1,309 of 3,974 | #285 in Europe | #25 in GB | | Longest runway | 1,842 m / 6,043 ft | =4,472 of 29,858 | #809 in Europe | #56 in GB | | Elevation | 36 m / 118 ft | =36,270 of 43,403 | =4,813 in Europe | #437 in GB | | Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =495 in Europe | =73 in GB | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | Norwich Approach | 119.355 | | ATIS | Norwich Information | 128.630 | | TWR | Norwich Tower | 124.255 | | RDR | Norwich Radar / LARS | 119.355 | | DIR | Norwich Director | 128.330 | | HAN | Norwich Handling | 131.855 | ## Nearby airports - [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 49 km / 31 mi - [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 51 km / 31 mi - [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 57 km / 35 mi - [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 64 km / 40 mi - [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 65 km / 40 mi - [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 92 km / 57 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: “Norwich Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norwich_Airport&oldid=1372098730), revision of 30 Aug 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/egsh/data