# Newcastle Airport (NTL / YWLM) **Newcastle Airport** (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a large airport in Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia. It has one runway, 3,058 m (10,033 ft) long, asphalt. In 2024 it handled 1.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywlm ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: NTL / YWLM - Type: Large airport - Serves: Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia - Elevation: 9 m / 31 ft - Coordinates: -32.7961, 151.8350 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,058 m / 10,033 ft - Passengers: 1,200,119 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Sydney - Website: http://www.newcastleairport.com.au - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Airport_(New_South_Wales) (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17570 - Weather station: YWLM · WMO 94776 - Ident: YWLM ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 3,058 m / 10,033 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 1,206,517 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,168,543 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,150,674 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,211,112 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,265,311 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,253,869 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,278,058 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 385,423 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 460,324 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 1,023,312 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 1,161,196 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 1,200,119 | Wikidata | ## Routes 12 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (11) - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 142 km / 88 mi · FlyPelican - [NAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ynbr.md) Narrabri Airport · Australia · 335 km / 208 mi · FlyPelican - [CBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb.md) Canberra Airport · Australia · 370 km / 230 mi · FlyPelican, Link Airways - [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 539 km / 335 mi · FlyPelican, Jetstar Airways - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 614 km / 382 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [LDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylhi.md) Lord Howe Island Airport · Australia · 696 km / 432 mi · Eastern Air Services - [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 835 km / 519 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 1,250 km / 777 mi · QantasLink - [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 3,354 km / 2,084 mi · QantasLink - [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 4,616 km / 2,868 mi · Jetstar Airways - [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 6,288 km / 3,907 mi · Jetstar Airways ### Seasonal (1) - [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 1,179 km / 733 mi · Jetstar Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NTL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 6 - FP [FlyPelican](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flypelican) · 4 - QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 4 - VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 2 - [Eastern Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastern-air-services) · 1 - FC [Link Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/link-airways) · 1 Former hub of [Aeropelican Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeropelican-air-services). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.2M (2024) | #753 of 3,974 | #23 in Oceania | #13 in AU | | Longest runway | 3,058 m / 10,033 ft | #981 of 29,858 | #21 in Oceania | #11 in AU | | Elevation | 9 m / 31 ft | =40,429 of 43,403 | =1,907 in Oceania | =1,139 in AU | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | WILLY APP | 135.700 | | ATIS | ATIS | 31.610 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 130.350 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 | | FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 125.700 | | GND | GND | 121.800 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [TRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytre.md) Taree Airport · 119 km / 74 mi - [XRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysri.md) RAAF Base Richmond · 133 km / 83 mi - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · 142 km / 88 mi - [BWU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysbk.md) Sydney Bankstown Airport · 148 km / 92 mi ## Sources - [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: “Newcastle Airport (New South Wales)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Airport_(New_South_Wales)&oldid=1369973027), revision of 18 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/ywlm/data