Newcastle Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Williamtown, New South Wales (Australia)

IATA: NTL ICAO: YWLM

Longest Active Runway

10,033 ft

3,058 meters

Field Elevation

31 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-32.7961°, 151.8350°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#538 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#877 of 7558

Top 11.6% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Australia)

#8 of 9 in AU

#10 of 537 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NTL in numbers: 10,033 ft longest runway · #538 of 650 published · #877 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.6%) · #8 in Australia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NTL lies at 9 m (31 ft), #553 of 650 published airports by elevation and 14.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Australia median; MEL is highest at 434 ft, 403 ft higher than NTL.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), 76.5 NM, 12,999 ft. SYD has the radius's longest runway, 2,966 ft more than NTL.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,033 ft (3,058 m)

NTL runway: 12/30 10,033 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #8 of 9 in Australia; SYD leads by 2,966 ft (12,999 ft). +0.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	10,033 ft (3058 m / 3.058 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney (Mascot))	`SYD`	76.5 NM (141.7 km)	12,999 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →