Norwich Airport Fast Facts
FAST FACTS
Operator Norwich Airport Limited
Owned by Omniport 80.1%
Norwich City Council
Norwich County Council
CEO Mr Andrew Bell
Airport Employees Just Over 180 employees.
Technical Data
Brief History 1933 – Officially opened in Mousehold.
1967 – Norfolk County Council & Norwich City Council purchased and moved to Horsham St Faith.
1969 – Fuel supply service became operational.
1970 – Customs authority granted approval for the export and import of all types of freight. Later this year a Plessey Radar system was installed.
1971 – Holiday charter flights started and customs granted it Cat. C which meant it became an approved customs airfield.
1987 – Became a limited company. Improved financial position to a point where the company could invest in four extensions to the terminal building.
1999 – New corporate identity launched as Norwich International.
1999 – Caterleisure who has expertise in airport and leisure catering took over the catering and bars.
2000 – NCP won a 21 Year contract for the car parking facilities at the airport.
2001 – Securicor/G4S were awarded a 7 year contract.
2001 – Air BP won the contract to operate the refuelling system.
2004 – Omniport PLC became the majority shareholders with Norwich City Council and Norfolk County Council retaining the remaining interest.
Airport Land Size 280 Hectares (Source EEDA report by York Aviation)
Geographical Coordinates 52 40’33”N 001 16’58” E
Location 2.5 Miles North of Norwich
IATA Code NWI
ICAO Code EGSH
Terminal 1
Runways 1841metres long
Passenger Numbers
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2008/09
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2009/10
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2010/11
Projected
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Scheduled Traffic
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360,076
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278,985
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300,189
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Charter Traffic
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120,649
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67,052
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104,442
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Gas Platforms &
Domestic Charter
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75,927
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70,994
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70,569
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Total Passengers
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556,652
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417,031
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475,200
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Catchment Area There are 1.5 million people in our catchment area of
90 minute drive of Norwich Airport. Covering Norfolk,
Suffolk & North Cambridgeshire
Closest Airport 85.5 miles, Stansted. (This is approx 2 hour drive time)
Check In Times Recommend 3 hours prior for charter flights
Recommend 2 hours prior for scheduled flights
and no later than 45mins – 1 hour check in.
Scheduled Flights
BMI Aberdeen (Mon-Fri 2 per day/ Sat & Sun 1 per day)
Eastern Airways Aberdeen – onward to Oslo, Stavanger, Wick and Stornoway.(Mon & Fri 3 per day/Tues – Thurs 4 per day and Sun 1 per day)
Flybe Edinburgh (Daily except Sat)
Exeter (Operates once a day Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat)
Jersey (Operates once a day Tues/Thur/Sat)
Manchester (Mon-Fri 2 per day/ Sun 1 per day)
KLM Amsterdam – onward connections to worldwide destinations (Daily service 4 times a day)
Charter Flights Summer 2010 (May – Oct)
Bulgaria 19 Jul – 6 Sep Balkan Holidays
Corfu 07 May – 29 Oct Thomson & First Choice Holidays
Crete 28 May – 02 Jul & 27 Aug – 24 Sep Thomas Cook & Airtours
Guernsey 15 May – 25 Sep Premier
Ibiza 01 May – 30 Oct Thomson & First Choice Holidays
Jersey 01 May – 25 Sep Premier
Majorca 04 May – 28 Oct Thomson, First Choice, Thomas Cook & Airtours
Malta & Gozo 04 May – 25 Oct Thomson, First Choice, Airtours, Sunspot & Belleair
Menorca 03 May – 25 Oct Thomson & First Choice Holidays
Turkey 06 May – 29 Oct Thomas Cook, Airtours, Thomson & First Choice.
Please note that Amathus, Planet Holidays, Classic Collection although do not have seat allocations will purchase on above routes.
Newmarket Holidays
Austrian Tyrol 24 May, 28 Jun & 04 Oct
Austria, Switzerland & Liechtenstein 24 May, 28 Jun & 04 Oct
Capri, Pompeii & Amalfi 08 May, 12 Jun & 11 Sep
Classic Italy Tour 08 May, 12 Jun & 11 Sep
Croatian Highlights 31 May
Hidden Portugal 08 Jun & 11 Sep
Lake Garda 16 May – 10 Oct (5 Depts)
Lisbon & Treasures of Portugal 08 May, 12 Jun & 11 Sep
Oberammergau 24 May, 28 Jun & 04 Oct
Padova & Venetian Riviera 16 May – 10 Oct (5 Depts)
Porec & the Istrian Riviera 31 May
Seven cities of Italy 16 May – 10 Oct (5 Depts)
Sorrento 08 May, 12 Jun & 11 Sep
Treasures of Croatia 31 May
Treasures of Tuscany 08 May, 12 Jun & 11 Sep
Tyrol Treasure 24 May, 28 Jun & 04 Oct
Venice, Verona & Garda 16 May – 10 Oct (5 Depts)
Investment
ADF £5 per adult/£1 per child (aged 2-15)
The development fee has helped contribute towards the £15m spent on new facilities at Norwich International Airport since 2004.
Investment to date has included £1.65m main apron upgrade
43 new plasma information screens
£400,000 upgraded radar room
£4.5m terminal expansion
£100,000 upgraded washroom facilities
Upgraded/improved arrivals area
£1m new fire training ground
£225,000 new voice communications system for Air Traffic
£120,000 upgraded airfield ground lighting system
£35,000 New visibility measuring device
Improvements to Security.
Future Investment Improve the layout of the approach to the terminal building. Remove the existing temporary arrangements and replace them with a safer, more customer friendly layout that complies with the counter terrorism agency requirements.
Assist with Route Development to attract new airlines/operators.
Establishment of controlled airspace to enable more efficient management and routing of the increased level of flights.
