Heritage railway stations · North East England
Airport
In or near Dinnington.
Airport in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Airport · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Airport is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Airport (also known as Newcastle Airport) is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Newcastle International Airport in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It opened as a terminus station in 1991, following the opening of the extension from Bank Foot to Airport.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Construction of the extension of the Metro from Bank Foot to Newcastle Airport began in 1990, after funding had been secured from the European Economic Community (now the European Union). The majority of the route of the extension uses the alignment of the Ponteland Railway, with a short (around 0.2 mi) section of new right-of-way at the airport end. The Ponteland Railway opened in June 1905, closing to passenger services in June 1929, with goods services operating into the late 1960s. During the construction of the line, a dedicated bus service operated between Bank Foot and Newcastle International Airport. The extension and station opened on 17 November 1991, at a cost of £12 million. The…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0363, -1.7109
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Woolsington
- Postcode
- NE13 8BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Established
- 1991
- Nearest railway station
- Airport — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.whatdotheyknow.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4698923 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newcastle Airport Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Airport?
- Airport is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE13 8BU), in the parish of Woolsington.
- What is Airport?
- Airport in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Airport?
- The nearest railway station is Airport, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE13 8BU.
- When was Airport built?
- Built or established in 1991.
- Who owns Airport?
- Airport is owned by Nexus.
- Is Airport a protected site?
- Yes — Airport is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Airport free to visit?
- Yes, Airport is free to enter.
- How do I get to Airport?
- The nearest railway station is Airport, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE13 8BU.