Airport guide
NewcastleIATA code NCS
Newcastle (NCS/FANC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Newcastle, South Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Newcastle, South Africa
- Codes
- NCS · FANC
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Region
- Africa
Newcastle (NCS/FANC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Newcastle, South Africa. Operating on Africa/Johannesburg local time at coordinates -27.770°, 29.990°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Newcastle (NCS) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Newcastle, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Newcastle airport details
- IATA code
- NCS
- ICAO code
- FANC
- City
- Newcastle
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -27.771°, 29.977°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Newcastle’s own pages.
NCS airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 1,242 m (4,074 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Mkuze Airport MZQ · 204 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at NCS
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 11/29: 1,500 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,500 m4,921 ft | 23 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from NCS
Originfacts does not track any routes from NCS yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at NCS
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Newcastle, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Newcastle’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Newcastle
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- PietermaritzburgPietermaritzburg AirportPZB212 km
- Richards BayRichards Bay AirportRCB232 km
- DurbanKing Shaka International AirportDUR232 km
- JohannesburgO.R. Tambo International AirportJNB252 km
- Sun CityPilanesberg International AirportNTY282 km
- NelspruitKruger Mpumalanga International AirportMQP288 km
- JohannesburgLanseria International AirportHLA288 km
- PretoriaWonderboom AirportPRY294 km
- MaseruMoshoeshoe International AirportMSU296 km
Newcastle: common questions
Where is Newcastle?
Newcastle serves Newcastle, South Africa. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -27.771°, 29.977°.
What are the airport codes for Newcastle?
The IATA code is NCS and the ICAO code is FANC.
What time zone is NCS in?
Newcastle is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
How many runways does Newcastle have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at NCS: 11/29 (1,500 m (4,921 ft), asphalt).
What is the elevation of Newcastle?
OurAirports gives NCS’s elevation as 1,242 m (4,074 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Newcastle’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026 0
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)