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Norwich Airport

Norwich Airport - some basic information:

Airport Owner: Omniport Holdings Ltd. http://www.omniport.co.uk

"Omniport is the majority owner (80.1%) of Norwich International Airport in the UK which it acquired in March 2004 from Norwich City Council and Norfolk County Council who retain a minority share.

Omniport is also the full owner of Maastricht Aachen Airport in the Netherlands, which it acquired in July 2004 from the Dutch State and other regional public interests.

Omniport previously held a minority shareholding in Glasgow Prestwick International Airport which it sold in December 2003."

Airport Operator: Omniport Holdings Ltd

Airport website: www.norwichairport.co.uk

Airport Master Plan: There isn't yet one.

Airport Consultative Committee:

http://www.norwichairport.co.uk/content.asp?pid=72

Download the Committee minutes

29 June 2009 Minutes

23 March 2009 Minutes

20 October 2008 Minutes

30 June 2008 Minutes

12 June 2006 Minutes
9 October 2006 Minutes
19 Feb 2007 Minutes
18 June 2007 Minutes
15 October 2007 Minutes

CAA figures: CAA aviation statistics

Terminal Passengers:

CAA - Terminal Passengers 1999 - 2009

(annual figures, table 10.3)

2009 430 (down - 26% on 2008)

2008 583 (down - 17% on 2007)

2007 699 (down -6% on 2006)

2006    745
2005    545
2000    365
1996    253

Air Traffic Movements (approx - thousands):

CAA ATM statistics 1999 - 2009

(annual figures, table 4.2)

2009 20 (down - 4% on 2008)

2008 21 (down - 8% on 2007)
2007 23 (up 6%)

2006    21
2005    17
2000    16
1996    12



Air Freight (tonnes):     CAA Air Freight statistics 1999 - 2009

(annual figures, table 13.2)

2009 339 (up + 42% on 2008)

2008 239 (up +27% on 2007)

2007 188 (up 9%)

2006    126
2005     76
2000    145
1996    163

Airport Contact Details:
Norwich Airport,
Terminal Building
Amsterday Wy,
Norwich, NR6 6JA

Tel: 01603 411923

Multimap: NR6 6JA

Runway: 09/27 6,040 feet 1,841 metres Asphalt / Concrete

Wikipedia page on Norwich Airport: Norwich Airport

Airlines and Destinations:

Air Europa (Palma de Mallorca [seasonal])

Air Malta (Luqa [seasonal])

bmi operated by bmi Regional (Aberdeen)

Eastern Airways (Aberdeen)

Eurocypria Airlines (Paphos [seasonal])

First Choice Airways (Mahon [seasonal])

Flybe (Chambery [seasonal], Dublin, Edinburgh, Geneva [seasonal], Guernsey [seasonal], Jersey [seasonal], Manchester, Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal])

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated by KLM Cityhopper (Amsterdam)

Pegasus Airlines (Dalaman) [seasonal]

Thomsonfly (Corfu, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca) [all seasonal]

Airport destinations: http://www.norwichairport.co.uk/holidays-direct-from-Norwich.asp

Local community group: -

Proportion of domestic passengers, out of total passengers

CAA statistics, annual figures - comparing Tables 9 and 10.2

2006    32.5%
2007    32.5%
2008    32.9%

Business Aviation: Number of business flights (= private jets)
CAA statistics, annual figures - Table 3.1

2007 67 (plus 4,757 air taxis)

2008 53 (plus 5,266 air taxis)

Some recent news about Norwich airport:

News stories about the airport can be found at the UK Airport News website :

2010

Norwich Airport gets new chief exective

Norwich International airport has appointed a new chief executive, who has pledged to build on progress made during the past year. Andrew Bell has taken the role after two months acting in an interim capacity, during which time he has already delivered an agreement with KLM to re-establish the fourth daily flight to Amsterdam. Details .....

New Norwich Airport flights revealed for winter 2010

19th January 2010 From November 2010, Thomson will be operating 189-seater flights from Norwich Airport to Tenerife and Alicante and Sharm el Sheikh. The flights will operate every week for 26 weeks. The Tenerife and Alicante routes have been reinstated after the airport received more than 500 requests for the 2 destinations within the last 6 months, and the Sharm el Sheikh is new. Many other flights had been axed in 2009. (EDP)
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2009

06.12.09 Norwich Airport charter flight growth

30.10.09 Flybe to operate summer Norwich – Guernsey flights
05.10.09 easyJet maintenance deal for Norwich Airport company

28.08.09 Norwich Airport gets Christmas Tenerife flights
13.08.09 Thomson add Norwich – Turkey flights
04.08.09 Madeira flights for Norwich Airport

23.06.09 Norwich – Geneva flights announced
04.06.09 Norwich Airport want 25 mile exclusion zone

20.03.09 Norwich Airport boss targets new routes

20.01.09 Norwich Airport tours scrapped

2008

05.12.08 Flybe pull planes out for Norwich Airport

Airline to axe route

6th December 2008 Budget airline Flybe is to close its ground base at Norwich International Airport and axe flights to Dublin next year, putting 45 jobs at risk.

Staff will be encouraged to apply for vacancies elsewhere on the network, and will be offered relocation costs to move to another Flybe base. The firm says it remains committed to flights in and out of Norwich. (Peterborough Today article)

28.11.08 Norwich Airport boss to leave
11.11.08 Norwich Airport launch tours
08.11.08 LTE Norwich flights suspended until late March