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Newcastle Airport
FANC / NCSNewcastle, South AfricaELEV 4,074 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
50 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ladysmith Airport (LAY).
Overview
Newcastle Airport (FANC / NCS) is a mid-sized airport serving Newcastle, South Africa. The airport sits 4,074 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NCS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ladysmith Airport (LAY, 50 nm), Harrismith Airport (HRS, 54 nm), and Ermelo Airport (FAEO, 77 nm).
Charter pricing from NCS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Newcastle.
Field capability
ICAO
FANC
IATA
NCS
FAA / Local
FANC
Elevation
4,074 ft
Coordinates
27.7706° S · 29.9769° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 4,074 ft, NCS sits higher than 65% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 50nmLAYLadysmith AirportLadysmith
- 54nmHRSHarrismith AirportHarrismith
- 77nmFAEOErmelo AirportErmelo
- 83nmULDPrince Mangosuthu Buthelezi AirportUlundi
- 86nmZECSecunda AirportSecunda
- 103nmMTSMatsapha International AirportManzini
Location
Open the full mapFANC · Newcastle Airport · Newcastle, South Africa