Airports / Australia / NTL
Newcastle Airport
YWLM / NTLWilliamtown, AustraliaELEV 31 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
64 nm
To the nearest alternate
Taree Airport (TRO).
Overview
Newcastle Airport (YWLM / NTL) sits in Williamtown, Australia, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 31 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NTL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Taree Airport (TRO, 64 nm), RAAF Base Richmond (XRH, 72 nm), and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD, 77 nm).
Charter pricing from NTL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under RAAF Base Williamtown and Williamtown Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Williamtown.
Field capability
ICAO
YWLM
IATA
NTL
FAA / Local
YWLM
Elevation
31 ft
Coordinates
32.7961° S · 151.8350° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 31 ft, NTL sits lower than 86% of the 191 Australia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 64nmTROTaree AirportTaree
- 72nmXRHRAAF Base RichmondRichmond
- 77nmSYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney (Mascot)
- 80nmBWUSydney Bankstown AirportSydney
- 86nmWSIWestern Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) AirportSydney
- 94nmCDUCamden AirportCobbitty
Location
Open the full mapYWLM · Newcastle Airport · Williamtown, Australia