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Newcastle International Airport is the 9th largest airport in the United Kingdom.
The airport has seen tremendous growth in recent years. The CAA recently named Newcastle as the fastest growing regional airport in the UK. The Airport is expecting to handle 5.4 million passengers in 2005.
The Airport is located between the small village of Woolsington to the south, the village of Dinnington to the east and the town of Ponteland to the north. The full title of the airport is Newcastle Woolsington International Airport.
The Airport is connected to the A1 trunk road by the A696 dual carriageway. A regular bus service (101) also runs from the airport to Newcastle and South East Northumberland. A half-hourly service (76/77) runs between the airport and Newcastle City Centre, with a limited service (102) linking the Airport with the Metrocentre shopping centre.
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