Newcastle is primarily a leisure airport. This means most people use it to take holidays, city breaks, weekend breaks, visit family and friends – any non-business related purpose. 

Our analysis of the airport's flight guide indicates that between 84% and 87% of passengers are flying for leisure. Other UK Airports are very much the same.

So, the Airport’s impact on climate change, the environment, noise and the economy arises almost wholly from leisure use by UK residents, including many from the North East.