Newcastle
A Journey Through Time
1935 — 2004
1930s
1935
The airport opened on 26 July 1935 as Woolsington Aerodrome. It was opened by the Secretary of State for Air and served Newcastle and the wider north east of England.
1939
On 1 June 1939 No. 43 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School opened at Woolsington, bringing RAF pilot training to the airfield on the eve of the Second World War.
1960s
1967
In 1967 work on a runway extension and a new terminal building was completed at Newcastle.
1990s
1991
The Airport Metro station opened in 1991, linking the terminal directly to Newcastle city centre on the Tyne and Wear Metro light rail network.
2000s
2004
An extended and refurbished departure terminal opened at Newcastle in August 2004.
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