Newcastle International Airport is an international airport in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Located approximately 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Newcastle City Centre, it is the primary and busiest airport in North East England, and the second busiest in Northern England. In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Newcastle International handled 5.2 million passengers annually.

South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England.