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Airports near Newcastle
No compared passenger airport is within 150 km of this reference point. The first result leads the second by 22 km in a straight line. The order is a straight-line ranking, not a driving time.
Newcastle has no passenger airport in this comparison within 150 km. The closest is still Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), at 215 km in a straight line. Use that as a map distance, then check the road to the address where you'll stay.
Listed elsewhere, not in this ranking
The source lists flights, but these airports are not in the passenger comparison. Confirm a route with the airline.
A long map distance to Newcastle
Which code to check for Newcastle
The ranking from this town point is 1. Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) at 215 km; 2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) at 237 km; 3. Richards Bay Airport (RCB) at 238 km.
These distances start at the Newcastle reference point in KwaZulu-Natal, not at a hotel, terminal door or pickup bay. A shorter line on the map does not tell you the fare, the flight time or which airport is quicker by road.
Search the ticket as PZB, not as Newcastle. Pietermaritzburg Airport is associated with Pietermaritzburg, which is a different name from the town you opened.
What the later Newcastle results are for
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is the second result, in the same province, at 237 km. Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is third at 238 km. Being third in this list is not a claim that the airport is a convenient alternative.
Staying in Ladysmith instead? Open that comparison. Its closest passenger airport is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) at 135 km, not a copy of the Newcastle figure.
How to read the Newcastle gap
Both of the first two results are still a long way from Newcastle, and the gap between them is only 22 km. PZB and DUR can each be the wrong code for a particular address. RCB remains a third, more distant result, not a local backup.
Mkuze Airport (MZQ) has flights listed in the airport source, and it sits 209 km from this town point, but it is not in the passenger comparison. Confirm a current route with the airline before you treat it as an option. It is kept off the ranking above on purpose.
Town reference point
-27.75796, 29.93180
KwaZulu-Natal · Africa/Johannesburg
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GeoNames record modified 2026-09-14.