The Newcastle Airport is a small, domestic airport which shares the runway with the Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown. All major Australian airlines operate flights to Newcastle from their hubs in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Sydney is only a two hours drive away so it may be more efficient in time and money to fly to Sydney instead and take a bus or train to Newcastle.
Most flights from Newcastle Airport are to Melbourne and to Brisbane but there are many more flights to other destinations as well, most of them by JetStar Airways. These are the most popular destinations from Newcastle Airport: