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Norwich Airport Information

Facilities

Norwich Airport provides a small range of facilities for business and leisure travellers including those requiring special assistance.

Business Facilities - The Multiyork Executive Lounge is available for all adult passengers and provides them with a quiet space complete with complimentary drinks, snacks, Internet access and newspapers for a small fee. Passengers can also use its Duty Free 'personal shopper' service.

There are also Internet desks and wireless Internet access available throughout the terminal.

Leisure Facilities - Norwich Airport has a small range of shopping, eating and banking facilities which include Caf� Oasis; Eclipse Duty Free; International Currency Exchange; Skylines and The Yard of Ale. There are telephones, toilets and trolleys available throughout the terminal.

Special Assistance Facilities - There are waiting areas available throughout the terminal building. There are also fully equipped disabled toilets located throughout the terminal building. Disabled parking spaces are located in the short stay car park, which is located close to the passenger terminal.

If you require wheelchair assistance or help with your luggage from the disabled parking spaces, you should contact the PRM staff at the help desk or call them on 01603 420672 or 07525 736154. Assistance can be booked prior to your arrival via these telephone numbers. Alternatively, report to the Information Desk located in the main check in hall. If you need to borrow a wheelchair whilst at the airport, please contact the PRM desk located in the main check-in hall. These are available free of charge, subject to availability.

Norwich Airport has a range of modern equipment to help you board the aircraft quickly and efficiently. Public telephones are available throughout the terminal building. A local free information point telephone is available in the arrivals area and this provides connections to airport services, travel services, local hotels and local information.

Norwich Airport can only accept assistance dogs on outbound flights who comply with the Pets Travel scheme (PETS). It is not an approved airport for assistance dogs travelling inbound.

Transport

Norwich Airport has two car parks offering short and long term parking. Carparking.com can arrange off-airport parking for Norwich Airport with our parking partners located just over a mile away. They provide an efficient, reliable and cost-effective Meet and Greet service.

The closest rail station to the airport is Norwich which is located in the city centre and is a 20 minute taxi ride from the airport. National Express East Anglia (formerly 'One') run services to Norwich from London Liverpool Street with links to services across the country.

First Eastern Counties Buses offer 1 service to Norwich International Airport. The number 27 runs from the the city centre to the airport on Sundays and Public Holidays only. The number 27 also runs Monday - Saturday but does not stop at the airport. The closest stop is located in Hellesdon which is within walking distance of the airport.

Norwich Airport Taxis are the dedicated taxi service operating on-site at Norwich International Airport. The taxi rank is located adjacent to the main terminal building. The taxis provide services both to and from the airport.

History

The first airport at Norwich was developed from a former First World War aerodrome at Mousehold Heath. The site however was closed during the early years of the Second World War. Today's Norwich Airport is located at a site which was known as RAF Horsham St Faith. The site officially opened on 1st June 1940 as a bomber station but in September 1942 it was made available to the United States Army Air Force and was used by the USAAF until July 1945.

The airfield was then transferred back to RAF Fighter Command and remained a front-line RAF station for many years, its squadrons participating in many post-war exercises. The station was finally deactivated on 1 August 1963.

The RAF left in March 1967. During the next two years the major part of the airfield and buildings were sold to Norwich City and Norfolk County Council. Norwich Airport Ltd under ownership of the County and City Councils developed the modern day Norwich International Airport.

Next to the new airport terminal building which opened in 1988, there is a memorial display relating to the USAAF, consisting of photographs, paintings, and a plaque commemorating the American use of the airfield.

In March 2004, the City and County Councils sold 80.1% of Norwich Airport Ltd to Omniport whilst retaining the further 19.9%. Since the sale to Omniport the airport has become one of the UK hubs for budget carrier Flybe and the number of flights and destinations served have rapidly increased.