United Kingdom flag Newquay Airport (NQY)

Country United Kingdom | Europe | Regional Airport | IATA: NQY | ICAO: EGHQ | Elevation 390 ft · 119 m | Local time —

Destinations
25
Flights / day
16
Busiest route
Dublin
Top airline
Ryanair

Newquay Cornwall Airport averages 16 flights per day to 25 destinations, with 15 domestic routes and nine international routes. A total of 21 airlines operate at NQY, led by Ryanair. This airport provides direct service to nine countries across one continent, with Ireland representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Newquay Cornwall connects to Málaga, with a typical flight time of 3 hr 0 mins. Updated: July 17, 2026

Route Network

Newquay Cornwall Airport connects 24 destinations worldwide, with Dublin standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Málaga, and the shortest flight is to London.

Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 4 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
213 mi · 343 km
3
per day
United Kingdom flag Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
232 mi · 374 km
2
per day
United Kingdom flag London (STN) – United Kingdom 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
248 mi · 398 km
5
per week
Spain flag Alicante (ALC) – Spain 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
868 mi · 1,397 km
4
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LTN) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
—
NQY → LTN
4
per week
Spain flag Málaga (AGP) – Spain 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
951 mi · 1,531 km
4
per week
United Kingdom flag St. Mary's (ISC) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → ISC
4
per week
Switzerland flag Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland 1 airline
—
NQY → ZRH
4
per week
United Kingdom flag Edinburgh (EDI) – United Kingdom 1 airline
1 hr 50 mins
387 mi · 622 km
3
per week
Portugal flag Faro (FAO) – Portugal 1 airline
—
NQY → FAO
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Grimsby (HUY) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → HUY
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Nottingham (EMA) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → EMA
3
per week
Germany flag Düsseldorf (DUS) – Germany 1 airline
—
NQY → DUS
2
per week
Finland flag Helsinki (HEL) – Finland 1 airline
—
NQY → HEL
2
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LGW) – United Kingdom 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
215 mi · 347 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Newcastle (NCL) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → NCL
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Staverton (GLO) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → GLO
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Yateley (BBS) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → BBS
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Belfast (BHD) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → BHD
1
per week
United Kingdom flag Farnborough (FAB) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → FAB
1
per week
United Kingdom flag Glasgow (GLA) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → GLA
1
per week
United Kingdom flag Kidlington (OXF) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
NQY → OXF
1
per week
Jersey flag St Helier (JER) – Jersey 1 airline
—
NQY → JER
1
per week
Austria flag Vienna (VIE) – Austria 1 airline
—
NQY → VIE
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 17, 2026.

Newquay Cornwall Airport is served by 21 airlines, with Ryanair in the lead at 13% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 29% of routes. 14 carriers operate only one route each. A total of nine airlines operate international routes, compared with 13 airlines serving domestic routes. Ryanair is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Málaga with a flight time of 3 hrs.

Ryanair (4 routes)
Loganair (3 routes)
Aer Lingus (2 routes)
NJU (2 routes)
easyJet (2 routes)
Ryanair UK (2 routes)
REV (2 routes)
EAI (1 routes)
Pan Pacific Airlines (1 routes)
2Excel Aviation (1 routes)
SXN (1 routes)
Isles Of Scilly Skybus (1 routes)
Edelweiss Air (1 routes)
SRD (1 routes)
Eurowings (1 routes)
ABF (1 routes)
EIX (1 routes)
ORT (1 routes)
JFU (1 routes)
Gama Aviation (1 routes)
GCK (1 routes)

Newquay Cornwall Airport provides direct service to nine countries across one continent. The route network is 63% domestic and 37% international. Ireland is the primary international destination.

United Kingdom - 7/day
Ireland - 3/day
Spain - 1/day
Switzerland - 1/day
Portugal - 0/day
Germany - 0/day
Finland - 0/day
Jersey - 0/day
Austria - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
4 min late
min (+1.7%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min early
1 min (+44.3%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
7 min late
1 min (-14.8%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
1 min (+251.6%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
32 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
7 min late
1 min (+19.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
1 min (+173.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
32 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 11

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 9

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 8

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 2

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#816 (16 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#656 (25 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
9,006 ft 2,745 m 285 ft 87 m Closed
9,006 ft 2,745 m 285 ft 87 m Closed
8,986 ft 2,739 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,986 ft 2,739 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

63 aircraft cannot operate at Newquay Cornwall Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 9,006 ft (2,745 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Newquay Cornwall (IATA: NQY) operates around 16 flights per day to 25 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 15 domestic and 9 international routes, with Ryanair as the leading carrier and Dublin currently the busiest connection. From NQY, passengers can reach 9 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,745 m (9,006 ft).

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