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London Gatwick Airport

London, United Kingdom

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Routes out

356

Destinations

165

ICAO

EGKK

Elevation

202 ft

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The Essence of London Gatwick Airport

LGW

Location

London · ENG · United Kingdom

Connectivity

356 routes · 165 destinations

Position

51.149°, -0.186° · 202 ft elev.

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London's second-busiest airport, serving millions annually.

Opened

1936

Location

London, United Kingdom

London Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is the second-largest airport in the United Kingdom and one of the busiest single-runway airports in the world. Located approximately 30 miles south of central London in West Sussex, it serves as a major hub for both leisure and business travel, handling over 40 million passengers in peak pre-pandemic years. Gatwick is the primary base for easyJet and a key operating airport for British Airways, TUI, and numerous other carriers. The airport operates two terminals—the North Terminal and South Terminal—connected by an automated transit system. Gatwick plays a critical role in the UK's aviation infrastructure and has long been the subject of expansion debates, including proposals for a second runway.

Terminals

Gatwick has two terminals, the North Terminal and South Terminal, linked by a free inter-terminal shuttle train known as the Gatwick Transit.

Getting to & from

Gatwick is connected to central London primarily via the Gatwick Express train service to London Victoria, with journey times of approximately 30 minutes, as well as Thameslink services and National Express coach routes.

Airlines here

Major airlines operating at Gatwick include easyJet (primary base), British Airways, TUI Airways, Norwegian, and numerous other European and long-haul carriers.

Notable facts

›Gatwick holds the record as one of the world's busiest single-runway airports by aircraft movements.
›The airport first opened as a small airfield in 1936 and was substantially redeveloped in the 1950s.
›In 2019, drone sightings caused widespread flight disruptions affecting over 140,000 passengers.
›Gatwick handled approximately 46.6 million passengers in 2019, its record year.
›A second runway has been proposed for decades, with planning approval granted in 2023 for a northern runway expansion.

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Route map (163 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Atlant-Soyuz Airlines

Belavia Belarusian Airlines

Norwegian Air Shuttle

Pacific Southwest Airlines

Ukraine International Airlines

United Feeder Service

Transaero Airlines

Air Europa

Virgin Atlantic Airways

Formosa Airlines

Vueling Airlines

Canadian Western Airlines

Routes

LGW → FNA3G · 319

LGW → CMN3O · 320

LGW → TNG3O · 320

LGW → LASAA · 777

LGW → MCOAA · 777

LGW → TPAAA · 777

LGW → SZGAB · 734

LGW → CTAAP · 320

LGW → PMOAP · 320

LGW → CMNAT · 738

LGW → RAKAT · 738

LGW → LASAY · 777

LGW → MCOAY · 777

LGW → TPAAY · 777

LGW → CTAAZ · 320

LGW → PMOAZ · 320

LGW → MSQB2 · 735 E75

LGW → ACEBA · 320

LGW → AGPBA · 319 734 320

LGW → ALCBA · 319 734

LGW → ALGBA · 734 319

LGW → AMSBA · 319 734

LGW → ANUBA · 777

LGW → BCNBA · 319 734 320

LGW → BDABA · 777

LGW → BGIBA · 777

LGW → BODBA · 734 319

LGW → BRIBA · 734

LGW → CTABA · 734 319

LGW → CUNBA · 777

LGW → DBVBA · 734 319

LGW → EDIBA · 734 319

LGW → FAOBA · 319 734 320

LGW → FCOBA · 734 320 319

LGW → GLABA · 734 319

LGW → GOABA · 320 319 734

LGW → JERBA · 734 319

LGW → KINBA · 777

LGW → LASBA · 777

LGW → LCABA · 320

LGW → MCOBA · 777

LGW → MLABA · 319 734

LGW → MLEBA · 777

LGW → MRUBA · 777

LGW → NAPBA · 320 734 319

LGW → NCEBA · 320 734 319

LGW → NQYBA · DH4

LGW → OLBBA · 737

LGW → PFOBA · 319

LGW → PSABA · 734 319

LGW → RAKBA · 734 319 320

LGW → SKGBA · 734

LGW → SZGBA · 734

LGW → TFSBA · 320

LGW → TIABA · 734

LGW → TPABA · 777

LGW → TRNBA · 319 320 734

LGW → UVFBA · 777

LGW → VCEBA · 734 319 320

LGW → VRNBA · 734 319 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A319118 routes Airbus A320110 routes 73H75 routes Boeing 737-40030 routes 75W30 routes Airbus A32127 routes Boeing 77724 routes Boeing 757-20016 routes Boeing 737-80010 routes Boeing 747-4009 routes Airbus A3307 routes Boeing 757-3006 routes

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•British Museum — Human history under one roof — from the Rosetta Stone to the Parthenon sculptures.
•Buckingham Palace — The monarch's official residence; catch the Changing of the Guard.
•Westminster & Big Ben — Parliament, the Abbey and the world's most famous clock tower.
•South Bank & London Eye — Riverside culture mile from Tate Modern to Borough Market.

Getting around: The Underground, Overground, Elizabeth line and iconic red buses cover the city; Heathrow/Gatwick/Stansted link by express trains. Contactless payment works everywhere.

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Encyclopaedia

London Gatwick Airport is one of several international airports serving Greater London and southern England. It is located in Crawley, in West Sussex, 30 miles south of Central London, England. In 2024, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after Heathrow, and was the tenth-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic. It covers a total area of 674 hectares.

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