Gatwick Airport

London Gatwick (/ˈɡætwɪk/), also known as Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK), is the secondary international airport serving London, England, United Kingdom. It is located near Crawley, West Sussex, England 29.5 miles (47.5 km) south of Central London. In 2022, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after Heathrow Airport, and was the 8th-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic. It covers a total area of 674 hectares (1,670 acres).

London Gatwick Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGatwick Airport Limited
ServesGreater London Urban Area
LocationCrawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Opened30 May 1958 (1958-05-30)
Hub forBritish Airways
Operating base for
  • EasyJet UK
  • Norse Atlantic Airways
  • TUI Airways
  • Vueling
  • Wizz Air UK
Elevation AMSL203 ft / 62 m
Coordinates51°08′53″N 0°11′25″W
Websitewww.gatwickairport.com
Map
EGKK
Location in West Sussex
EGKK
Location in England
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08L/26R 2,565 8,415 Grooved asphalt
08R/26L 3,316 10,879 Grooved asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total Passengers32,835,381
Air transport movements217,495
Gates115 (in terminal)
Sources: UK AIP at NATS. Statistics from CAA.

Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s; it has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of 98,000 m2 (1,050,000 sq ft; 117,000 sq yd) and 160,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft; 190,000 sq yd) respectively. It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main runway with a length of 3,316 metres (10,879 ft). A secondary runway is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if the main runway is not in use. In 2018, 46.1 million passengers passed through the airport, a 1.1% increase compared with 2017.

Gatwick is the secondary UK hub for British Airways and the largest hub for low-cost carrier easyJet.

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