# London Gatwick Airport (LGW / EGKK)

**London Gatwick Airport** (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is a large airport in London, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1958. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,317 m (10,883 ft). It is operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2023 it handled 40.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LGW / EGKK
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Heathrow Airport Holdings
- Owner: CalPERS
- Serves: London, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1958
- Elevation: 62 m / 202 ft
- Coordinates: 51.1487, -0.1857
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,317 m / 10,883 ft
- Passengers: 40,899,000 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.gatwickairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Airport (63 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8703
- Weather station: EGKK · WMO 03776
- Ident: EGKK

## Timeline

- 1958: London Gatwick Airport opens.
- 5 Jan 1969: Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08R/26L | 3,317 m / 10,883 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 078° / 258° | yes |
| 08L/26R | 2,561 m / 8,402 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 078° / 258° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 34,213,203 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 35,427,201 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 38,089,953 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 40,256,963 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 43,143,490 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 45,534,389 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 46,081,327 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 46,560,536 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 10,171,867 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 6,260,072 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 32,835,381 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 40,899,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

234 destinations in 80 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (161)

- [GCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjb.md) Guernsey Airport · Guernsey · 256 km / 159 mi · Aurigny Air Services
- [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · Jersey · 259 km / 161 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 308 km / 191 mi · Air France, easyJet
- [RNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrn.md) Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport · France · 360 km / 224 mi · easyJet
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 364 km / 226 mi · easyJet
- [IOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egns.md) Isle of Man Airport · Isle of Man · 443 km / 275 mi · easyJet
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 456 km / 283 mi · easyJet
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 484 km / 301 mi · easyJet
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 485 km / 301 mi · Ryanair
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 513 km / 319 mi · Eurowings
- [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · United Kingdom · 542 km / 337 mi · easyJet
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 562 km / 349 mi · easyJet
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 574 km / 357 mi · easyJet
- [ORK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick.md) Cork International Airport · Ireland · 580 km / 360 mi · Ryanair
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 595 km / 370 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [SNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/einn.md) Shannon Airport · Ireland · 623 km / 387 mi · Ryanair
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 629 km / 391 mi · Condor Flugdienst
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 631 km / 392 mi · easyJet
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 683 km / 424 mi · easyJet
- [ABZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpd.md) Aberdeen International Airport · United Kingdom · 686 km / 426 mi · easyJet
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 704 km / 437 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 715 km / 444 mi · easyJet
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 717 km / 446 mi · easyJet
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 726 km / 451 mi · Eurowings
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 743 km / 462 mi · easyJet
- [INV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpe.md) Inverness Airport · United Kingdom · 753 km / 468 mi · easyJet
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 754 km / 469 mi · easyJet
- [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · Denmark · 801 km / 498 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [NUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddn.md) Nuremberg Airport · Germany · 820 km / 510 mi · easyJet
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 844 km / 524 mi · easyJet
- [TRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limf.md) Turin Airport · Italy · 879 km / 546 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · Spain · 896 km / 557 mi · Vueling
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 898 km / 558 mi · easyJet
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 899 km / 559 mi · easyJet
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 913 km / 567 mi · easyJet
- [AAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekyt.md) Aalborg Airport · Denmark · 928 km / 577 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [SVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enzv.md) Stavanger Airport, Sola · Norway · 935 km / 581 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [INN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowi.md) Innsbruck Airport · Austria · 941 km / 585 mi · easyJet
- [LIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liml.md) Milano Linate Airport · Italy · 943 km / 586 mi · easyJet
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 949 km / 590 mi · easyJet
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 950 km / 590 mi · easyJet
- [OVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leas.md) Asturias Airport · Spain · 951 km / 591 mi · Vueling
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 984 km / 611 mi · easyJet, Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [BZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipb.md) Bolzano Airport · Italy · 990 km / 615 mi · Sky Alps
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,001 km / 622 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,022 km / 635 mi · British Airways
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,024 km / 636 mi · easyJet, Wizz Air
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,038 km / 645 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [BGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enbr.md) Bergen Airport, Flesland · Norway · 1,071 km / 665 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [SCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lest.md) Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport · Spain · 1,108 km / 688 mi · Vueling
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,109 km / 689 mi · easyJet, Vueling
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,117 km / 694 mi · easyJet
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 1,148 km / 713 mi · easyJet
- [FLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirq.md) Florence Airport, Peretola · Italy · 1,180 km / 733 mi · Vueling
- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · Slovenia · 1,203 km / 748 mi · easyJet
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,213 km / 754 mi · Iberia Express, easyJet, Air Europa
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 1,226 km / 762 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [GRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowg.md) Graz Airport · Austria · 1,226 km / 762 mi · British Airways
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,279 km / 795 mi · easyJet, TAP Air Portugal, British Airways
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 1,297 km / 806 mi · easyJet, Wizz Air, Vueling
- [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 1,300 km / 808 mi · easyJet
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,309 km / 813 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,406 km / 874 mi · easyJet
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,410 km / 876 mi · easyJet, Wizz Air
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,431 km / 889 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet, Vueling, British Airways
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,465 km / 910 mi · easyJet, Wizz Air
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,475 km / 917 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [RMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemi.md) Region of Murcia International Airport · Spain · 1,486 km / 923 mi · easyJet
- [TRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enva.md) Trondheim Airport, Værnes · Norway · 1,518 km / 943 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 1,542 km / 958 mi · easyJet, TAP Air Portugal
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,592 km / 989 mi · easyJet, Vueling, British Airways
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,592 km / 989 mi · easyJet
- [LEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leam.md) Almería Airport · Spain · 1,600 km / 994 mi · easyJet
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,645 km / 1,022 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet, Wizz Air, Vueling, British Airways
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet, Wizz Air, British Airways
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,690 km / 1,050 mi · British Airways
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,692 km / 1,051 mi · AirBaltic
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 1,708 km / 1,061 mi · easyJet
- [GIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lxgb.md) Gibraltar Airport · Gibraltar · 1,717 km / 1,067 mi · easyJet
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 1,774 km / 1,102 mi · Air Arabia
- [TTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtn.md) Sania Ramel Airport · Morocco · 1,778 km / 1,105 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 1,791 km / 1,113 mi · Nouvelair, Tunisair
- [TLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eetn.md) Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · Estonia · 1,816 km / 1,128 mi · AirBaltic
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 1,858 km / 1,155 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [NBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtnh.md) Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · Tunisia · 1,877 km / 1,166 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 1,935 km / 1,202 mi · Icelandair
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 1,938 km / 1,204 mi · easyJet
- [RBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmme.md) Rabat-Salé Airport · Morocco · 1,974 km / 1,227 mi · British Airways
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 2,065 km / 1,283 mi · Jet2.com, KM Malta Airlines, easyJet, British Airways
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 2,066 km / 1,284 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 2,080 km / 1,292 mi · Animawings
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 2,134 km / 1,326 mi · easyJet
- [RMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lukk.md) Chişinău International Airport · Moldova · 2,159 km / 1,342 mi · Wizz Air
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 2,267 km / 1,409 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,393 km / 1,487 mi · Sky Express (Greece), easyJet
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 2,438 km / 1,515 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 2,456 km / 1,526 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,460 km / 1,529 mi · Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,523 km / 1,568 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 2,567 km / 1,595 mi · SunExpress
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,710 km / 1,684 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,771 km / 1,722 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 2,792 km / 1,735 mi · easyJet
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 2,879 km / 1,789 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [SPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcla.md) La Palma Airport · Spain · 2,902 km / 1,803 mi · TUI Airways
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,908 km / 1,807 mi · SunExpress, Jet2.com, easyJet
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,913 km / 1,810 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 3,186 km / 1,980 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 3,247 km / 2,018 mi · easyJet, Wizz Air, British Airways
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 3,557 km / 2,210 mi · Wizz Air
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 3,843 km / 2,388 mi · FlyErbil
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,866 km / 2,402 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,900 km / 2,423 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 3,985 km / 2,476 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [SID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvac.md) Amílcar Cabral International Airport · Cape Verde · 4,325 km / 2,687 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [BVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvba.md) Aristides Pereira International Airport · Cape Verde · 4,385 km / 2,725 mi · TUI Airways
- [BJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gbyd.md) Banjul International Airport · Gambia · 4,458 km / 2,770 mi · Air Sierra Leone
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 4,714 km / 2,929 mi · Saudia
- [ASB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utaa.md) Ashgabat International Airport · Turkmenistan · 4,726 km / 2,937 mi · Turkmenistan Airlines
- [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 4,735 km / 2,942 mi · Air Peace
- [FNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gfll.md) Lungi International Airport · Sierra Leone · 4,878 km / 3,031 mi · Air Sierra Leone
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 4,967 km / 3,086 mi · Air Peace
- [ACC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dgaa.md) Kotoka International Airport · Ghana · 5,064 km / 3,147 mi · British Airways
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 5,067 km / 3,148 mi · Gulf Air
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,215 km / 3,240 mi · Qatar Airways
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 5,253 km / 3,264 mi · Qanot Sharq, Uzbekistan Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,474 km / 3,401 mi · Emirates
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,477 km / 3,403 mi · Air Arabia
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 5,569 km / 3,460 mi · Norse Atlantic Airways
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 5,739 km / 3,566 mi · Air Transat
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 5,883 km / 3,656 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 6,041 km / 3,754 mi · British Airways
- [ATQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/viar.md) Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport · India · 6,316 km / 3,925 mi · Air India
- [EBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huen.md) Entebbe International Airport · Uganda · 6,457 km / 4,012 mi · Uganda Airlines
- [ANU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa.md) V. C. Bird International Airport · Antigua & Barbuda · 6,564 km / 4,079 mi · British Airways
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 6,613 km / 4,109 mi · British Airways
- [UVF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpl.md) Hewanorra International Airport · St. Lucia · 6,800 km / 4,225 mi · British Airways
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 6,802 km / 4,227 mi · Kenya Airways
- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 6,849 km / 4,256 mi · Air India
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 6,897 km / 4,286 mi · TUI Airways, British Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 6,992 km / 4,345 mi · Norse Atlantic Airways, British Airways
- [GND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tgpy.md) Maurice Bishop International Airport · Grenada · 7,007 km / 4,354 mi · British Airways
- [TAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttcp.md) A.N.R. Robinson International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 7,017 km / 4,360 mi · British Airways
- [JRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htkj.md) Kilimanjaro International Airport · Tanzania · 7,021 km / 4,363 mi · Air Tanzania
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 7,100 km / 4,412 mi · British Airways
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 7,111 km / 4,419 mi · British Airways
- [GEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sycj.md) Cheddi Jagan International Airport · Guyana · 7,262 km / 4,512 mi · British Airways
- [ZNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htza.md) Abeid Amani Karume International Airport · Tanzania · 7,404 km / 4,601 mi · Air Tanzania
- [DAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htda.md) Julius Nyerere International Airport · Tanzania · 7,468 km / 4,640 mi · Air Tanzania
- [KIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjp.md) Norman Manley International Airport · Jamaica · 7,537 km / 4,683 mi · British Airways
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 7,568 km / 4,703 mi · TUI Airways
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 7,976 km / 4,956 mi · TUI Airways, British Airways
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 8,166 km / 5,074 mi · Air China
- [HRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvha.md) Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport · Zimbabwe · 8,264 km / 5,135 mi · Air Zimbabwe
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 8,523 km / 5,296 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 8,679 km / 5,393 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 9,252 km / 5,749 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Air China
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 9,499 km / 5,902 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 9,570 km / 5,947 mi · British Airways
- [MRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fimp.md) Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport · Mauritius · 9,748 km / 6,057 mi · Air Mauritius, British Airways
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 10,872 km / 6,756 mi · Singapore Airlines

### Seasonal (112)

- [NQY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghq.md) Cornwall Airport Newquay · United Kingdom · 347 km / 216 mi · easyJet
- [BES](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrb.md) Brest Bretagne airport · France · 427 km / 265 mi · easyJet
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 484 km / 301 mi · TUI Airways
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 513 km / 319 mi · Jet2.com
- [LRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbh.md) La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport · France · 558 km / 347 mi · easyJet
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 715 km / 444 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, British Airways
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 717 km / 446 mi · Wizz Air, British Airways
- [CMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflb.md) Chambéry Aix les Bains airport · France · 758 km / 471 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, British Airways
- [GNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfls.md) Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport · France · 761 km / 473 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet, Wizz Air, British Airways
- [FDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edny.md) Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen · Germany · 800 km / 497 mi · easyJet
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 844 km / 524 mi · TUI Airways
- [BIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbz.md) Biarritz Pays Basque airport · France · 860 km / 534 mi · easyJet
- [TRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limf.md) Turin Airport · Italy · 879 km / 546 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 898 km / 558 mi · British Airways
- [INN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowi.md) Innsbruck Airport · Austria · 941 km / 585 mi · TUI Airways, British Airways
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,022 km / 635 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,038 km / 645 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,052 km / 654 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Sweden · 1,081 km / 672 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [REU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lers.md) Reus Airport · Spain · 1,117 km / 694 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · France · 1,204 km / 748 mi · easyJet
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 1,226 km / 762 mi · TUI Airways
- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · France · 1,233 km / 766 mi · easyJet
- [RMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipr.md) Federico Fellini International Airport · Italy · 1,242 km / 772 mi · easyJet
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,250 km / 777 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [PUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldpl.md) Pula Airport · Croatia · 1,256 km / 780 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · France · 1,286 km / 799 mi · easyJet
- [FAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekvg.md) Vágar Airport · Faroe Islands · 1,287 km / 800 mi · Atlantic Airways
- [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 1,300 km / 808 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, British Airways
- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 1,301 km / 808 mi · Jet2.com
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,309 km / 813 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [AES](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enal.md) Ålesund Airport · Norway · 1,324 km / 823 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 1,361 km / 846 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 1,370 km / 851 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [SCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esks.md) Scandinavian Mountains Airport · Sweden · 1,370 km / 851 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 1,400 km / 870 mi · easyJet
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,431 km / 889 mi · TUI Airways
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,465 km / 910 mi · TUI Airways
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 1,497 km / 930 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet, Croatia Airlines
- [CAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liee.md) Cagliari Elmas Airport · Italy · 1,505 km / 935 mi · British Airways
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,592 km / 989 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,645 km / 1,022 mi · TUI Airways
- [XRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lejr.md) Jerez Airport · Spain · 1,668 km / 1,036 mi · TUI Airways
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,690 km / 1,050 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,692 km / 1,051 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 1,708 km / 1,061 mi · British Airways
- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 1,729 km / 1,074 mi · easyJet
- [TGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lypg.md) Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase · Montenegro · 1,766 km / 1,097 mi · Wizz Air
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 1,774 km / 1,102 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 1,778 km / 1,105 mi · easyJet
- [TLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eetn.md) Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · Estonia · 1,816 km / 1,128 mi · Jet2.com
- [BDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libr.md) Brindisi Airport · Italy · 1,816 km / 1,128 mi · easyJet
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,864 km / 1,158 mi · Wizz Air
- [SUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lica.md) Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport · Italy · 1,868 km / 1,161 mi · TUI Airways
- [AEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/biar.md) Akureyri International Airport · Iceland · 1,905 km / 1,184 mi · easyJet
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 1,935 km / 1,202 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 1,938 km / 1,204 mi · British Airways
- [OHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwoh.md) Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport · North Macedonia · 1,945 km / 1,209 mi · TUI Airways
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 2,012 km / 1,250 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 2,016 km / 1,253 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [PVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpz.md) Aktion National Airport · Greece · 2,122 km / 1,319 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 2,134 km / 1,326 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, British Airways
- [EFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkf.md) Kefallinia Airport · Greece · 2,172 km / 1,350 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [ZTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgza.md) Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · Greece · 2,225 km / 1,383 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [RVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efro.md) Rovaniemi Airport · Finland · 2,241 km / 1,392 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet, Norwegian Air Shuttle, British Airways
- [JSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsk.md) Skiathos Island National Airport · Greece · 2,269 km / 1,410 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [KTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkt.md) Kittilä International Airport · Finland · 2,288 km / 1,422 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [TOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/entc.md) Tromsø Airport · Norway · 2,289 km / 1,422 mi · easyJet
- [BOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbg.md) Burgas Airport · Bulgaria · 2,294 km / 1,425 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet
- [KAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efks.md) Kuusamo Airport · Finland · 2,333 km / 1,450 mi · TUI Airways, AirBaltic
- [KLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkl.md) Kalamata Airport · Greece · 2,349 km / 1,460 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet, British Airways
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,393 km / 1,487 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [IVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efiv.md) Ivalo Airport · Finland · 2,434 km / 1,512 mi · TUI Airways, British Airways
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 2,438 km / 1,515 mi · Jet2.com
- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 2,456 km / 1,526 mi · Jet2.com
- [MJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmt.md) Mytilene International Airport · Greece · 2,474 km / 1,537 mi · Jet2.com
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · Greece · 2,519 km / 1,565 mi · easyJet
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 2,567 km / 1,595 mi · easyJet
- [SMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsm.md) Samos Airport · Greece · 2,597 km / 1,614 mi · TUI Airways
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 2,603 km / 1,617 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [JTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsr.md) Santorini International Airport · Greece · 2,610 km / 1,622 mi · easyJet, Wizz Air
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 2,678 km / 1,664 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 2,679 km / 1,665 mi · SunExpress, easyJet
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,680 km / 1,665 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet, Corendon Airlines, British Airways
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,771 km / 1,722 mi · British Airways
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,772 km / 1,722 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 2,792 km / 1,735 mi · SunExpress, TUI Airways, Wizz Air, British Airways
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,908 km / 1,807 mi · TUI Airways, Wizz Air, Corendon Airlines, British Airways
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 3,186 km / 1,980 mi · TUI Airways, British Airways
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 3,247 km / 2,018 mi · TUI Airways
- [YYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyt.md) St. John's International Airport · Canada · 3,743 km / 2,326 mi · WestJet
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,866 km / 2,402 mi · Wizz Air, British Airways
- [LXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/helx.md) Luxor International Airport · Egypt · 3,969 km / 2,466 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [RMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hema.md) Marsa Alam International Airport · Egypt · 4,091 km / 2,542 mi · TUI Airways
- [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · Senegal · 4,329 km / 2,690 mi · TUI Airways
- [BJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gbyd.md) Banjul International Airport · Gambia · 4,458 km / 2,770 mi · TUI Airways
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 4,613 km / 2,866 mi · WestJet
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 5,246 km / 3,260 mi · Air Transat
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 5,269 km / 3,274 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 5,378 km / 3,342 mi · Air Transat
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 6,759 km / 4,200 mi · TUI Airways, British Airways
- [LRM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdlr.md) Casa De Campo International Airport · Dominican Republic · 6,945 km / 4,315 mi · TUI Airways
- [MLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlb.md) Melbourne Orlando International Airport · United States · 6,972 km / 4,332 mi · TUI Airways
- [JRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htkj.md) Kilimanjaro International Airport · Tanzania · 7,021 km / 4,363 mi · British Airways
- [ZNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htza.md) Abeid Amani Karume International Airport · Tanzania · 7,404 km / 4,601 mi · TUI Airways, British Airways
- [GOX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voga.md) Manohar International Airport · India · 7,543 km / 4,687 mi · TUI Airways
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 7,619 km / 4,734 mi · British Airways
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 8,356 km / 5,192 mi · Air China
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Sri Lanka · 8,694 km / 5,402 mi · British Airways
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 9,570 km / 5,947 mi · Norse Atlantic Airways
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 9,642 km / 5,991 mi · Norse Atlantic Airways
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 9,892 km / 6,147 mi · TUI Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LGW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (5)

- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 70
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 13
- A0 [BA EuroFlyer](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ba-euroflyer)
- [Global Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/global-airlines)
- W9 [Wizz Air UK](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air-uk)

### Passenger (57)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 121
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 72
- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 43
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 18
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 9
- N0 [Norse Atlantic Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norse-atlantic-airways) · 4
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 4
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 4
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 3
- TC [Air Tanzania](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tanzania) · 3
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 3
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 3
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 3
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 2
- P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 2
- [Air Sierra Leone](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-sierra-leone) · 2
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 2
- XC [Corendon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 2
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 2
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 2 · seasonal
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- MK [Air Mauritius](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-mauritius) · 1
- UM [Air Zimbabwe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-zimbabwe) · 1
- AWG [Animawings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/animawings) · 1
- RC [Atlantic Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlantic-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- GR [Aurigny Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurigny-air-services) · 1
- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1
- JD [Beijing Capital Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/beijing-capital-airlines) · 1
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 1
- DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1
- OU [Croatia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/croatia-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- [FlyErbil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyerbil) · 1
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 1
- I2 [Iberia Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia-express) · 1
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1
- KM [KM Malta Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/km-malta-airlines) · 1
- BJ [Nouvelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelair) · 1
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1
- HH [Qanot Sharq](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qanot-sharq) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- BQ [Sky Alps](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-alps) · 1
- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 1
- TU [Tunisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- T5 [Turkmenistan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkmenistan-airlines) · 1
- UR [Uganda Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uganda-airlines) · 1
- HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 1

Former hub of [Air Europe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europe), [Air Links](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-links), [Air Safaris (UK)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-safaris-uk), [Airworld](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airworld), [Astraeus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astraeus-airlines), [British Airtours](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airtours), [British Caledonian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-caledonian), [British Island Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-island-airways), [British Island Airways (1982)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-island-airways-1982), [British United Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-united-airways), [British United Island Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-united-island-airways), [Cal Air International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cal-air-international), [Caledonian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caledonian-airways), [Caledonian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caledonian-airways-ckt), [CityFlyer Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cityflyer-express), [DAS Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/das-air-cargo), [Dan-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dan-air-dan), [Donaldson International Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/donaldson-international-airways), [Falcon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/falcon-airways), [Fly Salone](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-salone), [GB Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gb-airways), [JMC Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jmc-air), [Laker Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/laker-airways), [Monarch Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/monarch-airlines), [Norwegian Air International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-international), [Norwegian Air UK](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-uk), [Norwegian Long Haul](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-long-haul), [Peach Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/peach-air), [Strategic Airlines Luxembourg](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/strategic-airlines-luxembourg), [Transglobe Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transglobe-airways), [Virgin Sun Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-sun-airlines), [XL Airways UK](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xl-airways-uk), [Zoom Airlines Limited](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zoom-airlines-limited), [Jersey Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jersey-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 40.9M (2023) | #51 of 3,974 | #11 in Europe | #2 in GB |
| Longest runway | 3,317 m / 10,883 ft | #699 of 29,858 | #94 in Europe | #2 in GB |
| Elevation | 62 m / 202 ft | =33,848 of 43,403 | =4,311 in Europe | =339 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =898 in Europe | #183 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 126.825 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 136.525 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.955 |
| GND | GND | 121.805 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.230 |
| Dir | Director | 118.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [ESH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egka.md) Brighton City Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 48 km / 30 mi

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #50
- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #11

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Gatwick Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gatwick_Airport&oldid=1376898161), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk/data