SEN

London Southend Airport

ICAO EGMC51.5706°N 0.6936°E15 m / 49 ftMedium airport
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London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is a medium airport in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1914. It has one runway, 1,856 m (6,089 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 720 thousand passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1914–1914
1914
OpenedLondon Southend Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Stobart Jet Centre
05/23054° / 234° · LIT
LENGTH1,856 m6,089 ftWIDTH36 m118 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2014–2025
1.1M
901K
874K
1.1M
1.5M
2.0M
401K
94K
89K
146K
288K
720K
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Routes

31 destinations · 18 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 291 km / 181 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 314 km / 195 miEDI · Edinburgh Airport · 555 km / 345 miGVA · Geneva International Airport · 712 km / 442 miBER · Berlin Brandenburg Airport · 881 km / 547 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 1,147 km / 713 miPMI · Palma de Mallorca Airport · 1,346 km / 836 miBUD · Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · 1,413 km / 878 miALC · Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · 1,481 km / 920 miAGP · Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 1,706 km / 1,060 miNBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · 1,888 km / 1,173 miMLA · Malta International Airport · 2,063 km / 1,282 miRAK · Marrakesh Menara Airport · 2,332 km / 1,449 miAYT · Antalya International Airport · 2,869 km / 1,783 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 2,951 km / 1,834 miTFS · Tenerife Sur Airport · 2,986 km / 1,855 miJER · Jersey Airport · 333 km / 207 miBHD · George Best Belfast City Airport · 554 km / 344 miLYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · 725 km / 450 miGNB · Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport · 770 km / 478 miMUC · Munich Airport · 869 km / 540 miSZG · Salzburg Airport · 979 km / 608 miPSA · Pisa International Airport · 1,137 km / 706 miIBZ · Ibiza Airport · 1,413 km / 878 miLEI · Almería Airport · 1,655 km / 1,028 miFAO · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · 1,756 km / 1,091 miRVN · Rovaniemi Airport · 2,170 km / 1,348 miRHO · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · 2,738 km / 1,701 miDLM · Dalaman International Airport · 2,757 km / 1,713 miACE · César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · 2,782 km / 1,729 miSSH · Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · 3,836 km / 2,384 miSSHTFSAYTRAKRVNMLANBEFAOLEIBUDIBZBCNPSASZGBERGNBEDIJERCDGAMSACEDLMAGPALCGVABHDLPARHOPMIMUCLYSSEN
Year-round16
AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · easyJet291 km181 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · easyJet314 km195 miEDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet555 km345 miGVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · easyJet712 km442 miBERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · easyJet881 km547 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · easyJet1,147 km713 miPMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · easyJet1,346 km836 miBUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · easyJet1,413 km878 miALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · easyJet1,481 km920 miAGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · easyJet1,706 km1,060 miNBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · easyJet1,888 km1,173 miMLAMalta International AirportMalta · easyJet2,063 km1,282 miRAKMarrakesh Menara AirportMorocco · easyJet2,332 km1,449 miAYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · easyJet2,869 km1,783 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · easyJet2,951 km1,834 miTFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · easyJet2,986 km1,855 mi
Seasonal15
JERJersey AirportJersey · easyJet333 km207 miBHDGeorge Best Belfast City AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet554 km344 miLYSLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · easyJet725 km450 miGNBGrenoble Alpes Isère AirportFrance · easyJet770 km478 miMUCMunich AirportGermany · easyJet869 km540 miSZGSalzburg AirportAustria · easyJet979 km608 miPSAPisa International AirportItaly · easyJet1,137 km706 miIBZIbiza AirportSpain · easyJet1,413 km878 miLEIAlmería AirportSpain · easyJet1,655 km1,028 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · easyJet1,756 km1,091 miRVNRovaniemi AirportFinland · easyJet2,170 km1,348 miRHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · easyJet2,738 km1,701 miDLMDalaman International AirportTürkiye · easyJet2,757 km1,713 miACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · easyJet2,782 km1,729 miSSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · easyJet3,836 km2,384 mi

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from SEN. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “London Southend Airport” (revision of 24 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers720K (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#950of 3,974 · #224 Europe · #20 GBLongest runway1,856 m6,089 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=4,427of 29,823 · #799 Europe · #55 GBElevation15 m49 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=39,259of 43,341 · =5,254 Europe · =525 GBAgeOpened 19142026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=81of 15,079 · =65 Europe · =7 GBRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =120 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
APPAPP130.775
ATISATIS121.800
RDRRDR130.775
TWRTWR127.725