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
141516171819202122232425

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.

Airlines

2 airlines · destinations from SEN
Hub airlines1
JANJanes Aviation
Passenger1
U2easyJet31

Former hub of British Air Ferries, British World Airlines, Channel Air Bridge, Channel Airways, Flightline and Jota Aviation.

Airlines and destinations as the Routes list above has them; the figure is how many destinations each flies from SEN. Hubs from Wikidata. All airlines

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers720K (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#950of 3,974 · #225 Europe · #20 GBLongest runway1,856 m6,089 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=4,429of 29,858 · #805 Europe · #55 GBElevation15 m49 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=39,318of 43,403 · =5,265 Europe · =525 GBAgeOpened 19142026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=81of 15,079 · =65 Europe · =7 GBRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,364of 29,978 · =646 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