# London Southend Airport (SEN / EGMC)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SEN / EGMC
- Type: Medium airport
- Owner: Md Abir Meer
- Serves: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1914
- Elevation: 15 m / 49 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5706, 0.6936
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,856 m / 6,089 ft
- Passengers: 719,513 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://londonsouthendairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Southend_Airport (35 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1415441
- Weather station: EGMC
- Ident: EGMC

## Timeline

- 1914: London Southend Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 1,856 m / 6,089 ft | 36 m / 118 ft | Asphalt | 054° / 234° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,102,260 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 900,634 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 873,986 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,091,616 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,480,139 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 2,035,535 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 401,143 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 94,367 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 89,361 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 146,072 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 287,758 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 719,513 | Wikidata |

## Routes

31 destinations in 18 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 291 km / 181 mi · easyJet
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 314 km / 195 mi · easyJet
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 555 km / 345 mi · easyJet
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 712 km / 442 mi · easyJet
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 881 km / 547 mi · easyJet
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,147 km / 713 mi · easyJet
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,346 km / 836 mi · easyJet
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,413 km / 878 mi · easyJet
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,481 km / 920 mi · easyJet
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,706 km / 1,060 mi · easyJet
- [NBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtnh.md) Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · Tunisia · 1,888 km / 1,173 mi · easyJet
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 2,063 km / 1,282 mi · easyJet
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 2,332 km / 1,449 mi · easyJet
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,869 km / 1,783 mi · easyJet
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 2,951 km / 1,834 mi · easyJet
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,986 km / 1,855 mi · easyJet

### Seasonal (15)

- [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · Jersey · 333 km / 207 mi · easyJet
- [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · United Kingdom · 554 km / 344 mi · easyJet
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 725 km / 450 mi · easyJet
- [GNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfls.md) Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport · France · 770 km / 478 mi · easyJet
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 869 km / 540 mi · easyJet
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 979 km / 608 mi · easyJet
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 1,137 km / 706 mi · easyJet
- [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 1,413 km / 878 mi · easyJet
- [LEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leam.md) Almería Airport · Spain · 1,655 km / 1,028 mi · easyJet
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,756 km / 1,091 mi · easyJet
- [RVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efro.md) Rovaniemi Airport · Finland · 2,170 km / 1,348 mi · easyJet
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,738 km / 1,701 mi · easyJet
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 2,757 km / 1,713 mi · easyJet
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,782 km / 1,729 mi · easyJet
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,836 km / 2,384 mi · easyJet

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- JAN [Janes Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/janes-aviation)

### Passenger (1)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 31

Former hub of [British Air Ferries](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-air-ferries), [British World Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-world-airlines), [Channel Air Bridge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/channel-air-bridge), [Channel Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/channel-airways), [Flightline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flightline), [Jota Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jota-aviation).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 720K (2025) | #950 of 3,974 | #225 in Europe | #20 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,856 m / 6,089 ft | =4,429 of 29,858 | #805 in Europe | #55 in GB |
| Elevation | 15 m / 49 ft | =39,318 of 43,403 | =5,265 in Europe | =525 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1914 | =81 of 15,079 | =65 in Europe | =7 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.775 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.800 |
| RDR | RDR | 130.775 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.725 |

## Nearby airports

- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 64 km / 40 mi
- [LYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmd.md) Lydd London Ashford Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 77 km / 48 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #51

## 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: “London Southend Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Southend_Airport&oldid=1376545994), revision of 24 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/egmc/data