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London Stansted Airport

ICAO EGSS51.8850°N 0.2350°E106 m / 348 ftLarge airport

London Stansted Airport — JoeRoss1993 · CC0 · Commons

London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a large airport in London, Essex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 3,049 m (10,003 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2022 it handled 23.3 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1942–1999

1942

OpenedLondon Stansted Airport opens.

22 DEC 1999

DisasterKorean Air Cargo Flight 8509.4 killed

From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

04/22044° / 224° · LIT

LENGTH3,049 m10,003 ftWIDTH46 m151 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022

18.0M

17.5M

17.8M

19.9M

22.5M

24.3M

25.9M

28.0M

28.1M

7.5M

7.1M

23.3M

111213141516171819202122

Routes

216 destinations · 49 countries

Year-round151

RTMRotterdam The Hague AirportNetherlands · Transavia288 km179 mi AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · easyJet313 km194 mi EINEindhoven AirportNetherlands · Ryanair358 km222 mi CDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Jet2.com, easyJet359 km223 mi NQYCornwall Airport NewquayUnited Kingdom · Ryanair398 km247 mi DUBDublin AirportIreland · Ryanair470 km292 mi LUXLuxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg · Ryanair490 km304 mi CGNCologne Bonn AirportGermany · Ryanair492 km306 mi EDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair, easyJet510 km317 mi FMOMünster Osnabrück AirportGermany · Ryanair511 km318 mi BFSBelfast International AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair, easyJet528 km328 mi HHNFrankfurt-Hahn AirportGermany · Ryanair537 km334 mi GLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair, easyJet538 km334 mi NTENantes Atlantique AirportFrance · Ryanair543 km337 mi PISPoitiers-Biard AirportFrance · Ryanair589 km366 mi BREBremen AirportGermany · Ryanair593 km368 mi ORKCork International AirportIreland · Ryanair599 km372 mi SNNShannon AirportIreland · Ryanair629 km391 mi NOCIreland West Airport KnockIreland · Ryanair647 km402 mi FKBKarlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportGermany · Ryanair655 km407 mi KIRKerry AirportIreland · Ryanair668 km415 mi LIGLimoges AirportFrance · Ryanair673 km418 mi HAMHamburg Helmut Schmidt AirportGermany · Ryanair684 km425 mi BSLEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgFrance · Ryanair707 km439 mi LBCLübeck Blankensee AirportGermany · Ryanair735 km457 mi NUENuremberg AirportGermany · Ryanair808 km502 mi AARAarhus AirportDenmark · Ryanair835 km519 mi FMMMemmingen Allgau AirportGermany · Ryanair836 km519 mi BERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · Ryanair906 km563 mi CPHCopenhagen Kastrup AirportDenmark · Ryanair914 km568 mi TRNTurin AirportItaly · Ryanair921 km572 mi TLSToulouse-Blagnac AirportFrance · Ryanair922 km573 mi MXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · Ryanair932 km579 mi BIQBiarritz Pays Basque airportFrance · Ryanair945 km587 mi MMXMalmö Sturup AirportSweden · Ryanair953 km592 mi LDETarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · Ryanair968 km601 mi CCFCarcassonne Salvaza AirportFrance · Ryanair976 km606 mi BGYIl Caravaggio International AirportItaly · Ryanair978 km608 mi SDRSeve Ballesteros-Santander AirportSpain · Ryanair988 km614 mi PRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Ryanair1,000 km621 mi GOTGöteborg Landvetter AirportSweden · Ryanair1,002 km623 mi SZZSolidarity Szczecin–Goleniów AirportPoland · Ryanair1,004 km624 mi MRSMarseille Provence AirportFrance · Ryanair1,010 km628 mi SZGSalzburg AirportAustria · Ryanair1,021 km634 mi TRFSandefjord Airport, TorpNorway · Ryanair1,026 km638 mi GOAGenoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportItaly · Ryanair1,046 km650 mi VRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Ryanair1,063 km661 mi LNZLinz-Hörsching AirportAustria · Ryanair1,073 km667 mi PMFParma AirportItaly · Ryanair1,079 km670 mi GROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Ryanair1,126 km700 mi POZPoznań-Ławica AirportPoland · Ryanair1,131 km703 mi VCEVenice Marco Polo AirportItaly · Ryanair1,135 km705 mi ZAZZaragoza AirportSpain · Ryanair1,140 km708 mi OSLOslo-Gardermoen International AirportNorway · Ryanair1,141 km709 mi WROCopernicus Wrocław AirportPoland · Ryanair1,153 km716 mi BLQBologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportItaly · Ryanair1,155 km718 mi KLUKlagenfurt AirportAustria · Ryanair1,175 km730 mi TRSTrieste AirportItaly · Ryanair1,176 km731 mi PSAPisa International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,184 km736 mi BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Ryanair1,186 km737 mi SCQSantiago-Rosalía de Castro AirportSpain · Ryanair1,191 km740 mi BRQBrno-Tuřany AirportCzechia · Ryanair1,200 km746 mi BZGIgnacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz AirportPoland · Ryanair1,206 km749 mi FLRFlorence Airport, PeretolaItaly · British Airways1,212 km753 mi VIEVienna International AirportAustria · Ryanair1,237 km769 mi GDNGdańsk Lech Wałęsa AirportPoland · Ryanair1,244 km773 mi OSRLeoš Janáček Airport OstravaCzechia · Ryanair1,276 km793 mi BTSM. R. Štefánik AirportSlovakia · Ryanair1,278 km794 mi CDTCastellón-Costa Azahar AirportSpain · Ryanair1,298 km807 mi MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Ryanair1,300 km808 mi LCJŁódź Władysław Reymont AirportPoland · Ryanair1,314 km816 mi KTWKatowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · Ryanair1,319 km820 mi VSTStockholm Västerås AirportSweden · Ryanair1,331 km827 mi PEGPerugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,340 km833 mi ZAGZagreb Franjo Tuđman International AirportCroatia · Ryanair1,341 km833 mi AOIMarche AirportItaly · Ryanair1,341 km833 mi OPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · Ryanair1,363 km847 mi KRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Ryanair1,379 km857 mi VLCValencia AirportSpain · Ryanair1,379 km857 mi PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Ryanair1,385 km861 mi WMIWarsaw Modlin AirportPoland · Ryanair1,389 km863 mi ARNStockholm-Arlanda AirportSweden · Ryanair1,396 km867 mi SZYOlsztyn-Mazury AirportPoland · Ryanair1,402 km871 mi PLQPalanga International AirportLithuania · Ryanair1,433 km890 mi FCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,442 km896 mi BUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Ryanair1,451 km902 mi CIACiampino–G. B. Pastine International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,459 km907 mi PSRAbruzzo AirportItaly · Ryanair1,484 km922 mi ALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,514 km941 mi KSCKošice International AirportSlovakia · Ryanair1,529 km950 mi RZERzeszów-Jasionka AirportPoland · Ryanair1,532 km952 mi CAGCagliari Elmas AirportItaly · Ryanair1,561 km970 mi RMURegion of Murcia International AirportSpain · Ryanair1,569 km975 mi KUNKaunas International AirportLithuania · Ryanair1,609 km1,000 mi RIXRiga International AirportLatvia · Ryanair1,625 km1,010 mi NAPNaples International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,625 km1,010 mi LISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · Ryanair1,628 km1,012 mi OMROradea International AirportRomania · HiSky1,649 km1,025 mi SVQSeville AirportSpain · Ryanair1,679 km1,043 mi VNOVilnius International AirportLithuania · Ryanair1,685 km1,047 mi DBVDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković AirportCroatia · Ryanair1,704 km1,059 mi ALGHouari Boumediene AirportAlgeria · Air Algérie1,705 km1,059 mi AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,731 km1,076 mi BRIBari Karol Wojtyła International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,732 km1,076 mi TLLLennart Meri Tallinn AirportEstonia · Ryanair1,741 km1,082 mi FAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,774 km1,102 mi TGDPodgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci AirbaseMontenegro · Ryanair1,778 km1,105 mi HELHelsinki Vantaa AirportFinland · Ryanair1,781 km1,107 mi CLJAvram Iancu Cluj International AirportRomania · Ryanair1,782 km1,107 mi PMOFalcone–Borsellino AirportItaly · Ryanair1,823 km1,133 mi TPSVincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-BirgiItaly · Ryanair1,824 km1,133 mi BDSBrindisi AirportItaly · Ryanair1,838 km1,142 mi TNGTangier Ibn Battuta AirportMorocco · Ryanair1,861 km1,156 mi TIATirana International Airport Mother TeresaAlbania · Ryanair1,879 km1,168 mi SUFLamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,901 km1,181 mi REGReggio Calabria AirportItaly · Ryanair1,949 km1,211 mi CTACatania-Fontanarossa AirportItaly · Ryanair1,978 km1,229 mi SOFSofia AirportBulgaria · Ryanair2,012 km1,250 mi FEZFes Saïss International AirportMorocco · Ryanair2,040 km1,268 mi RBARabat-Salé AirportMorocco · Ryanair2,061 km1,281 mi OTPBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportRomania · Ryanair2,067 km1,284 mi MLAMalta International AirportMalta · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,110 km1,311 mi RMOChişinău International AirportMoldova · SkyUp, HiSky2,133 km1,325 mi SKGThessaloniki Macedonia International AirportGreece · Ryanair2,144 km1,332 mi PDVPlovdiv International AirportBulgaria · Ryanair2,148 km1,335 mi CMNMohammed V International AirportMorocco · Royal Air Maroc2,153 km1,338 mi RAKMarrakesh Menara AirportMorocco · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,354 km1,463 mi ATHAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportGreece · Ryanair2,408 km1,496 mi ESUEssaouira-Mogador AirportMorocco · Ryanair2,417 km1,502 mi ISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines2,455 km1,525 mi SAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportTürkiye · AJet2,518 km1,565 mi AGAAl Massira AirportMorocco · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,525 km1,569 mi FNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Ryanair2,537 km1,576 mi ADBAdnan Menderes International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress2,574 km1,599 mi BJVMilas Bodrum International AirportTürkiye · Ryanair2,688 km1,670 mi ACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,796 km1,737 mi DLMDalaman International AirportTürkiye · Ryanair2,800 km1,740 mi ESBEsenboğa International AirportTürkiye · AJet2,815 km1,749 mi FUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,856 km1,775 mi AYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress, Jet2.com2,911 km1,809 mi LPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,964 km1,842 mi SPCLa Palma AirportSpain · Jet2.com2,985 km1,855 mi TFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,997 km1,862 mi COVÇukurova International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress3,187 km1,980 mi PFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com, Ryanair3,191 km1,983 mi GZTGaziantep Oğuzeli International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress3,341 km2,076 mi TLVBen Gurion International AirportIsrael · Arkia3,564 km2,215 mi AMMQueen Alia International AirportJordan · Royal Jordanian3,657 km2,272 mi SSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · Jet2.com, TUI Airways3,881 km2,412 mi HRGHurghada International AirportEgypt · Jet2.com3,917 km2,434 mi DXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates5,460 km3,393 mi

Seasonal73

JERJersey AirportJersey · Jet2.com344 km214 mi TUFTours Val de Loire AirportFrance · Ryanair496 km308 mi LRHLa Rochelle Île de Ré AirportFrance · Ryanair643 km400 mi SXBStrasbourg AirportFrance · Jet2.com644 km400 mi GVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · Jet2.com, easyJet, British Airways759 km472 mi BVEBrive Souillac airportFrance · Ryanair767 km477 mi ZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · easyJet774 km481 mi EGCBergerac Dordogne-Périgord airportFrance · Ryanair, British Airways785 km488 mi CMFChambéry Aix les Bains airportFrance · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, British Airways808 km502 mi GNBGrenoble Alpes Isère AirportFrance · Jet2.com, Ryanair816 km507 mi RDZRodez–Aveyron AirportFrance · Ryanair848 km527 mi MUCMunich AirportGermany · Lufthansa911 km566 mi TRNTurin AirportItaly · TUI Airways921 km572 mi INNInnsbruck AirportAustria · Jet2.com, TUI Airways950 km590 mi FNINîmes-Arles-Camargue AirportFrance · Ryanair956 km594 mi BZRBéziers Vias airportFrance · Ryanair980 km609 mi PRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Jet2.com1,000 km621 mi SZGSalzburg AirportAustria · Jet2.com1,021 km634 mi PGFPerpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) AirportFrance · Ryanair1,036 km644 mi NCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · Ryanair, British Airways1,052 km654 mi VRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,063 km661 mi GROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,126 km700 mi REUReus AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,196 km743 mi FRLForlì-Luigi Ridolfi International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,224 km761 mi VIEVienna International AirportAustria · Jet2.com1,237 km769 mi RMIFederico Fellini International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,267 km787 mi PUYPula AirportCroatia · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,272 km790 mi RJKRijeka AirportCroatia · Ryanair1,286 km799 mi MAHMenorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair1,371 km852 mi KRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Jet2.com1,379 km857 mi PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,385 km861 mi AHOAlghero-Fertilia AirportItaly · Ryanair1,394 km866 mi OLBOlbia Costa Smeralda AirportItaly · Jet2.com, Ryanair, British Airways1,411 km877 mi ZADZadar AirportCroatia · Ryanair1,415 km879 mi IBZIbiza AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair +11,450 km901 mi SPUSplit Saint Jerome AirportCroatia · Jet2.com1,513 km940 mi OSIOsijek AirportCroatia · Ryanair1,534 km953 mi SJJSarajevo International AirportBosnia & Herzegovina · Ryanair1,614 km1,003 mi NAPNaples International AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,625 km1,010 mi QSRSalerno Costa d'Amalfi AirportItaly · Ryanair1,680 km1,044 mi LEIAlmería AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,685 km1,047 mi DBVDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković AirportCroatia · Jet2.com1,704 km1,059 mi TIVTivat AirportMontenegro · Jet2.com1,743 km1,083 mi XRYJerez AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,755 km1,091 mi KEFKeflavik International AirportIceland · Jet2.com1,885 km1,171 mi NBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,934 km1,202 mi CTACatania-Fontanarossa AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,978 km1,229 mi CFUCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair2,037 km1,266 mi PVKAktion National AirportGreece · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,142 km1,331 mi SKGThessaloniki Macedonia International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,144 km1,332 mi RVNRovaniemi AirportFinland · Ryanair2,156 km1,340 mi EFLKefallinia AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair2,195 km1,364 mi KVAKavala Alexander the Great International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,216 km1,377 mi ZTHZakynthos International Airport Dionysios SolomosGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair2,248 km1,397 mi JSISkiathos Island National AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,281 km1,417 mi BOJBurgas AirportBulgaria · Jet2.com2,287 km1,421 mi KLXKalamata AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,371 km1,473 mi ATHAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,408 km1,496 mi MJTMytilene International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,480 km1,541 mi ADBAdnan Menderes International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com2,574 km1,599 mi SMISamos AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,606 km1,619 mi CHQChania International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,623 km1,630 mi JTRSantorini International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,626 km1,632 mi BJVMilas Bodrum International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com, AJet2,688 km1,670 mi KGSKos International Airport "Ippokratis"Greece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair2,690 km1,671 mi HERHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,699 km1,677 mi RHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair2,782 km1,729 mi DLMDalaman International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com2,800 km1,740 mi LPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · TUI Airways2,964 km1,842 mi TFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · TUI Airways2,997 km1,862 mi ASRKayseri Erkilet International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress3,077 km1,912 mi PFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · TUI Airways3,191 km1,983 mi LCALarnaca International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com3,250 km2,019 mi

Cargo16

BRUBrussels AirportBelgium · Emirates SkyCargo314 km195 mi CDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · FedEx Express359 km223 mi DUBDublin AirportIreland · FedEx Express470 km292 mi LUXLuxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg · Cargolux490 km304 mi CGNCologne Bonn AirportGermany · UPS Airlines492 km306 mi FRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Air Incheon, FedEx Express618 km384 mi ISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Cargo2,455 km1,525 mi DOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways5,206 km3,235 mi DWCAl Maktoum International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates SkyCargo5,475 km3,402 mi ALAAlmaty International AirportKazakhstan · Air Incheon5,562 km3,456 mi PHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines5,721 km3,555 mi SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines6,521 km4,052 mi MEMFrederick W. Smith International AirportUnited States · FedEx Express7,034 km4,371 mi ICNIncheon International AirportSouth Korea · Air Incheon8,795 km5,465 mi CANGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportChina · China Southern Airlines9,431 km5,860 mi HKGHong Kong International AirportHong Kong SAR China · UPS Airlines9,565 km5,943 mi

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from STN. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “London Stansted Airport” (revision of 26 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Airlines

28 airlines · destinations from STN

Former hub of Air Swift, Air UK Leisure, AirUK, Buzz, Global Supply Systems, Instone Air Line (1981), Leisure International Airways, MAXjet Airways and William Dempster (airline).

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

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports · world · region · country

Passengers23.3M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#104of 3,974 · #28 Europe · #4 GB Longest runway3,049 m10,003 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,033of 29,858 · #146 Europe · #7 GB Elevation106 m348 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=30,190of 43,403 · =3,471 Europe · =174 GB AgeOpened 19422026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,791of 15,079 · =619 Europe · =122 GB Runways11 · 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

7 channels

APPStansted Radar120.625

ATISATIS127.175

CLDCLNC DEL121.950

DIRDIRECTOR136.200

GNDGND121.725

TWRTWR123.800

RDRDirector136.200