# London Stansted Airport (STN / EGSS)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: STN / EGSS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Heathrow Airport Holdings
- Owner: Manchester Airports Group
- Serves: London, Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 106 m / 348 ft
- Coordinates: 51.8850, 0.2350
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,049 m / 10,003 ft
- Passengers: 23,319,523 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.stanstedairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted_Airport (56 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8709
- Weather station: EGSS · WMO 03683
- Ident: EGSS

## Timeline

- 1942: London Stansted Airport opens.
- 22 Dec 1999: Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509. 4 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 3,049 m / 10,003 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 044° / 224° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 18,043,407 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 17,460,567 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 17,844,342 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 19,934,057 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 22,513,677 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 24,317,014 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 25,899,303 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 27,995,011 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 28,118,264 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 7,543,779 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 7,145,802 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 23,319,523 | Wikidata |

## Routes

216 destinations in 49 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (151)

- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 288 km / 179 mi · Transavia
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 313 km / 194 mi · easyJet
- [EIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eheh.md) Eindhoven Airport · Netherlands · 358 km / 222 mi · Ryanair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 359 km / 223 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [NQY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghq.md) Cornwall Airport Newquay · United Kingdom · 398 km / 247 mi · Ryanair
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 470 km / 292 mi · Ryanair
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 490 km / 304 mi · Ryanair
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 492 km / 306 mi · Ryanair
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 510 km / 317 mi · Ryanair, easyJet
- [FMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddg.md) Münster Osnabrück Airport · Germany · 511 km / 318 mi · Ryanair
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 528 km / 328 mi · Ryanair, easyJet
- [HHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfh.md) Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Germany · 537 km / 334 mi · Ryanair
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 538 km / 334 mi · Ryanair, easyJet
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 543 km / 337 mi · Ryanair
- [PIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbi.md) Poitiers-Biard Airport · France · 589 km / 366 mi · Ryanair
- [BRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddw.md) Bremen Airport · Germany · 593 km / 368 mi · Ryanair
- [ORK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick.md) Cork International Airport · Ireland · 599 km / 372 mi · Ryanair
- [SNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/einn.md) Shannon Airport · Ireland · 629 km / 391 mi · Ryanair
- [NOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eikn.md) Ireland West Airport Knock · Ireland · 647 km / 402 mi · Ryanair
- [FKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edsb.md) Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Germany · 655 km / 407 mi · Ryanair
- [KIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eiky.md) Kerry Airport · Ireland · 668 km / 415 mi · Ryanair
- [LIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbl.md) Limoges Airport · France · 673 km / 418 mi · Ryanair
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 684 km / 425 mi · Ryanair
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 707 km / 439 mi · Ryanair
- [LBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edhl.md) Lübeck Blankensee Airport · Germany · 735 km / 457 mi · Ryanair
- [NUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddn.md) Nuremberg Airport · Germany · 808 km / 502 mi · Ryanair
- [AAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekah.md) Aarhus Airport · Denmark · 835 km / 519 mi · Ryanair
- [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 836 km / 519 mi · Ryanair
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 906 km / 563 mi · Ryanair
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 914 km / 568 mi · Ryanair
- [TRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limf.md) Turin Airport · Italy · 921 km / 572 mi · Ryanair
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 922 km / 573 mi · Ryanair
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 932 km / 579 mi · Ryanair
- [BIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbz.md) Biarritz Pays Basque airport · France · 945 km / 587 mi · Ryanair
- [MMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esms.md) Malmö Sturup Airport · Sweden · 953 km / 592 mi · Ryanair
- [LDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbt.md) Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · France · 968 km / 601 mi · Ryanair
- [CCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmk.md) Carcassonne Salvaza Airport · France · 976 km / 606 mi · Ryanair
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 978 km / 608 mi · Ryanair
- [SDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lexj.md) Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport · Spain · 988 km / 614 mi · Ryanair
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,000 km / 621 mi · Ryanair
- [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Sweden · 1,002 km / 623 mi · Ryanair
- [SZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epsc.md) Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport · Poland · 1,004 km / 624 mi · Ryanair
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 1,010 km / 628 mi · Ryanair
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,021 km / 634 mi · Ryanair
- [TRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ento.md) Sandefjord Airport, Torp · Norway · 1,026 km / 638 mi · Ryanair
- [GOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limj.md) Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport · Italy · 1,046 km / 650 mi · Ryanair
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,063 km / 661 mi · Ryanair
- [LNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowl.md) Linz-Hörsching Airport · Austria · 1,073 km / 667 mi · Ryanair
- [PMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limp.md) Parma Airport · Italy · 1,079 km / 670 mi · Ryanair
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,126 km / 700 mi · Ryanair
- [POZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eppo.md) Poznań-Ławica Airport · Poland · 1,131 km / 703 mi · Ryanair
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,135 km / 705 mi · Ryanair
- [ZAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezg.md) Zaragoza Airport · Spain · 1,140 km / 708 mi · Ryanair
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 1,141 km / 709 mi · Ryanair
- [WRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwr.md) Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Poland · 1,153 km / 716 mi · Ryanair
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 1,155 km / 718 mi · Ryanair
- [KLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowk.md) Klagenfurt Airport · Austria · 1,175 km / 730 mi · Ryanair
- [TRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipq.md) Trieste Airport · Italy · 1,176 km / 731 mi · Ryanair
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 1,184 km / 736 mi · Ryanair
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,186 km / 737 mi · Ryanair
- [SCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lest.md) Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport · Spain · 1,191 km / 740 mi · Ryanair
- [BRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lktb.md) Brno-Tuřany Airport · Czechia · 1,200 km / 746 mi · Ryanair
- [BZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epby.md) Ignacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz Airport · Poland · 1,206 km / 749 mi · Ryanair
- [FLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirq.md) Florence Airport, Peretola · Italy · 1,212 km / 753 mi · British Airways
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,237 km / 769 mi · Ryanair
- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 1,244 km / 773 mi · Ryanair
- [OSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkmt.md) Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava · Czechia · 1,276 km / 793 mi · Ryanair
- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 1,278 km / 794 mi · Ryanair
- [CDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lech.md) Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport · Spain · 1,298 km / 807 mi · Ryanair
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,300 km / 808 mi · Ryanair
- [LCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epll.md) Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport · Poland · 1,314 km / 816 mi · Ryanair
- [KTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkt.md) Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · Poland · 1,319 km / 820 mi · Ryanair
- [VST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esow.md) Stockholm Västerås Airport · Sweden · 1,331 km / 827 mi · Ryanair
- [PEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirz.md) Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport · Italy · 1,340 km / 833 mi · Ryanair
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 1,341 km / 833 mi · Ryanair
- [AOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipy.md) Marche Airport · Italy · 1,341 km / 833 mi · Ryanair
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,363 km / 847 mi · Ryanair
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,379 km / 857 mi · Ryanair
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 1,379 km / 857 mi · Ryanair
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,385 km / 861 mi · Ryanair
- [WMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epmo.md) Warsaw Modlin Airport · Poland · 1,389 km / 863 mi · Ryanair
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,396 km / 867 mi · Ryanair
- [SZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epsy.md) Olsztyn-Mazury Airport · Poland · 1,402 km / 871 mi · Ryanair
- [PLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eypa.md) Palanga International Airport · Lithuania · 1,433 km / 890 mi · Ryanair
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,442 km / 896 mi · Jet2.com
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,451 km / 902 mi · Ryanair
- [CIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lira.md) Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport · Italy · 1,459 km / 907 mi · Ryanair
- [PSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libp.md) Abruzzo Airport · Italy · 1,484 km / 922 mi · Ryanair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,514 km / 941 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [KSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzkz.md) Košice International Airport · Slovakia · 1,529 km / 950 mi · Ryanair
- [RZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eprz.md) Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport · Poland · 1,532 km / 952 mi · Ryanair
- [CAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liee.md) Cagliari Elmas Airport · Italy · 1,561 km / 970 mi · Ryanair
- [RMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemi.md) Region of Murcia International Airport · Spain · 1,569 km / 975 mi · Ryanair
- [KUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eyka.md) Kaunas International Airport · Lithuania · 1,609 km / 1,000 mi · Ryanair
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,625 km / 1,010 mi · Ryanair
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,625 km / 1,010 mi · Ryanair
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 1,628 km / 1,012 mi · Ryanair
- [OMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrod.md) Oradea International Airport · Romania · 1,649 km / 1,025 mi · HiSky
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,679 km / 1,043 mi · Ryanair
- [VNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eyvi.md) Vilnius International Airport · Lithuania · 1,685 km / 1,047 mi · Ryanair
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,704 km / 1,059 mi · Ryanair
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 1,705 km / 1,059 mi · Air Algérie
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,731 km / 1,076 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 1,732 km / 1,076 mi · Ryanair
- [TLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eetn.md) Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · Estonia · 1,741 km / 1,082 mi · Ryanair
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,774 km / 1,102 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [TGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lypg.md) Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase · Montenegro · 1,778 km / 1,105 mi · Ryanair
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 1,781 km / 1,107 mi · Ryanair
- [CLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrcl.md) Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport · Romania · 1,782 km / 1,107 mi · Ryanair
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 1,823 km / 1,133 mi · Ryanair
- [TPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lict.md) Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi · Italy · 1,824 km / 1,133 mi · Ryanair
- [BDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libr.md) Brindisi Airport · Italy · 1,838 km / 1,142 mi · Ryanair
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 1,861 km / 1,156 mi · Ryanair
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,879 km / 1,168 mi · Ryanair
- [SUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lica.md) Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport · Italy · 1,901 km / 1,181 mi · Ryanair
- [REG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licr.md) Reggio Calabria Airport · Italy · 1,949 km / 1,211 mi · Ryanair
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 1,978 km / 1,229 mi · Ryanair
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 2,012 km / 1,250 mi · Ryanair
- [FEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmff.md) Fes Saïss International Airport · Morocco · 2,040 km / 1,268 mi · Ryanair
- [RBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmme.md) Rabat-Salé Airport · Morocco · 2,061 km / 1,281 mi · Ryanair
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 2,067 km / 1,284 mi · Ryanair
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 2,110 km / 1,311 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [RMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lukk.md) Chişinău International Airport · Moldova · 2,133 km / 1,325 mi · SkyUp, HiSky
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 2,144 km / 1,332 mi · Ryanair
- [PDV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbpd.md) Plovdiv International Airport · Bulgaria · 2,148 km / 1,335 mi · Ryanair
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 2,153 km / 1,338 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 2,354 km / 1,463 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,408 km / 1,496 mi · Ryanair
- [ESU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmi.md) Essaouira-Mogador Airport · Morocco · 2,417 km / 1,502 mi · Ryanair
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,455 km / 1,525 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,518 km / 1,565 mi · AJet
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 2,525 km / 1,569 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 2,537 km / 1,576 mi · Ryanair
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 2,574 km / 1,599 mi · SunExpress
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 2,688 km / 1,670 mi · Ryanair
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,796 km / 1,737 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 2,800 km / 1,740 mi · Ryanair
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 2,815 km / 1,749 mi · AJet
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,856 km / 1,775 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,911 km / 1,809 mi · SunExpress, Jet2.com
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 2,964 km / 1,842 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [SPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcla.md) La Palma Airport · Spain · 2,985 km / 1,855 mi · Jet2.com
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,997 km / 1,862 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 3,187 km / 1,980 mi · SunExpress
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 3,191 km / 1,983 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [GZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaj.md) Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport · Türkiye · 3,341 km / 2,076 mi · SunExpress
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 3,564 km / 2,215 mi · Arkia
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 3,657 km / 2,272 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,881 km / 2,412 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,917 km / 2,434 mi · Jet2.com
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,460 km / 3,393 mi · Emirates

### Seasonal (73)

- [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · Jersey · 344 km / 214 mi · Jet2.com
- [TUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfot.md) Tours Val de Loire Airport · France · 496 km / 308 mi · Ryanair
- [LRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbh.md) La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport · France · 643 km / 400 mi · Ryanair
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 644 km / 400 mi · Jet2.com
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 759 km / 472 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet, British Airways
- [BVE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsl.md) Brive Souillac airport · France · 767 km / 477 mi · Ryanair
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 774 km / 481 mi · easyJet
- [EGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbe.md) Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport · France · 785 km / 488 mi · Ryanair, British Airways
- [CMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflb.md) Chambéry Aix les Bains airport · France · 808 km / 502 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, British Airways
- [GNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfls.md) Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport · France · 816 km / 507 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [RDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfcr.md) Rodez–Aveyron Airport · France · 848 km / 527 mi · Ryanair
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 911 km / 566 mi · Lufthansa
- [TRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limf.md) Turin Airport · Italy · 921 km / 572 mi · TUI Airways
- [INN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowi.md) Innsbruck Airport · Austria · 950 km / 590 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [FNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lftw.md) Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport · France · 956 km / 594 mi · Ryanair
- [BZR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmu.md) Béziers Vias airport · France · 980 km / 609 mi · Ryanair
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,000 km / 621 mi · Jet2.com
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,021 km / 634 mi · Jet2.com
- [PGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmp.md) Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport · France · 1,036 km / 644 mi · Ryanair
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,052 km / 654 mi · Ryanair, British Airways
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,063 km / 661 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,126 km / 700 mi · Jet2.com
- [REU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lers.md) Reus Airport · Spain · 1,196 km / 743 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [FRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipk.md) Forlì-Luigi Ridolfi International Airport · Italy · 1,224 km / 761 mi · Ryanair
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,237 km / 769 mi · Jet2.com
- [RMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipr.md) Federico Fellini International Airport · Italy · 1,267 km / 787 mi · Ryanair
- [PUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldpl.md) Pula Airport · Croatia · 1,272 km / 790 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [RJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldri.md) Rijeka Airport · Croatia · 1,286 km / 799 mi · Ryanair
- [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 1,371 km / 852 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,379 km / 857 mi · Jet2.com
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,385 km / 861 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [AHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liea.md) Alghero-Fertilia Airport · Italy · 1,394 km / 866 mi · Ryanair
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 1,411 km / 877 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair, British Airways
- [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 1,415 km / 879 mi · Ryanair
- [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 1,450 km / 901 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair, British Airways
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 1,513 km / 940 mi · Jet2.com
- [OSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldos.md) Osijek Airport · Croatia · 1,534 km / 953 mi · Ryanair
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 1,614 km / 1,003 mi · Ryanair
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,625 km / 1,010 mi · Jet2.com
- [QSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liri.md) Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport · Italy · 1,680 km / 1,044 mi · Ryanair
- [LEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leam.md) Almería Airport · Spain · 1,685 km / 1,047 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,704 km / 1,059 mi · Jet2.com
- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 1,743 km / 1,083 mi · Jet2.com
- [XRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lejr.md) Jerez Airport · Spain · 1,755 km / 1,091 mi · Jet2.com
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 1,885 km / 1,171 mi · Jet2.com
- [NBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtnh.md) Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · Tunisia · 1,934 km / 1,202 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 1,978 km / 1,229 mi · Jet2.com
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 2,037 km / 1,266 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair
- [PVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpz.md) Aktion National Airport · Greece · 2,142 km / 1,331 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 2,144 km / 1,332 mi · Jet2.com
- [RVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efro.md) Rovaniemi Airport · Finland · 2,156 km / 1,340 mi · Ryanair
- [EFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkf.md) Kefallinia Airport · Greece · 2,195 km / 1,364 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair
- [KVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkv.md) Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport · Greece · 2,216 km / 1,377 mi · Jet2.com
- [ZTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgza.md) Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · Greece · 2,248 km / 1,397 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair
- [JSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsk.md) Skiathos Island National Airport · Greece · 2,281 km / 1,417 mi · Jet2.com
- [BOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbg.md) Burgas Airport · Bulgaria · 2,287 km / 1,421 mi · Jet2.com
- [KLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkl.md) Kalamata Airport · Greece · 2,371 km / 1,473 mi · Jet2.com
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,408 km / 1,496 mi · Jet2.com
- [MJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmt.md) Mytilene International Airport · Greece · 2,480 km / 1,541 mi · Jet2.com
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 2,574 km / 1,599 mi · Jet2.com
- [SMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsm.md) Samos Airport · Greece · 2,606 km / 1,619 mi · Jet2.com
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 2,623 km / 1,630 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [JTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsr.md) Santorini International Airport · Greece · 2,626 km / 1,632 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 2,688 km / 1,670 mi · Jet2.com, AJet
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 2,690 km / 1,671 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,699 km / 1,677 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,782 km / 1,729 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 2,800 km / 1,740 mi · Jet2.com
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 2,964 km / 1,842 mi · TUI Airways
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,997 km / 1,862 mi · TUI Airways
- [ASR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltau.md) Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Türkiye · 3,077 km / 1,912 mi · SunExpress
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 3,191 km / 1,983 mi · TUI Airways
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 3,250 km / 2,019 mi · Jet2.com

### Cargo (16)

- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 314 km / 195 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 359 km / 223 mi · FedEx Express
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 470 km / 292 mi · FedEx Express
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 490 km / 304 mi · Cargolux
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 492 km / 306 mi · UPS Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 618 km / 384 mi · Air Incheon, FedEx Express
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,455 km / 1,525 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,206 km / 3,235 mi · Qatar Airways
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,475 km / 3,402 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 5,562 km / 3,456 mi · Air Incheon
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 5,721 km / 3,555 mi · UPS Airlines
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 6,521 km / 4,052 mi · UPS Airlines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 7,034 km / 4,371 mi · FedEx Express
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 8,795 km / 5,465 mi · Air Incheon
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 9,431 km / 5,860 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 9,565 km / 5,943 mi · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (4)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 162
- P3 [CargoLogicAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargologicair)
- RK [Ryanair UK](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair-uk)
- ZT [Titan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/titan-airways)

### Passenger (16)

- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 65
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 18
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 7
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 7
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 5
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 3
- H7 [HiSky](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hisky) · 2
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1
- IZ [Arkia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arkia) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 · seasonal
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- PQ [SkyUp](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyup) · 1
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (8)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 4
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 4
- KJ [Air Incheon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-incheon) · 3
- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 2
- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Air Swift](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-swift), [Air UK Leisure](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-uk-leisure), [AirUK](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airuk), [Buzz](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buzz-buz), [Global Supply Systems](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/global-supply-systems), [Instone Air Line (1981)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/instone-air-line-1981), [Leisure International Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/leisure-international-airways), [MAXjet Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maxjet-airways), [William Dempster (airline)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/william-dempster-airline).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 23.3M (2022) | #104 of 3,974 | #28 in Europe | #4 in GB |
| Longest runway | 3,049 m / 10,003 ft | =1,033 of 29,858 | #146 in Europe | #7 in GB |
| Elevation | 106 m / 348 ft | =30,190 of 43,403 | =3,471 in Europe | =174 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | =122 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Stansted Radar | 120.625 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.175 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.950 |
| DIR | DIRECTOR | 136.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.725 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.800 |
| RDR | Director | 136.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 56 km / 35 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 56 km / 35 mi

## In collections

- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #21

## 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 Stansted Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Stansted_Airport&oldid=1376830127), 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/egss/data