London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

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Gatwick Airport (IATA code: LGW), or London Gatwick, is the second largest of the main London airports and is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger traffic.

Located some 30 miles south of central London (half an hour by train), just outside the town of Crawley in West Sussex, Gatwick Airport opened as an aerodrome for commercial flights in the early 1930s. Today the airport consists of two terminals, north and south, which use a single runway, 3,316 metres in length. A second runway exists but is only operated when the main runway is out of action.

Gatwick airport flies to more destinations than any other UK airport, handling over 43 million passengers per year. Over fifty airlines fly from the airport including long-haul operators like British Airways and Virgin and low-cost operators like easyJet, Thomas Cook and Thomson.

Gatwick was the world’s first airport to have a direct mainline train link with a dedicated railway station. The airport aims to run a train to the capital every two and a half minutes by 2024.

Gatwick airport won the International Airport Review Award for Environmental Awareness in 2017.

Articles

International Airport Summit 2024: Preview Your Journey to Amsterdam!

In-Depth Focus…Baggage Transformation Issue 4 2024

Issue 4 2024 International Airport Review

Pioneering a new era of passenger experience at London Gatwick

Cleaner, Greener Airports: Making Aviation More Sustainable – London Gatwick

Protecting woodlands, wetlands and willows under London Gatwick’s Biodiversity Action Plan

London Gatwick’s updated approach to sustainability

How airports are seizing the opportunity to incorporate drones and unmanned vehicles into their ecosystem

Maximising security lane throughput

“This is innovation” with Abhi Chacko

London Gatwick Airport rewrites the runway resurfacing rule book

Reaching net zero for direct carbon emissions before 2040

Older articles

News

Firefighters at Gatwick Airport complete charity stair climb challenge

Online guides to help with accessibility in London Gatwick Airport have been launched

POWER OUTAGE: Updates of the global situation

UK airports face public backlash after increasing drop-off charges

VINCI acquires 50.01% of Edinburgh Airport

One week remaining to respond to proposed changes to Gatwick Airport’s Northern Runway plan

Air India introduces digital refreshment vouchers linked to boarding passes

London Gatwick contributed £5.5 billion to UK economy in 2023, according to research

London Gatwick joins Sussex Six campaign to support local food and drink producers

Croydon Council and London Gatwick unite to boost economic growth for local residents

London Gatwick offers £100,000 in funding to Sussex, Surrey and Kent causes

New London Gatwick taxiway to help reduce delays and cut aircraft emissions

Older news

Videos

Innovating baggage at London Gatwick: An interview with Stevie Summers, Head of Baggage

Preparing for a record-breaking 2024 at London Gatwick Airport

Taking London Gatwick’s long haul plans with Stephanie Wear

Leveraging growth at London Gatwick Airport

In conversation with Stewart Wingate, CEO of London Gatwick Airport

In conversation with Nicolas Notebaert of VINCI Concessions and VINCI Airports

Webinars

Improving operational efficiency to reduce airport costs

Airfare Big Data: What’s in it for your airport? Network monitoring & route development new source of insight

Whitepapers

Whitepaper: A History of Innovation at London’s Gatwick Airport