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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Use British English|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox airport | name = London Gatwick Airport | nativename = | image = LGW airport logo.svg | image-width = 250 | image2 = Gatwick Airport (50850159593).jpg | image2-width = 250 | IATA = LGW | ICAO = EGKK | WMO = 03776 | type = Public | owner-oper = Gatwick Airport Limited | city-served = [[London]] | location = [[Crawley]], West Sussex, England | built = {{start date and age|1928|11||df=yes}} | opened = {{start date and age|1958|05|30|df=yes}} | hub = {{nowrap|[[British Airways]]}} | focus_city = | operating_base = {{ubl|class=nowrap | [[BA EuroFlyer]] | [[easyJet UK]] | [[Jet2.com]] | [[Norse Atlantic UK]] | [[TUI Airways]] | [[Vueling]] | [[Wizz Air UK]]}} | elevation-f = 203 | coordinates = {{coord|51|08|53|N|0|11|25|W|region:GB-WSX_type:airport}} | website = {{URL|gatwickairport.com}} | pushpin_map = United Kingdom West Sussex#England | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[West Sussex]]##Location in England | pushpin_label = '''LGW'''/EGKK | metric-rwy = yes | r1-number = 08L/26R{{efn|Gatwick has two runways; however, their proximity prevents simultaneous operation, so only a single runway is in operation at any time.}} | r1-length-m = 2,565 | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete]] | r2-number = 08R/26L | r2-length-m = 3,316 | r2-surface = Asphalt concrete | stat-year = 2024 | stat1-header = Total passengers | stat1-data = 43,242,000 | stat2-header = Aircraft movements | stat2-data = 265,358 | stat3-header = | stat3-data = | stat4-header = | stat4-data = | stat5-header = Gates | stat5-data = 115 (in terminal) | footnotes = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2020_12/Airport_Statistics_Summary.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201094313/https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2020_12/Airport_Statistics_Summary.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2021|title=Airport Statistics Summary|publisher=Civil Aviation Authority|location=[[London]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/all/23_04_27_new_gatwick_brand.aspx|title=London Gatwick celebrates next phase of growth with launch of new brand and refreshed vision|publisher=Gatwick Airport Limited|location=Crawley|access-date=29 April 2023|archive-date=6 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506095921/https://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/all/23_04_27_new_gatwick_brand.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Statistics from CAA. }}
'''London Gatwick Airport''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|æ|t|w|ᵻ|k}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191022160850/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/gatwick Oxford Dictionaries] (retrieved 5 September 2012) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203015846/http://oxforddictionaries.com/pronounce/english/Gatwick |date=3 February 2014 }}</ref>) {{airport codes|LGW|EGKK}} is [[Airports of London|one of several international airports]] serving [[Greater London]] and southern England. It is located near [[Crawley]], in [[West Sussex]] ({{convert|30|mi}} south of [[Central London]]), England. In 2024, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by [[List of busiest airports in the United Kingdom|total passenger traffic in the UK]], after [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]], and was the [[List of the busiest airports in Europe|tenth-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Vinci Airports – Traffic 2024 |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/16/3010996/0/en/VINCI-Airports-Traffic-as-of-December-31-2024.html| date=16 January 2025 |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> It covers a total area of {{convert|674|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aerohabitat.eu/uploads/media/BAA_-_Gatwick_Interim_Master_Plana_2015.pdf |title=Gatwick Airport Interim Master Plan |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915225519/http://www.aerohabitat.eu/uploads/media/BAA_-_Gatwick_Interim_Master_Plana_2015.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s; it has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals: the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of {{convert|98000|m2|sqft sqyd|abbr=on}} and {{convert|160000|m2|sqft sqyd|abbr=on}} respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/facts-stats/ |title=Facts and Stats |website=Gatwick Airport |year=2014 |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829080203/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/facts-stats/ |archive-date=29 August 2013}}</ref> It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main runway with a length of {{convert|3316|m|ft|abbr=out}}. A secondary runway is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if the main runway is not in use. In 2018, 46.1{{nbsp}}million passengers passed through the airport, a 1.1% increase compared with 2017.<ref name="Gatwick long-2019">{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2018/2019-01-16-gatwick-long-haul-traffic-grows-in-december.aspx |title=Gatwick long-haul traffic grows in December as 46.1m passengers travel through in 2018 |date=16 January 2019 |access-date=19 January 2019 }} {{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Gatwick is the secondary London hub for [[British Airways]] and the largest operating base for low-cost carrier [[easyJet]].
==History== {{For timeline}}
===Early years=== [[File:Douglas DC-6 EC-AUC TASSA LGW 29.08.64 edited-2.jpg|thumb|A [[Douglas DC-6]] in front of the then-new terminal at Gatwick Airport in 1964]] [[File:BAC_111-201AC_One-Eleven,_British_Caledonian_Airways_AN1809004.jpg|thumb|A [[BAC 1-11]] with the main terminal building at Gatwick Airport in 1973]] The land on which Gatwick Airport stands was first developed as an [[aerodrome]] in the late 1920s. The [[Air Ministry]] approved commercial flights from the site in 1933, and the first terminal, "[[Beehive, Gatwick Airport|The Beehive]]", was built in 1935. Scheduled air services from the new terminal began the following year. During the [[Second World War]], the airport was taken over by the military and was known as '''RAF Gatwick'''. After the war, the airport returned to its civilian capacity. The airport proper was built in the mid-1950s opening in 1956. The airport buildings were designed by [[Yorke Rosenberg Mardall]] between 1955 and 1988.<ref>{{cite book| first=Alan| last=Powers| title=In the Line of Development: FRS Yorke, E Rosenberg and CS Mardall to YRM, 1930–1992| year=1992| publisher=RIBA Heinz Gallery| isbn=1-872911-20-X}}</ref>
In the 1960s, [[British United Airways]] (BUA) and [[Dan-Air]] were two of the largest British independent{{efn|independent from [[government-owned corporation]]s}} airlines at Gatwick, with the former establishing itself as the dominant scheduled operator at the airport as well as providing a significant number of the airport's non-scheduled services and the latter becoming its leading provider of [[inclusive tour]] charter services.<ref>Cooper, B., ''Got your number'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 6 June 2008, p. 12</ref> Further rapid growth of charter flights at Gatwick was encouraged by the [[Ministry of Aviation]], which instructed airlines to move regular charter flights from Heathrow. Following the takeover of BUA by [[Caledonian Airways]] at the beginning of the following decade, the resulting airline, [[British Caledonian]] (BCal), became Gatwick's dominant scheduled airline during the 1970s. While continuing to dominate scheduled operations at Gatwick for most of the 1980s, BCal was also one of the airport's major charter airlines until the end of the 1970s (together with Dan-Air, [[Laker Airways]] and [[British Airtours]]).<ref name="Iyengar">Iyengar, K., ''Bermuda Bloomers'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 8 February 2008, p. 18</ref>
As a result of conditions imposed by Britain's [[Monopolies and Mergers Commission]] on the takeover of BCal by the then newly privatised [[British Airways]] (BA) at the end of the 1980s, Dan-Air and [[Air Europe]] assumed BCal's former role as Gatwick's dominant scheduled short-haul operator while BA continued in BCal's erstwhile role as the airport's most important scheduled long-haul operator. Following the demise of Air Europe and Dan-Air (both of which had continued to provide a significant number of charter flights in addition to a growing number of scheduled short-haul flights at Gatwick) in the early 1990s, BA (having purchased Dan-Air) began building up Gatwick into a secondary [[airline hub|hub]] (complementing its main hub at Heathrow). These moves resulted in BA becoming Gatwick's dominant airline by the turn of the millennium.<ref name="Iyengar-2">Iyengar, K., ''The only way is up'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 11 April 2008, p. 16</ref><ref>Iyengar, K., ''Heading North'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 9 May 2008, p. 16</ref> BA's subsequent decision to de-hub Gatwick provided the space for [[easyJet]] to establish its biggest base at the airport and become its dominant airline.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anna.aero/2012/08/02/easyjets-biggest-base-at-london-gatwick-reaches-50-aircraft-and-almost-100-routes/ |title=easyJet's biggest base at London Gatwick has 50 aircraft and almost 100 routes; Spain remains No. 1 market in summer (> Airline Analysis) |publisher=Anna.Aero |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013444/http://www.anna.aero/2012/08/02/easyjets-biggest-base-at-london-gatwick-reaches-50-aircraft-and-almost-100-routes/ |archive-date=5 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Transatlantic flights to the United States=== From 1978 to 2008, many flights to and from the United States used Gatwick because of restrictions on the use of Heathrow implemented in the [[Bermuda II Agreement]] between the UK and the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201999.html |title=Bermuda 2 initialled, Air Transport |work=Flight International |date=2 July 1977 |page=5 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208084614/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201999.html |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[EU–US Open Skies Agreement]], which became effective on 30 March 2008, led several airlines to downsize their transatlantic operations at Gatwick in favour of Heathrow. [[Continental Airlines]] was the second transatlantic carrier (after [[American Airlines]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.icm.ac.uk/leisure/aa-ends-gatwick-operations/365/ |title=AA ends Gatwick operations |website=[[Institute of Commercial Management]] |date=17 March 2008 |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006033750/http://news.icm.ac.uk/leisure/aa-ends-gatwick-operations/365/ |archive-date=6 October 2011 }}</ref> to leave Gatwick after it decided to transfer the seasonal [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]] service to Heathrow on 3 May 2009.<ref>{{cite journal| journal=[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]| volume=169| number=10| date=15 September 2008| title=Goodbye Gatwick| page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Done |first= Kevin |date= 9 September 2008 |title= Continental closes Gatwick operation |work= Financial Times |url= https://www.ft.com/content/89075f0a-7e99-11dd-b1af-000077b07658 |access-date= 6 October 2023 |archive-date= 15 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231015224128/https://www.ft.com/content/89075f0a-7e99-11dd-b1af-000077b07658 |url-status= live }}</ref>
[[US Airways]], Gatwick's last remaining US carrier, ended its service between Gatwick and [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]] on 30 March 2013.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/pressreleases.html |title=US Airways Announces Schedule for Charlotte to London Heathrow Service and Opens Flights for Sale |publisher=US Airways |date=17 December 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126223852/http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/pressreleases.html |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> This left Gatwick without a scheduled US airline for the first time in 35 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clippedb.org/hive/documents/braniff_history.html |title=Braniff History – Braniff History Time Line: 1978 |publisher=clippedb.org (The Association of Former Braniff Flight Attendants) |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602165143/http://www.clippedb.org/hive/documents/braniff_history.html |archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> Before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], [[Delta Air Lines]] announced its intent to launch service between Gatwick and [[Boston Logan International Airport|Boston]] in the summer of 2020, which would have made it the first US airline to service Gatwick since the withdrawal of the US Airways service in 2013, but the massive global travel downturn placed these plans on indefinite hold.<ref>{{cite press release| url=https://news.delta.com/delta-virgin-atlantic-boost-summer-flying-between-us-and-uk-2020| title=Delta, Virgin Atlantic boost summer flying between U.S. and U.K. in 2020| publisher=Delta Airlines| date=15 August 2019| access-date=15 August 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815144837/https://news.delta.com/delta-virgin-atlantic-boost-summer-flying-between-us-and-uk-2020| archive-date=15 August 2019| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, [[JetBlue]] became the first US airline to serve Gatwick since 2013, with services to [[New York–JFK]] and Boston.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
===Development since the 2000s=== On 17 September 2008, BAA announced it would sell Gatwick after the [[Competition Commission (United Kingdom)|Competition Commission]] published a report about BAA's market dominance in London and the [[South East England|South East]]. On 21 October 2009, it was announced that an agreement had been reached to sell Gatwick to a consortium led by [[Global Infrastructure Partners]] (GIP), which subsequently also bought [[Edinburgh Airport]] in 2012, for £1.51{{nbsp}}billion. The sale was completed on 3 December.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 October 2009 |title=BAA agrees Gatwick airport sale |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8317662.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=11 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022030124/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8317662.stm |archive-date=22 October 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2010, GIP sold minority stakes in the airport of 12% and 15% to the South Korean National Pension Service and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for £100{{nbsp}}million and £125{{nbsp}}million, respectively. The sales were part of GIP's [[strategic management|strategy]] to [[syndicate#Finance syndicates|syndicate]] the [[equity (finance)|equity]] portion of the original acquisition by issuing [[bond (finance)|bonds]] to [[refinance]] bank debt. Although this entails bringing additional investors into the airport, GIP aims to retain [[management control]].<ref>{{cite news| last1=Fenton| first1=Susan| last2=Roumeliotis| first2=Greg| title=Abu Dhabi wealth fund buys into Gatwick Airport| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-gatwick-abu-dhabi-idUSTRE61403S20100205| access-date=11 February 2015| work=Reuters|location=London| date=5 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211222626/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2010/02/05/us-gatwick-abu-dhabi-idUSTRE61403S20100205| archive-date=11 February 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gatwick-airport-uk.info/gatwickairport240210.html |title=Gatwick Airport News: GIP to replace bank debt with bonds |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=24 February 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718155205/http://www.gatwick-airport-uk.info/gatwickairport240210.html |archive-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref>
The [[California]]n state pension fund [[CalPERS]] acquired a 12.7% stake in Gatwick Airport for about US$155{{nbsp}}million (£104.8{{nbsp}}million) in June 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65H4ZC20100618 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201071553/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65H4ZC20100618 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2013 |title=Calpers acquires 12.7 percent stake in Gatwick Airport |website=Reuters |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 |first=Jim |last=Christie}}</ref> On 21 December 2010, the [[A$]]69{{nbsp}}billion (£44{{nbsp}}billion) [[Future Fund]], a sovereign wealth fund established by the Australian government in 2006, agreed to purchase a 17.2% stake in Gatwick Airport from GIP for £145{{nbsp}}million. This transaction completed GIP's syndication process for the airport, reducing its stake to 42% (although the firm's extra [[Voting interest|voting rights]] meant it still controlled the airport's [[board of directors|board]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0c92adca-0c73-11e0-8408-00144feabdc0 |title=Future Fund gets Gatwick go-ahead |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |location=London |date=21 December 2010 |access-date=16 November 2021 |first=Martin |last=Arnold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224071755/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c92adca-0c73-11e0-8408-00144feabdc0.html#axzz18lAMAJ4A |archive-date=24 December 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In August 2020, the airport announced plans to cut over a quarter of its employees as a result of a planned company restructuring caused by the effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The planned cuts will bring the total workforce of the airport to 1,900; before the start of the pandemic it was 3,300, however, an additional 785 jobs were cut earlier in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/825ad395-2c82-4c81-a2e4-fe97b6eb238a |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/825ad395-2c82-4c81-a2e4-fe97b6eb238a |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=Gatwick to cut a quarter of its staff as part of restructuring |newspaper=Financial Times |last=Georgiadis |first=Philip |date=26 August 2020 |access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref> In August 2021, it was reported that Gatwick's operators were in talks with lenders following posting first-half-year net losses of £ 245m.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ralph |first1=Philip Giorgiadis and Oliver |title=Gatwick in talks with lenders as losses mount |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ccbe4745-fef0-4599-bfa9-c9470cb51f0e |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/ccbe4745-fef0-4599-bfa9-c9470cb51f0e |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |newspaper=Financial Times |location=London |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>
==Corporate affairs== ===Ownership=== The former BAA Limited (now [[Heathrow Airport Holdings]]) and its predecessors, BAA plc and the British Airports Authority, owned and operated Gatwick from 1 April 1966 to 2 December 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1966/1966%20-%201009.html |title=British Airports Authority in Business, Air Transport ... |work=Flight International |date=14 April 1966 |page=584 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205544/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1966/1966%20-%201009.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/history/ |title=History |publisher=Gatwick Airport |year=2014 |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014646/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/history/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> The airport is owned and operated by Gatwick Airport Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ivy Holdco Limited,<ref>{{cite web| title=Ivy Holdco Limited| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=214465235| website=Bloomberg| access-date=30 September 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930131044/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=214465235| archive-date=30 September 2017| url-status=live}}</ref> owned by [[Global Infrastructure Partners]] (GIP), itself owned by [[BlackRock]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/globalassets/documents/business_and_community/investor_relations/year_end_2017/ivy-holdco-limited-consolidated-financial-statements_31-march-2017.pdf |title=Ivy Holdco Limited, Annual Report 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805181724/http://www.gatwickairport.com/globalassets/documents/business_and_community/investor_relations/year_end_2017/ivy-holdco-limited-consolidated-financial-statements_31-march-2017.pdf |archive-date=5 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2018, [[Vinci Airports|Vinci]] announced that it would acquire a 50.01% majority stake for £2.9bn, with a GIP-managed consortium of investors (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Australia's sovereign wealth fund and two public pension funds in California and South Korea) owning the remaining 49.9%.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/27/gatwick-airport-sold-to-french-group|title=Gatwick airport: majority stake sold to French group| last=Kollewe| first=Julia| date=27 December 2018| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| location=London| access-date=27 December 2018| language=en-GB| issn=0261-3077| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227115925/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/27/gatwick-airport-sold-to-french-group| archive-date=27 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Our Owners and Management| url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/ownership-management/| website=Gatwick Airport| access-date=6 May 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506085458/https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/ownership-management/| archive-date=6 May 2020| url-status=live}}</ref> The sale was completed by the middle of 2019.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46691846| title=French firm to control Gatwick Airport| date=27 December 2018|last=Leggett|first=Theo| work=BBC News|location=London| access-date=27 December 2018| language=en-GB| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227213052/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46691846| archive-date=27 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref>
===Leadership=== In September 2023, [[Margaret Ford, Baroness Ford]] was announced as the new Chair of Gatwick Airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baroness Ford appointed as new chair of London Gatwick |url=https://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/news/baroness-ford-appointed-as-new-chair-of-london-gatwick-266e-40f32.html |website=Gatwick Airport |access-date=5 November 2023 |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105153948/https://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/news/baroness-ford-appointed-as-new-chair-of-london-gatwick-266e-40f32.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Operations== === Facilities === [[File:EGKK Layout.svg|thumb|Airport map (as of November 2016)]] [[File:Gatwick_Air_Traffic_Control_tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_237405.jpg|alt=Tall, white control tower|thumb|The airport control tower opened in 1984.]] [[File:AIR BRIDGE.PIER 4.GATWICK.LONDON - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The bridge connecting the North Terminal to its apron pier]] [[File:Gatwick_North_Terminal_Apron_Bridge_Interior.jpg|thumb|Interior of the North Terminal apron pier bridge]]
On 31 May 2008, [[Virgin Holidays]] opened the V Room, Gatwick's first lounge dedicated to their long-haul leisure travellers. On 25 January 2017, the lounge moved to the North Terminal together with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse as part of the airline moves that saw British Airways and Virgin Atlantic exchange their previous terminal locations and easyJet consolidated in the North Terminal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/attheairport/clubhouses/vroom.jsp |title=V Room – The new Lounge at Gatwick |website=Virgin Atlantic |access-date=11 February 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140211210230/http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/attheairport/clubhouses/vroom.jsp |archive-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2016/12/21/virgin-holidays-unveils-new-gatwick-v-room/ |author=Caswell, Mark |title=Virgin Holidays unveils new Gatwick v-room |journal=Business Traveller |date=21 December 2016 |access-date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118172654/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2016/12/21/virgin-holidays-unveils-new-gatwick-v-room/ |archive-date=18 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 April 2009, an independent pay-for-access lounge opened in the South Terminal. Gatwick also has a conference and business centre, and several on- and off-site hotels ranging in class from executive to [[capsule hotel|economy]].
The airport has [[Anglican]], Catholic and [[Free Church of England|Free Church]] chaplains, and there are [[Multifaith space|multi-faith prayer]] and counselling rooms in each terminal. A daily service is led by one of the chaplains.<ref>"Chaplain's Corner – with Gatwick chaplain Sister Jo Threlfall", ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hammersmith, 29 April 2011, p. 9</ref>
The [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]] Safety Regulation Group is in Aviation House.<ref>"[http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAA_Bus_Service.pdf Bus Services to CAA Safety Regulation Group, Aviation House] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901204025/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAA_Bus_Service.pdf |date=1 September 2012 }}". Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 9 September 2010. "Aviation House South Area Gatwick Airport RH6 0YR"</ref> [[WesternGeco]], a geophysical services company, has its head office and Europe–Africa–Russia offices in Schlumberger House,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/about/contact/regions.aspx |title=Regions |year=2014 |publisher=WesternGeco |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018171925/http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/about/contact/regions.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/about/contact/regions/europe.aspx |title=Europe/Africa/Russia |year=2014 |publisher=WesternGeco |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221153303/http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/about/contact/regions/europe.aspx |archive-date=21 February 2014 }}</ref> a {{convert|124000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} building on the airport grounds<ref name="Eade">Eade, Christine (8 June 2007). "[http://www.propertyweek.com/news/the-market-in-minutes-sussex/3088863.article The market in minutes – Sussex]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715122953/http://www.propertyweek.com/news/the-market-in-minutes-sussex/3088863.article |date=15 July 2011 }}. ''[[Property Week]]''. Retrieved 12 February 2011.</ref> near the South Terminal. The company had a 15-year lease on the building, scheduled to expire in June 2008. In 2007, WesternGeco reached an agreement with its landlord, BAA Lynton, extending its lease to 2016 at an initial rent of £2.1{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="Eade"/> [[Fastjet]] has its [[registered office|registered]] and head offices at Suite 2C in First Point at the airport.<ref>"[http://www.fastjet.com/tz/corporate/investor-contacts Investor Contacts]". ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130515101026/http://www.fastjet.com/tz/corporate/investor-contacts Archive]) [[Fastjet]]. Retrieved 7 May 2013. "Registered Office and Head Office fastjet Plc Suite 2C First Point Buckingham Gate Gatwick Airport RH6 0NT"</ref>
Before the sale, BAA planned an £874{{nbsp}}million investment at Gatwick over five years, including increased capacity for both terminals, improvements to the transport interchange and a new baggage system for the South Terminal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukaccs.info/gatwick/acc240408.pdf |title=Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717165619/http://www.ukaccs.info/gatwick/acc240408.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Passengers passing through the airport are informed about the redevelopment programme with large [[QR code|mobile barcodes]] on top of construction hoardings. Scanning these transfers information on the construction to the user's [[smartphone]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Giant barcodes at UK airport to lead visitors on "Discovery Tour" |website=The Next Web |date=4 November 2010 |url=https://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/11/04/giant-barcodes-at-uk-airport-to-lead-visitors-on-discovery-tour/ |access-date=5 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512070942/http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/11/04/giant-barcodes-at-uk-airport-to-lead-visitors-on-discovery-tour/ |archive-date=12 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In the summer of 2013, Gatwick introduced ''Gatwick Connect'', a free flight connection service to assist passengers changing flights at Gatwick whose airlines do not provide a full flight connection service. On 15 September 2015, the service was rebranded as ''GatwickConnects''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/15-09-15-new-world-first-gatwick-connects-booking-service-launched.aspx |publisher=Gatwick Airport |title=New world-first GatwickConnects booking service launched, providing more choice and more competitive fight options |date=15 September 2015 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918013658/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/15-09-15-new-world-first-gatwick-connects-booking-service-launched.aspx |archive-date=18 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gatwick hopes for greater connectivity |last=Otley |first=Tom |magazine=Business Traveller |date=31 December 2016 |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2016/12/31/gatwick-hopes-greater-connectivity |access-date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118164243/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2016/12/31/gatwick-hopes-greater-connectivity/ |archive-date=18 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is available to passengers connecting on several major airlines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/redefining-airport-hubs-self-connectivity-the-next-vital-piece-in-the-industrys-advancement-225855 |title=Redefining airport hubs: (Self)-connectivity: the next vital piece in the industry's advancement – Gatwick Airport is another example where self-connection matters |website=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=29 May 2015 |access-date=6 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601010155/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/redefining-airport-hubs-self-connectivity-the-next-vital-piece-in-the-industrys-advancement-225855 |archive-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ttgdigital.com/news/gtmc-gatwick-no-longer-bucket-and-spade-airport/4691670.article#commentsubmitted |title=GTMC: Gatwick no longer 'bucket-and-spade airport' |website=TTG Digital |date=5 June 2014 |access-date=5 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607014507/http://www.ttgdigital.com/news/gtmc-gatwick-no-longer-bucket-and-spade-airport/4691670.article#commentsubmitted |archive-date=7 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flight-connections/GatwickConnectsFAQs/ |title=GatwickConnects FAQs |publisher=Gatwick Airport |year=2017 |access-date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112162547/http://gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flight-connections/GatwickConnectsFAQs |archive-date=12 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Flight movements=== Gatwick operates as a single-runway airport although it has two runways; the northern runway (08L/26R) can only be used when the main runway (08R/26L) is out of use. The UK Integrated Aeronautical Information Package gives the Takeoff Run Available (TORA) of its main runway (08R/26L) as 3,255 m when aircraft take off in a westerly direction (26) and 3,159 m when takeoffs occur in an easterly direction (08). The documentation lists the respective TORA for the northern runway (08L/26R) as 2,565 m in both directions. Nearly three-quarters of takeoffs are towards the west (74% over 12 months). Both runways are {{convert|148|ft|m|abbr=on}} wide; they are {{convert|656|ft|m|abbr=on}} apart,<ref>"Gatwick Runway Options Consultation" (Section 2: Our runway options / 2.1 Features common to all options – The length of the runway), Gatwick Airport Limited, April 2014, p. 16</ref> which is insufficient for the simultaneous use of both runways. During normal operations the northern runway is used as a taxiway,<ref name="Flight International-1979b">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203094.html |title=Gatwick runway deal agreed, Air Transport |work=Flight International |date=25 August 1979 |page=569 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205026/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203094.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Flight International-1979a">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203288.html |title=BAA reveals Gatwick expansion plans, Air Transport |work=Flight International |date=8 September 1979 |page=757 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204526/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203288.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> consistent with its original construction (although it was gradually widened).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/history.asp |title=History – 1958 |website=Gatwick Aviation Society |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002201253/http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/history.asp |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In October 2018, the airport announced that it was "exploring how to make best use of its existing runways, including the possibility of bringing its existing standby runway into routine use".<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport second runway 'by the back door' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-45861559 |work=BBC News |location=Tunbridge Wells|publisher=BBC English Regions|date=15 October 2018 |access-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015110120/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-45861559 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> One scenario would see 08L/26R used for departing narrow-body aircraft only, while the longer 08R/26L would be used for wide-body take-offs and all landings; widening 08L/26R would also increase the centreline separation slightly. New technology could also be used to increase capacity on the main runway, and, in the longer term, the airport remains interested in constructing a new runway to the south.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gatwick floats back-up runway for single-aisle departures |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gatwick-floats-back-up-runway-for-single-aisle-depar-452816/ |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=Flight Global |date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103224541/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gatwick-floats-back-up-runway-for-single-aisle-depar-452816/ |archive-date=3 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2023, plans were announced to expand the second runway and make it operational for regular use.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Will |date=4 July 2023 |title=London's Gatwick Airport Expects Second Runway – AirlineGeeks.com |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2023/07/04/london-s-gatwick-airport-expects-second-runway/ |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705224000/https://airlinegeeks.com/2023/07/04/london-s-gatwick-airport-expects-second-runway/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The main runway uses a Category III [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS). The northern runway does not have an ILS; when it is in use, arriving aircraft are radar vectored to intercept an RNAV ([[GNSS]]) approach, providing the aircraft is equipped and the operator has approval. This approach is satellite-based and is also available for the main runway. When an RNAV approach is not possible, assistance from the approach controller using surveillance radar, an "SRA approach" is available. This involves heading instructions and altitude callouts supplied by the [[Air Traffic Control]]ler.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=93&Itemid=142.html |title=NATS – London Gatwick Aerodrome Approach Charts |publisher=Nats-uk.ead-it.com |access-date=15 August 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2023}}</ref> On both runways, a [[continuous descent approach]] is used to minimise the environmental effects of incoming aircraft, particularly at night.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flight Evaluation Report 2006/07 |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/assets//B2CPortal/Static%20Files/FEU%20Report%202006-07.pdf |access-date=26 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227080554/http://www.gatwickairport.com/assets//B2CPortal/Static%20Files/FEU%20Report%202006-07.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Night flights are subject to restrictions;<ref>{{cite press release| title=Tighter regulation| url=http://gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise/what-were-doing/tighter-regulation/| publisher=Gatwick Airport| access-date=11 February 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211224516/http://gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise/what-were-doing/tighter-regulation/| archive-date=11 February 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> between 11 pm and 7 am, noisier aircraft (rated [[Quota Count system|QC]]/8 and QC/16) may not operate. From 11.30 pm to 6 am (the night quota period) there are three limits: Number of flights, a [[Quota Count system]], limiting total noise permitted<ref>{{cite web |title=Night noise |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise/air-traffic-noise-explained/noise-around-the-airport/night-noise/ |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014440/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise/air-traffic-noise-explained/noise-around-the-airport/night-noise/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> and no night [[Night flying restrictions|QC/4]] flights.
Air traffic control services are [[outsourcing|outsourced]]. In 2014 a proposed contract award for air traffic control services was suspended due to errors in the airport operator's [[procurement]] process, which was governed at the time by the [[European Union]]'s rules on procurement in the energy, telecommunications, transport and water sectors. Consideration of the legal case brought by [[NATS UK]] discussed whether the court's approach to resolving such cases should consider the ''[[American Cyanamid#Legal issues|American Cyanamid]]'' principles reflected in UK national procurement law or a different "balance of interests" test, as proposed by NATS, which was less likely to allow a proposed contract award where [[damages]] paid to a successful challenger might be an adequate [[legal remedy]]. Use of the "balance of interests" test was ruled out by [[Vivian Ramsey|Mr Justice Ramsey]].<ref>Referred to in England and Wales High Court (Technology and Construction Court), [https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/TCC/2018/200.html Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and another v Lancashire County Council <nowiki>[</nowiki>2018<nowiki>]</nowiki> EWHC 200], paragraph 18, delivered on 8 February 2018, accessed on 30 September 2024</ref>
===Security=== The airport is policed by the Gatwick District of [[Sussex Police]]. The district is responsible for the entire airport (including aircraft) and, in certain circumstances, aircraft in flight. The 150 officers attached to this district include armed and unarmed officers, and [[community support officers]] for minor offences. The airport district counters [[man-portable air-defence systems|man-portable surface-to-air missiles]] (MANPADS) by patrolling in and around the airport and a separate sub-unit has vehicle checks around the airport.<ref>"Guarding Gatwick", Airports – September/October 2007 (Key Publishing), p. 17</ref>
Access to airside portions of the airport is controlled and maintained by the airport's team of security officers, regulated by the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aviation security overview {{!}} Civil Aviation Authority |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/security/aviation-security-overview/ |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=www.caa.co.uk |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819111926/https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/security/aviation-security-overview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Brook House Immigration Removal Centre|Brook House]], an immigration removal centre of [[Immigration Enforcement]], was opened near the airport on 18 March 2009 by the then [[Home Secretary]] [[Jacqui Smith]].<ref>{{cite news |date=18 March 2009 |title=Illegal immigrant centre opened |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7950704.stm |newspaper=BBC News |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407144935/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7950704.stm |archive-date=7 April 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Major airlines=== The airport is a base for scheduled airlines [[British Airways]] (BA), [[easyJet]], [[Wizz Air]], and charter operators such as [[TUI Airways]]. Gatwick is unique among London's airports in its representation of the three main airline business models: full service, [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost]] and [[air charter|charter]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf |title=Our vision for Gatwick, 1.12, 1 Introduction, Gatwick Interim Master Plan |page=7 |date=October 2006 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728043101/http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of October 2016, these respectively accounted for 26.6%,{{efn|name=UKRegions|excluding scheduled regional air services}} 61.3%{{efn| name=UKRegions}} and 13.1%{{efn|including scheduled regional air services}} of Gatwick's seat capacity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/london-airports-and-a-new-runway-heathrow-the-business-champion-but-the-biggest-growth-is-elsewhere-307562 |title=London airports and a new runway: Heathrow the business champion but the biggest growth is elsewhere |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=21 October 2016 |access-date=23 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022144433/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/london-airports-and-a-new-runway-heathrow-the-business-champion-but-the-biggest-growth-is-elsewhere-307562 |archive-date=22 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
By late 2015, [[easyJet]] flew over 100 routes from Gatwick with a fleet of more than 60 aircraft.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://corporate.easyjet.com/~/media/Files/E/Easyjet-Plc-V2/pdf/investors/results-centre/2015/2015-full-year-results-presentation.pdf |title=Full year results analyst and investor presentation |publisher=easyJet |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=20 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121094436/http://corporate.easyjet.com/~/media/Files/E/Easyjet-Plc-V2/pdf/investors/results-centre/2015/2015-full-year-results-presentation.pdf |archive-date=21 November 2015 }}</ref><ref name="EasyJet-2015">{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.easyjet.com/stories/8918 |title=easyJet confirms move to single terminal at London Gatwick (> Media > News) |publisher=EasyJet |date=23 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150124231738/http://mediacentre.easyjet.com/stories/8918 |archive-date=24 January 2015 }}</ref> The airport is the carrier's largest base and its 16{{nbsp}}million passengers per year accounted for 45% of Gatwick's 2013 total<ref name="Lea-2014">{{cite news| title=easyJet cleared for takeover at Gatwick Airport| url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/easyjet-cleared-for-takeover-at-gatwick-airport-nptv28j80n8| last=Lea| first=Robert| date=27 March 2014| newspaper=[[The Times]]| location=London| access-date=16 November 2021| url-access=subscription| archive-date=17 November 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117045353/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/easyjet-cleared-for-takeover-at-gatwick-airport-nptv28j80n8| url-status=live}}</ref> (ahead of Gatwick's second-largest passenger airline: BA, whose 4.5{{nbsp}}million passengers comprised 14% of total passenger traffic in 2011–12).{{efn|name=FY11_12|1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://corporate.easyjet.com/media/latest-news/news-year-2011/15-04-2011a-en.aspx |title=2011 easyJet launches first route to Seville |publisher=EasyJet |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=15 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423014755/http://corporate.easyjet.com/media/latest-news/news-year-2011/15-04-2011a-en.aspx |archive-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business/about/facts-figures/ |title=Gatwick facts & stats – Destinations and airlines |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124132451/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business/about/facts-figures/ |archive-date=24 November 2012}}</ref>
easyJet, BA and [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] were Gatwick's three biggest resident airlines, although in late 2020 Norwegian announced the closure of its base at Gatwick. According to data from Airport Coordination Limited, these three airlines respectively accounted for 43.3%, 19% and 10.5% of [[airport slots]] in April 2018. According to this data, by April 2018 Norwegian had overtaken [[Virgin Atlantic]] as Gatwick's number one [[Transatlantic flight|transatlantic]] airline by seat capacity, and BA's competitive response to Norwegian's growing commercial threat to its transatlantic business would result in Virgin's relegation to third position among the airport's transatlantic airlines during the 2018 summer timetable period.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/iag-and-norwegian-air-begin-to-tango-411857 |title=IAG and Norwegian Air begin to tango: Norwegian is number three and BA number two at London Gatwick |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154202/https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/iag-and-norwegian-air-begin-to-tango-411857 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> easyJet, BA and Norwegian collectively accounted for 65.43% of Gatwick's total passengers in 2016 (easyJet: 40.37% / 17.4{{nbsp}}million; BA: 14.39% / 6.2{{nbsp}}million; Norwegian: 10.67% / 4.6{{nbsp}}million).<ref name="Gatwick Airport-2016"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/04/20/british-airways-gatwick-traffic-tops-six-million-passengers/ |author=Caswell, Mark |title=British Airways Gatwick traffic tops six million passengers |magazine=Business Traveller |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=20 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153557/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/04/20/british-airways-gatwick-traffic-tops-six-million-passengers/ |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> As per [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG) data for the week of 29 May 2017, their respective international departure seat capacity shares at the airport for summer 2017 are 42.1%, 15.4% and 9.4%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/norwegian-air-part-1-a-second-uk-long-haul-base-at-edinburgh-matches-virgin-on-gatwick-us-seats-321812 |title=Norwegian Air part 1 – A second UK long haul base at Edinburgh. Matches Virgin on Gatwick-US seats: Gatwick still dominates Norwegian's UK operation (Table: London Gatwick Airport: airlines by share of international seats, week of 29-May-2017) |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090034/https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/norwegian-air-part-1-a-second-uk-long-haul-base-at-edinburgh-matches-virgin-on-gatwick-us-seats-321812 |archive-date=10 January 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In terms of passengers carried easyJet and BA were also among the five largest airlines operating at Gatwick in 2010 (which also included [[TUI Airways]] and [[Thomas Cook Airlines]] at the time) and the top 10 in 2015.<ref>''Airways'' (Forward, D.C., ''London Gatwick Goes Global – GIP Gets the Goat Farm: Fast Facts – London Gatwick''), Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 27, Airways International Inc., Sandpoint, July 2011</ref> In terms of total scheduled airline seats at Gatwick in 2014, easyJet accounted for 18.36{{nbsp}}million, more than two-and-a-half times as many as second-placed BA (7{{nbsp}}million) and nearly five times the number offered by third-placed Norwegian Air Shuttle (3.74{{nbsp}}million).<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.anna.aero/2015/01/21/will-heathrow-or-gatwick-get-the-additional-runway-they-want/ |title=Heathrow or Gatwick? The Battle of London: British Airways and easyJet dominate ... Top 15 airlines at Gatwick in 2014 |journal=[[Anna.aero]] |date=21 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124085646/http://www.anna.aero/2015/01/21/will-heathrow-or-gatwick-get-the-additional-runway-they-want/ |archive-date=24 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Using data sourced from the [[Official Airline Guide|OAG Schedules Analyser]], the following changes in the respective departure seat capacity shares of Gatwick's three biggest airlines occurred from 2010 to 2015: easyJet's share increased from 26.1% in 2010 to 42.1% in 2015; BA's share dropped from 18.3% in 2010 to 15% in 2015; Norwegian's share rose almost three-fold from less than 3% in 2010 to 8.3% in 2015. easyJet, BA, Norwegian, TUI Airways, [[Ryanair]], [[Thomas Cook Airlines]], [[Monarch Airlines]], [[Virgin Atlantic]], [[Vueling]] and [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] were Gatwick's top 10 airlines by share of passengers in 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/ |title=Gatwick by numbers [2017] |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=December 2016 |access-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153659/https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/ |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
easyJet's acquisition of BA franchise carrier [[GB Airways]] in March 2008 increased its share of airport slots to 24% (from 17% in late 2007); the airline became the largest short-haul operator at the airport, accounting for 29% of short-haul passengers.<ref>{{cite news| last=Done| first=Kevin| title=EasyJet in £103m GB Airways move| url=https://www.ft.com/content/705ccf84-82d3-11dc-b042-0000779fd2ac |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/705ccf84-82d3-11dc-b042-0000779fd2ac |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-status=live| newspaper=Financial Times| location=London| date=26 October 2007| url-access=subscription| access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> By 2009, BA's share of Gatwick slots had fallen to 20% from its peak of 40% in 2001.<ref name="Financial Times-2008"/> By 2010, this had declined to 16%.<ref name="CAPA Centre for Aviation-2013">{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/british-airways-the-parental-favourite-gets-new-toys-but-still-has-homework-to-do-110949 |title=British Airways: the parental favourite gets new toys, but still has homework to do – BA's decline at Gatwick |website=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=24 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719112224/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/british-airways-the-parental-favourite-gets-new-toys-but-still-has-homework-to-do-110949 |archive-date=19 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CAPA Centre for Aviation-2014">{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/easyjet-lassos-london-gatwick-and-luton-airports-with-long-term-deals-160652 |title=EasyJet lassos London Gatwick and Luton airports with long-term deals: easyJet's negotiating power at Gatwick is stronger than ever |website=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=2 April 2014 |access-date=4 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406161656/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/easyjet-lassos-london-gatwick-and-luton-airports-with-long-term-deals-160652 |archive-date=6 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> By mid-2012, easyJet had 45% of Gatwick's early-morning peak time slots (6{{nbsp}}a.m. to 8:55{{nbsp}}a.m.).{{efn|British Airways, 15%; Thomson Airways, 11%; Monarch Airlines, 7%; Flybe and Thomas Cook Airlines, 6% each}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/presentations-webcasts/~/media/Files/E/Easyjet-Plc-V2/pdf/investors/results-centre/2012/capital-markets-day-31jan2012.pdf |title=Europe by EasyJet: 2012 Investor Day (Network Development and Optimisation: Strong slot position at key airports – Summer '12 Gatwick departures 0600-0855, p. 20) |publisher=easyjet |date=31 January 2012 |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222064604/http://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/presentations-webcasts/~/media/Files/E/Easyjet-Plc-V2/pdf/investors/results-centre/2012/capital-markets-day-31jan2012.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
By 2008, [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]] was Gatwick's third-largest airline (accounting for 9% of its slots) and its fastest-growing airline.<ref name="Financial Times-2008">{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/22c1715a-ce02-11dd-8b30-000077b07658 |title=Aer Lingus to set up base at Gatwick |newspaper=Financial Times |location=London |date=19 December 2008 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429053600/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22c1715a-ce02-11dd-8b30-000077b07658.html |archive-date=29 April 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Flights/Flybe/article-207567.html |title=Flybe welcomes sale of London Gatwick |publisher=Easier.com |date=2 October 2008 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114173936/http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Flights/Flybe/article-207567.html |archive-date=14 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> It became the airport's largest domestic operator, carrying 1.2{{nbsp}}million passengers in its 2011–2012 financial year on eight routes to destinations in the UK, the Channel Islands and the [[Isle of Man]].{{efn|name=FY11_12}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flybe.com/corporate/pdf/Flybe-Group-plc-Annual-Report-2011.12.pdf |title=Flybe Group Annual Report 2011/12 – Business highlights: Airport policy, p. 9 |website=flybe.com |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=12 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122180430/http://www.flybe.com/corporate/pdf/Flybe-Group-plc-Annual-Report-2011.12.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2013, the airline announced that it would end operations at Gatwick, citing unsustainably high airport charges and increases in UK [[Air Passenger Duty]]. Flybe sold its 25 pairs of daily slots{{efn|including eight early-morning peak-time slot pairs}} at the airport to easyJet for £20{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.flybe.com/corporate/media/news/1305/23.htm |title=Flybe Announces Departure From London Gatwick Airport ... Airline confirms it will maintain all Gatwick services until March 29, 2014 |publisher=Flybe |date=23 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610073410/http://www.flybe.com/corporate/media/news/1305/23.htm |archive-date=10 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Flybe sells Gatwick slots to easyJet for £20m. However easyJet chose not to operate to Guernsey that Flybe was already running so Aurigny decided to buy an Embraer E195 to operate from Gatwick to Guernsey to help the London operations for the Bailiwick to keep operating. |last=Strydom |first=Martin |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |date=23 May 2013 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10075367/Flybe-sells-Gatwick-slots-to-easyJet-for-20m.html |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323150932/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10075367/Flybe-sells-Gatwick-slots-to-easyJet-for-20m.html |archive-date=23 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The latter's share of Gatwick slots increased to 44% in summer 2014; second-placed BA has held about 16% of the airport's slots since 2010.<ref name="CAPA Centre for Aviation-2013"/><ref name="CAPA Centre for Aviation-2014"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/easyjet-works-the-gatwick-slot-machine-as-flybe-cashes-out-111965 |title=EasyJet works the Gatwick slot machine as Flybe cashes out: Flybe has less than half the average number of passengers per ATM at Gatwick – Seats per ATM at London Gatwick |website=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=31 May 2013 |access-date=31 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617152343/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/easyjet-works-the-gatwick-slot-machine-as-flybe-cashes-out-111965 |archive-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the sale of its Gatwick slots to easyJet, Flybe continued to provide the scheduled service between Gatwick and [[Newquay]], as a result of being awarded the contract to fly this route under a four-year [[Public Service Obligation]] (PSO), until the flight was subsequently moved from Gatwick to [[Heathrow Airport]] in April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/News/Gatwick-welcomes-funding-deal-for-Cornwall-to-London-air-link-979.aspx |title=Gatwick welcomes funding deal for Cornwall to London air link |website=Flybe |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=9 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141109161139/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/News/Gatwick-welcomes-funding-deal-for-Cornwall-to-London-air-link-979.aspx |archive-date=9 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2018/11/22/flybe-transfers-newquay-route-to-london-heathrow/| title=Flybe transfers Newquay route to London Heathrow| last=McWhirter| first=Alex| journal=Business Traveller| date=22 November 2018| access-date=12 July 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712050914/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2018/11/22/flybe-transfers-newquay-route-to-london-heathrow/| archive-date=12 July 2019| url-status=live}}</ref>
Slots left by the US carriers (and the collapse of [[Zoom Airlines]], [[Oasis Hong Kong Airlines]], [[XL Airways UK]], [[Sterling Airlines]], [[Monarch Airlines]], [[Thomas Cook Airlines]], and [[Adria Airways]]) were taken by easyJet, [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]], [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] and [[Ryanair]]. Many full-service airlines have established or resumed operations at the airport, including [[Air China]], [[Cathay Pacific]], [[China Eastern Airlines]], [[China Southern Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]], [[JetBlue]], [[Qatar Airways]], [[Singapore Airlines]], [[Turkish Airlines]], and [[WestJet]]. This is part of the airport's strategy to attract higher-spending [[business travel]]lers (countering its dependence on European low-cost and charter markets), increasing year-round [[capacity utilisation]] by smoothing peaks and troughs in traffic. Gatwick's success in persuading these airlines to launch (or re-launch) routes to overseas destinations important for business and leisure travel was aided by a lack of comparable slots at Heathrow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/News/Small-decline-in-passenger-numbers-at-Gatwick-in-January-7d0.aspx |title=Small decline in passenger numbers at Gatwick in January |publisher=London Gatwick Airport |date=11 February 2013 |access-date=15 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411004416/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/News/Small-decline-in-passenger-numbers-at-Gatwick-in-January-7d0.aspx |archive-date=11 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-goes-after-the-business-traveller |title=Gatwick goes after the business traveller (> News) |journal=Business Traveller |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512052313/http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-goes-after-the-business-traveller |archive-date=12 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 5 May 2020, [[Virgin Atlantic]] announced it would cease operations at Gatwick due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/Our-post-Covid19-future.html |access-date=13 September 2021 |title=Our post-Covid19 future |date=5 May 2020 |publisher=Virgin Atlantic |archive-date=5 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505165234/https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/Our-post-Covid19-future.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 18 August 2020, [[Wizz Air]] announced a new hub at Gatwick Airport. Initially basing their A321 aircraft there along with additional commercial routes to Greece, Italy, Spain, and Malta operating from 22 October 2020, onwards.<ref>{{cite news| title=Wizz Air announces new Gatwick base| url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/08/18/wizz-air-announces-new-gatwick-base/| first=Tom| last=Otley| date=18 August 2020| access-date=16 November 2021| journal=Business Traveller| language=en-GB| archive-date=19 August 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819140825/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/08/18/wizz-air-announces-new-gatwick-base/| url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2021, the [[International Airlines Group]] announced that [[British Airways]] would terminate its short- and medium-haul base operations at Gatwick with immediate effect resulting in the cancellation of more than 30 routes. This came after labour negotiations regarding the handover of these operations, most of which were still suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to a newly formed budget subsidiary failed. British Airways continues to serve two domestic destinations, Glasgow and Manchester alongside their long-haul network from Gatwick.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/british-airways-scrap-gatwick-short-haul-operations-2021-09-23/| title=BA to scrap Gatwick short-haul flights after low-cost plan fails| date=23 September 2021| website=Reuters| access-date=1 October 2021| archive-date=1 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001195536/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/british-airways-scrap-gatwick-short-haul-operations-2021-09-23/| url-status=live}}</ref>
British Airways later resumed short-haul flights from Gatwick, as a new subsidiary that was initially operated by British Airways, but then under the trading name "[[BA EuroFlyer]]". The company expected this to happen by the autumn of 2022.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/86/0/13611/| title=BA announces new routes and starts selling seats for new Gatwick subsidy after initial termination of Gatwick Operations| date=14 December 2021| website=British Airways| access-date=13 June 2022| archive-date=22 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622085502/https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/86/0/13611| url-status=live}}</ref>
===City Place Gatwick=== {{main|City Place Gatwick}} Gatwick's original terminal, the Beehive, is included within the City Place Gatwick office complex together with 1, 2 and 3 City Place.<ref>"[http://www.cityplacegatwick.com/cpg_home.html Cityplacegatwick]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927220723/http://www.cityplacegatwick.com/cpg_home.html |date=27 September 2010}}. City Place Gatwick. Retrieved 12 February 2011.</ref><ref>"[http://www.cityplacegatwick.com/images/cpg_masterplan.jpg Master Plan]." {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708161119/http://www.cityplacegatwick.com/images/cpg_masterplan.jpg |date=8 July 2011 }}. City Place Gatwick. Retrieved 12 February 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201475.html |title=Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, London's Latest Terminal: Rational Building Layout: Ground and Air Traffic Control: Ancillary Services |work=Flight |date=4 June 1936 |page=602 |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302173030/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201475.html |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201478.html |title=Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, ... |journal=Flight |date=4 June 1936 |page=603 |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205225/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201478.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201479.html |title=Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, ... |journal=Flight |date=4 June 1936 |page=604 |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204150/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201479.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The complex was developed by BAA Lynton.<ref>"[http://www.propertyweek.com/mepc-lands-bt-workstyle-pre-let-at-aerodrome/2003362.article MEPC lands BT Workstyle pre-let at aerodrome] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715123004/http://www.propertyweek.com/mepc-lands-bt-workstyle-pre-let-at-aerodrome/2003362.article |date=15 July 2011 }}." ''[[Property Week]]''. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 12 February 2011. "Signing the pre-let caps a busy week for BT. It has also pre-let 14,000 sq m (150,000 sq ft) at BAA Lynton's 46,500 sq m (500,000 sq ft) City Place scheme at Gatwick."</ref> Some airlines have had offices at the Beehive, including [[British Airways Helicopters|BEA/British Airways Helicopters]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200614.html |title=BAH is moving ... to Aberdeen, Rotary Briefs, Business Aviation |work=Flight International |date=2 March 1985 |page=12 |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415102109/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200614.html |archive-date=15 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>''Classic Aircraft (Gone but not forgotten ... BEA and BA Helicopters)'', Vol. 44, No. 12, p. 69, Ian Allan Publishing, Hersham, December 2011</ref> [[Jersey Airlines]], [[Caledonian Airways]], Virgin Atlantic and [[GB Airways]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214124459/http://www.gbairways.co.uk/company-details/the-beehive/ The Beehive]". [[GB Airways]]. Retrieved 19 May 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-caledonian.com/Crew_J-Q.html |title=British Caledonian – A Tribute: The Crewroom Notices |publisher=british-caledonian.com |date=2 June 2012 |access-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418020826/http://www.british-caledonian.com/Crew_J-Q.html |archive-date=18 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| title=Air Commerce ..., Up to date with Caledonian| journal=[[Flight International]]| page=121| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200121.html| date=25 January 1962| access-date=9 June 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017021036/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200121.html | archive-date=17 October 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| title=World Airline Directory, British Atlantic Airways| journal=[[Flight International]]| page=826| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200542.html| date=31 March 1984| access-date=9 June 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025161307/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200542.html| archive-date=25 October 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> Other airlines which had headquarters on airport property (including office buildings on the site of, or adjacent to, the original 1930s airport) include [[British Caledonian]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g-ZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4242,3082234&dq=british-united-airways+gatwick&hl=en| title=Caledonian Takes Over B.U.A. for £7m.| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414205413/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g-ZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4242,3082234&dq=british-united-airways+gatwick&hl=en| archive-date=14 April 2016| newspaper=[[Evening Times]]| location=Glasgow| date=21 October 1970| page=14| via=[[Google News]]| access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref><ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 18 May 1972. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201272.html?search=%22British%20Caledonian%22 Supplement 18]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205313/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201272.html?search=%22British%20Caledonian%22 |date=6 March 2012}}. "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, England."</ref> [[British United Airways]],<ref>{{cite journal| title=Air Transport ..., BUA retrenches| journal=[[Flight International]]| page=1058| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%201378.html| date=28 December 1967| access-date=13 February 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205258/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%201378.html| archive-date=6 March 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> [[CityFlyer Express]],<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 24–30 March 1999. "[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200644.html?search=%22CityFlyer%20Express%22 64]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204173408/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200644.html?search=%22CityFlyer%20Express%22 |date=4 February 2012 }}. "Iain Stewart Centre, Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick, West Sussex, RH6 OPB, UK"</ref> [[Fastjet]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fastjet.com/us/en/corporate/investor-contacts| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125184750/http://www.fastjet.com/us/en/corporate/investor-contacts| url-status=dead| archive-date=2014-11-25| title=Investor Contacts| website=Fastjet| date=2014-11-15| access-date=2021-02-02| quote=Registered Office and Head Office fastjet Plc Suite 2C First Point Buckingham Gate Gatwick Airport RH6 0NT}}</ref> [[Laker Airways]]<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 16 May 1981. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201443.html?search=%22Laker%20Airways%23 1445] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205340/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201443.html?search=%22Laker%20Airways%23 |date=6 March 2012 }}. "Head Office: London Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, UK."</ref> and [[Tradewinds Airways]].<ref>{{Cite journal | title=World Airline Survey ... | journal=[[Flight International]] | page=564 | url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201817.html | date=10 April 1969 | access-date=13 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204172737/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201817.html | archive-date=4 February 2012 | url-status=live }} "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley. Surrey."</ref><ref>''World Airline Directory''. Flight International. 20 March 1975. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200567.html 505] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204181105/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200567.html |date=4 February 2012 }}. "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey."</ref>
===Gatwick Aviation Museum=== {{Main|Gatwick Aviation Museum}}
Situated to the northwest of the airfield near the village of [[Charlwood]], there is a museum including original items and photographs from Gatwick's history, as well as a variety of military aircraft. It is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday all year round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/|title=New Gatwick Aviation Museum|website=www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk|access-date=29 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102074505/http://www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/|archive-date=2 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Terminals== [[File:Gatwick_Airport,_South_Terminal_02.jpg|thumb|South Terminal main entrance]] [[File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_136.JPG|thumb|South Terminal check-in area]] [[File:Gatwick_Airport_terminal_shuttle_South_terminal_station.jpg|thumb|South Terminal shuttle station]] [[File:Gatwick_North_terminal_check-in_zones_A_and_B.jpg|thumb|North Terminal check-in zones A and B]] The airport has two terminals, South and North, with 65 total gates. Both have shops and restaurants landside and airside, and all areas are accessible to disabled passengers. There are facilities for baby changing and feeding. Business travellers have specialised lounges. The North and South Terminals are connected by a {{convert|0.75|mi|adj=on}}, elevated, two-way automated [[people mover]] landside. They are not connected once past security.
===South Terminal=== South Terminal has 32 gates with [[jetbridges]] and 7 remote gates. Pier 1 has gates 1–5, all equipped with [[jetbridges]], Pier 2 has gates 10A and gates 10-28 all with [[jetbridges]], except 10A. Pier 3 has gates 31-39 [[jetbridges]] and 90-95 (bus gates). The official opening of the central pier of what is now the South Terminal, with 11 aircraft stands, was on 9 June 1958. Gatwick was one of the world's first airports with an enclosed [[pier (architecture)|pier]]-based terminal, which allowed passengers to walk under cover to waiting areas near the aircraft (with only a short walk outdoors).<ref name="Gatwick Airport History"/> Another feature of Gatwick's new air terminal was its [[modular design]], permitting subsequent, phased expansion.<ref>''Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation'', Chapter 8</ref> As passenger numbers grew, a circular satellite pier was added to the terminal building. It was connected to the main terminal by the UK's first automated [[people mover]] system.<ref name="Gatwick Airport History"/> This replaced the original North Pier dating from 1962; the people mover was subsequently replaced with a walkway and [[moving walkway|travelators]].
The South Terminal was temporarily closed from June 2020, and all airlines normally operating from this terminal were relocated to the North Terminal, owing to the sharp decline in passenger traffic as a result of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/gatwick-introduces-covid19-protective-measures.aspx|title=Gatwick introduces COVID-19 protective measures with guidance for passengers and staff to protect each other - as it prepares to reopen its North Terminal to accommodate more flights|website=www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619041224/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/gatwick-introduces-covid19-protective-measures.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> It fully reopened in March 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-60888282|title=Gatwick Airport's South Terminal reopens after pandemic closure|work=BBC News|location=Tunbridge Wells|publisher=BBC English Regions|date=27 March 2022|access-date=29 March 2022|archive-date=29 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329211612/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-60888282|url-status=live}}</ref> During the time it was not in operation, it was used as a remote filming location for the fourteenth series of the television show [[Taskmaster (TV series)|''Taskmaster'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/12606/taskmaster-review-fern|title=TV Review: Taskmaster Series 14, C4|first=Bruce|last=Dessau|date=30 September 2022|work=Beyond the Joke}}</ref>
===North Terminal=== North Terminal was opened in March 1988 by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>Gatwick Second Terminal Opens ''[[Australian Aviation]]'' issue 44 May 1988 page 16</ref> It has 31 gates with [[jetbridges]] including three which can support an Airbus A380. Pier 4 has bussing gate 45 (split into multiple different exits) and jetbridge gates 46{{ndash}}55. Pier 5 has gates 557–574, all with [[jetbridges]]. Pier 6 has gates 681-690 these were renumbered from 23 Jan 2026, all with jetbridges, except for gate 681 (no jetbridge), and former gates 108, 109, 110, are now decommissioned for the construction of the extension to the western end of the pier due to open in 2027. Construction began on the North Terminal on land previously earmarked for a second runway in the draft plan of May 1970. This was the largest construction project south of London in the 1980s, costing £200{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="Flight International-1979b"/><ref name="Flight International-1979a"/><ref>{{cite book |title=Above Us The Skies: The Story of BAA |year=1991 |first=Michael |last=Donne |publisher=BAA plc |page=15}}</ref>{{r|Woodley 2014|p=101}} In 1991 a second aircraft pier was added to the North Terminal. On 16 May 2005, the new Pier 6 opened at £110{{nbsp}}million, adding 11 pier-served aircraft stands. The pier is linked to the North Terminal's main building by the second-largest air passenger bridge in the world,{{efn|The largest is the IAF Pedestrian Walkway at [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport]] which opened in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Five Fast Facts about the IAF Pedestrian Walkway |url=https://www.portseattle.org/blog/five-fast-facts-about-iaf-pedestrian-walkway |website=Port of Seattle |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712133201/https://www.portseattle.org/blog/five-fast-facts-about-iaf-pedestrian-walkway |url-status=live }}</ref>}} spanning a taxiway and providing passengers with views of the airport and taxiing aircraft.<ref name="Woodley 2014">{{cite book |title=Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years |last=Woodley |first=C. |publisher=[[The History Press]]|location=Stroud |year=2014}}</ref>{{rp|p=129}}
A large extension to the terminal was opened by former Prime Minister [[John Major]] in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airportsinternational.keypublishing.com/4gatw1/|title=4)GATW~1|publisher=Airports International|date=November 2011|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801001331/https://airportsinternational.keypublishing.com/4gatw1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15769869|title=Major opens Gatwick North Terminal extension|publisher=BBC News|date=17 November 2011|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417194920/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15769869|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Terminal assignments and rearrangements=== As part of a seven-year strategic commercial partnership between Gatwick and [[EasyJet]], the airport proposed several changes to individual airlines' terminal locations. These would see EasyJet consolidate all its Gatwick operations in the North Terminal, while [[British Airways]] and [[Virgin Atlantic]] would swap their terminals. Gatwick believes that these terminal moves improve the airport's operational efficiency and resilience, as the use of different terminals by EasyJet and British Airways reduces pressure on the North Terminal's check-in, security, boarding and [[airport ramp|ramp]] areas at peak times. In addition, a terminal swap by Virgin frees up lounge and gate space for BA long-haul passengers in the South Terminal and, unlike BA's current short-haul schedules, Virgin's long-haul schedules do not clash with EasyJet's busy schedule in the North Terminal due to the airlines' differing peak times.<ref name="Lea-2014"/>
It was confirmed in January 2015 that British Airways would move all its flights to the South Terminal in November 2016 while all EasyJet flights would be consolidated in the North Terminal at the same time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/2015-01-23-airlines-to-operate.aspx |title=Airlines to operate out of single terminals at London Gatwick (> Media centre > Press releases) |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=23 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112820/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/2015-01-23-airlines-to-operate.aspx |archive-date=28 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="EasyJet-2015"/> However, it was decided in February 2016 to postpone the agreed relocation of airlines until 25 January 2017, to avoid operational disruptions over the 2016–17 Christmas season and to give all parties involved enough time to deal with any unforeseen issues ahead of the [[English school holidays|February 2017 half-term holidays]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-reshuffle-delayed-until-early-2017 |title=Gatwick moves airline reshuffle to early 2017 (> News) |publisher=Business Traveller |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=20 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214010735/http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-reshuffle-delayed-until-early-2017 |archive-date=14 February 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The relocation of these airlines was accomplished by the revised date of 25 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flying-in/some-airlines-are-moving/ |title=Some airlines have moved (> At the airport > Flying in > Some airlines are moving) |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=4 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100148/http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flying-in/some-airlines-are-moving/ |archive-date=5 February 2017 }}</ref> {{clear}}
==Airlines and destinations== {{update section|date=July 2025}} <!--DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE ROUTES WITHOUT GIVING A VALID INDEPENDENT SOURCE. EXACT DATES ARE MANDATORY FOR NEW ROUTES TO BE ADDED HERE. ALSO ADD INLINE CITATIONS IF POSSIBLE.--> The following airlines operate regularly scheduled passenger flights at Gatwick Airport:
{{Airport destination list <!-- --> | [[Aegean Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Athens International Airport|Athens]]<ref>{{cite web | author=The Flight Detective | title=Review: Aegean Airlines economy class London Gatwick to Athens | website=TravelUpdate | date=29 November 2025 | url=https://travelupdate.com/aegean-airlines-economy-lgw-ath/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Arabia]] | [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/air-arabia-launches-gatwick-to-sharjah-route/|title=Air Arabia launches Gatwick to Sharjah route - Travel Gossip|date=24 November 2025}}</ref> [[Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport|Tangier]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Flights from London Gatwick to Tangier: LGW to TNG Flights + Flight Schedule | website=FlightConnections | date=8 June 2020 | url=https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-lgw-to-tng | access-date=14 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air China]] | [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airpaz.com/en/airlines/CA-Air-China/airport-airport/beijing-capital-international-airport-pek-gatwick-airport-lgw|title=Air China Flight from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gatwick Airport|date=5 December 2025}}</ref> [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airpaz.com/en/airlines/CA-Air-China/airport-airport/shanghai-pudong-international-airport-pvg-gatwick-airport-lgw|title=Air China Flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gatwick Airport|date=5 December 2025}}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu–Tianfu]] (begins 12 July 2026)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/air-china-chengdu-gatwick-flights/|title=5th new long-haul route for London Gatwick this summer: Air China resumes Chengdu flights|date=5 April 2026}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Europa]] | [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Madrid|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=609–616}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air France]] | [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Pole | first=Matt | title=London Gatwick announces new twice-daily service to popular European hotspot for summer 2026 | website=SussexWorld | date=4 December 2025 | url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/business/london-gatwick-announces-new-twice-daily-service-to-popular-european-hotspot-for-summer-2026-5429254 | access-date=4 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air India]] | [[Ahmedabad Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightsfrom.com/LGW-AMD|title=Direct (non-stop) flights from London to Ahmedabad - schedules - FlightsFrom.com|website=www.flightsfrom.com}}</ref> [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport|Amritsar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightsfrom.com/LGW-ATQ|title=Direct (non-stop) flights from London to Amritsar - schedules - FlightsFrom.com|website=www.flightsfrom.com}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Mauritius]] | [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport|Mauritius]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Honeywell | first=Exclusive partner | title=Air Mauritius shifts UK flights to Gatwick | website=Flight Global | date=21 March 2023 | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/air-mauritius-shifts-uk-flights-to-gatwick/152547.article | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Peace]] | [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport|Abuja]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/abuja-to-london-heathrow-air-peace-marks-new-milestone-with-flights-from-nigerias-capital/|title=Abuja to London Heathrow: Air Peace Marks New Milestone with Flights from Nigeria's Capital - Travel And Tour World|date=8 July 2025}}</ref> [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aviation.direct/air-peace-kuendigt-lagos-london-gatwick-an |work=aviation.direct |title=Air Peace announces Lagos-London (Gatwick) |language=de |date=20 February 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Sierra Leone]] | [[Banjul International Airport|Banjul]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Casey |first1=David |title=Routes & Networks Latest: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Feb. 9, 2026) |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/routes-networks-latest-rolling-daily-updates-wc-feb-9-2026 |website=aviationweek.com |publisher=Informa PLC |access-date=10 February 2026 |date=9 February 2026}}</ref> [[Freetown International Airport|Freetown]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Whitaker | first=Greg | title=Air Sierra Leone reopens Freetown-Gatwick route | website=Aviation Business News | date=1 May 2025 | url=https://www.aviationbusinessnews.com/industry-news/air-sierra-leone-reopens-freetown-gatwick-route/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Transat]] | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]<ref>{{OAGWorldJuly2025Ref|title=Toronto, ON, Canada YTO|pages=1156-1162}}</ref> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]],<ref>{{OAGWorldJuly2025Ref|title=Montreal, QC, Canada YMQ|pages=768-771}}</ref> [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=LogiMonde media |title=Air Transat adds Ottawa–London Gatwick, Quebec City–Marseille |website=PAX |date=8 October 2025 |url=https://www.paxnews.com/news/airline/summer-2026-air-transat-adds-ottawalondon-gatwick-quebec-citymarseille-boosts-year-round-service |access-date=8 October 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[AirAsia X]] | [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]] (begins 27 June 2026),<ref name="x134">{{cite web | title=AirAsia X revives Gatwick-Kuala Lumpur route | website=Travel Weekly | date=2025-03-31 | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/all-content/airasia-x-revives-gatwick-kuala-lumpur-route | language=pt | access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref> [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]] (resumes 27 June 2026)<ref name="x134"/> <!-- --> | [[airBaltic]] | [[Riga International Airport|Riga]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Airbaltic | website=Wexco Cargo GSSA | date=19 June 2025 | url=https://gsawexco.com/partner/airbaltic/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]]<ref>{{cite web | title=airBaltic to add Tallinn-London route in 2018 | website=Eng.lsm.lv | date=19 December 2017 | url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/airbaltic-to-add-tallinn-london-route-in-2018.a261435/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <br/>'''Seasonal:''' [[Kuusamo Airport|Kuusamo]] (begins 13 December 2026)<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://company.airbaltic.com/en/newsroom?press=2026/airbaltic-expands-network-for-upcoming-winter-season-adds-12-new-routes |title=airBaltic Expands Network for Upcoming Winter Season, Adds 12 New Routes |publisher=airBaltic |date=24 March 2026 |access-date=24 March 2026 |archive-date=24 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324113108/https://company.airbaltic.com/en/newsroom?press=2026/airbaltic-expands-network-for-upcoming-winter-season-adds-12-new-routes |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Animawings]] | [[Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest–Otopeni]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/animawings-zboruri-din-bucuresti-spre-londra-din-martie-2026/|title=Animawings: zboruri din București spre Londra din martie 2026|first=Vlad|last=Marcu|date=23 September 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Atlantic Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Vágar Airport|Vágar]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://italiavola.com/2024/01/08/atlantic-airways-apre-i-voli-tra-londra-gatwick-e-faroe-vagar/ |title=Atlantic Airways apre i voli tra Londra Gatwick e Faroe/Vagar |date=8 January 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Aurigny]] | [[Guernsey Airport|Guernsey]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Guernsey|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=412}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Azerbaijan Airlines]] | [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Azerbaijan Airlines launches flights to another London airport | website=News.az | date=18 March 2024 | url=https://news.az/news/azerbaijan-airlines-launches-flights-to-another-london-airport | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Beijing Capital Airlines]] | [[Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport|Qingdao]] (begins 24 June 2026)<ref>{{cite web | last=Shah | first=Dillon | title=This week's long-haul flight schedule changes from Europe | website=AGN | date=20 December 2025 | url=https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/long-haul-flight-schedule-changes-europe-10/ | access-date=23 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[British Airways]] | [[Accra International Airport|Accra]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Gill | first=Rob | title=British Airways launches second route to Ghana | website=Business Travel News Europe | date=30 October 2023 | url=https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/British-Airways-launches-second-route-to-Ghana | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/news/ba-returns-to-stansted-with-three-routes|title=BA returns to Stansted with three routes|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a">{{cite web | last=Moffat | first=Macaully | title=Everywhere you can fly with British Airways from Gatwick amid expansion plans | website=The Argus | date=22 February 2025 | url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24953824.british-airways-flights-gatwick-airport-listed/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[V. C. Bird International Airport|Antigua]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Brandler |first=Hannah |date=5 March 2024 |title=British Airways unveils cabin upgrades, free messaging and route resumptions to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok |website=Business Traveller |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/03/05/british-airways-unveils-cabin-upgrades-free-messaging-and-route-resumptions-to-kuala-lumpur-and-bangkok/}}</ref> [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsavia.com/british-airways-programa-nova-rota-entre-londres-gatwick-e-a-ilha-da-madeira/|title=British Airways programa nova rota entre Londres Gatwick e a ilha da Madeira|date=27 December 2023}}</ref> [[Cheddi Jagan International Airport|Georgetown–Cheddi Jagan]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Graz Airport|Graz]],<ref name="Orban-2025"/> [[Maurice Bishop International Airport|Grenada]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Molyneaux | first=Ian | title=Gatwick launches 15 new routes this summer, 5 airline debuts | website=AeroTime | date=19 June 2024 | url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/london-gatwick-airport-new-routes-airlines | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Norman Manley International Airport|Kingston–Norman Manley]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ba-euroflyer-to-launch-london-gatwick-larnaca-service-in-nov-2024-1266157 |title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry |work=CAPA}}</ref> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Malta International Airport|Malta]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport|Mauritius]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Porto Airport|Porto]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Piarco International Airport|Port of Spain]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]],<ref>{{cite press release|date=2026-03-16|title=British Airways announces major winter 2026 expansion|url=https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/news/16032026/british-airways-announces-major-winter-2026-expansion|publisher=British Airways}}</ref> [[Rabat–Salé Airport|Rabat]],<ref name="Orban-2025">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/international-airlines-group-iag/british-airways/british-airways-adds-rabat-graz-and-expanded-madrid-service-to-short-haul-network/|title=British Airways adds Rabat, Graz, and expanded Madrid service to short-haul network|first=André|last=Orban|date=9 July 2025}}</ref> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Seville Airport|Seville]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport|St. Kitts]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Hewanorra International Airport|St. Lucia–Hewanorra]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]] (ends 24 October 2026),<ref>https://onemileatatime.com/news/british-airways-tampa-flight/</ref> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[A.N.R. Robinson International Airport|Tobago]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Turin Airport|Turin]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]]<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport|Bari]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Grantley Adams International Airport|Barbados]] (begins 25 October 2026),<ref>{{cite press release|date=2026-03-16|title=British Airways announces major winter 2026 expansion|url=https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/news/16032026/british-airways-announces-major-winter-2026-expansion|publisher=British Airways}}</ref> [[Cagliari Elmas Airport|Cagliari]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Catania–Fontanarossa Airport|Catania]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Chambéry Airport|Chambéry]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ba-cityflyer-to-launch-london-gatwick-chambery-service-1268946 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry |work=CAPA }}</ref> [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref>{{cite web | title=NEWS & OFFERS: Radisson 35% off January Sale, British Airways Flies First New World Traveller Plus & BA Adds Gatwick to Chania | website=Turning left for less | date=22 December 2025 | url=https://www.turningleftforless.com/radisson-35-off-january-sale-british-airways-adds-gatwick-to-chania/ | access-date=23 December 2025}}</ref> [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Bandaranaike]] (begins 23 October 2026),<ref>{{cite press release|date=2026-03-16|title=British Airways announces major winter 2026 expansion|url=https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/news/16032026/british-airways-announces-major-winter-2026-expansion|publisher=British Airways}}</ref> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://airlinergs.com/british-airways-adds-five-new-short-haul-services-to-its-london-gatwick-network/ |title=British Airways Adds Five New Short-Haul Services to Its London Gatwick Network |date=4 January 2023 |access-date=4 January 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202234016/https://airlinergs.com/british-airways-adds-five-new-short-haul-services-to-its-london-gatwick-network/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ivalo Airport|Ivalo]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/news/ba-euroflyer-to-operate-flights-to-lapland-and-larnaca-this-winter|title=BA Euroflyer to operate flights to Lapland and Larnaca this winter|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> [[Kalamata International Airport|Kalamata]],<ref>{{cite web | title=CAPA | website=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | date=10 December 2025 | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ba-euroflyer-to-launch-london-gatwick-kalamata-service-from-end-of-apr-2026-1341948 | access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport|Montpellier]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref>{{cite web |title=BA Returns To Sharm el Sheikh |url=https://www.circledivers.com/blog/ba-sharm-flights |website=Circle Divers}}</ref> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref name="Moffat-2025a"/> [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://londonairtravel.com/2022/08/24/british-airways-gatwick-vancouver/ | title=British Airways Launches Gatwick - Vancouver | date=24 August 2022 }}</ref> <!-- --> | [[China Southern Airlines]] | [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Sharma | first=Anurag | title=China Southern Inaugurates New Flights from Guangzhou to London Gatwick with 787 | website=Aviation A2Z | date=22 June 2024 | url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/06/23/china-southern-inaugurates-guangzhou-gatwick-flight/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport|Zhengzhou]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/china-southern-airlines-to-commence-zhengzhou-london-gatwick-service-in-dec-2023-1225575|title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry |work=CAPA |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926075701/https://centreforaviation.com/news/china-southern-airlines-to-commence-zhengzhou-london-gatwick-service-in-dec-2023-1225575 |url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Condor (airline)|Condor]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Recklies | first=Benjamin | title=Condor gibt weiter Gas bei Zubringerflügen: Neues Ziel London Gatwick | website=aeroTELEGRAPH | date=14 November 2025 | url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/airlines/condor-gibt-weiter-gas-bei-zubringerfluegen-neues-ziel-london-gatwick/w94wlme | language=de | access-date=14 November 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Corendon Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Green | first=Daniel | title=Airline opens first UK route from Gatwick, with more flights planned for summer | website=The Argus | date=4 April 2022 | url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/20043195.corendon-airlines-opens-first-uk-route-gatwick-airport/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/news/corendon-airlines-adds-crete-to-summer-2024-programme|title=Corendon Airlines adds Crete to summer 2024 programme|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Croatia Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Split Airport|Split]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Split, Croatia|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1021–1022}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[easyJet]] | [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]],<ref name="Lounge-2022">{{cite web | last=Lounge | first=Henry @ The Getaway | title=Where do easyJet fly to from London Gatwick Airport? | website=The Getaway Lounge UK | date=4 August 2022 | url=https://thegetawaylounge.co.uk/blog/where-do-easyjet-fly-to-from-london-gatwick | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Almería Airport|Almería]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Athens International Airport|Athens]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport|Bari]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Belfast City Airport|Belfast–City]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast–International]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Catania–Fontanarossa Airport|Catania]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/easyjet-startet-mit-drei-routen-am-flughafen-duesseldorf|title=Easyjet startet mit drei Routen am Flughafen Düsseldorf|website=aerotelegraph.com|date=7 November 2024}}</ref> [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Gibraltar International Airport|Gibraltar]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Ljubljana Airport|Ljubljana]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Malta International Airport|Malta]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Milan Linate Airport|Milan–Linate]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport|Montpellier]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Munich Airport|Munich]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Región de Murcia International Airport|Murcia]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Naples International Airport|Naples]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Pisa International Airport|Pisa]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Porto Airport|Porto]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport|Rennes]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/destinations/easyjet-to-launch-flights-and-holidays-to-cape-verde-next-summer-49228|title=EasyJet to launch flights and holidays to Cape Verde next summer|website=TTG}}</ref> [[Seville Airport|Seville]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Strasbourg Airport|Strasbourg]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/italie-espagne-angleterre-easyjet-revient-a-l-aeroport-de-strasbourg-et-cree-quatre-nouvelles-lignes-2984915.html |title=Italie, Espagne, Angleterre... EasyJet revient à l'aéroport de Strasbourg et crée quatre nouvelles lignes |date=6 November 2024}}</ref> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/easyjet-resumes-toulouse-london-service-for-winter-season/728324 |title=EasyJet resumes Toulouse-London service for winter season |date=5 June 2025}}</ref> [[Turin Airport|Turin]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Akureyri Airport|Akureyri]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Bastia–Poretta Airport|Bastia]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> [[Biarritz Pays Basque Airport|Biarritz]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Brest Bretagne Airport|Brest]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Brindisi Airport|Brindisi]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Figari–Sud Corse Airport|Figari]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Friedrichshafen Airport|Friedrichshafen]],<ref name="Orban-2025" /> [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport|İzmir]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Kalamata International Airport|Kalamata]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Kittilä Airport|Kittilä]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet/easyjet-to-start-direct-flights-from-london-gatwick-and-manchester-to-kittila-airport-in-november/|title=easyJet to start direct flights from London Gatwick and Manchester to Kittilä Airport in November|first=André|last=Orban|date=13 July 2023|website=Aviation24.be|access-date=14 July 2023|archive-date=14 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714062202/https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet/easyjet-to-start-direct-flights-from-london-gatwick-and-manchester-to-kittila-airport-in-november/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[La Rochelle–Île de Ré Airport|La Rochelle]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Luxor International Airport|Luxor]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/news/easyjet-to-serve-luxor-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade|title=EasyJet to serve Luxor for first time in more than a decade|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> [[Mykonos Airport|Mykonos]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> [[Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport|Olbia]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Newquay Airport|Newquay]] (begins 23 June 2026),<ref name="j626">{{cite web | last=Zeltmann | first=Britta | title=Newquay Airport announces new flight to London Gatwick | website=Cornwall Live | date=2026-03-27 | url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/newquay-airport-announces-new-easyjet-10887191 | access-date=2026-03-27}}</ref> [[Falcone Borsellino Airport|Palermo]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza/Lefkada]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Pula Airport|Pula]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Reus Airport|Reus]] (begins 22 June 2026),<ref>{{cite web | title=EasyJet launches Reus to London Gatwick route for summer 2026 | website=Catalan News | date=18 December 2025 | url=https://www.catalannews.com/business/item/easyjet-reus-london-gatwick-route-summer-2026 | access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Rimini Fellini Airport|Rimini]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],<ref>https://www.easyjet.com/en/cheap-flights/finland/rovaniemi</ref> [[Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport|Sälen-Trysil]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/easyjet-adds-new-winter-flights-to-sweden-from-gatwick-and-manchester/|title=EasyJet adds new winter flights to Sweden from Gatwick and Manchester}}</ref> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Salzburg, Austria|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=772–773}}</ref> [[Santorini International Airport|Santorini]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Skiathos International Airport|Skiathos]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/easyjet-to-start-serving-skiathos-next-summer|title=EasyJet to start serving Skiathos next summer|first=Jacobs Media Group|last=Ltd|website=Travel Weekly|access-date=31 October 2023|archive-date=31 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031032402/http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/easyjet-to-start-serving-skiathos-next-summer|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Vasil Levski Sofia Airport|Sofia]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Split Airport|Split]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Tivat Airport|Tivat]],<ref name="Lounge-2022"/> [[Tromsø Airport|Tromsø]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18136051/easyjet-establishes-itself-in-norway?publisherId=17507039&lang=en|title=EasyJet establishes itself in Norway|date=11 June 2024|website=The Avinor Group}}</ref> [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aviation.direct/easyjet-verstaerkt-winterangebot-am-flughafen-wien-mit-fuenf-neuen-verbindungen |title=Easyjet verstärkt Winterangebot am Flughafen Wien mit fünf neuen Verbindungen |date=17 June 2025}}</ref> [[Zadar Airport|Zadar]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> <!-- --> | [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB|pages=337-343}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aircargoweek.com/emirates-ramps-up-operations-to-london-gatwick-with-a-third-daily-a380-service/ |title=Emirates ramps up operations to London Gatwick with a third daily A380 service - Air Cargo Week |work=Air Cargo Week |date=December 2022 }}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Ethiopian Airlines]] | [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADD|pages=17-19}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Eurowings]] | [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]],<ref name="s950">{{cite web | title=Gatwick network expanded with new German routes | website=Travel Weekly | date=2025-03-31 | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/all-content/gatwick-network-expanded-with-new-german-routes | language=pt | access-date=2026-01-29}}</ref> [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]]<ref name="s950">{{cite web | title=Gatwick network expanded with new German routes | website=Travel Weekly | date=2025-03-31 | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/all-content/gatwick-network-expanded-with-new-german-routes | language=pt | access-date=2026-01-29}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[FlyErbil]] | [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Aviation | first=EX-YU | title=Iraq's UR Airlines to maintain Rijeka refuelling flights | website=EX-YU Aviation News | date=27 March 2025 | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2025/03/iraqs-ur-airlines-to-maintain-rijeka.html | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Gulf Air]] | [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Bahrain, Bahrain BAH|pages=88-90}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Iberia Express]] | [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Gibbons | first=Brett | title=New Spanish airline strike threat with Iberia Express cabin crew to walkout | website=Wales Online | date=17 August 2022 | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/travel/latest-spanish-airline-strike-threat-24780453 | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Icelandair]] | [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]]<ref>{{cite web | title=New Icelandair Edinburgh route to operate year round | website=Travel Weekly | date=31 March 2025 | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/new-icelandair-edinburgh-route-to-operate-year-round | language=pt | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Jet2.com]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Jet2 to introduce Gatwick flights and holidays | website=Travel Weekly | date=31 March 2025 | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/all-content/jet2-to-introduce-gatwick-flights-and-holidays | language=pt | access-date=12 November 2025}}</ref> | [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]], [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Faro Airport|Faro]], [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]] (begins 12 February 2027),<ref name="TTG Media-2025">{{cite web | title=Jet2 puts first winter programme on sale at new Gatwick base after 'truly phenomenal response' to launch | website=TTG Media | date=18 December 2025 | url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/travel-industry-news/jet2-puts-first-winter-programme-sale-new-gatwick-base-after-truly-phenomenal | access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Malta International Airport|Malta]], [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]], [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]] (begins 11 February 2027),<ref name="TTG Media-2025"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]] (begins 26 October 2026),<ref name="TTG Media-2025"/> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]], [[Chambéry Airport|Chambéry]] (begins 21 December 2026),<ref name="TTG Media-2025"/> [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]] (begins 26 November 2026),<ref name="www.travelweekly.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/jet2-unveils-gatwick-winter-programme-for-202627|title=Jet2 unveils Gatwick winter programme for 2026-27|website=www.travelweekly.co.uk}}</ref> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]], [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]] (begins 26 October 2026),<ref name="TTG Media-2025"/> [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]] (begins 27 November 2026),<ref name="www.travelweekly.co.uk"/> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]] (begins 19 December 2026),<ref name="TTG Media-2025"/> [[Girona–Costa Brava Airport|Girona]], [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]] (begins 13 December 2026),<ref name="TTG Media-2025"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]], [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]], [[Kalamata International Airport|Kalamata]] (begins 1 July 2026), [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]], [[Kos International Airport|Kos]], [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]], [[Mytilene International Airport|Mytilene]] (begins 2 May 2027),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourismtoday.gr/jet2-νέα-απευθείας-σύνδεση-λονδίνο-μυτι/ |title =Jet2: Νέα απευθείας σύνδεση Λονδίνο – Μυτιλήνη για το καλοκαίρι 2027}}</ref> [[Naples International Airport|Naples]], [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]], [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza/Lefkada]], [[Pula Airport|Pula]], [[Reus Airport|Reus]], [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]], [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]] (begins 26 December 2026),<ref name="TTG Media-2025"/> [[Skiathos International Airport|Skiathos]] (begins 7 July 2026), [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]] (begins 19 November 2026),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.err.ee/1609891478/jet2-launches-winter-2026-flights-from-tallinn-to-leeds-and-london-gatwick | title=Jet2 launches winter 2026 flights from Tallinn to Leeds and London Gatwick}}</ref> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]], [[Turin Airport|Turin]] (begins 13 December 2026),<ref name="TTG Media-2025"/> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]] (begins 19 November 2026),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.visahq.com/news/2025-12-20/at/jet2-adds-gatwick-vienna-christmas-market-flights-boosting-uk-austria-capacity/ | title=Jet2 Adds Gatwick–Vienna Christmas-Market Flights, Boosting UK-Austria Capacity}}</ref> [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]] <!-- --> | [[JetBlue]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Logan International Airport|Boston]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Brandler | first=Hannah | title=Jetblue launches Gatwick-Boston route | website=Business Traveller | date=6 August 2022 | url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/jetblue-launches-gatwick-boston-route/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Kenya Airways]] | [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Caswell | first=Mark | title=Kenya Airways' Gatwick service to start in July | website=Business Traveller | date=19 March 2025 | url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/kenya-airways-gatwick-service-to-start-in-july/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[KM Malta Airlines]] | [[Malta International Airport|Malta]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/new-airline-replacing-air-malta-fly-march-31.1058754|title=New airline replacing Air Malta to fly on March 31, 2024|date=2 October 2023|website=Times of Malta|access-date=24 October 2023|archive-date=17 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017065245/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/new-airline-replacing-air-malta-fly-march-31.1058754|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Norse Atlantic Airways]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flynorse.com/experience/where-we-fly|title=Norse Atlantic Airways|website=Norse Atlantic Airways|access-date=13 August 2022|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307185049/https://flynorse.com/experience/where-we-fly|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[New York–JFK]],<ref name="Moffat-2025b">{{cite web | last=Moffat | first=Macaully | title='Landmark' new route launches at Gatwick Airport to 'vibrant' Asian city | website=The Argus | date=28 October 2025 | url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25575333.norse-atlantic-airline-launches-new-gatwick-route-bangkok/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]]<ref name="Moffat-2025b"/> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uknip.co.uk/news/uk/breaking/norse-atlantic-connects-gatwick-with-bangkok-on-new-direct-service/ |title=Norse Atlantic Connects Gatwick with Bangkok on New Direct Service |date=22 February 2025}}</ref> [[Cape Town International Airport|Cape Town]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cision.com/norse-atlantic-airways-as/r/norse-atlantic-airways-introduces-new-route-between-london-gatwick-and-cape-town,c3963664|title=Norse Atlantic Airways Introduces New Route Between London Gatwick and Cape Town|date=8 April 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.norwegian.com/uk/destinations/LondonGatwick-Alldestinations?SplitDatesInto=3&CurrencyCode=GBP&IncludeTransit=False| title=Our Destinations| website=Norwegian Air| access-date=16 November 2021| archive-date=22 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022153618/https://www.norwegian.com/uk/destinations/LondonGatwick-Alldestinations?SplitDatesInto=3&CurrencyCode=GBP&IncludeTransit=False| url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Aalborg Airport|Aalborg]],<ref>https://insideflyer.dk/london-rute-er-tilbage-i-aalborg/</ref> [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=122–123}}</ref> [[Billund Airport|Billund]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/norwegian-air-to-start-gatwick-route-to-home-of-lego | title=Norwegian Air to start Gatwick route to home of Lego }}</ref> [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=258–262}}</ref> [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=427–430}}</ref> [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=793–797}}</ref> [[Stavanger Airport|Stavanger]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1004–1005}}</ref> [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]],<ref name="Travel Weekly-2025">{{cite web | title=Norwegian Air releases summer 2026 schedule from UK | website=Travel Weekly | date=31 March 2025 | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/norwegian-air-releases-summer-2026-schedule-from-uk | language=pt | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Trondheim Airport|Trondheim]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1065–1066}}</ref> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Ålesund Airport, Vigra|Ålesund]],<ref name="Travel Weekly-2025"/> [[Göteborg Landvetter Airport|Gothenburg]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/news/norwegian-air-to-start-gatwick-gothenburg-service|title=Norwegian Air to start Gatwick-Gothenburg service|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> [[Riga International Airport|Riga]],<ref name="Travel Weekly-2025"/> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dfly.no/norwegian-starter-nissefly-fra-london-og-munchen|title=Norwegian starter "nissefly" fra London og München|date=6 May 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Nouvelair]] | [[Tunis–Carthage International Airport|Tunis]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Nouvelair se posera à Londres et Manchester au printemps | website=Air Journal | date=2021-11-15 | url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2021-11-15-nouvelair-se-posera-a-londres-et-manchester-au-printemps-5231635.html | language=fr | access-date=2026-03-29}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Qanot Sharq]] | [[Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Umarova | first=Nigora | title=Qanot Sharq Launches Regular Flights Between Tashkent and London | website=Kursiv Media Uzbekistan | date=15 November 2025 | url=https://uz.kursiv.media/en/2025-11-15/qanot-sharq-launches-regular-flights-between-tashkent-and-london/ | access-date=15 November 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/215175-qatar-airways-to-resume-flights-to-london-gatwick/|title=Qatar Airways to Resume Flights to London Gatwick|website=Qatar Airways}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Pegasus Airlines]] | [[Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]] (begins 15 June 2026)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pegasus, Londra Gatwick Seferlerine Başlıyor |url=https://havasosyalmedya.com/pegasus-londra-gatwick-seferlerine-basliyor/}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Royal Air Maroc]] | [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Casablanca|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=194–195}}</ref> [[Sania Ramel Airport|Tétouan]]<ref>https://nieuws.marokko.nl/109892/nieuwe-ram-luchtbasis-in-tetouan-verbindt-noorden-marokko-met-europa/</ref> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport|Tangier]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Tangier, Morocco|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1056}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marokkonu.nl/ram-onthult-uitzonderlijk-zomervluchtschema/|title=RAM onthult "uitzonderlijk" zomervluchtschema|date=27 March 2023|website=MarokkoNU.nl|language=nl|access-date=27 March 2023|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327210120/https://www.marokkonu.nl/ram-onthult-uitzonderlijk-zomervluchtschema/|url-status=dead}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Ryanair]] | [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=London, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=572–595}}</ref> [[Cork Airport|Cork]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> [[Shannon Airport|Shannon]]<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023"/> <!-- --> | [[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Jeddah, Saudi Arabia JED|pages=597-600}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Singapore Airlines]] | [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Singapore, Singapore SIN|pages=1214-1219}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Airlines to launch London Gatwick service |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2023/12/18/singapore-airlines-will-launch-london-gatwick-service/ |website=Business Traveller |date=18 December 2023}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Sky Alps]] | [[Bolzano Airport|Bolzano]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2024/02/06/skyalps-atterrera-a-londra-gatwick-da-meta-aprile/ | title=SkyAlps atterrera' a Londra Gatwick da meta' aprile | date=6 February 2024 }}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Sky Express (Greece)|Sky Express]] | [[Athens International Airport|Athens]]<ref>{{cite web | title=CAPA | website=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | date=23 March 2023 | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/sky-express-moving-athens-service-from-heathrow-to-gatwick-from-apr-2023-1192727 | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[SunExpress]] | [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="u927">{{cite web | last=Software | first=Caria | title=SunExpress opens 2024 in UK, goes for big capacity increase | website=Caria Holidays | date=31 March 2024 | url=https://www.cariaholidays.co.uk/en/news/sunexpress-opens-2024-in-uk-goes-for-big-capacity-increase | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport|İzmir]]<ref name="u927"/> <br/>'''Seasonal:''' [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://herdemaviation.com/sunexpressten-2026-yazinda-londra-ve-manchester-hamlesi/ |title=SunExpress'ten 2026 Yazında Londra ve Manchester Hamlesi |date=26 May 2025 }}</ref> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]]<ref name="u927"/> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Swiss International Air Lines]]}} | [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Gill"] | first=["Rob | title=Swiss to extend new summer services into winter season | website=Business Travel News Europe | date=28 May 2024 | url=https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/Swiss-to-extend-new-summer-services-into-winter-season | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Geneva, Switzerland|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=318–323}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[TAP Air Portugal]] | [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]],<ref name="Orban-2017">{{cite web | last=Orban | first=André | title=TAP serves three airports in London: the City Airport joins Heathrow and Gatwick | website=Aviation24.be | date=31 October 2017 | url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/tap-portugal/tap-serves-three-airports-london-city-airport-joins-heathrow-gatwick/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Porto Airport|Porto]]<ref name="Orban-2017"/> <!-- --> | [[TUI Airways]] | [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]],<ref name="TUItimetable">{{cite web| url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable| title=Flight Timetable| website=TUI| language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Aristides Pereira International Airport|Boa Vista]],<ref name="Nath-20240403">{{Cite web|url=https://www.traveldailymedia.com/tui-uk-bolsters-summer-2025-flying-programme-with-focus-on-choice-and-flexibility/|title=TUI UK bolsters summer 2025 flying programme with focus on choice and flexibility|first=Kanchan|last=Nath|date=3 April 2024}}</ref> [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[La Palma Airport|La Palma]],<ref name="Nath-20240403"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Sangster International Airport|Montego Bay]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loopnews.com/content/tui-to-re-start-flights-from-uk-to-jamaica/|title=TUI to re-start flights from UK to Jamaica|website=Loop News}}</ref> [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-50644381|title=Tui to reintroduce Scotland to Sharm el-Sheikh flights|date=3 December 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]]<ref name="TUItimetable"/> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Banjul International Airport|Banjul]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/tourism-season-maiden-flights-kick-start-in-october|title=Tourism season maiden flights kick-start in October - The Point|website=thepoint.gm}}</ref> [[Grantley Adams International Airport|Barbados]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/barbados-cheap-flight-discount-tui-caribbean-bridgetown-last-minute-a9287326.html|title=How to fly to Barbados for £269 return|date=16 January 2020|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/477037/tui-river-cruises-unveils-summer-2024-programme |title=Tui River Cruises unveils summer 2024 programme |access-date=15 December 2022 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215112141/https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/477037/tui-river-cruises-unveils-summer-2024-programme |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Chambéry Airport|Chambéry]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Blaise Diagne International Airport|Dakar–Diass]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Girona–Costa Brava Airport|Girona]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catalannews.com/discover-catalonia/item/girona-airport-gets-nine-additional-summer-destinations|title=Girona airport gets nine additional summer destinations|date=10 May 2024|website=www.catalannews.com}}</ref> [[Manohar International Airport|Goa–Mopa]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Ivalo Airport|Ivalo]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Jerez Airport|Jerez de la Frontera]],<ref name="Nath-20240403"/> [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Kittilä Airport|Kittilä]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/tui-puts-2026-lapland-day-trips-on-sale/|title=TUI puts 2026 Lapland day trips on sale}}</ref> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Kuusamo Airport|Kuusamo]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[La Romana International Airport|La Romana]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/destinations/twin-dual-stop-caribbean-flights|title=A new airline and more direct routes – what's in store for UK to Caribbean flights?|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> [[Lamezia Terme International Airport|Lamezia Terme]],<ref name="Nath-20240403"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Luxor International Airport|Luxor]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Marsa Alam International Airport|Marsa Alam]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Melbourne Orlando International Airport|Melbourne/Orlando]],<ref name="Nath-20240403"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name="TUItimetable">{{cite web| url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable| title=Flight Timetable| website=TUI| language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Naples International Airport|Naples]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport|Ohrid]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/12/tui-returning-to-ohrid-in-2026.html | title=TUI returning Ohrid route in 2026 | date=31 December 2024 }}</ref> [[Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport|Olbia]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ukaviation.news/new-tui-airways-uk-summer-2018-routes/|title=New TUI Airways UK Summer 2018 Routes|first=Rhys|last=Hutchings|date=22 December 2017}}</ref> [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tui-expands-winter-holiday-options-with-early-release-of-2026-27-programme|title=Tui expands winter holiday options with early release of 2026-27 programme|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> [[Reus Airport|Reus]],<ref name="Nath-20240403"/> [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/tui-aviation/thomson-airways/a-tui-airways-boeing-737-max-8-is-named-reykjavik-during-a-ceremony-at-keflavik-airport/|title=A TUI Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 is named "Reykjavik" during a ceremony at Keflavik Airport|first=André|last=Orban|date=21 December 2023}}</ref> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport|Sälen-Trysil]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scandinavianmountains.se/en/about-us/news/|title=Crystal Ski Holidays, part of TUI, launches ski trips with direct flights from London Gatwick to Sälen Trysil|website=scandinavianmountains.se|access-date=25 September 2024}}</ref> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Samos International Airport|Samos]],<ref name="Nath-20240403"/> [[Skiathos International Airport|Skiathos]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gtp.gr/2024/11/06/wtm-london-skiathos-strengthens-airline-connections-for-2025/|title=WTM London: Skiathos Strengthens Airline Connections for 2025 | GTP Headlines |work=GTP Headlines |date=6 November 2024 }}</ref> [[Vasil Levski Sofia Airport|Sofia]],<ref>{{cite web |title=TUI announces brand new Newcastle to Sofia flights for winter 2026 season |date=25 June 2025 |url=https://www.newcastleworld.com/community/tui-announces-brand-new-newcastle-to-sofia-flights-for-winter-2026-season-5195128}}</ref> [[Split Airport|Split]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/> [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Turin Airport|Turin]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]],<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]] (begins 22 November 2026),<ref name="TUItimetable"/>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}} [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name="TUItimetable"/> <!-- --> | [[Tunisair]] | [[Tunis–Carthage International Airport|Tunis]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Tunisia: Tunisair operates 4 weekly flights to Heathrow, 2 to Gatwick | website=African Manager | date=5 July 2024 | url=https://en.africanmanager.com/tunisia-tunisair-operates-4-weekly-flights-to-heathrow-2-to-gatwick/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Caswell | first=Mark | title=Turkish Airlines adds flights from Birmingham, Dublin, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester | website=Business Traveller | date=10 June 2025 | url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/turkish-airlines-adds-flights-from-birmingham-dublin-edinburgh-gatwick-heathrow-and-manchester/ | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Turkmenistan Airlines]] | [[Ashgabat International Airport|Ashgabat]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Instead of Heathrow, the "Turkmenistan" Airlines plane will land at Gatwick | website=Turkmenportal | date=3 December 2025 | url=https://turkmenportal.com/en/news/75236 | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Uganda Airlines]] | [[Entebbe International Airport|Entebbe]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/uganda-airlines-launches-london-gatwick-route-4972076 |title=Uganda Airlines launches London Gatwick route |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=20 March 2025 |access-date=20 March 2025 |author=Anthony Wesaka |location=Kampala}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Uzbekistan Airways]] | [[Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Gill"] | first=["Rob | title=Uzbekistan Airways to introduce new route from Gatwick | website=Business Travel News Europe | date=12 March 2024 | url=https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/Uzbekistan-Airways-to-introduce-new-route-from-Gatwick | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Vueling]] | [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="Casey-2022">{{cite web | last=Casey | first=David | title=Vueling To Open London Gatwick Base | website=Aviation Week Network | date=20 January 2022 | url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/vueling-open-london-gatwick-base-0 | access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Asturias Airport|Asturias]],<ref name="Casey-2022"/> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="Casey-2022"/> [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao]],<ref name="Casey-2022"/> [[Florence Airport|Florence]],<ref name="Casey-2022"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="Casey-2022"/> [[Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport|Santiago de Compostela]],<ref name="Casey-2022"/> [[Seville Airport|Seville]],<ref name="Casey-2022"/> [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]]<ref name="Casey-2022"/> <!-- --> | [[WestJet]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport|Halifax]],<ref>{{OAGWorldJuly2025Ref|title=Halifax, NS, Canada YHZ|pages=456-457}}</ref> [[St. John's International Airport|St. John's]]<ref>{{OAGWorldJuly2025Ref|title=St. Johns, NL, Canada YYT|pages=996-996}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Wizz Air]] | [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Budapest, Hungary BUD|pages=186-188}}</ref> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/> [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/> [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Wizz Air is to start serving Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from Gatwick|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-to-start-saudi-service-from-gatwick|website=travelweekly|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wizz Air to base first ever A321XLR at Gatwick for launch of direct Jeddah route|url=https://airlinergs.com/wizz-air-to-base-first-ever-a321xlr-at-gatwick-for-launch-of-direct-jeddah-route/|website=airlinergs|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Krakow, Poland KRK|pages=557-559}}</ref> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Larnaca, Cyprus LCA|pages=579-580}}</ref> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/> [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/> [[Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Medina]],<ref name="Wizz Air adds second Saudi destination to Gatwick network">{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-adds-second-saudi-destination-to-gatwick-network | title=Wizz Air adds second Saudi destination to Gatwick network }}</ref> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-adds-prague-and-hurghada-to-gatwick-network |title=Wizz Air adds Prague and Hurghada to Gatwick network |access-date=25 May 2023 |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602150021/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-adds-prague-and-hurghada-to-gatwick-network |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv]],<ref>{{cite web | last=McNeill | first=Linsey | title=Wizz announces 14 new routes from Gatwick | website=Travel Gossip - Home | date=20 June 2025 | url=https://travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/wizz-announces-14-new-routes-from-gatwick/ | access-date=16 November 2025}}</ref> [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Italiavola | first=Pubblicato da | title=Nuova rotta Wizz Air in vendita | website=Italiavola & Travel | date=11 December 2025 | url=https://italiavola.com/2025/12/11/nuova-rotta-wizz-air-in-vendita/ | language=it | access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref> [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]],<ref name="Wizz Air adds second Saudi destination to Gatwick network"/> [[Wrocław Airport|Wrocław]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/news/wizz-air-confirms-new-polish-connection-from-gatwick|title=Wizz Air confirms new Polish connection from Gatwick|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025">{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=London, UK LON|pages=609-633}}</ref> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/> [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/> [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/business/wizz-air-launches-new-seasonal-route-from-gatwick-airport-to-lyon-3904483|title=Wizz Air launches new seasonal route from Gatwick Airport to Lyon|date=3 November 2022 }}</ref> [[Podgorica Airport|Podgorica]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2025"/> [[Santorini International Airport|Santorini]] (begins 1 July 2026),<ref name="z947">{{cite web | title=Wizz Air: New direct flight Gatwick – Santorini from £46 | website=ΧΡΗΜΑ & ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ money-tourism.gr | date=2026-02-06 | url=https://money-tourism.gr/en/wizz-air-new-direct-flight-gatwick-santorini-from-46/ | access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=828}}</ref> [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza|Tirana]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbnews.com/travel/wizz-air-albania-tirana-new-routes|title=Wizz Air launches new route from the UK to the 'Maldives of Europe' with flights from £19.99|website=www.gbnews.com}}{{better source needed|date=December 2025|reason=[[WP:GBNEWS]]}}</ref> <!-- --> }}
[[File:Gatwick Airport passenger destinations.png|thumb|center|500px|Gatwick Airport passenger destinations]]
==Statistics==
===Overview=== In 2015, Gatwick became the first single-runway airport to handle more than 40{{nbsp}}million passengers annually.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2016/16-01-13-gatwick-sets-new-global-passenger-record-underlining-expansion-case.aspx |title=Gatwick sets new global passenger record for a single runway airport, underlining expansion case |date=13 January 2016 |access-date=15 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117222331/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2016/16-01-13-gatwick-sets-new-global-passenger-record-underlining-expansion-case.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2016 |url-status=live |publisher=Gatwick Airport}}</ref> By 2016, [[EasyJet]] accounted for over 40% of Gatwick's total passengers.<ref>{{cite news| last=Calder| first=Simon| title=Gatwick gears up for the big switch| newspaper=[[The Independent]]| location=London| date=23 April 2016| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-terminal-swap-simon-calder-travel-a6997351.html| access-date=11 May 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524164213/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-terminal-swap-simon-calder-travel-a6997351.html| archive-date=24 May 2016| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Gatwick Airport-2016">{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/ |title=Gatwick by numbers [2016] |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=December 2016 |access-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061623/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/ |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When ranked by [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|global passenger traffic]], Gatwick is the 35th busiest internationally and the eighth [[List of the busiest airports in Europe|busiest airport in Europe]]. Gatwick is the world's leading [[low-cost carrier|low-cost]] airport<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/norwegian-strengthens-london-gatwick--singapore-changi-lcc-hub-position-long-haul-low-cost-part-2-341042 |title=Norwegian strengthens London Gatwick & Singapore Changi LCC hub position: long haul low cost Part 2 – Gatwick and Changi are both major LCC hubs |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=27 April 2017 |access-date=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427051129/https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/norwegian-strengthens-london-gatwick--singapore-changi-lcc-hub-position-long-haul-low-cost-part-2-341042 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> and until March 2017 had the world's busiest single-use runway,{{efn|by passengers; by movements until 2016}} with a maximum of 55 aircraft movements per hour.<ref>{{cite report| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YCdxKqrKUNsC&pg=PA112| title=The Future of BAA: Fourth Report of Session 2007–08| isbn=978-0-215-51413-4| date=February 2008| publisher=[[The Stationery Office]]| author=House of Commons Transport Committee| at=Ev. 112}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last1=V| first1=Manju| date=13 May 2017| title=Now, Mumbai world's busiest airport with only one runway| newspaper=[[The Times of India]]| location=[[Mumbai]]| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/now-mumbai-worlds-busiest-airport-with-only-one-runway/articleshow/58652790.cms| url-status=live| access-date=13 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513081650/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/now-mumbai-worlds-busiest-airport-with-only-one-runway/articleshow/58652790.cms| archive-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, 46.1{{nbsp}}million passengers passed through Gatwick, an increase of 1.1% over the previous year. [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] and other long-haul{{efn|name=north|excluding North Atlantic}} traffic recorded increases over the previous year of 24.4% and 12.7% to 4.04{{nbsp}}million and 4.65{{nbsp}}million passengers, respectively. UK,{{efn|name=channel|including the [[Channel Islands]] and the [[Isle of Man]]}} European charter,{{efn|name=NorthAfrica|including North Africa}} Irish and European scheduled passenger traffic recorded decreases over the previous year of 8.7%, 5.7%, 1.1% and 0.9% to 3.73{{nbsp}}million, 2.88{{nbsp}}million, 1.67{{nbsp}}million and 29.11{{nbsp}}million, respectively. Air transport movements decreased by 0.7% to 283,926. Cargo volume increased by 16.1% to 112,676{{nbsp}}metric{{nbsp}}tonnes.<ref name="Gatwick long-2019"/>
Compared with a year earlier, January to March 2019 passenger numbers increased by 4% to 9.675{{nbsp}}million (an increase of 374,700 over January to March 2018). The following changes were recorded amongst individual passenger traffic categories: North Atlantic traffic +15.3% (784,200 passengers); European scheduled traffic +3.9% (5.649{{nbsp}}million passengers); other long-haul{{efn|name=north}} traffic +3.2% (1.277{{nbsp}}million passengers); European charter{{efn|name=NorthAfrica}} traffic +2.1% (710,900 passengers); Irish traffic +1.6% (412,000 passengers) and UK{{efn|name=channel}} traffic -0.2% (841,700 passengers). Air transport movements increased by 3.3% to 62,392. Cargo volume increased by 7.2% to 27,390 metric tonnes, which was driven by a 7.5% increase in overall long-haul passenger traffic. The growing popularity of the GatwickConnects flight connections assistance service provided by the airport for self-connecting passengers was driven by additional passengers changing flights at Gatwick whose journey originated in [[Edinburgh]] (+80%), [[Jersey]] (+58%) and [[Belfast]] (+50%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/2019-04-16-q4-passenger-figures.aspx |title=Q4 Passenger Figures: Record-breaking start to 2019 at Gatwick |date=16 April 2019 |access-date=4 May 2019 |archive-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922023402/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/2019-04-16-q4-passenger-figures.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Busiest routes=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:align" |+ Busiest international routes from Gatwick (2025) ! Rank ! Destination ! Passengers ! Change 2024 / 25 |- | 1 | [[Malaga Airport|Malaga, Spain]] | 1,239,808 | {{increase}} 3.5% |- | 2 | [[Barcelona-El Prat Airport|Barcelona, Spain]] | 1,227,092 | {{decrease}} 9.2% |- | 3 | [[Dublin Airport|Dublin, Republic of Ireland]] | 1,000,460 | {{decrease}} 5.0% |- | 4 | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai, United Arab Emirates]] | 963,164 | {{increase}} 4.1% |- | 5 | [[Alicante Airport|Alicante, Spain]] | 854,016 | {{increase}} 8.4% |- | 6 | [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome-Fiumicino, Italy]] | 822,305 | {{decrease}} 11.4% |- | 7 | [[Faro Airport|Faro, Portugal]] | 810,451 | {{decrease}} 5.0% |- | 8 | [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan-Malpensa, Italy]] | 751,460 | {{decrease}} 3.5% |- | 9 | [[Geneva Airport|Geneva, Switzerland]] | 728,821 | {{decrease}} 4.6% |- | 10 | [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca, Spain]] | 683,890 | {{decrease}} 5.8% |- | 11 | [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife-South, Spain]] | 674,903 | {{decrease}} 7.4% |- | 12 | [[Antalya Airport|Antalya, Turkey]] | 636,519 | {{decrease}} 14.0% |- | 13 | [[Madrid Airport|Madrid, Spain]] | 608,470 | {{decrease}} 4.4% |- | 14 | [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh, Morocco]] | 590,787 | {{decrease}} 2.5% |- | 15 | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul, Turkey]] | 586,961 | {{increase}} 0.1% |- | 16 | [[Amsterdam Airport|Amsterdam, Netherlands]] | 537,782 | {{decrease}} 26.3% |- | 17 | [[Malta International Airport|Malta, Malta]] | 526,285 | {{increase}} 6.2% |- | 18 | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen, Denmark]] | 517,825 | {{decrease}} 12.8% |- | 19 | [[Shanghai Pudong Airport|Shanghai, China]] | 510,189 | {{increase}} 21.8% |- | 20 | [[Nice Airport|Nice, France]] | 501,850 | {{decrease}} 3.7% |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="www.caa.co.uk">{{Cite web |title=Annual airport data 2024 |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2025/annual-2025/ |access-date=19 March 2026 |website=www.caa.co.uk}}</ref> |}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:align" |+ Busiest domestic routes from Gatwick (2024) ! Rank ! Destination ! Passengers ! Change 2023 / 24 |- | 1 | [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] | 476,152 | {{increase}} 3.64% |- | 2 | [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] | 455,095 | {{decrease}} 2.37% |- | 3 | [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast-Intl]] | 444,142 | {{decrease}} 8.33% |- | 4 | [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]] | 381,611 | {{increase}} 11.31% |- | 5 | [[Belfast-City Airport|Belfast-City]] | 277,800 | {{increase}} 18.98% |- | 6 | [[Guernsey Airport|Guernsey]] | 254,601 | {{decrease}} 17.22% |- | 7 | [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]] | 222,417 | {{decrease}} 0.25% |- | 8 | [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]] | 196,469 | {{increase}} 0.80% |- | 9 | [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]] | 165,643 | {{increase}} 3.32% |- | 10 | [[Newquay Airport|Newquay]] | 83,252 | {{decrease}} 0.83% |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="www.caa.co.uk"/> |}
===Traffic=== Gatwick handled 186,172 passengers during its first seven months of operation after the 1956–58 reconstruction; the annual number of passengers passing through the airport was 368,000 in 1959 and 470,000 in 1960.<ref name="Gatwick Airport History">"Gatwick Airport History", Business & Community Reference Guide for in and around Crawley 2008/09, Wealden Marketing, 2008, p. 85</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation |chapter=9}}{{full citation needed|date=September 2025}}</ref> Passenger numbers reached one million for the first time during the 1962–63 fiscal year,{{efn|1 April 1962 to 31 March 1963}} with [[British United Airways]] (BUA) accounting for four-fifths.<ref>{{cite book |title=Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years |last=Woodley |first=C. |publisher=The History Press |location=Stroud |year=2014 |pages=86, 158}}</ref> The 1.5-million mark was exceeded for the first time during the 1966–67 fiscal year.{{efn|1 April 1966 to 31 March 1967}} This was also the first time more than half a million scheduled passengers used the airport.{{r|Woodley 2014|pp=158-159}} Gatwick accommodated two million passengers for the first time during the 1967–68 fiscal year{{efn|1 April 1967 to 31 March 1968}} and 3{{nbsp}}million in the 1969–70 fiscal year,{{efn|1 April 1969 to 31 March 1970}} with BUA accounting for nearly half.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukaccs.info/gatwick/profile.htm |title=Airport Profile: Brief History |publisher=Ukaccs.info |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323024227/http://www.ukaccs.info/gatwick/profile.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation |chapter=9, 10}}{{full citation needed|date=September 2025}}</ref> By the early 1970s, 5{{nbsp}}million passengers used Gatwick each year, with a record 5.7{{nbsp}}million during the 1973–74 fiscal year.{{efn|1 April 1973 to 31 March 1974}} During that period, [[British Caledonian]] accounted for approximately half of all charter passengers and three-fourths of scheduled passengers.<ref>{{cite book |title=Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation |chapter=10}}{{full citation needed|date=September 2025}}</ref> Within a decade annual passenger numbers doubled, to 10{{nbsp}}million; they doubled again, to over 20{{nbsp}}million, by the late 1980s.<ref name="Gatwick Airport History"/><ref>{{cite book |title=The Gatwick Express |page=42}}{{full citation needed|date=September 2025}}</ref><ref name="Iyengar"/><ref name="Iyengar-2"/> By the turn of the millennium, Gatwick handled more than 30{{nbsp}}million passengers annually.<ref name="Gatwick Airport History"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; margin:auto;" ! Year!!Number of<br />passengers<br />{{efn|number of passengers including both domestic and international}}!! Percentage<br />change !! Number of<br />aircraft<br />movements<br />{{efn|number of movements represents total aircraft takeoffs and landings during each year}}!!Freight<br />(tonnes) |- !2000 |32,068,540 || – || 260,859 || 318,905 |- !2001 |31,181,770 || {{decrease}}{{0}}2.8% || 252,543 || 280,098 |- !2002 |29,627,420 || {{decrease}}{{0}}5.0% || 242,379 || 242,519 |- !2003 |30,005,260 || {{increase}}{{0}}1.3% || 242,731 || 222,916 |- !2004 |31,466,770 || {{increase}}{{0}}4.9% || 251,195 || 218,204 |- !2005 |32,775,695|| {{increase}}{{0}}4.2% || 261,292 || 222,778 |- !2006 |34,163,579 || {{increase}}{{0}}4.2% || 263,363 || 211,857 |- !2007 |35,216,113 || {{increase}}{{0}}3.1% || 266,550 || 171,078 |- !2008 |34,205,887 || {{decrease}}{{0}}2.9% || 263,653 || 107,702 |- !2009 |32,392,520 || {{decrease}}{{0}}5.3% || 251,879 || 74,680 |- !2010 |31,375,290 || {{decrease}}{{0}}3.1% || 240,500 || 104,032 |- !2011 |33,674,264 || {{increase}}{{0}}7.3% || 251,067 || 88,085 |- !2012 |34,235,982 || {{increase}}{{0}}1.7% || 246,987 || 97,567 |- !2013 |35,444,206 || {{increase}}{{0}}3.5% || 250,520 || 96,724 |- !2014 |38,103,667 || {{increase}}{{0}}7.5% || 259,692 || 88,508 |- !2015 |40,269,087 || {{increase}}{{0}}5.7% || 267,760 || 73,371 |- !2016 |43,119,628 || {{increase}}{{0}}7.1% || 280,666 || 79,588 |- !2017 |45,516,700 || {{increase}}{{0}}5.2% || '''285,969''' || 96,983 |- !2018 |46,075,400 || {{increase}}{{0}}1.1% || 283,926 || '''112,600''' |- !2019 |'''46,574,786''' || {{increase}}{{0}}1.1% || 282,896 || 110,358 |- !2020 |10,171,867 || {{decrease}}{{0}}78.2% || 79,489 || 26,063 |- !2021 |6,260,072 || {{decrease}}{{0}}38.5% || 52,000 || 11,623 |- !2022 |32,800,000 || {{increase}}{{0}}423.9% || 217,524 || 36,407 |- !2023 |40,894,242 || {{increase}}{{0}}24.7% || 253,047 || 61,123 |- !2024 |43,242,000 || |{{increase}}{{0}}5.7% || |265,358 || 103,961 |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"| <sup>''Source 2000–2016: [[UK Civil Aviation Authority]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/ |title=Aircraft and passenger traffic data from UK airports |publisher=[[UK Civil Aviation Authority]] |date=11 March 2017 |access-date=11 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211070518/http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/ |archive-date=11 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref></sup><br /><sup>''Source 2017: Gatwick Airport Limited''<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/all/gatwicks-busiest-ever-december.aspx |title=Gatwick's busiest ever December closes record-breaking year as 45.6m passengers travel through in 2017 |date=12 January 2018 |access-date=13 January 2018 |publisher=Gatwick Airport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117180604/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/all/gatwicks-busiest-ever-december.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref></sup> |}
==Ground transport== ===Road=== [[File:Gatwick North Terminal 121.JPG|thumb|alt=Grassy median, with billboard and road sign|North Terminal [[A23 road|A23]] roundabout]] The airport is accessible from a motorway [[spur road]] at junction 9A of the [[M23 motorway|M23]], which links to the main M23 motorway {{convert|1|mi|km}} east at junction 9. The M23 connects with London's [[orbital motorway]], the [[M25 motorway|M25]], {{convert|9|mi|km}} north; this provides access to much of [[Greater London]], the [[South East England|South East]] and beyond, and the M23 is the main route for traffic to (and from) the airport. Gatwick is also accessible from the [[A23 road|A23]], which serves [[Horley]] and [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]] to the north and [[Crawley]] and [[Brighton]] to the south. The [[A217]] provides access northwards to the town of [[Reigate]]. The airport has long- and short-stay car parks at the airport and off-site, although these are often full in summer. Local restrictions limit parking at Gatwick.
Gatwick has set goals of 40% public transport use by the time annual passenger traffic reaches 40{{nbsp}}million (in 2015) and 45% by the time it reaches 45{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/PublicationFiles/business_and_community/all_public_publications/2012/lgw_asas_2012_web.pdf |title=Access Gatwick |year=2012 |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014549/http://www.gatwickairport.com/PublicationFiles/business_and_community/all_public_publications/2012/lgw_asas_2012_web.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>
===Rail=== [[File:Gatwick Airport stn December 2023 04.jpg|thumb|[[Gatwick Airport railway station]]]] {{main|Gatwick Airport railway station}}
[[Gatwick Airport railway station]] is located adjacent to the South Terminal and has served the airport since 1958.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/gatwickairportstatio/| title=Gatwick Airport Railway Station| website=Railway Technology| access-date=1 July 2018| archive-date=2 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702035450/https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/gatwickairportstatio/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/our-history/| title=Our History| website=Gatwick Airport| access-date=1 July 2018| archive-date=2 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011335/https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/our-history/| url-status=live}}</ref> It is located on the [[Brighton Main Line]], and is mainly served by [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]], [[Thameslink]], and [[Gatwick Express]]. It also receives a half-hourly service operated by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] via the [[North Downs Line]].
To the south, Southern, Thameslink, and Gatwick Express all provide direct connections to [[Brighton railway station|Brighton]]. Southern also provides connections to [[Eastbourne railway station|Eastbourne]], [[Littlehampton railway station|Littlehampton]], [[Bognor Regis railway station|Bognor Regis]], and [[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour]].
To the north, Thameslink provides connections to [[London Bridge railway station|London Bridge]], Gatwick Express provides non-stopping connections to [[London Victoria]], and Southern provides connections to both stations. Thameslink trains continue further north through the Thameslink Core to [[St Pancras International]], [[Bedford railway station|Bedford]], [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]], and [[Cambridge railway station|Cambridge]]. Great Western Railway also provides a half-hourly service to [[Reading railway station|Reading]] via [[Guildford railway station|Guildford]].
The station provides single-change connections to [[Heathrow Airport]] and [[Luton Airport]] via northbound Thameslink services. Heathrow Airport can be reached by changing to the [[Elizabeth line]] at [[Farringdon railway station|Farringdon]], whilst Luton Airport can be reached by the [[Luton DART]] station at [[Luton Airport Parkway]].
London [[Oyster Cards]] and [[Contactless payment|contactless cards]] are accepted on all rail routes from Gatwick Airport into London.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/ticket-types/gatwick-payg/| title=Travelling with contactless and Oyster between Gatwick Airport and London| website=Southern Railway| access-date=4 January 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104234919/http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/ticket-types/gatwick-payg/| archive-date=4 January 2017| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-11-13/oyster-cards-to-be-used-at-gatwick-and-surrey-stations/| title=Gatwick and Surrey stations to accept Oyster cards and contactless payments| work=[[ITV News]]|location=Whiteley|publisher=[[ITN]]| access-date=14 November 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116023538/http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-11-13/oyster-cards-to-be-used-at-gatwick-and-surrey-stations/| archive-date=16 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Bus=== [[National Express Coaches]] operates coaches to [[Heathrow Airport]], [[London Stansted Airport]] and cities and towns throughout the region and country. [[Oxford Bus Company]] operates direct services to [[Oxford]], and [[EasyBus]] operates mini-coaches from both terminals to [[Earls Court]] and [[West Brompton]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
Local buses connect the North and South Terminals with Crawley, Horley, Redhill, [[Horsham]] and [[Caterham]]. Services are offered by [[Metrobus (South East England)|Metrobus]], including Metrobus's [[Fastway (bus rapid transit)|Fastway]] services operated on a [[Guided bus|partly guided]] [[bus rapid transit]] system which was the first of its kind to be built outside a major city.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
===Bike=== [[National Cycle Route 21|Route 21]] of the [[National Cycle Network]] passes under the South Terminal, allowing virtually traffic-free cycling and walking northwards to Horley and southwards to [[Three Bridges, West Sussex|Three Bridges]] and Crawley. A goods-style lift runs between the terminal and ground level (labelled "Lift to Cycle Route") near Zone L.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
===Terminal transfer=== [[File:Gatwick Airport terminal shuttle.jpg|thumb|The Gatwick Airport terminal shuttle departing from the South Terminal]] {{main|Gatwick Airport Shuttle Transit}}
The airport's North and South Terminals are connected by a {{convert|0.75|mi|km}}, elevated, two-way [[automated people mover]] track. The transit shuttle normally consists of two automatic, three-car, driverless trains. Although colloquially known as a "[[monorail]]", the shuttle instead runs on a dual, concrete track with rubber tyres.<ref name="Hudson-1984">{{cite book| last=Hudson| first=Kenneth| title=Industrial history from the air| publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]| date=22 November 1984| pages=111–115| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3DY9AAAAIAAJ&dq=gatwick&pg=PA135| chapter=Airports and Airfields| isbn=978-0-521-25333-8| access-date=16 November 2021| archive-date=10 November 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110005340/https://books.google.com/books?id=3DY9AAAAIAAJ&dq=gatwick&pg=PA135#v=onepage&q=gatwick&f=false| url-status=live}}</ref> The transit is [[land side]], and besides linking the two terminals also links the North terminal to the airport railway station.
The shuttle opened in 1987, along with the North Terminal, and initially used [[Adtranz C-100]] people-mover cars which remained in operation until September 2009, by which time they had travelled a total of {{convert|2500000|mi}}. Gatwick began upgrading its shuttle service in April 2008, with a bus replacement service in place from September 2009. A new operating system and shuttle cars (six [[Bombardier CX-100]] vehicles)<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13542338.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102174410/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13542338.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2012 |title=Bombardier Signs 32 Million Euro Contract for Automated People Mover System at London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom; New APM Will Replace Existing Inter-Terminal Transit System Previously Supplied by Bombardier |publisher=Bombardier |date=19 December 2007 |access-date=15 August 2010}}</ref> were installed, and the guideway and transit stations were refurbished at a total cost of £45{{nbsp}}million. The system re-opened on 1 July 2010, two months ahead of schedule;<ref>{{cite news| title=Gatwick transit closed| publisher=UK Airport News| date=29 September 2009| url=http://www.uk-airport-news.info/gatwick-airport-news-290909a.html| access-date=30 September 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015071228/http://www.uk-airport-news.info/gatwick-airport-news-290909a.html| archive-date=15 October 2009| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business/media-centre/press-releases/gatwick-shuttle/ |title=London Gatwick – we have lift on! |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803224818/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business/media-centre/press-releases/gatwick-shuttle/ |archive-date=3 August 2010 }}</ref> it featured live journey information and sensory technology to count the number of passengers at stations.
An earlier transit system, that opened in 1983 to link the main terminal (now the South Terminal) to the (then new) circular satellite pier, was the UK's first automated people-moving system. This system has since been replaced by a walkway-and-[[moving walkway]] link, although the remains of the elevated guideway are still visible.<ref name="Hudson-1984"/>
==Expansion proposals== {{Main|Expansion of Gatwick Airport}}
Gatwick has been included in many reviews of airport capacity in southeastern England. Expansion options have included a third terminal and a second runway; although an agreement not to build a second runway was made in 1979 with [[West Sussex County Council]], that agreement expired by its terms after 40 years.<ref name="Flight International-1979b"/><ref name="Flight International-1979a"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/PublicationFiles/business_and_community/all_public_publications/transforming_gatwick/1979_Runway_Agreement_Actual_Copy.pdf |title=1979 Gatwick Airport runway agreement |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015414/http://www.gatwickairport.com/PublicationFiles/business_and_community/all_public_publications/transforming_gatwick/1979_Runway_Agreement_Actual_Copy.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Expanded operations would allow Gatwick to handle more passengers than Heathrow does today, with a new terminal between two wide-spaced runways. This would complement or replace the South Terminal, depending on expected future traffic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-heathrow-airport-expansion-second-third-runway-uk-flights-a8585051.html |title=Could Gatwick Launch Extra Runway Before Heathrow In The Airport Expansion Race? |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |first=Simon |last=Calder |date=18 October 2018 |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505014101/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-heathrow-airport-expansion-second-third-runway-uk-flights-a8585051.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Airport management's proposal for a second runway (south of the existing runway and airport boundary) was unveiled in July 2013. This was shortlisted for further consideration by the [[Airports Commission]] in December 2013, and the commission's final report was published in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23410288 |title=Gatwick Airport announces second runway plan |work=BBC News |date=23 July 2013 |access-date=23 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725074103/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23410288 |archive-date=25 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Airports-Commission-report-Gatwick-Heathrow/story-20330773-detail/story.html |title=Airports Commission report: Gatwick & Heathrow on shortlist for expansion |newspaper=[[The Crawley News]] |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219074555/http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Airports-Commission-report-Gatwick-Heathrow/story-20330773-detail/story.html |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Another proposal would extend the North Terminal south, with a passenger bridge in the area currently occupied by aircraft stands without [[jet bridge]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf |title=interim master plan (Gatwick Interim Master Plan – October 2006) |date=15 August 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728043101/http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Gatwick's draft master plan (released for consultation on 13 October 2011) dropped the passenger-bridge plan in favour of a mid-field satellite (next to the control tower) linking to the North Terminal as part of an expanded 2030 single-runway, two-terminal airport.<ref>''Draft Gatwick Master Plan (A single runway airport – 2030: 10.2.14 Aprons and piers and Figure A.12, p. 93 and Appendix A – Drawings''), Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, 13 October 2011.</ref>
In late 2011, the [[Department for Transport]] (DfT) also began a feasibility study for a high-speed rail link between Gatwick and Heathrow as part of a plan combining the airports into a "collective" or "virtual hub", [[Heathwick]]. The scheme envisaged a high-speed rail route parallel to the [[M25 motorway|M25]], covering {{convert|35|mi}} in 15 minutes. Trains would have reached speeds of {{convert|180|mph|kph|abbr=on}}, and passengers would have passed through immigration (or check-in) only once. Reactions to this proposal were largely negative.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Financial Times |department=National News |title=Airports rail link fails to carry industry |edition=UK |location=London |date=8–9 October 2011}}</ref> Another proposal for a high-speed railway link to Heathrow, [[HS4Air]], as part of a scheme to link the [[High Speed 1]] and [[High Speed 2]] railway lines and connect regional cities in Britain to the [[Channel Tunnel]], was rejected in 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Smale |first1=Katherine |title=HS4Air plan to link Heathrow and Gatwick rejected |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-hs4air-plan-to-link-heathrow-and-gatwick-rejected/10038092.article |access-date=11 December 2018 |magazine=New Civil Engineer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211143812/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-hs4air-plan-to-link-heathrow-and-gatwick-rejected/10038092.article |archive-date=11 December 2018 |language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 1 July 2015, the Airports Commission submitted its final report, recommending the expansion of Heathrow Airport as opposed to Gatwick. Whilst the commission recognised Gatwick's benefits and relatively fewer environmental consequences than Heathrow, they felt the economic benefits of Gatwick vs. Heathrow were not as great, nor as broad-ranging.<ref>{{cite news| title=Airport expansion: What happens next?| work=BBC News| date=1 July 2015| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19570653| access-date = 10 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150909102344/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19570653| archive-date=9 September 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> Gatwick disputed the findings.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Airports Commission's findings simply don't add up| url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/15-08-17-airports-commission-findings-simply-do-not-add-up.aspx| publisher=Gatwick Airport| access-date=10 September 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906044559/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/15-08-17-airports-commission-findings-simply-do-not-add-up.aspx| archive-date=6 September 2015| url-status=live}}</ref>
On 9 September 2021, GAL opened its first public consultation to carry out major works at the runway to increase its capacity from 64{{nbsp}}million passengers a year to 75{{nbsp}}million passengers a year by moving the northern "emergency" runway to the north to meet international standards for dual runway use.<ref>{{cite web| title=Digital Exhibition - Gatwick Airport Virtual Exhibition| url=https://www.3dwtech.co.uk/dashboard/gatwick/gatwick-airport/exhibition/| access-date=16 September 2021| website=3DW| archive-date=16 September 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916224438/https://www.3dwtech.co.uk/dashboard/gatwick/gatwick-airport/exhibition/| url-status=live}}</ref> Airport management plans to use this runway only for take-offs by all but the largest aircraft. It hoped to receive approval in 2024, with the main works taking 4 years to complete, and 13 years to be fully complete.<ref>{{cite web| title=Proposed Northern Runway Works for Gatwick Airport expansion| website=Sussex Transport Projects| date=9 September 2021| url=https://sussex-transport.net/index.php/2021/09/09/proposed-northern-runway-works-for-gatwick-airport-expansion/| access-date=16 September 2021| archive-date=16 September 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916224436/https://sussex-transport.net/index.php/2021/09/09/proposed-northern-runway-works-for-gatwick-airport-expansion/| url-status=live}}</ref> Works would also involve a new pier, hotels, terminal expansion and highway improvements including flyovers of the M23 Spur / A23 Airport Way at the terminal roundabouts.<ref>{{cite web| title=Gatwick Airport's Highway Improvements| website=Sussex Transport Projects| date=10 September 2021| url=https://sussex-transport.net/index.php/2021/09/10/gatwick-airports-highway-improvements/| access-date=16 September 2021| archive-date=16 September 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916224436/https://sussex-transport.net/index.php/2021/09/10/gatwick-airports-highway-improvements/| url-status=live}}</ref> Planning permission for the runway realignment was formally requested in July 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=London Gatwick proposes realignment of northern runway for routine operations |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/london-gatwick-proposes-realignment-of-northern-runway-for-routine-operations/154024.article |work=Flight Global |date=6 July 2023 |access-date=7 July 2023 |archive-date=6 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706190038/https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/london-gatwick-proposes-realignment-of-northern-runway-for-routine-operations/154024.article |url-status=live }}</ref> The plan would cost around £2.2{{nbsp}}billion, financed by private investors rather than government backing, and would be operational within around five years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Runway Plans {{!}} London Gatwick Airport |url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/company/future-plans/northern-runway.html |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=www.gatwickairport.com}}</ref>
On 27 February 2025, Transport Secretary [[Heidi Alexander]] announced that she was "minded to approve" the proposals, subject to noise mitigation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2025 |title=Gatwick Airport: Second runway backed by government |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjdz9q170yo |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> A period of additional consultation was announced, pending a final decision in October 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=£2.2bn Gatwick second runway decision delayed |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/02/27/2-2bn-gatwick-second-runway-decision-delayed/ |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=Construction Enquirer |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Ultimately, Gatwick's expansion is projected to create approximately 14,000 new jobs and inject £1bn annually into the regional economy. Weighing up whether such an economic boost outweighs the environmental impact could be swayed by the ability of Gatwick to successfully implement its high-tech upgrades.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gatwick spreads its wings but is take-off a stretch too far? |url=https://buildindigital.com/gatwick-spreads-its-wings-but-is-take-off-a-stretch-too-far/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Build in Digital |date=10 March 2025 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 21 September 2025, Gatwick's proposal to move the secondary runway by 12 metres to allow regular use was formally approved by Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v7rz24z23o|title=Gatwick airport second runway approved by transport secretary|date=21 September 2025|website=BBC News}}</ref>
==Accidents and incidents== * 15 September 1936 – A [[British Airways Ltd]] [[de Havilland Express|de Havilland DH 86]] on a night mail flight to Germany crashed on takeoff, killing the airline's chief pilot and two crew members.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%202620.html |title=The Gatwick Accident, Commercial Aviation |journal=[[Flight International|Flight]] |date=24 September 1936 |page=327 |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205551/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%202620.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%202865.html |title=Gatwick and Mirabella, Commercial Aviation |journal=Flight |date=22 October 1936 |page=420 |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204444/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%202865.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> * November 1936 – A [[British Airways Ltd]] [[Fokker F.XII|Fokker F 12]] crashed in a wood {{convert|4.5|mi}} south of Gatwick on its [[final approach]] to the airport under a low [[ceiling (cloud)|ceiling]] in poor visibility, killing both pilots and seriously injuring the [[flight engineer]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%203281.html |title=The Crawley Accident, Commercial Aviation |journal=Flight |date=20 November 1936 |page=590 |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204709/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%203281.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 17 February 1959 – A [[Turkish Airlines]] [[Vickers Viscount 700|Vickers Viscount 794D]] (registration: TC-SEV) on an [[1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash|international charter flight crashed in heavy fog]] at [[Newdigate]], Surrey, on its approach to Gatwick after striking trees. Fourteen of the 24 on board died, and Turkish Prime Minister [[Adnan Menderes]] was amongst the survivors.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/17/newsid_2546000/2546299.stm |title=1959: Turkish leader involved in fatal crash |work=BBC News |date=17 February 1979 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221114919/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/17/newsid_2546000/2546299.stm |archive-date=21 February 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Surrey Constabulary History">{{cite web |url=http://www.surrey-constabulary.com/major_incidents.26.html |work=Surrey Constabulary History |title=Major Incidents |publisher=Robert Bartlett |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510113220/http://www.surrey-constabulary.com/major_incidents.26.html |archive-date=10 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/TC-SEV.asp |title=Ministry of Aviation – Civil Aircraft Accident: Report on the Accident to Vickers Viscount 794 TC-SEV at London (Gatwick) Airport on 17 February 1959 |publisher=Gatwick Aviation Society |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216082906/http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/TC-SEV.asp |archive-date=16 December 2007 }}</ref> * 5 January 1969 – A [[Boeing 727-100C|Boeing 727-113C]] (registration: YA-FAR) operating as [[Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701]] arriving from [[Frankfurt Airport]], Germany, crashed into a house in [[Fernhill, West Sussex|Fernhill]] (near [[Horley]], Surrey) in low visibility. The flaps were not extended to maintain flight at final-approach speed. 48 of the 62 on board died, in addition to two on the ground.<ref name="Surrey Constabulary History"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=01051969®=YA-FAR&airline=Ariana+Afghan+Airlines |title=Accident Database query – Ariana Afghan Airlines |publisher=Airdisaster.com |date=5 January 1969 |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811185515/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=01051969®=YA-FAR&airline=Ariana%2BAfghan%2BAirlines |archive-date=11 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%201741.html |title=Ariana 727 Accident Cause, World News |work=Flight International |date=3 September 1970 |page=329 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204855/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%201741.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/YA-FAR.asp |title=Board of Trade – Civil Aircraft Accident: Report on the Accident to Boeing 727-113C YA-FAR 1.5 miles east of London (Gatwick) Airport on 5 January 1969 |publisher=Gatwick Aviation Society |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907045653/http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/YA-FAR.asp |archive-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 28 January 1972 – A [[British Caledonian]] [[Vickers VC10|Vickers VC10-1109]] (registration: G-ARTA) with no passengers aboard sustained severe structural damage as a result of a [[hard landing]] at Gatwick at the end of a short ferry flight from Heathrow, where the aircraft had been diverted due to fog at Gatwick. After touching down runway 08 and applying [[spoiler (aeronautics)|spoiler]]s and [[reverse thrust]], the aircraft became airborne again, bounced twice and landed heavily. This resulted in a burst front wheel tyre, a separated wheel and a crumpled fuselage (immediately in front of and behind the wings).<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Classic Airliner |title=VC10 – The story of a classic jet airliner: Disposal of British Caledonian VC10s |page=60 |publisher=Key Publishing |location=Stamford |year=2015}}</ref> A survey of the aircraft's damage revealed that its [[airframe]] was bent out of shape, requiring extensive repairs to restore [[airworthiness]]. Since the repairs were not cost-effective, the airline's management decided to [[cannibalization (parts)|cannibalise]] the aircraft for spare parts before scrapping it at Gatwick in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vc10.net/History/Individual/GARTA.html |title=A little 'VC10'derness—Individual Histories: G-ARTA |publisher=Vc10.net |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018095149/http://www.vc10.net/History/Individual/GARTA.html |archive-date=18 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720128-0 |title=ASN Aircraft incident description Vickers VC-10-1109 G-ARTA—London Gatwick Airport (LGW) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091415/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720128-0 |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 20 July 1975 – A [[British Island Airways]] (BIA) [[Handley Page Dart Herald#Specifications (Dart Herald 200)|Handley Page Dart Herald 201]] (registration: G-APWF) was involved in a runway accident while departing on a scheduled flight to Guernsey. The aircraft lifted off from runway 26 after a ground run of {{convert|2490|ft|m}} and appeared airborne for {{convert|411|ft|m|abbr=on}} (with its landing gear retracting) before the rear underside of the fuselage settled back onto the runway and brought the aircraft to a stop. An investigation concluded that the landing gear was retracted before the aircraft had become established in a climb and the flap setting and takeoff speed were incorrect. Although the aircraft incurred substantial damage, none of the 45 occupants were hurt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/4_1977_g_apwf.cfm |title=Report No: 4/1977. Report on the accident to Handley Page Herald Series 201, G-APWF at Gatwick Airport, 20 July 1975 |work=UK AAIB |access-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601192852/http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/4_1977_g_apwf.cfm |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 29 December 2014 – A [[Virgin Atlantic]] [[Boeing 747-400]] (Registration: G-VROM) suffered a loss of hydraulic fluid whilst en route to [[Las Vegas]]. Shortly after departure, an alarm prompted the crew to return to Gatwick, when they discovered that an improperly installed actuator had caused the right wing landing gear to not deploy. The aircraft successfully landed on 3 main landing-gear bogies and was returned to service on 11 January 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.flightglobal.com/virgin-747-gear-jammed-after-actuator-fitted-upside-down/118591.article| title=Virgin 747 gear jammed after actuator fitted upside-down| first=David| last=Kaminski-Morrow |date=20 October 2015 | website=Flight Global| access-date=27 August 2021| archive-date=27 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827142248/https://www.flightglobal.com/virgin-747-gear-jammed-after-actuator-fitted-upside-down/118591.article| url-status=live }}</ref> *19–21 December 2018 – A [[Gatwick Airport drone incident|major disruption to the airport]] was caused by reports of [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]] sightings close to the runway. The runway was closed and all flights were suspended for about six hours on 19 December. The airport reopened at 03:01 the next morning until another reported sighting prompted another closing about 45 minutes later. As of 00:15 on 21 December, the airport was still closed with about 110,000 passengers and 760 flights affected.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033| title=Police 'could shoot down' Gatwick drone| date=20 December 2018| work=BBC News|location=Tunbridge Wells|publisher=BBC English Regions| access-date=21 December 2018| language=en-GB| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220235133/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033| archive-date=20 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> Officials called the drone flying a "deliberate act of disruption", but did not classify it as terrorism.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drones ground flights at Gatwick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 |work=BBC News |date=20 December 2018 |access-date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220140742/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 |archive-date=20 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The army was deployed to assist the police in resolving the incident.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gatwick Airport: Army called in amid drone chaos |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033 |work=BBC News |access-date=20 December 2018 |date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220190111/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033 |archive-date=20 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The runway reopened with limited capacity around 06:00 that day.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46643173| title=Gatwick runway reopens after drone chaos| date=21 December 2018| work=BBC News| access-date=21 December 2018| language=en-GB| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221093352/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46643173| archive-date=21 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> Authorities suspended flights again from 17:10 to 18:23 on 21 December. Later that day a man and a woman were arrested in connection with the incident;<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/22/gatwick-drone-arrests-two-people-held-over-disruption-of-airport| title=Gatwick drone arrests: two people held over disruption of airport| date=22 December 2018| newspaper=The Guardian| location=London| access-date=22 December 2018| language=en-GB| issn=0261-3077| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222021134/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/22/gatwick-drone-arrests-two-people-held-over-disruption-of-airport| archive-date=22 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release| url=http://news.sussex.police.uk/news/two-arrested-in-drone-disruption-at-gatwick-343013| title=Two arrested in drone disruption at Gatwick| publisher=Sussex Police| language=en| access-date=22 December 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222160132/https://news.sussex.police.uk/news/two-arrested-in-drone-disruption-at-gatwick-343013| archive-date=22 December 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref> the pair were released without charge on 23 December with Sussex Police saying that they "are no longer suspects".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/23/gatwick-drone-arrested-couple-released-without-charge/|title=Gatwick drone: Arrested couple are released without charge - as £50k reward is offered to catch culprit| first1=Martin| last1=Evans| first2=Izzy| last2=Lyons| first3=Charles| last3=Hymas| date=23 December 2018| access-date=23 December 2018| newspaper=The Daily Telegraph| location=London| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223113115/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/23/gatwick-drone-arrested-couple-released-without-charge/| archive-date=23 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> *26 February 2020 – A [[Titan Airways]] [[Airbus A320|Airbus A321-211]] reported an engine surge after takeoff. A few moments later, the other engine stalled. The aircraft landed safely at Gatwick 11 minutes after takeoff. The [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] determined fuel [[contamination]] following defective maintenance had gone undetected for two days and caused the incident. Safety recommendations were made to the [[European Union Aviation Safety Agency]], and changes were made by organisations including [[Airbus]] and the [[International Air Transport Association]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunford |first=Mark |date=5 May 2021 |title=Airbus' engine malfunction after takeoff from London Gatwick Airport 'could have had a catastrophic outcome', says chief |url=https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/airbus-engine-malfunction-after-takeoff-from-london-gatwick-airport-could-have-had-a-catastrophic-outcome-says-chief-3225854 |newspaper=The Crawley Observer |access-date=5 May 2021 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505194714/https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/airbus-engine-malfunction-after-takeoff-from-london-gatwick-airport-could-have-had-a-catastrophic-outcome-says-chief-3225854 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also== * [[Airports of London]] * [[List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies]] * [[List of busiest airports by passenger traffic]] * [[List of the busiest airports in Europe]]
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