London Gatwick Airport Guide
London Gatwick Airport is located near Crawley in West Sussex, 48 km south of central London. It is the UK's second-busiest airport, handling 43.2 million passengers in 2024 across two passenger terminals — the North Terminal and the South Terminal. A direct rail link connects the airport to London Victoria and London Bridge in approximately 30 minutes.
Gatwick operates on a single active runway, making it the world's most efficient single-runway airport by movements per hour. A second runway exists but functions only as a standby when the main runway is out of service. The airport served 57 airlines in 2024, including long-haul routes to Singapore, Beijing, and destinations across North America, Africa, and the Middle East.
The airport first received commercial flights in 1933. After a major reconstruction between 1956 and 1958, Queen Elizabeth II reopened the modernised facility — the first airport globally to integrate air, mainline rail, and road access under one roof. Gatwick Airport Limited, majority-owned by Vinci, has operated the site since 2019.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 43M passengers (2024)1 runwayopened 1933
- Location
- 51.149, -0.186
- Operator
- Gatwick Airport Limited (majority owned by Vinci)
Terminals
2 terminalsLondon Gatwick Airport has 2 passenger terminals — North Terminal and South Terminal, handling both international and domestic flights for around 20 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- North TerminalMixed
easyJet, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air China, China Eastern, SWISS, Icelandair, JetBlue, Gulf Air
- South TerminalMixed
British Airways, Ryanair, Jet2, Norwegian, Turkish Airlines, Vueling, Wizz Air, TUI, Air France, TAP Portugal
Nearby cities
4 citiesLondon Gatwick Airport is closest to Crawley (6 km south), and also serves Reigate, Horsham and other nearby areas. With 4 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- London47 km north
- Crawley6 km south
- Reigate8 km north
- Horsham19 km west
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