LGW
Major hub airport · United Kingdom
London Gatwick Airport
London, United Kingdom · #50 world#2 of 47 in country
LGWIATA code
EGKKICAO code
40.9Mpassengers in 2023
3,316 mlongest of 2 runways
62 melevation · 203 ft
1958opened
London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) is an airport in the United Kingdom serving London.
It handled 40,899,000 passengers in 2023, making it number 50 in our world ranking and number 2 of 47 ranked airports in the United Kingdom.
It has 2 runways, the longest 3,316 m, at an elevation of 62 m.
5 airlines use it as a hub, including Norwegian Air Shuttle, Wizz Air UK and British Airways.
Passengers per year
2010–202331.3M33.6M34.2M35.4M38.1M40.3M43.1M45.6M46.1M46.6M10.2M6.3M32.8M40.9M
2010’102011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’23
Identification
- IATA
- LGW
- ICAO
- EGKK
- UN/LOCODE
- GBLGW
- Wikidata
- Q8703
Location
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City served
- London
- Located in
- Crawley
- Coordinates
- 51.1472, -0.1903
- Elevation
- 62 m (203 ft)
Organisation
- Type
- international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
- Opened
- 1958-01-01
- Operator
- Heathrow Airport Holdings
- Owner
- Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, CalPERS
- Named after
- London, Gatwick Manor
Runways
- 08L/26R
- 2,565 m · 8,415 ftasphalt concrete
- 08R/26L
- 3,316 m · 10,879 ftasphalt concrete
Hub for 5 airlines
DYNorwegian Air ShuttleW9Wizz Air UKBABritish AirwaysA0BA EuroFlyerGlobal Airlines