Since 1988 London Gatwick Airport has had north and south terminals: but still only has one runway. London Gatwick Airport is the busiest single runway airport in the world, the second busiest airport in the UK (after London Heathrow Airport), and ranks in the top ten busiest airports in Europe.

Once best known as the airport for holidays and charter flights, London Gatwick Airport has is now a major hub for scheduled services, which now account for over a quarter of the passengers who pass through this airport.

Over 80 different airlines operate from London Gatwick Airport, serving around 200 destinations around the world and handling over 34.1 million passengers in 2006. On a busy day in the summer London Gatwick Airport handles over 800 plane movements.

London Gatwick Airport is 32 miles from the centre of London, 25 miles from Heathrow Airport and less than a mile from junction 9 of the M23.

London Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport
West Sussex
RH6 0NP
Airport Code: LGW
Telephone: +44 (0)870000 2468