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| focus_city = 5153025region:GB-WSX_type:airport}}www.gatwickairport.com}}| pushpin_map = United Kingdom West Sussex#England south| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Sussex##Location in England| pushpin_label = LGW/EGKK| r1-number = 08L/26RGatwick has two runways; however, their proximity prevents simultaneous operation, so only a single runway is in operation at any time.| r1-length-m = 2,565asphalt concrete>Grooved asphalt| metric-rwy = yes| stat1-header = Total Passengers| stat1-data = 32,835,381| stat-year = 2022Aeronautical Information Publication>AIP at National Air Traffic Services.HTTPS://WWW.CAA.CO.UK/UPLOADEDFILES/CAA/CONTENT/STANDARD_CONTENT/DATA_AND_ANALYSIS/DATASETS/AIRPORT_STATS/AIRPORT_DATA_2020_12/AIRPORT_STATISTICS_SUMMARY.PDFURL-STATUS=DEADTITLE=AIRPORT STATISTICS SUMMARYLOCATION=LONDON, Statistics from CAA.| r2-number = 08R/26L| r2-length-m = 3,316| r2-surface = Grooved asphalt| stat2-header = | stat2-data = | stat3-header = Air transport movements| stat3-data = 217,495| stat4-header = | stat4-data = | stat5-header = Gates| stat5-data = 115 (in terminal)}}London Gatwick ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|É¡|æ|t|w|áµ»|k}}),weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20191022160850weblink">Oxford Dictionaries (retrieved 5 September 2012) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203015846weblink |date=3 February 2014 }} also known as Gatwick Airport {{airport codes|LGW|EGKK}}, is the secondary international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is located near Crawley, West Sussex, England{{convert|29.5|mi}} south of Central London.PRESS RELEASE,weblink London Gatwick celebrates next phase of growth with launch of new brand and refreshed vision, Gatwick Airport Limited, Crawley, 29 April 2023, 6 May 2023,weblink live, WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090821122415weblink">weblink dead, 21 August 2009, Just where are our airports?, Channel 4 News, 18 August 2009, 15 August 2010, In 2022, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after Heathrow Airport, and was the 8th-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic.WEB,weblink At a glance, Gatwick Airport, 2014, 11 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140209135618weblink">weblink 9 February 2014, dead, It covers a total area of {{convert|674|ha}}.WEB,weblink Gatwick Airport Interim Master Plan, 15 September 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180915225519weblink">weblink 15 September 2018, live, 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.WEB,weblink Facts and Stats, Gatwick Airport, 2014, 11 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130829080203weblink">weblink 29 August 2013, 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 million passengers passed through the airport, a 1.1% increase compared with 2017.WEB,weblink Gatwick long-haul traffic grows in December as 46.1m passengers travel through in 2018, 16 January 2019, 19 January 2019, {{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}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-6Douglas DC-6File:BAC_111-201AC_One-Eleven,_British_Caledonian_Airways_AN1809004.jpg|thumb|A BAC 1-11BAC 1-11The 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, "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. Major development work at the airport took place during the 1950s. The airport buildings were designed by Yorke Rosenberg Mardall between 1955 and 1988.BOOK, Alan, Powers, In the Line of Development: FRS Yorke, E Rosenberg and CS Mardall to YRM, 1930–1992, 1992, RIBA Heinz Gallery, 1-872911-20-X, In the 1960s, British United Airways (BUA) and Dan-Air were two of the largest British independentindependent from government-owned corporations 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.Cooper, B., Got your number, Golden Gatwick, Skyport, Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 6 June 2008, p. 12 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).Iyengar, K., Bermuda Bloomers, Golden Gatwick, Skyport, Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 8 February 2008, p. 18 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 (which it had purchased Dan-Air) began building up Gatwick into a secondary hub (complementing its main hub at Heathrow). These moves resulted in BA becoming Gatwick's dominant airline by the turn of the millennium.Iyengar, K., The only way is up, Golden Gatwick, Skyport, Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 11 April 2008, p. 16Iyengar, K., Heading North, Golden Gatwick, Skyport, Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 9 May 2008, p. 16 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.WEB,weblink easyJet's biggest base at London Gatwick has 50 aircraft and almost 100 routes; Spain remains No. 1 market in summer (> Airline Analysis), Anna.Aero, 12 August 2012, 4 February 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170205013444weblink">weblink 5 February 2017, live,

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.WEB,weblink Bermuda 2 initialled, Air Transport, Flight International, 2 July 1977, 5, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120208084614weblink">weblink 8 February 2012, live, The US-based carriers that flew to Gatwick were:

• American Airlines (from Dallas/Fort Worth, Nashville, New York–JFK, Raleigh/Durham and St. Louis)

• Braniff (from Dallas/Fort Worth)

• Continental Airlines (from Cleveland, Denver–Stapleton, Houston–Intercontinental and Newark)

• Delta Air Lines (from Atlanta, Cincinnati and New York–JFK)

• Eastern Air Lines (from Miami)

• Northwest Airlines (from Detroit, Memphis and Minneapolis/St. Paul)

• PEOPLExpress (from Newark)

• Piedmont Airlines (from Charlotte)

• TWA (from New York–JFK and St. Louis)

• US Airways (from Charlotte, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh)

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)WEB,weblink AA ends Gatwick operations, Institute of Commercial Management, 17 March 2008, 15 August 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111006033750weblink">weblink 6 October 2011, to leave Gatwick after it decided to transfer the seasonal Cleveland service to Heathrow on 3 May 2009.JOURNAL, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 169, 10, 15 September 2008, Goodbye Gatwick, 16, NEWS, Done, Kevin, 9 September 2008, Continental closes Gatwick operation, Financial Times,weblink 6 October 2023, 15 October 2023,weblink live, US Airways, Gatwick's last remaining US carrier, ended its service between Gatwick and Charlotte on 30 March 2013.PRESS RELEASE,weblink US Airways Announces Schedule for Charlotte to London Heathrow Service and Opens Flights for Sale, US Airways, 17 December 2012, 18 December 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130126223852weblink">weblink 26 January 2013, live, This left Gatwick without a scheduled US airline for the first time in 35 years.WEB,weblink Braniff History – Braniff History Time Line: 1978, clippedb.org (The Association of Former Braniff Flight Attendants), 18 December 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130602165143weblink">weblink 2 June 2013, Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta Air Lines announced its intent to launch service between Gatwick and Boston Logan 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.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Delta, Virgin Atlantic boost summer flying between U.S. and U.K. in 2020, Delta Airlines, 15 August 2019, 15 August 2019,weblink 15 August 2019, live, In 2021, JetBlue became the first US airline to serve Gatwick since 2013, with services to New York–JFK and Boston.

Development since the 2000s

On 17 September 2008, BAA announced it would sell Gatwick after the Competition Commission published a report about BAA's market dominance in London and the 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,as of May 2012 for £1.51 billion. The sale was completed on 3 December.NEWS, 21 October 2009, BAA agrees Gatwick airport sale,weblink BBC News, 11 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091022030124weblink">weblink 22 October 2009, live, 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 million and £125 million, respectively. The sales were part of GIP's strategy to syndicate the equity portion of the original acquisition by issuing bonds to refinance bank debt. Although this entails bringing additional investors into the airport, GIP aims to retain management control.NEWS, Fenton, Susan, Roumeliotis, Greg, Abu Dhabi wealth fund buys into Gatwick Airport,weblink 11 February 2015, Reuters, London, 5 February 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150211222626weblink">weblink 11 February 2015, live, PRESS RELEASE,weblink Gatwick Airport News: GIP to replace bank debt with bonds, Gatwick Airport, 24 February 2010, 15 August 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110718155205weblink">weblink 18 July 2011, The Californian state pension fund CalPERS acquired a 12.7% stake in Gatwick Airport for about $155 million (£104.8 million) in June 2010.NEWS,weblink Calpers acquires 12.7 percent stake in Gatwick Airport, Reuters, 15 June 2010, 15 August 2010, Jim, Christie, On 21 December 2010, the A$69 billion (£44 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 million. This transaction completed GIP's syndication process for the airport, reducing its stake to 42% (although the firm's extra voting rights meant it still controlled the airport's board).WEB,weblink Future Fund gets Gatwick go-ahead, Financial Times, London, 21 December 2010, 16 November 2021, Martin, Arnold,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101224071755weblink">weblink 24 December 2010, live, 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.NEWS,weblinkweblink 10 December 2022, subscription, Gatwick to cut a quarter of its staff as part of restructuring, Financial Times, Georgiadis, Philip, 26 August 2020, 26 August 2020,

Ownership

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.WEB,weblink British Airports Authority in Business, Air Transport ..., Flight International, 14 April 1966, 584, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306205544weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live, WEB,weblink History, Gatwick Airport, 2014, 11 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222014646weblink">weblink 22 February 2014, The airport is owned and operated by Gatwick Airport Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ivy Holdco Limited,WEB, Ivy Holdco Limited,weblink Bloomberg, 30 September 2017,weblink 30 September 2017, live, owned by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), among others.WEB,weblink Ivy Holdco Limited, Annual Report 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170805181724weblink">weblink 5 August 2017, live, In December 2018, 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%.NEWS,weblink Gatwick airport: majority stake sold to French group, Kollewe, Julia, 27 December 2018, The Guardian, London, 27 December 2018, en-GB, 0261-3077,weblink 27 December 2018, live, WEB, Our Owners and Management,weblink Gatwick Airport, 6 May 2020,weblink 6 May 2020, live, The sale was completed by the middle of 2019.NEWS,weblink French firm to control Gatwick Airport, 27 December 2018, Leggett, Theo, BBC News, London, 27 December 2018, en-GB,weblink 27 December 2018, live, In August 2021, it was reported that Gatwick's operators were in talks with lenders following posting first-half-year net losses of £ 245m.NEWS, Ralph, Philip Giorgiadis and Oliver, Gatwick in talks with lenders as losses mount,weblinkweblink 10 December 2022, subscription, Financial Times, London, 16 August 2021, In September 2023, Margaret Ford, Baroness Ford was announced as the new Chair of Gatwick Airport.WEB, Baroness Ford appointed as new chair of London Gatwick,weblink Gatwick Airport, 5 November 2023, 5 November 2023,weblink live,

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.WEB,weblink V Room – The new Lounge at Gatwick, Virgin Atlantic, 11 February 2014,weblink" title="archive.today/20140211210230weblink">weblink 11 February 2014, live, JOURNAL,weblink Caswell, Mark, Virgin Holidays unveils new Gatwick v-room, Business Traveller, 21 December 2016, 4 February 2017,weblink 18 November 2018, live, 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 economy.The airport has Anglican, Catholic and Free Church chaplains, and there are multi-faith prayer and counselling rooms in each terminal. A daily service is led by one of the chaplains."Chaplain's Corner – with Gatwick chaplain Sister Jo Threlfall", Skyport, Gatwick edition, Hammersmith, 29 April 2011, p. 9The Civil Aviation Authority Safety Regulation Group is in the Aviation House."Bus Services to CAA Safety Regulation Group, Aviation House {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901204025weblink |date=1 September 2012 }}". Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 9 September 2010. "Aviation House South Area Gatwick Airport RH6 0YR" WesternGeco, a geophysical services company, has its head office and Europe–Africa–Russia offices in Schlumberger House,WEB,weblink Regions, 2014, WesternGeco, 11 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111018171925weblink">weblink 18 October 2011, WEB,weblink Europe/Africa/Russia, 2014, WesternGeco, 11 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140221153303weblink">weblink 21 February 2014, a {{convert|124000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} building on the airport groundsEade, Christine (8 June 2007). "The market in minutes – Sussex". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715122953weblink |date=15 July 2011 }}. Property Week. Retrieved 12 February 2011. 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 million. Fastjet has its registered and head offices at Suite 2C in First Point at the airport."Investor Contacts". (weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130515101026weblink">Archive) Fastjet. Retrieved 7 May 2013. "Registered Office and Head Office fastjet Plc Suite 2C First Point Buckingham Gate Gatwick Airport RH6 0NT"Before the sale, BAA planned an £874 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.WEB,weblink Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110717165619weblink">weblink 17 July 2011, live, Passengers passing through the airport are informed about the redevelopment programme with large mobile barcodes on top of construction hoardings. Scanning these transfers information on the construction to the user's smartphone.NEWS, Giant barcodes at UK airport to lead visitors on "Discovery Tour", The Next Web, 4 November 2010,weblink 5 May 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110512070942weblink">weblink 12 May 2011, live, 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.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Gatwick Airport, New world-first GatwickConnects booking service launched, providing more choice and more competitive fight options, 15 September 2015, 18 September 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150918013658weblink">weblink 18 September 2015, live, NEWS, Gatwick hopes for greater connectivity, Otley, Tom, Business Traveller, 31 December 2016,weblink 31 December 2016,weblink 18 November 2018, live, It is available to passengers connecting on several major airlines.WEB,weblink Redefining airport hubs: (Self)-connectivity: the next vital piece in the industry's advancement – Gatwick Airport is another example where self-connection matters, CAPA Centre for Aviation, 29 May 2015, 6 June 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150601010155weblink">weblink 1 June 2015, live, WEB,weblink GTMC: Gatwick no longer 'bucket-and-spade airport', TTG Digital, 5 June 2014, 5 June 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140607014507weblink">weblink 7 June 2014, WEB,weblink GatwickConnects FAQs, Gatwick Airport, 2017, 11 September 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161112162547weblink">weblink 12 November 2016, live,

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 for any reason. 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,"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 which is insufficient for the simultaneous use of both runways. During normal operations the northern runway is used as a taxiway,WEB,weblink Gatwick runway deal agreed, Air Transport, Flight International, 25 August 1979, 569, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306205026weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live, WEB,weblink BAA reveals Gatwick expansion plans, Air Transport, Flight International, 8 September 1979, 757, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306204526weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live, consistent with its original construction (although it was gradually widened).WEB,weblink History – 1958, Gatwick Aviation Society, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111002201253weblink">weblink 2 October 2011, live, 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".NEWS, Airport second runway 'by the back door',weblink BBC News, Tunbridge Wells, BBC English Regions, 15 October 2018, 15 October 2018,weblink 15 October 2018, live, 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.NEWS, Gatwick floats back-up runway for single-aisle departures,weblink 18 October 2018, Flight Global, 18 October 2018,weblink 3 November 2018, live, In 2023, plans were announced to expand the second runway and make it operational for regular use.WEB, Lee, Will, 4 July 2023, London's Gatwick Airport Expects Second Runway – AirlineGeeks.com,weblink 5 July 2023, AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION., en, 5 July 2023,weblink live, 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 Controller.WEB,weblink NATS – London Gatwick Aerodrome Approach Charts, Nats-uk.ead-it.com, 15 August 2010, {{dead link|date=November 2023}} On both runways, a continuous descent approach is used to minimise the environmental effects of incoming aircraft, particularly at night.WEB, Flight Evaluation Report 2006/07,weblinkB2CPortal/Static%20Files/FEU%20Report%202006-07.pdf, 26 January 2008, https:web.archive.org/web/20080227080554weblink 27 February 2008, dead, Night flights are subject to restrictions;PRESS RELEASE, Tighter regulation,weblink Gatwick Airport, 11 February 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150211224516weblink">weblink 11 February 2015, live, between 11 pm and 7 am, noisier aircraft (rated 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 permittedWEB, Night noise,weblink Gatwick Airport, 11 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222014440weblink">weblink 22 February 2014, and no night QC/4 flights.

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 surface-to-air missiles (MANPADS) by patrolling in and around the airport and a separate sub-unit has vehicle checks around the airport."Guarding Gatwick", Airports – September/October 2007 (Key Publishing), p. 17Access to airside portions of the airport is controlled and maintained by the airport's team of security officers, regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority.WEB, 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/20230819111926weblink |url-status=live }} 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.NEWS, 18 March 2009, Illegal immigrant centre opened,weblink BBC News, 12 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160407144935weblink">weblink 7 April 2016, live,

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 and charter.WEB,weblink Our vision for Gatwick, 1.12, 1 Introduction, Gatwick Interim Master Plan, 7, October 2006, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110728043101weblink">weblink 28 July 2011, live, As of October 2016, these respectively accounted for 26.6%,excluding scheduled regional air services 61.3% and 13.1%including scheduled regional air services of Gatwick's seat capacity.WEB,weblink London airports and a new runway: Heathrow the business champion but the biggest growth is elsewhere, CAPA Centre for Aviation, 21 October 2016, 23 October 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161022144433weblink">weblink 22 October 2016, live, By late 2015, EasyJet flew over 100 routes from Gatwick with a fleet of more than 60 aircraft.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Full year results analyst and investor presentation, EasyJet, 17 November 2015, 20 November 2015, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151121094436weblink">weblink 21 November 2015, WEB,weblink easyJet confirms move to single terminal at London Gatwick (> Media > News), EasyJet, 23 January 2015, 24 January 2015, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20150124231738weblink">weblink 24 January 2015, The airport is the carrier's largest base and its 16 million passengers per year accounted for 45% of Gatwick's 2013 totalNEWS, EasyJet cleared for takeover at Gatwick Airport,weblink Lea, Robert, 27 March 2014, The Times, London, 16 November 2021, subscription, 17 November 2021,weblink live, (ahead of Gatwick's second-largest passenger airline: BA, whose 4.5 million passengers comprised 14% of total passenger traffic in 2011–12).1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012PRESS RELEASE,weblink 2011 easyJet launches first route to Seville, EasyJet, 15 April 2011, 15 April 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110423014755weblink">weblink 23 April 2011, live, WEB,weblink Gatwick facts & stats – Destinations and airlines, Gatwick Airport, 30 November 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121124132451weblink">weblink 24 November 2012, 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 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.WEB,weblink IAG and Norwegian Air begin to tango: Norwegian is number three and BA number two at London Gatwick, CAPA Centre for Aviation, 24 April 2018, 2 June 2018,weblink 16 June 2018, live, EasyJet, BA and Norwegian collectively accounted for 65.43% of Gatwick's total passengers in 2016 (EasyJet: 40.37% / 17.4 million; BA: 14.39% / 6.2 million; Norwegian: 10.67% / 4.6 million).NEWS,weblink Caswell, Mark, British Airways Gatwick traffic tops six million passengers, Business Traveller, 20 April 2017, 20 April 2017,weblink 16 June 2018, live, WEB,weblink Maslen, Richard, Norwegian adds first Asian market to London long-haul network, Routes Online, 20 April 2017, 22 April 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170422212003weblink">weblink 22 April 2017, live, 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%.WEB,weblink 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), CAPA Centre for Aviation, 9 January 2017, 9 January 2017,weblink 10 January 2017, live, 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.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 2011JOURNAL,weblink Routes Online, Gatwick Innovates To Link Its Low-Cost Airlines, 15 September 2015, 18 September 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150916232538weblink">weblink 16 September 2015, live, In terms of total scheduled airline seats at Gatwick in 2014, EasyJet accounted for 18.36 million, more than two-and-a-half times as many as second-placed BA (7 million) and nearly five times the number offered by third-placed Norwegian Air Shuttle (3.74 million).JOURNAL,weblink Heathrow or Gatwick? The Battle of London: British Airways and easyJet dominate ... Top 15 airlines at Gatwick in 2014, Anna.aero, 21 January 2015, 24 January 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150124085646weblink">weblink 24 January 2015, live, Using data sourced from the 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 were Gatwick's top 10 airlines by share of passengers in 2017.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Gatwick by numbers [2017], Gatwick Airport, December 2016, 10 March 2017,weblink 16 June 2018, dead, 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.NEWS, Done, Kevin, EasyJet in £103m GB Airways move,weblinkweblink 10 December 2022, live, Financial Times, London, 26 October 2007, subscription, 16 November 2021, By 2009, BA's share of Gatwick slots had fallen to 20% from its peak of 40% in 2001. By 2010, this had declined to 16%.WEB,weblink British Airways: the parental favourite gets new toys, but still has homework to do – BA's decline at Gatwick, CAPA Centre for Aviation, 24 May 2013, 24 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130719112224weblink">weblink 19 July 2013, live, WEB,weblink EasyJet lassos London Gatwick and Luton airports with long-term deals: EasyJet's negotiating power at Gatwick is stronger than ever, CAPA Centre for Aviation, 2 April 2014, 4 April 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140406161656weblink">weblink 6 April 2014, live, By mid-2012, EasyJet had 45% of Gatwick's early-morning peak time slots (6 a.m. to 8:55 a.m.).British Airways, 15%; Thomson Airways, 11%; Monarch Airlines, 7%; Flybe and Thomas Cook Airlines, 6% eachPRESS RELEASE,weblink Europe by EasyJet: 2012 Investor Day (Network Development and Optimisation: Strong slot position at key airports – Summer '12 Gatwick departures 0600-0855, p. 20), easyjet, 31 January 2012, 4 February 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222064604weblink">weblink 22 February 2014, live, By 2008, Flybe was Gatwick's third-largest airline (accounting for 9% of its slots) and its fastest-growing airline.NEWS,weblink Aer Lingus to set up base at Gatwick, Financial Times, London, 19 December 2008, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090429053600weblink">weblink 29 April 2009, live, PRESS RELEASE,weblink Flybe welcomes sale of London Gatwick, Easier.com, 2 October 2008, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090114173936weblink">weblink 14 January 2009, live, It became the airport's largest domestic operator, carrying 1.2 million passengers in its 2011–12 financial year on eight routes to destinations in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.WEB,weblink Flybe Group Annual Report 2011/12 – Business highlights: Airport policy, p. 9, flybe.com, 11 June 2012, 12 June 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121122180430weblink">weblink 22 November 2012, live, 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 slotsincluding eight early-morning peak-time slot pairs at the airport to EasyJet for £20 million.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Flybe Announces Departure From London Gatwick Airport ... Airline confirms it will maintain all Gatwick services until March 29, 2014, Flybe, 23 May 2013, 24 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130610073410weblink">weblink 10 June 2013, live, NEWS, 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 a Embraer E195 to operate from Gatwick to Guernsey to help the London operations for the Bailiwick to keep operating., Strydom, Martin, The Daily Telegraph, London, 23 May 2013,weblink 12 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140323150932weblink">weblink 23 March 2014, live, 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.WEB,weblink 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, CAPA Centre for Aviation, 31 May 2013, 31 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130617152343weblink">weblink 17 June 2013, live, 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.WEB,weblink Gatwick welcomes funding deal for Cornwall to London air link, Flybe, 27 October 2014, 9 November 2014, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20141109161139weblink">weblink 9 November 2014, NEWS,weblink Flybe transfers Newquay route to London Heathrow, McWhirter, Alex, Business Traveller, 22 November 2018, 12 July 2019,weblink 12 July 2019, live, 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, 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 travellers (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.WEB,weblink Small decline in passenger numbers at Gatwick in January, London Gatwick Airport, 11 February 2013, 15 February 2013, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20130411004416weblink">weblink 11 April 2013, NEWS,weblink Gatwick goes after the business traveller (> News), Business Traveller, 24 November 2011, 11 May 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120512052313weblink">weblink 12 May 2012, live, On 5 May 2020, Virgin Atlantic announced it would cease operations at Gatwick due to the COVID-19 pandemic.PRESS RELEASE,weblink 13 September 2021, Our post-Covid19 future, 5 May 2020, Virgin Atlantic, 5 May 2020,weblink live, 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.NEWS, Wizz Air announces new Gatwick base,weblink Tom, Otley, 18 August 2020, 16 November 2021, Business Traveller, en-GB, 19 August 2020,weblink live, 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.NEWS,weblink BA to scrap Gatwick short-haul flights after low-cost plan fails, 23 September 2021, Reuters, 1 October 2021, 1 October 2021,weblink live, British Airways has now resumed short-haul flights from Gatwick, as a new subsidiary which will be initially operated by British Airways, but will soon be managed under the trading name "BA EuroFlyer". The company expects this to happen by Autumn 2022.NEWS,weblink BA announces new routes and starts selling seats for new Gatwick subsidy after initial termination of Gatwick Operations, 14 December 2021, British Airways, 13 June 2022, 22 June 2022,weblink live,

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."Cityplacegatwick". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927220723weblink |date=27 September 2010}}. City Place Gatwick. Retrieved 12 February 2011."Master Plan." {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708161119weblink |date=8 July 2011 }}. City Place Gatwick. Retrieved 12 February 2011.WEB,weblink Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, London's Latest Terminal: Rational Building Layout: Ground and Air Traffic Control: Ancillary Services, Flight, 4 June 1936, 602, 12 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120302173030weblink">weblink 2 March 2012, live, JOURNAL,weblink Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, ..., Flight, 4 June 1936, 603, 12 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306205225weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live, JOURNAL,weblink Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, ..., Flight, 4 June 1936, 604, 12 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306204150weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live, The complex was developed by BAA Lynton."MEPC lands BT Workstyle pre-let at aerodrome {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715123004weblink |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." Some airlines have had offices at the Beehive, including BEA/British Airways Helicopters,WEB,weblink BAH is moving ... to Aberdeen, Rotary Briefs, Business Aviation, Flight International, 2 March 1985, 12, 2 June 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140415102109weblink">weblink 15 April 2014, live, Classic Aircraft (Gone but not forgotten ... BEA and BA Helicopters), Vol. 44, No. 12, p. 69, Ian Allan Publishing, Hersham, December 2011 Jersey Airlines, Caledonian Airways, Virgin Atlantic and GB Airways."weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070214124459weblink">The Beehive". GB Airways. Retrieved 19 May 2009.WEB,weblink British Caledonian – A Tribute: The Crewroom Notices, british-caledonian.com, 2 June 2012, 9 June 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120418020826weblink">weblink 18 April 2012, JOURNAL, Air Commerce ..., Up to date with Caledonian, Flight International, 121,weblink 25 January 1962, 9 June 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121017021036weblink">weblink 17 October 2012, live, JOURNAL, World Airline Directory, British Atlantic Airways, Flight International, 826,weblink 31 March 1984, 9 June 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121025161307weblink">weblink 25 October 2012, live, 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,NEWS,weblink Caledonian Takes Over B.U.A. for £7m.,weblink 14 April 2016, Evening Times, Glasgow, 21 October 1970, 14, Google News, 16 November 2021, "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 18 May 1972. Supplement 18". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205313weblink |date=6 March 2012}}. "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, England." British United Airways,JOURNAL, Air Transport ..., BUA retrenches, Flight International, 1058,weblink 28 December 1967, 13 February 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306205258weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live, CityFlyer Express,"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 24–30 March 1999. "64". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204173408weblink |date=4 February 2012 }}. "Iain Stewart Centre, Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick, West Sussex, RH6 OPB, UK" Fastjet,WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141125184750weblink">weblink dead, 2014-11-25, Investor Contacts, Fastjet, 2014-11-15, 2021-02-02, Registered Office and Head Office fastjet Plc Suite 2C First Point Buckingham Gate Gatwick Airport RH6 0NT, Laker Airways"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 16 May 1981. 1445 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205340weblink |date=6 March 2012 }}. "Head Office: London Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, UK." and Tradewinds Airways.JOURNAL, World Airline Survey ..., Flight International, 564,weblink 10 April 1969, 13 February 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120204172737weblink">weblink 4 February 2012, live, "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley. Surrey."World Airline Directory. Flight International. 20 March 1975. 505 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204181105weblink |date=4 February 2012 }}. "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey."

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.WEB,weblink New Gatwick Aviation Museum, www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk, 29 October 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161102074505weblink">weblink 2 November 2016, live,

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 0.75-mile (1.21 km), 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. 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-based terminal, which allowed passengers to walk under cover to waiting areas near the aircraft (with only a short walk outdoors). Another feature of Gatwick's new air terminal was its modular design, permitting subsequent, phased expansion.Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 8 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. This replaced the original North Pier dating from 1962; the people mover was subsequently replaced with a walkway and 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.WEB,weblink 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, www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com, 13 September 2020, 19 June 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200619041224weblink">weblink live, It fully reopened in March 2022.NEWS,weblink Gatwick Airport's South Terminal reopens after pandemic closure, BBC News, Tunbridge Wells, BBC English Regions, 27 March 2022, 29 March 2022, 29 March 2022,weblink live, 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.

North Terminal

North Terminal has 31 gates with jetbridges including three which can support an Airbus A380. 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 million.Above Us The Skies: The Story of BAA – 1991 (Michael Donne – BAA plc), p. 15Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years, Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 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 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,{{refn|group=nb|The largest is the IAF Pedestrian Walkway at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) which opens in 2022.WEB, Five Fast Facts about the IAF Pedestrian Walkway,weblink Port of Seattle, 12 July 2022, 12 July 2022,weblink live, }} spanning a taxiway and providing passengers with views of the airport and taxiing aircraft.Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years, Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, p. 129A large extension to the terminal was opened by former Prime Minister John Major in November 2011.WEB,weblink 4)GATW~1, Airports International, November 2011, 20 April 2020, 1 August 2020,weblink live, WEB,weblink Major opens Gatwick North Terminal extension, BB, 17 November 2011, 20 April 2020, 17 April 2021,weblink live,

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 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.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.WEB,weblink Airlines to operate out of single terminals at London Gatwick (> Media centre > Press releases), Gatwick Airport, 23 January 2015, 24 January 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150128112820weblink">weblink 28 January 2015, live, 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 February 2017 half-term holidays.WEB,weblink Gatwick moves airline reshuffle to early 2017 (> News), Business Traveller, 11 February 2016, 20 February 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160214010735weblink">weblink 14 February 2016, live, The relocation of these airlines was accomplished by the revised date of 25 January 2017.WEB,weblink Some airlines have moved (> At the airport > Flying in > Some airlines are moving), Gatwick Airport, 4 February 2017, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170205100148weblink">weblink 5 February 2017, {{clear}}

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Gatwick Airport:gatwickairport.com - Flight Timetables {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083351weblink |date=18 May 2015 }} retrieved 8 October 2016{{Airport destination listAegean Airlines > Seasonal: Athens International AirportHTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/240307-A3NS24LHRWEBSITE=AEROROUTES, Air Arabia > TangierAir China > Beijing Capital International Airport (resumes 1 June 2024),AIR CHINA RESUMES BEIJING – LONDON GATWICK SERVICE FROM JUNE 2024 WEBSITE=AEROROUTES Shanghai Pudong International Airport>Shanghai–PudongAir Europa > MadridAir India > Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport>Amritsar, Manohar International Airport, Cochin International Airport>KochiAir Mauritius > MauritiusAir Peace > Lagosaviation.direct - "Air Peace announces Lagos-London (Gatwick)" (German) 20 February 2024Air Transat > Toronto Pearson International Airport Seasonal: Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport>Québec CityairBaltic > Riga International Airport, Tallinn Airport>TallinnAtlantic Airways > Seasonal: Vágar Airport (begins 1 June 2024)HTTPS://ITALIAVOLA.COM/2024/01/08/ATLANTIC-AIRWAYS-APRE-I-VOLI-TRA-LONDRA-GATWICK-E-FAROE-VAGAR/ DATE=8 JANUARY 2024, Aurigny > GuernseyAzerbaijan Airlines > BakuAzores Airlines > Seasonal: João Paulo II Airport (begins 4 June 2024)HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/231029-S4NS24LGWWEBSITE=AEROROUTESARCHIVE-DATE=29 OCTOBER 2023URL-STATUS=LIVE, BH Air > Seasonal: Burgas Airport, Sofia Airport>SofiaBritish Airways > Kotoka International Airport, Agadir–Al Massira Airport>Agadir,HTTPS://TRAVELWEEKLY.CO.UK/NEWS/AIR/BA-RETURNS-TO-STANSTED-WITH-THREE-ROUTES > TITLE=BA RETURNS TO STANSTED WITH THREE ROUTES, Houari Boumediene Airport, Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport>Alicante, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, V. C. Bird International Airport>Antigua, Queen Beatrix International Airport, Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport>Bordeaux, Cancún International Airport, Dublin Airport>Dublin (resumes 20 May 2024),HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/240424-BAMAY24LGWDUB>TITLE=BRITISH AIRWAYS RESUMES LONDON GATWICK - DUBLIN FROM LATE-MAY 2024DATE=24 APRIL 2024Dubrovnik Airport>Dubrovnik, Gago Coutinho Airport, Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport>Funchal (begins 27 October 2024),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 MADEIRACheddi Jagan International Airport>Georgetown–Cheddi Jagan, Glasgow Airport, Gran Canaria Airport>Gran Canaria, Maurice Bishop International Airport, Islamabad International Airport>Islamabad (begins 27 October 2024),HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/240411-BANW24INC>TITLE=BRITISH AIRWAYS NW24 INTERCONTINENTAL NETWORK CHANGESACCESS-DATE=11 APRIL 2024, Jersey Airport (resumes 23 May 2024),BRITISH AIRWAYS RESUMES LONDON GATWICK – JERSEY FROM LATE-MAY 2024 WEBSITE=AEROROUTES Norman Manley International Airport>Kingston–Norman Manley, Lanzarote Airport, Málaga Airport>Málaga, Malta International Airport, Marrakesh Menara Airport>Marrakesh, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport>New York–JFK, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, Orlando International Airport>Orlando, Palma de Mallorca Airport, Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport>Porto, Piarco International Airport, Punta Cana International Airport>Punta Cana, Salzburg Airport, Seville Airport>Seville, Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport, Hewanorra International Airport>St. Lucia–Hewanorra, Tampa International Airport, Tenerife South Airport>Tenerife–South, A.N.R. Robinson International Airport, Turin Airport>Turin, Verona Villafranca Airport Seasonal: Antalya Airport>Antalya, Suvarnabhumi Airport (begins 28 October 2024)weblink Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport>Bari, Cagliari Elmas Airport, Cape Town International Airport>Cape Town, Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, Corfu International Airport>Corfu, Dalaman Airport, Edinburgh Airport>Edinburgh (resumes 26 May 2024),HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/240402-BANS24EDILGW>TITLE=BA CITYFLYER ADDS EDINBURGH - LONDON GATWICK SEASONAL SERVICE IN NS24DATE=3 APRIL 2024Fuerteventura Airport>Fuerteventura, Geneva Airport, Alpes–Isère Airport>Grenoble, Heraklion International Airport, Ibiza Airport>Ibiza, Innsbruck Airport,HTTPS://AIRLINERGS.COM/BRITISH-AIRWAYS-ADDS-FIVE-NEW-SHORT-HAUL-SERVICES-TO-ITS-LONDON-GATWICK-NETWORK/ DATE=4 JANUARY 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=2 FEBRUARY 2023 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Kos International Airport, Harry Reid International Airport>Las Vegas, Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, Menorca Airport>Menorca, Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport, Mykonos Airport>Mykonos, Paphos International Airport, Rhodes International Airport>Rhodes, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Santorini (Thira) International Airport>Santorini, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Thessaloniki Airport>Thessaloniki, VancouverChina Eastern Airlines > Shanghai Pudong International AirportCHINA EASTERN RESUMES SHANGHAI – LONDON GATWICK SERVICE FROM LATE-JUNE 2023 WEBSITE=AEROROUTES ARCHIVE-DATE=22 MAY 2023 URL-STATUS=LIVE, China Southern Airlines > Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (begins 20 June 2024),CHINA SOUTHERN ADDS GUANGZHOU – LONDON GATWICK FROM LATE-JUNE 2024 WEBSITE=AEROROUTES Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport>ZhengzhouHTTPS://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 | CAPAACCESS-DATE=26 SEPTEMBER 2023ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230926075701/HTTPS://CENTREFORAVIATION.COM/NEWS/CHINA-SOUTHERN-AIRLINES-TO-COMMENCE-ZHENGZHOU-LONDON-GATWICK-SERVICE-IN-DEC-2023-1225575WEBSITE=AEROROUTESARCHIVE-DATE=28 SEPTEMBER 2023URL-STATUS=LIVE, Corendon Airlines > Seasonal: Antalya Airport, Dalaman Airport>Dalaman, Heraklion International AirportHTTPS://TRAVELWEEKLY.CO.UK/ARTICLES/509423/CORENDON-AIRLINES-ADDS-CRETE-TO-SUMMER-2024-PROGRAMME, Corendon Airlines adds Crete to summer 2024 programme, Croatia Airlines > Seasonal: SplitDelta Air Lines > Seasonal: John F. Kennedy International AirportHTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/231031-DLNW23INCPUBLISHER=AEROROUTESACCESSDATE=2 NOVEMBER 2023ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20231102061352/HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/231031-DLNW23INC, live, Eastern Airways > NewquayeasyJet > Aberdeen Airport, Agadir–Al Massira Airport>Agadir, Akureyri Airport, Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport>Alicante, Almería Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol>Amsterdam, Antalya Airport, Athens International Airport>Athens, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport>Bari, EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, George Best Belfast City Airport>Belfast–City, Belfast International Airport, Milan Bergamo Airport>Bergamo, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Bilbao Airport>Bilbao, Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport>Bordeaux, Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Catania–Fontanarossa Airport>Catania, Copenhagen Airport, Dalaman Airport>Dalaman, Edinburgh Airport, Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport>Enfidha, Gago Coutinho Airport, Fuerteventura Airport>Fuerteventura, Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, Geneva Airport>Geneva, Gibraltar International Airport, Glasgow Airport>Glasgow, Gran Canaria Airport, Hamburg Airport>Hamburg, Hurghada International Airport, Innsbruck Airport>Innsbruck, Inverness Airport, Isle of Man Airport>Isle of Man, Jersey Airport, Kraków John Paul II International Airport>Kraków, Lanzarote Airport, Larnaca International Airport>Larnaca, Humberto Delgado Airport, Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport>Ljubljana, Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport>Madrid, Málaga Airport, Malta International Airport>Malta, Marrakesh Menara Airport, Marseille Provence Airport>Marseille, Linate Airport, Milan Malpensa Airport>Milan–Malpensa, Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport, Munich Airport>Munich, Región de Murcia International Airport, Nantes Atlantique Airport>Nantes, Naples International Airport, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport>Nice, Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, Palma de Mallorca Airport>Palma de Mallorca, Paphos International Airport, Charles de Gaulle Airport>Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pisa International Airport, Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport>Porto, Václav Havel Airport Prague, Rennes Airport>Rennes, Rome Fiumicino Airport, Seville Airport>Seville, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sofia Airport>Sofia, Tenerife South Airport, Thessaloniki Airport>Thessaloniki, Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Turin Airport>Turin, Valencia Airport, Venice Marco Polo Airport>Venice, Verona Villafranca Airport, Zurich Airport>Zürich Seasonal: Marche Airport,HTTPS://WWW.AVIOMEDIA.NET/2023/01/17/EASYJET-METTE-IN-VENDITA-8-NUOVE-ROTTE-INTERNAZIONALI-PER-VOLARE-DA-E-PER-LITALIA/LANGUAGE=ITDATE=17 JANUARY 2023ARCHIVE-DATE=17 JANUARY 2023URL-STATUS=LIVE, HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/230131-U2NS23>TITLE=EASYJET NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS SUMMARY – 30JAN23DATE=31 JANUARY 2023ARCHIVE-DATE=3 JUNE 2023URL-STATUS=LIVE, Bastia – Poretta Airport, Biarritz Pays Basque Airport>Biarritz, Milas–Bodrum Airport, Brindisi Airport>Brindisi, Burgas Airport, Cagliari Elmas Airport>Cagliari, Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, Chania International Airport>Chania, Corfu International Airport, Dubrovnik Airport>Dubrovnik, Figari–Sud Corse Airport, Friedrichshafen Airport>Friedrichshafen, Alpes–Isère Airport, Heraklion International Airport>Heraklion, Ibiza Airport, İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport>İzmir, Kalamata International Airport, Kefalonia International Airport>Kefalonia, Kittilä Airport,HTTPS://WWW.AVIATION24.BE/AIRLINES/EASYJET/EASYJET-TO-START-DIRECT-FLIGHTS-FROM-LONDON-GATWICK-AND-MANCHESTER-TO-KITTILA-AIRPORT-IN-NOVEMBER/FIRST=ANDRéDATE=13 JULY 2023ACCESS-DATE=14 JULY 2023ARCHIVE-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/Kos International Airport>Kos, La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport, Menorca Airport>Menorca, Mykonos Airport, Falcone Borsellino Airport>Palermo, Aktion National Airport, Pula Airport>Pula, Keflavík International Airport, Rhodes International Airport>Rhodes, Rovaniemi Airport, Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport>Salerno (begins 13 July 2024),HTTPS://WWW.SALERNONOTIZIE.IT/2024/02/29/AEROPORTO-SALERNO-IN-VENDITA-SULLA-APP-DI-EASYJET-I-BIGLIETTI-PER-I-VOLI-DA-META-LUGLIO/ > TITLE=AEROPORTO SALERNO, IN VENDITA SULLA APP DI EASYJET I BIGLIETTI PER I VOLI DA METà LUGLIO Salzburg Airport>Salzburg, Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport, Santorini (Thira) International Airport>Santorini, Skiathos International Airport,HTTP://TRAVELWEEKLY.CO.UK/NEWS/AIR/EASYJET-TO-START-SERVING-SKIATHOS-NEXT-SUMMERFIRST=JACOBS MEDIA GROUPWEBSITE=TRAVEL WEEKLYARCHIVE-DATE=31 OCTOBER 2023URL-STATUS=LIVE, Split Airport, Ben Gurion Airport>Tel Aviv (resumes 27 October 2024)weblink Tivat Airport, Toulon–Hyères Airport>Toulon, Zadar Airport, Zakynthos International Airport>ZakynthosEmirates (airline)>Emirates Dubai International Airport>Dubai–InternationalEnter Air > Seasonal charter: Corfu International Airport, Lemnos International Airport>Lemnos, Preveza/LefkadaEthiopian Airlines > Addis Ababa Bole International AirportHTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/230803-ETNW23LGWWEBSITE=AEROROUTESACCESS-DATE=3 AUGUST 2023ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230803082110/HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/230803-ETNW23LGW, live, FlyErbil > Erbil International Airport (begins 31 May 2024)FLY ERBIL SCHEDULES LONDON GATWICK LATE-MAY 2024 LAUNCH WEBSITE=AEROROUTES, 29 March 2024, Freebird Airlines > Seasonal: AntalyaIberia Express > MadridIcelandair > Reykjavik–KeflavikITA Airways > Rome Fiumicino Airport (begins 1 June 2024)HTTPS://ITALIAVOLA.COM/2024/02/10/ITA-AIRWAYS-ATTERRERA-A-LONDRA-GATWICK-E-CHIUDE-SU-HEATHROW/ DATE=10 FEBRUARY 2024, JetBlueHTTPS://WWW.MSN.COM/EN-US/TRAVEL/NEWS/JETBLUE-TRIMS-LONDON-PARIS-AND-NEW-YORK-LAGUARDIA-SERVICE-DOUBLES-DOWN-ON-SAN-JUAN/AR-BB1M42DRPUBLISHER=MSNACCESSDATE=9 MAY 2024, Seasonal: Boston Logan International Airport>Boston, New York–JFKKM Malta Airlines > Malta International AirportHTTPS://TIMESOFMALTA.COM/ARTICLES/VIEW/NEW-AIRLINE-REPLACING-AIR-MALTA-FLY-MARCH-31.1058754DATE=2 OCTOBER 2023ACCESS-DATE=24 OCTOBER 2023ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20231017065245/HTTPS://TIMESOFMALTA.COM/ARTICLES/VIEW/NEW-AIRLINE-REPLACING-AIR-MALTA-FLY-MARCH-31.1058754, live, Lufthansa > Frankfurt (ends 30 June 2024weblinkNorse Atlantic AirwaysHTTPS://FLYNORSE.COM/EXPERIENCE/WHERE-WE-FLYWEBSITE=NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYSARCHIVE-DATE=7 MARCH 2023URL-STATUS=LIVE, Harry Reid International Airport>Las Vegas (begins 12 September 2024),HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/240328-Z0SEP24LAS>TITLE=NORSE ATLANTIC UK SCHEDULES SEP 2024 LAS VEGAS LAUNCHLos Angeles International Airport>Los Angeles, Miami International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport>New York–JFK, Orlando International Airport Seasonal: Cape Town International Airport>Cape Town (begins 28 October 2024)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, 8 April 2024, Norwegian Air ShuttleHTTPS://WWW.NORWEGIAN.COM/UK/DESTINATIONS/LONDONGATWICK-ALLDESTINATIONS?SPLITDATESINTO=3&CURRENCYCODE=GBP&INCLUDETRANSIT=FALSE WEBSITE=NORWEGIAN AIR ARCHIVE-DATE=22 OCTOBER 2021 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Bergen Airport, Flesland>Bergen, Copenhagen Airport, Göteborg Landvetter Airport>Gothenburg,HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/231114-D8DYNS24 > TITLE=NORWEGIAN NS24 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 14NOV23, HTTPS://TRAVELWEEKLY.CO.UK/NEWS/AIR/NORWEGIAN-AIR-TO-START-GATWICK-GOTHENBURG-SERVICE > TITLE=NORWEGIAN AIR TO START GATWICK-GOTHENBURG SERVICE, Helsinki Airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen>Oslo, Stavanger Airport, Stockholm Arlanda Airport>Stockholm–Arlanda, Trondheim Airport Seasonal: Rovaniemi Airport>Rovaniemi (resumes 2 December 2024),HTTPS://DFLY.NO/NORWEGIAN-STARTER-NISSEFLY-FRA-LONDON-OG-MUNCHEN>TITLE=NORWEGIAN STARTER “NISSEFLY” FRA LONDON OG MüNCHENTromsø Airport>TromsøNouvelair > TunisQatar Airways > DohaRoyal Air Maroc > Mohammed V International Airport Seasonal: Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport>TangierHTTPS://WWW.MAROKKONU.NL/RAM-ONTHULT-UITZONDERLIJK-ZOMERVLUCHTSCHEMA/>TITLE=RAM ONTHULT "UITZONDERLIJK" ZOMERVLUCHTSCHEMAWEBSITE=MAROKKONU.NLACCESS-DATE=27 MARCH 2023ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230327210120/HTTPS://WWW.MAROKKONU.NL/RAM-ONTHULT-UITZONDERLIJK-ZOMERVLUCHTSCHEMA/, dead, Ryanair > Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, Cork Airport>Cork, Dublin Airport, Shannon Airport>ShannonSaudia > King Abdulaziz International AirportHTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/240102-SVNS24LGWWEBSITE=AEROROUTES, Singapore Airlines > Changi Airport (begins 22 June 2024)SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO LAUNCH LONDON GATWICK SERVICE WEBSITE=BUSINESS TRAVELLER, 18 December 2023, Sky Express (Greece)>Sky Express Athens International Airport>AthensSky Alps>SkyAlps Bolzano Airport>BolzanoHTTPS://ITALIAVOLA.COM/2024/02/06/SKYALPS-ATTERRERA-A-LONDRA-GATWICK-DA-META-APRILE/ > TITLE=SKYALPS ATTERRERA' A LONDRA GATWICK DA META' APRILE, 6 February 2024, SunExpressHTTPS://WWW.SUNEXPRESS.COM/EN/WEBSITE=SUNEXPRESS ENARCHIVE-DATE=5 JANUARY 2018URL-STATUS=LIVE, Antalya Airport>Antalya Seasonal: Dalaman Airport, İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport>İzmirSwiss International Air Lines}} Seasonal: Geneva Airport>Geneva, Zurich AirportHTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/240131-LXNS24LGWPUBLISHER=AEROROUTESACCESSDATE=31 JANUARY 2024, TAP Air Portugal > Humberto Delgado Airport, Porto Airport>PortoTUI AirwaysHTTPS://WWW.TUI.CO.UK/FLIGHT/TIMETABLE WEBSITE=TUI Agadir–Al Massira Airport, Aristides Pereira International Airport>Boa Vista, Cancún International Airport, Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport>Enfidha, Fuerteventura Airport, Gran Canaria Airport>Gran Canaria, Hurghada International Airport, Lanzarote Airport>Lanzarote, La Palma Airport, Málaga Airport>Málaga, Marrakesh Menara Airport, Sangster International Airport>Montego Bay, Punta Cana International Airport, Amílcar Cabral International Airport>Sal, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Hewanorra International Airport>St. Lucia–Hewanorra, Tenerife South Airport Seasonal: Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport>Alicante, Antalya Airport, Banjul International Airport>Banjul, Grantley Adams International Airport, Milas–Bodrum Airport>Bodrum, Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport,HTTPS://TRAVELWEEKLY.CO.UK/ARTICLES/477037/TUI-RIVER-CRUISES-UNVEILS-SUMMER-2024-PROGRAMME ACCESS-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 Burgas Airport>Burgas, Chambéry Airport, Chania International Airport>Chania, Corfu International Airport, Blaise Diagne International Airport>Dakar–Diass, Dalaman Airport, Dubrovnik Airport>Dubrovnik, Gago Coutinho Airport, Frankfurt Airport>Frankfurt,HTTPS://TRAVELWEEKLY.CO.UK/NEWS/CRUISE/STRONG-DEMAND-PROMPTS-TUI-RIVER-CRUISES-TO-ADD-WINTER-CAPACITY > TITLE='STRONG DEMAND' PROMPTS TUI RIVER CRUISES TO ADD WINTER CAPACITY ARCHIVE-DATE=4 APRIL 2023 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Geneva Airport, Girona–Costa Brava Airport>Girona, Manohar International Airport,HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/230522-TOMNW23GOXWORK=AEROROUTESACCESS-DATE=22 MAY 2023ARCHIVE-DATE=23 MAY 2023URL-STATUS=LIVE, Heraklion International Airport, Ibiza Airport>Ibiza, Innsbruck Airport, Ivalo Airport>Ivalo, İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Jerez Airport>Jerez de la Frontera, Kavala International Airport, Kefalonia International Airport>Kefalonia, Kittilä Airport, Kos International Airport>Kos, Kuusamo Airport, La Romana International Airport>La Romana (begins 24 December 2024)weblink Lamezia Terme International Airport, Larnaca International Airport>Larnaca, Guanacaste Airport, Luxor International Airport>Luxor (begins 7 November 2024), Marsa Alam International Airport, Melbourne Orlando International Airport>Melbourne/Orlando, Menorca Airport, Naples International Airport>Naples, Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen>Oslo, Palma de Mallorca Airport, Paphos International Airport>Paphos, Phuket International Airport, Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport>Porto (begins 2 May 2025), Porto Santo Airport, Aktion National Airport>Preveza/Lefkada, Pula Airport, Reus Airport>Reus, Keflavík International Airport, Rhodes International Airport>Rhodes, Rovaniemi Airport, Salzburg Airport>Salzburg, Sarajevo International Airport, Samos International Airport>Samos, Skiathos International Airport, Sofia Airport>Sofia, Split Airport, Thessaloniki Airport>Thessaloniki, Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Turin Airport>Turin, Verona Villafranca Airport, Zakynthos International Airport>Zakynthos Seasonal charter: Changi AirportTUI AIRWAYS ADDS SINGAPORE CHARTERS IN NW23 WEBSITE=AEROROUTES DATE=10 APRIL 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=16 APRIL 2023 URL-STATUS=LIVE, TunisairHTTPS://WWW.TUNISAIR.COM/SITE/PUBLISH/CONTENT/DEFAULT.ASP?LANG=FR PUBLISHER=TUNISAIR.COM ACCESSDATE=16 MARCH 2022 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20211130114518/HTTPS://WWW.TUNISAIR.COM/SITE/PUBLISH/CONTENT/DEFAULT.ASP?LANG=FR TunisTurkish Airlines > Istanbul Airport Seasonal: Antalya Airport>Antalya, BodrumTurkmenistan Airlines > Aşgabat International AirportTURKMENISTAN AIRLINES NS24 LONDON GATWICK OPERATIONS – 17MAR24 ACCESS-DATE=18 MARCH 2024 DATE=18 MARCH 2024, en-CA, Uzbekistan Airways > Islam Karimov Tashkent International AirportUZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS ADDS LONDON GATWICK FROM APRIL 2024 ACCESS-DATE=10 MARCH 2024 DATE=9 MARCH 2024, en-CA, Volotea > Strasbourg AirportHTTPS://WORLDAIRLINENEWS.COM/2023/07/19/VOLOTEA-ADDS-A-NEW-ROUTE-LINKING-STRASBOURG-WITH-LONDON-GATWICK/WEBSITE=WORLD AIRLINE NEWSARCHIVE-DATE=19 JULY 2023URL-STATUS=LIVE, Vueling > A Coruña Airport, Asturias Airport>Asturias, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Bilbao Airport>Bilbao, Florence Airport, Gran Canaria Airport>Gran Canaria, Málaga Airport, Orly Airport>Paris–Orly, Rome Fiumicino Airport, Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport>Santiago de Compostela, Seville Airport, Valencia Airport>Valencia Seasonal: Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, Granada Airport>Granada,HTTPS://WWW.GRANADAHOY.COM/GRANADA/GRANADA-RECUPERA-CONEXION-AEREA-LONDRES_0_1867615504.HTML > TITLE=GRANADA RECUPERA LA CONEXIóN AéREA CON LONDRES Lanzarote Airport>LanzaroteWestJet > Seasonal: Halifax Stanfield International Airport,HTTPS://WWW.AEROROUTES.COM/ENG/231115-WSNS24INC St. John's International Airport>St. John'sWizz Air > Antalya Airport, Athens International Airport>Athens, Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport, Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport>Budapest, Istanbul Airport, Kraków John Paul II International Airport>Kraków, Larnaca International Airport, Málaga Airport>Málaga, Milan Malpensa Airport, Naples International Airport>Naples, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, Václav Havel Airport Prague>Prague,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 ARCHIVE-DATE=2 JUNE 2023 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Rome Fiumicino Airport, Ben Gurion Airport>Tel Aviv, Venice Marco Polo Airport, Vienna Airport>Vienna Seasonal: Agadir–Al Massira Airport, Catania Airport>Catania, Dalaman Airport, Faro Airport>Faro, Alpes–Isère Airport, Hurghada Airport>Hurghada, Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, Marrakesh Menara Airport>Marrakesh, Podgorica Airport, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport>Sharm El Sheikh, Varna (begins 18 June 2024weblink}}

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In 2015, Gatwick became the first single-runway airport to handle more than 40 million passengers annually.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Gatwick sets new global passenger record for a single runway airport, underlining expansion case, 13 January 2016, 15 January 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160117222331weblink">weblink 17 January 2016, live, Gatwick Airport, By 2016, EasyJet accounted for over 40% of Gatwick's total passengers.NEWS, Calder, Simon, Gatwick gears up for the big switch, The Independent, London, 23 April 2016,weblink 11 May 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160524164213weblink">weblink 24 May 2016, live, WEB,weblink Gatwick by numbers [2016], Gatwick Airport, December 2016, 10 March 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170312061623weblink">weblink 12 March 2017, dead, When ranked by global passenger traffic, Gatwick is the 35th busiest internationally and the eighth busiest airport in Europe. Gatwick is the world's leading low-cost airportWEB,weblink Norwegian strengthens London Gatwick & Singapore Changi LCC hub position: long haul low cost Part 2 – Gatwick and Changi are both major LCC hubs, CAPA Centre for Aviation, 27 April 2017, 29 April 2017,weblink 27 April 2017, live, and until March 2017 had the world's busiest single-use runway,by passengers; by movements until 2016 with a maximum of 55 aircraft movements per hour.REPORT,weblink The Future of BAA: Fourth Report of Session 2007–08, 978-0-215-51413-4, February 2008, The Stationery Office, House of Commons Transport Committee, Ev. 112, NEWS, V, Manju, 13 May 2017, Now, Mumbai world's busiest airport with only one runway, The Times of India, Mumbai,weblink live, 13 May 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170513081650weblink">weblink 13 May 2017,

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weblink 29 March 2019, live, ! Rank || Airport || Total passengers || Change2021 / 22Dublin Airport>Dublin align="right" | {{increase}} 261.1%Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport>Barcelona align="right" |{{increase}} 483.2%Málaga Airport>Málaga align="right" |{{increase}} 503.6%Dubai International Airport>Dubai–International align='right'|{{increase}} 4,261.6%Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport>Madrid align='right'|{{increase}} 338.6%Faro Airport>Faro align='right'|{{increase}} 325.6%Palma de Mallorca Airport>Palma de Mallorca align='right'|{{increase}} 311.3%Geneva Airport>Geneva align='right'|{{increase}} 547.2%Amsterdam Airport Schiphol>Amsterdam align='right'|{{increase}} 1,075.9%Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport>Alicante align='right'|{{increase}} 239.8%

Traffic

{{Airport-Statistics|iata=LGW|titre=Gatwick Airport Passengers}}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."Gatwick Airport History", Business & Community Reference Guide for in and around Crawley 2008/09, Wealden Marketing, 2008, p. 85Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 9 Passenger numbers reached one million for the first time during the 1962–63 fiscal year,1 April 1962 to 31 March 1963 with British United Airways (BUA) accounting for four-fifths.Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years, Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, pp. 86, 158 The 1.5 million mark was exceeded for the first time during the 1966–67 fiscal year.1 April 1966 to 31 March 1967 This was also the first time more than half a million scheduled passengers used the airport.Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years, Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, pp. 158/9 Gatwick accommodated two million passengers for the first time during the 1967–68 fiscal year1 April 1967 to 31 March 1968 and 3 million in the 1969–70 fiscal year,1 April 1969 to 31 March 1970 with BUA accounting for nearly half.WEB,weblink Airport Profile: Brief History, Ukaccs.info, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100323024227weblink">weblink 23 March 2010, live, Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 9 & 10 By the early 1970s, 5 million passengers used Gatwick each year, with a record 5.7 million during the 1973–74 fiscal year.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.Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 10 Within a decade annual passenger numbers doubled, to 10 million; they doubled again, to over 20 million, by the late 1980s.The Gatwick Express, p. 42 By the turn of the millennium, Gatwick handled more than 30 million passengers annually.{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; margin:auto;"! Year!!Number ofpassengersnumber of passengers including both domestic and international!! Percentagechange !! Number ofaircraftmovementsnumber of movements represents total aircraft takeoffs and landings during each year!!Freight(tonnes)!2000| 318,905!2001| 280,098!2002| 242,519!2003| 222,916!2004| 218,204!2005| 222,778!2006| 211,857!2007| 171,078!2008| 107,702!2009| 74,680!2010| 104,032!2011| 88,085!2012| 97,567!2013| 96,724!2014| 88,508!2015| 73,371!2016| 79,588!2017285,969 >| 96,983!2018| 112,600!201946,574,786 >| 110,358!2020| 26,063!2021| 11,623!2022| 36,407!2023| 61,123 class="sortbottom" Source 2000–2016: UK Civil Aviation AuthorityHTTP://WWW.CAA.CO.UK/DATA-AND-ANALYSIS/UK-AVIATION-MARKET/AIRPORTS/DATASETS/ >TITLE=AIRCRAFT AND PASSENGER TRAFFIC DATA FROM UK AIRPORTS UK CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY >DATE=11 MARCH 2017 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170211070518/HTTP://WWW.CAA.CO.UK/DATA-AND-ANALYSIS/UK-AVIATION-MARKET/AIRPORTS/DATASETS/ URL-STATUS=LIVE, Source 2017: Gatwick Airport LimitedHTTP://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 ACCESS-DATE=13 JANUARY 2018 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180117180604/HTTP://MEDIACENTRE.GATWICKAIRPORT.COM/PRESS-RELEASES/ALL/GATWICKS-BUSIEST-EVER-DECEMBER.ASPX URL-STATUS=DEAD, 46.1 million passengers passed through Gatwick in 2018, an increase of 1.1% over the previous year. North Atlantic and other long-haulexcluding North Atlantic traffic recorded increases over the previous year of 24.4% and 12.7% to 4.04 million and 4.65 million passengers, respectively. UK,including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man European charter,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 million, 2.88 million, 1.67 million and 29.11 million, respectively. Air transport movements decreased by 0.7% to 283,926. Cargo volume increased by 16.1% to 112,676 metric tonnes.Compared with a year earlier, January to March 2019 passenger numbers increased by 4% to 9.675 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 million passengers); other long-haul traffic +3.2% (1.277 million passengers); European charter traffic +2.1% (710,900 passengers); Irish traffic +1.6% (412,000 passengers) and UK 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%).WEB,weblink Q4 Passenger Figures: Record-breaking start to 2019 at Gatwick, 16 April 2019, 4 May 2019, 22 September 2019,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190922023402weblink">weblink live,

Ground transport

File:Gatwick North Terminal 121.JPG|thumb|alt=Grassy median, with billboard and road sign|North Terminal A23 roundabout]]Gatwick has set goals of 40% public transport use by the time annual passenger traffic reaches 40 million (in 2015) and 45% by the time it reaches 45 million.WEB,weblink Access Gatwick, 2012, Gatwick Airport, 12 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222014549weblink">weblink 22 February 2014, The airport is accessible from a motorway spur road at junction 9A of the 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, {{convert|9|mi|km}} north; this provides access to much of Greater London, the 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, which serves Horley and 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.

Rail

File:Gatwick Airport stn December 2023 04.jpg|thumb|Gatwick Airport railway stationGatwick Airport railway stationGatwick Airport railway station is located adjacent to the South Terminal and has served the airport since 1958.WEB,weblink Gatwick Airport Railway Station, Railway Technology, 1 July 2018, 2 July 2018,weblink live, WEB,weblink Our History, Gatwick Airport, 1 July 2018, 2 July 2018,weblink live, It is located on the Brighton Main Line, and is mainly served by Southern, Thameslink, and Gatwick Express. It also receives an hourly service operated by Great Western Railway via the North Downs Line.To the south, Southern, Thameslink, and Gatwick Express all provide direct connections to Brighton. Southern also provides connections to Eastbourne, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, and Portsmouth Harbour.To the north, Thameslink provides connections to 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, Peterborough, and Cambridge. Great Western Railway also provides an hourly service to Reading via 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, whilst Luton Airport can be reached by the Luton DART station at Luton Airport Parkway.London Oyster Cards and contactless cards are accepted on all rail routes from Gatwick Airport into London.WEB,weblink Travelling with contactless and Oyster between Gatwick Airport and London, Southern Railway, 4 January 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170104234919weblink">weblink 4 January 2017, live, NEWS,weblink Gatwick and Surrey stations to accept Oyster cards and contactless payments, ITV News, Whiteley, ITN, 14 November 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151116023538weblink">weblink 16 November 2015, live,

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.{{cn|date=March 2024}}Local buses connect the North and South Terminals with Crawley, Horley, Redhill, Horsham and Caterham. Services are offered by Metrobus, including Metrobus's Fastway services operated on a partly guided bus rapid transit system which was the first of its kind to be built outside a major city.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

Bike

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 and Crawley. A goods-style lift runs between the terminal and ground level (labelled "Lift to Cycle Route") near Zone L.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

Terminal transfer

(File:Gatwick Airport terminal shuttle.jpg|thumb|The Gatwick Airport terminal shuttle departing from the South Terminal.)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.BOOK, Hudson, Kenneth, Industrial history from the air, Cambridge University Press, 22 November 1984, 111–115,weblink Airports and Airfields, 978-0-521-25333-8, 16 November 2021, 10 November 2023,weblink live, 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 2.5 million miles (4 million km). 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)PRESS RELEASE,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121102174410weblink">weblink dead, 2 November 2012, 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, Bombardier, 19 December 2007, 15 August 2010, were installed, and the guideway and transit stations were refurbished at a total cost of £45 million. The system re-opened on 1 July 2010, two months ahead of schedule;NEWS, Gatwick transit closed, UK Airport News, 29 September 2009,weblink 30 September 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091015071228weblink">weblink 15 October 2009, dmy-all, PRESS RELEASE,weblink London Gatwick – we have lift on!, Gatwick Airport, 15 August 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100803224818weblink">weblink 3 August 2010, 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.

Expansion proposals

Gatwick has been included 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.WEB,weblink 1979 Gatwick Airport runway agreement, Gatwick Airport, 12 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222015414weblink">weblink 22 February 2014, 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.NEWS,weblink Could Gatwick Launch Extra Runway Before Heathrow In The Airport Expansion Race?, The Independent, London, Simon, Calder, 18 October 2018, 15 June 2021, 5 May 2021,weblink live, 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.WEB,weblink Gatwick Airport announces second runway plan, BBC News, 23 July 2013, 23 July 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130725074103weblink">weblink 25 July 2013, live, NEWS,weblink Airports Commission report: Gatwick & Heathrow on shortlist for expansion, The Crawley News, 17 December 2013, 18 December 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131219074555weblink">weblink 19 December 2013, live, Another proposal would extend the North Terminal south, with a passenger bridge in the area currently occupied by aircraft stands without jet bridges.WEB,weblink interim master plan (Gatwick Interim Master Plan – October 2006), 15 August 2010, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110728043101weblink">weblink 28 July 2011, live, 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.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.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 envisages a high-speed rail route parallel to the M25, covering {{convert|35|mi}} in 15 minutes. Trains would reach speeds of {{convert|180|mph|kph|abbr=on}}, and passengers would need to pass through immigration (or check-in) only once. A 2018 proposal for a high-speed railway link to Heathrow, HS4Air, is currently{{when|date=April 2023}} being considered by the DfT. The proposal is 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.WEB,weblink Firm pitches "an M25 for high-speed trains" to pass through Heathrow and Gatwick, Tute, Ryan, 7 March 2018, Infrastructure Intelligence,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180730094448weblink">weblink 30 July 2018, live, 12 March 2018, The DfT will respond to the HS4Air plans in the autumn of 2018.NEWS,weblink M25-style railway takes you from Gatwick to Heathrow in 15 mins, Paton, Graeme, 20 July 2018, The Times, London, 20 July 2018, en, 0140-0460,weblink 20 July 2018, live, NEWS, Grafton-Green, Patrick, New M25-style railway takes you from Gatwick to Heathrow in 15 minutes,weblink 22 July 2018, Evening Standard, London, 21 July 2018,weblink 22 July 2018, live, {{update inline|date=April 2023}}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.NEWS, Airport expansion: What happens next?, BBC News, 1 July 2015,weblink 10 September 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150909102344weblink">weblink 9 September 2015, live, Gatwick disputed the findings.PRESS RELEASE, Airports Commission's findings simply don't add up,weblink Gatwick Airport, 10 September 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150906044559weblink">weblink 6 September 2015, live, On 9 September 2021, GAL opened its first public consultation to carry out major works at the runway to increase its capacity from 64 million passengers a year to 75 million passengers a year by moving the northern "emergency" runway to the north to meet international standards for dual runway use.WEB, Digital Exhibition - Gatwick Airport Virtual Exhibition,weblink 16 September 2021, 3DW, 16 September 2021,weblink live, 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.WEB, Proposed Northern Runway Works for Gatwick Airport expansion, Sussex Transport Projects, 9 September 2021,weblink 16 September 2021, 16 September 2021,weblink live, 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.WEB, Gatwick Airport's Highway Improvements, Sussex Transport Projects, 10 September 2021,weblink 16 September 2021, 16 September 2021,weblink live, Planning permission for the runway realignment was formally requested in July 2023.NEWS, Kaminski-Morrow, David, London Gatwick proposes realignment of northern runway for routine operations,weblink Flight Global, 6 July 2023, 7 July 2023, 6 July 2023,weblink live,

Accidents and incidents

• 15 September 1936 – A British Airways Ltd de Havilland DH 86 on a night mail flight to Germany crashed on takeoff, killing the airline's chief pilot and two crew members.JOURNAL,weblink The Gatwick Accident, Commercial Aviation, Flight International, Flight, 24 September 1936, 327, 13 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306205551weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live, JOURNAL,weblink Gatwick and Mirabella, Commercial Aviation, Flight, 22 October 1936, 420, 13 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306204444weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live,
• November 1936 – A British Airways Ltd 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 in poor visibility, killing both pilots and seriously injuring the flight engineer.JOURNAL,weblink The Crawley Accident, Commercial Aviation, Flight, 20 November 1936, 590, 13 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306204709weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live,
• 17 February 1959 – A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount 794D (registration: TC-SEV) on an 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.NEWS,weblink 1959: Turkish leader involved in fatal crash, BBC News, 17 February 1979, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090221114919weblink">weblink 21 February 2009, live, WEB,weblink Surrey Constabulary History, Major Incidents, Robert Bartlett,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090510113220weblink">weblink 10 May 2009, dead, WEB,weblink Ministry of Aviation – Civil Aircraft Accident: Report on the Accident to Vickers Viscount 794 TC-SEV at London (Gatwick) Airport on 17 February 1959, Gatwick Aviation Society, 15 August 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071216082906weblink">weblink 16 December 2007,
• 5 January 1969 – A Boeing 727-113C (registration: YA-FAR) operating as Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 arriving from Frankfurt Airport, Germany, crashed into a house in 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 2 on the ground.WEB,weblink Accident Database query – Ariana Afghan Airlines, Airdisaster.com, 5 January 1969, 15 August 2010, usurped,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100811185515weblink">weblink 11 August 2010, WEB,weblink Ariana 727 Accident Cause, World News, Flight International, 3 September 1970, 329, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306204855weblink">weblink 6 March 2012, live, WEB,weblink 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, Gatwick Aviation Society, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120907045653weblink">weblink 7 September 2012, dead,
• 28 January 1972 – A British Caledonian 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 spoilers 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).Classic Airliner (VC10 – The story of a classic jet airliner: Disposal of British Caledonian VC10s), p. 60, Key Publishing, Stamford, 2015 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 cannibalise the aircraft for spare parts before scrapping it at Gatwick in 1975.WEB,weblink A little 'VC10'derness—Individual Histories: G-ARTA, Vc10.net, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101018095149weblink">weblink 18 October 2010, live, WEB,weblink ASN Aircraft incident description Vickers VC-10-1109 G-ARTA—London Gatwick Airport (LGW), Aviation-safety.net, 15 August 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110606091415weblink">weblink 6 June 2011, live,
• 20 July 1975 – A British Island Airways (BIA) 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.WEB,weblink Report No: 4/1977. Report on the accident to Handley Page Herald Series 201, G-APWF at Gatwick Airport, 20 July 1975, UK AAIB, 26 April 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120601192852weblink">weblink 1 June 2012, live,
• 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.WEB,weblink Virgin 747 gear jammed after actuator fitted upside-down, David, Kaminski-Morrow2015-10-20T11:09:00+01:00, Flight Global, 27 August 2021, 27 August 2021,weblink live,
• 19–21 December 2018 – A major disruption to the airport was caused by reports of 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.NEWS,weblink Police 'could shoot down' Gatwick drone, 20 December 2018, BBC News, Tunbridge Wells, BBC English Regions, 21 December 2018, en-GB,weblink 20 December 2018, live, Officials called the drone flying a "deliberate act of disruption", but did not classify it as terrorism.NEWS, Drones ground flights at Gatwick,weblink BBC News, 20 December 2018, 20 December 2018,weblink 20 December 2018, live, The army was deployed to assist the police in resolving the incident.NEWS, Gatwick Airport: Army called in amid drone chaos,weblink BBC News, 20 December 2018, 20 December 2018,weblink 20 December 2018, live, The runway reopened with limited capacity around 06:00 that day.NEWS,weblink Gatwick runway reopens after drone chaos, 21 December 2018, BBC News, 21 December 2018, en-GB,weblink 21 December 2018, live, 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;NEWS,weblink Gatwick drone arrests: two people held over disruption of airport, 22 December 2018, The Guardian, London, 22 December 2018, en-GB, 0261-3077,weblink 22 December 2018, live, PRESS RELEASE,weblink Two arrested in drone disruption at Gatwick, Sussex Police, en, 22 December 2018,weblink 22 December 2018, dead, the pair were released without charge on 23 December with Sussex Police saying that they "are no longer suspects".NEWS,weblink Gatwick drone: Arrested couple are released without charge - as £50k reward is offered to catch culprit, Martin, Evans, Izzy, Lyons, Charles, Hymas, 23 December 2018, 23 December 2018, The Daily Telegraph, London,weblink 23 December 2018, live,
• 26 February 2020 – a Titan Airways Airbus A321-211 reported engine surge after takeoff. A few moments later, the other engine stalled. The aircraft landed safely at Gatwick eleven 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.NEWS, Dunford, Mark, 5 May 2021, Airbus' engine malfunction after takeoff from London Gatwick Airport 'could have had a catastrophic outcome', says chief,weblink The Crawley Observer, 5 May 2021, 5 May 2021,weblink live,

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

Notes

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References

Citations

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