Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport
(IATA: LGW - ICAO: EGKK)

Annual Flights – 263,653
Annual Passengers – 34,205,887




Airport:

Gatwick airport is the second largest in the United Kingdom by size and passenger numbers and ranks number twenty eight in the world for total passengers and number nine for international passengers.

The airport was established in 1958 and has grown in size since this time. Today the airport is owned and ran by BAA.

There are two runways at Gatwick Airport, one is 3,316 metres in length and the other is 2,565 metres in length.

There are two terminals at Gatwick; these are named the North Terminal and the South Terminal.

Carriers:

There are sixteen carriers using the North Terminal at Gatwick with the main carriers being:

• British Airways
• EasyJet
• Thomson Airways
  

There are forty six carriers using the South Terminal at Gatwick, the main carriers being:

• Aer Lingus
• EasyJet
• Flybe
• Monarch Airlines
• Thomas Cook Airlines
• Viking Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic Airways
  

Stores & Restaurants:

Shops available at Gatwick are:

• Coral
• Marks & Spencers
• Clarins
• Cavier House & Prunier
• Boots
• Books etc
• Bags etc
• Animal
• All Saints
• Accessorize
• Dixons Travel
• Antler
• Fat Face
• Game Grid
• Collection
• Clinique

Restaurants and Cafes available at Gatwick are:

• Apostrophe
• EAT
• Burger King
• Caffe Nero
• Costa
• Frankie & Bennies
• Garfunkels
• Joes Kitchen & Coffee House
  

Hotels:

There are a number of hotels at Gatwick Airport varying in price and luxury. A number of the hotels available on the airport site or in the local vicinity are:

• Accor Sofitel Hotel (4 Stars)
• Renaissance Hotel (4 stars)
• Arora International House Hotel (4 Stars)
• Ramada Plaza Hotel (4 Stars)
• Premier Travel Inn Hotel (4 Stars)
• Holiday Inn Hotel (4 Stars)
• Hilton Hotel (4 Stars)
• Thistle Hotel (3 Stars)
• Travel Lodge (3 Stars)
• Express Hotel (3 Stars)
• Ibis Hotel (2 Stars)

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Transport:

National Express offers coaches to and from Gatwick from across the United Kingdom. For those looking for a transfer coaches operate from Gatwick to Heathrow and Stansted Airport.

By Rail Gatwick Airport travels directly to London stations where connections can be made to the rest of the UK and also to stations in the south such as Brighton and Worthing.

By Car Gatwick Airport is located one mile (1.5 km) off junction 9A of the M23 just south of the M25 London Orbital.

Parking:

There is ample parking at the airport through BAA’s own parking facilities. On top of the airport parking, Purple Parking offer alternative parking arrangements for Gatwick Airport.

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Contact:

Address:

Gatwick Airport,
West Sussex,
RH6 0NP

Tel: 0844 335 1802