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LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT
Gatwick is home to a unique mix of
airline operators from scheduled to
low-cost and charter airlines, including
British Airways, easyJet, Norwegian,
Emirates, Monarch, Thomas Cook,
Thomson, Turkish Airlines, Virgin
Atlantic and Westjet. The airport is
the biggest base for easyJet, one of
Europe’s most successful airlines, and
is home to popular charter operations
such as Thomson and Thomas Cook.
Gatwick is now seeing the emergence
of long haul services to the Far East,
with the arrival of Turkish Airlines
Cathay Pacific and Tianjin Airways.
These complement the existing
long haul services provided by
British Airways, Virgin Atlantic,
Emirates and Norwegian.
The airport is part-way through a
£2.5 billion investment programme,
continuing its mission to provide
the best services and facilities for
passengers.
Gatwick Airport is owned by a group
of international investment funds, of
which Global Infrastructure Partners
(GIP) is the largest shareholder.
Facilities
o
Number of runways: 1
o
Runway length: 3,316m long by
45m wide
o
Number of terminals: 2 - South
(opened in 1958) and North
(opened in 1988)
o
South Terminal is 160,000 square
metres of which 14,768 square
metres is retail facilities
o
North Terminal is 98,000 square
metres of which 12,530 square
metres is retail facilities
o
346 check-in desks. 187 in
South Terminal and 159 in North
Terminal. In addition, there are
69 self-service kiosks
o
Fast rail links to London: Just 28
minutes to London Bridge and
30 minutes to London Victoria
Employment
and investment
o
Gatwick provides around 21,000
on-airport jobs, of which around
2,500 are London Gatwick
employees
o
Gatwick provides a further
10,000 jobs indirectly
Gatwick became an aerodrome in
the 1930s, but the airport we know
today opened in 1958 with just
186,000 passengers passing through
the airport in its first year of operation.
Now, as the world’s busiest and
most efficient single-runway airport,
Gatwick welcomes over 42 million
passengers a year.
Flying to over 220 destinations in
80 countries around the world,
Gatwick connects UK businesses
and international passengers to
more destinations than any other
UK airport, as well as offering
more connections to and from
other UK regions than any
London airport.
In 2016, Gatwick further expanded
its route network, opening up
access to new international markets,
and now serves over 50 long haul
destinations. As well as exceptional
international connectivity, Gatwick
is well-connected by rail and road,
serving more destinations by rail
than any other UK airport, making
the area attractive for inward
investment.