Where is LGW airport?

LGW is a large airport in London, England, United Kingdom, at 51.1487, -0.1857, 62 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve London?

London has 6 airports: LGW, LHR, STN, LTN, LCY, SEN. The city code LON stands for all of them on tickets and in flight searches.

What time zone is LGW in?

LGW is in the Europe/London time zone, UTC / UTC+1 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use LGW?

40,899,000 passengers in 2023, according to Wikidata.

London Gatwick Airport opened in 1958.

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Large airport in London, United Kingdom.

IATA code: LGW
ICAO code: EGKK
City code: LON; All London airports
Passengers: 40,899,000; 2023 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 131; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC / UTC+1; Europe/London
Elevation: 62 m; 203 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,317 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with L

About LGW

London Gatwick Airport is a large airport serving London, United Kingdom. It opened in 1958 and is run by Heathrow Airport Holdings. 40,899,000 passengers used it in 2023. Open traffic data shows 131 nonstop routes from LGW. On tickets, the city code LON covers it together with the other London airports.

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Busiest nonstop routes from LGW

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LGW → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	1,109 km	1,353,516
LGW → AGP	Málaga, Spain	1,644 km	1,198,732
LGW → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	486 km	1,052,966
LGW → FCO	Rome, Italy	1,407 km	923,766
LGW → FAO	Faro, Portugal	1,687 km	854,228
LGW → ALC	Alicante, Spain	1,430 km	789,014
LGW → MXP	Milan, Italy	900 km	776,880
LGW → GVA	Geneva, Switzerland	716 km	758,331
LGW → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	365 km	729,604
LGW → TFS	Tenerife, Spain	2,911 km	728,806
LGW → PMI	Palma, Spain	1,309 km	725,184
LGW → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	2,913 km	725,143
LGW → MAD	Madrid, Spain	1,213 km	637,629
LGW → CPH	Copenhagen, Denmark	987 km	593,922
LGW → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,465 km	580,623
LGW → NCE	Nice, France	1,002 km	516,896
LGW → ATH	Athens, Greece	2,396 km	507,318
LGW → ACE	San Bartolomé, Spain	2,708 km	500,257
LGW → DLM	Dalaman, Turkey	2,797 km	496,913
LGW → MLA	Malta, Malta	2,065 km	492,672
LGW → LIS	Lisbon, Portugal	1,543 km	480,671
LGW → MCO	Orlando, United States	7,005 km	454,706
LGW → CDG	Paris, France	308 km	441,938
LGW → OPO	Porto, Portugal	1,279 km	424,708
LGW → BIO	Bilbao, Spain	896 km	412,596
LGW → SVQ	Seville, Spain	1,591 km	408,711
LGW → NAP	Naples, Italy	1,594 km	392,870
LGW → PFO	Paphos, Cyprus	3,190 km	385,000
LGW → OSL	Oslo, Norway	1,229 km	370,222
LGW → LCA	Larnaca, Cyprus	3,252 km	344,678
LGW → VCE	Venice, Italy	1,119 km	341,281
LGW → RHO	Rhodes, Greece	2,776 km	337,961
LGW → LPA	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain	2,877 km	333,624
LGW → HER	Heraklion, Greece	2,683 km	323,738
LGW → CFU	Corfu, Greece	2,019 km	320,625
LGW → ARN	Stockholm, Sweden	1,479 km	311,522
LGW → IBZ	Ibiza, Spain	1,370 km	301,751
LGW → VIE	Vienna, Austria	1,254 km	301,694
LGW → LYS	Lyon, France	718 km	297,849
LGW → BOD	Bordeaux, France	704 km	293,797

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at LGW on flights to and from the US

BA British Airways · 1,984 flights
Z0 Norse Atlantic UK · 1,269 flights
B6 JetBlue Airways · 309 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 75 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Other airports in London

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
LHR	London Heathrow Airport	London	41 km
STN	London Stansted Airport	London	87 km
LTN	London Luton Airport	London	82 km
LCY	London City Airport	London	43 km
SEN	London Southend Airport	London	77 km

All London airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SOU	Southampton Airport	Southampton, United Kingdom	85 km
BOH	Bournemouth Airport	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	123 km
BRS	Bristol Airport	Bristol, United Kingdom	178 km
BHX	Birmingham Airport	Birmingham, United Kingdom	181 km
NWI	Norwich Airport	Norwich, United Kingdom	197 km

Distance from LGW to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LGW → LHR	London, United Kingdom	41 km	—
LGW → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,480 km	—
LGW → CDG	Paris, France	308 km	441,938
LGW → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	631 km	—
LGW → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,465 km	580,623
LGW → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	365 km	729,604
LGW → JFK	New York, United States	5,584 km	—
LGW → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,806 km	—
LGW → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	8,819 km	—
LGW → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,877 km	—
LGW → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,636 km	—
LGW → DOH	Doha, Qatar	5,220 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
08R/26L	3,317 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
08L/26R	2,561 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

London, England, United Kingdom · 51.1487, -0.1857

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Questions

London Gatwick Airport has the IATA code LGW and the ICAO code EGKK. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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