AirportsLondon Gatwick Airport is a large airport serving London, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LGW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LGW
- ICAO code
- EGKK
- City
- London
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.1487° N, 0.1857° W
- Elevation
- 62 m (202 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,317 m (10,883 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LGW means London Gatwick Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGKK. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.1487° N, 0.1857° W. It stands 62 metres (202 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is London, about 40 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
London Gatwick Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,317 metres (10,883 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08R/26L | 3,317 m 10,883 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 2,561 m 8,402 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| London Heathrow AirportLondon | LHR | 41 km |
| London City AirportLondon | LCY | 43 km |
| London Southend AirportSouthend-on-Sea, Essex | SEN | 77 km |
| London Luton AirportLuton, Luton | LTN | 82 km |
| Southampton AirportSouthampton | SOU | 85 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,719 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,193 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,474 km | 7 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,569 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,798 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,872 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,612 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,021 km | 21 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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