AirportsLondon Southend Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SEN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SEN
- ICAO code
- EGMC
- City
- Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 51.5706° N, 0.6936° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,856 m (6,089 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SEN means London Southend Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGMC. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.5706° N, 0.6936° E. It stands 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Islington, about 55 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 Southend Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,856 metres (6,089 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,856 m 6,089 ft | 36 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 City AirportLondon | LCY | 45 km |
| London Stansted AirportLondon, Essex | STN | 47 km |
| London Gatwick AirportLondon | LGW | 77 km |
| London Heathrow AirportLondon | LHR | 81 km |
| London Luton AirportLuton, Luton | LTN | 81 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,651 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,133 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,422 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,612 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,812 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,803 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,540 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,945 km | 20 h 55 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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