AirportsLondon Stansted Airport is a large airport serving London, Essex, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is STN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- STN
- ICAO code
- EGSS
- City
- London, Essex
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.8850° N, 0.2350° E
- Elevation
- 106 m (348 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,049 m (10,003 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, STN means London Stansted Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGSS. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.8850° N, 0.2350° E. It stands 106 metres (348 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Islington, about 45 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 Stansted Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,049 metres (10,003 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,049 m 10,003 ft | 46 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 Luton AirportLuton, Luton | LTN | 41 km |
| London City AirportLondon | LCY | 44 km |
| London Southend AirportSouthend-on-Sea, Essex | SEN | 47 km |
| London Heathrow AirportLondon | LHR | 66 km |
| London Gatwick AirportLondon | LGW | 87 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,677 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,166 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,460 km | 7 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,571 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,765 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,827 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,528 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,956 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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