Editing London Stansted Airport (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Terminal and satellite buildings===
The terminal is separated into three general areas: Check-in and main concourse along the front, departures towards the southern end, and international arrivals to the northern end of the building. There is a separate baggage reclaim for Domestic arrivals. No gates are in the main terminal building; instead, they are located in three separate oblong satellite buildings, one connected to the main terminal by air bridges, one by the Stansted Airport Transit System people mover, and one by both. Four further bussing gates are accessed from below the main terminal building. The airport has 52 gates with 12 serviceable [[jetbridges]]. Long-term plans for Satellite 4, approved in 1999 and revised in 2005, have not been realised,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2015 |url=https://assets.live.dxp.maginfrastructure.com/f/73114/x/35bbc162fa/stn-sustainable-development-plan-land-use-2015.pdf |website=stanstedsairport.com}}</ref> but its site was developed as remote stands in 2018.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=16 Oct 2018 |title=New aircraft stands at London Stansted Airport |url=https://www.britpave.org.uk/news/New-aircraft-stands-at-London-Stansted-Airport/113875}}</ref>

As of 2013, Satellite 1 (Gates 1-19) had been redeveloped with the aim to attract more long-haul airlines to Stansted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stanstedairport.com/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/transport-secretary-launches-%C2%A380-million-terminal-redevelopment |title=Transport Secretary Launches £80 Million Terminal Redevelopment |date=20 June 2013 |publisher=London Stansted Airport |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234429/http://www.stanstedairport.com/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/transport-secretary-launches-%C2%A380-million-terminal-redevelopment |archive-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> Furthermore, a dual [[jetbridge]] has been added at Stand 13 (Boarding Gate 12), allowing faster boarding and deboarding of wide-body aircraft. An additional building, known as the Advanced Passenger Vehicle (APV), was brought back into use in 2016 for flights departing during the busy 06:00 to 09:00 period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stacc.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160617-STACC-Airport-Management-Report-June-2016.pdf|title=Airport Management Report|access-date=10 September 2016|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001211/http://www.stacc.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160617-STACC-Airport-Management-Report-June-2016.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The APV building is linked to the main terminal building by an accessible route and acts as a bus terminal for international flights at remote stands. Prior to the completion of Satellite 3, this terminal (then consisted of gates 90–95) was in regular passenger use.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Satellite building !! Gate numbers !! Passenger access !! Notes
|-
| Satellite 1 || 1{{ndash}}19 || [[Stansted Airport Transit System|Transit system]] || Used by most major airlines such as British Airways, Emirates, Pegasus, TUI and Jet2. This area is not used by Ryanair and EasyJet, furthest in distance but first stop on transit from the main terminal. Around four minutes transit ride{{snd}} this terminal has 10 [[jetbridges]] at gates 1,2,3,4,6,7,12,13,16 and 19. The remaining gates  5, 11, 14, 15, 17 and 18 require passengers to walk across the tarmac and board by stairs.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Satellite 2
| 29{{ndash}}39 || Transit system || Used by AJet, Play, Ryanair and occasionally EasyJet. Situated in the upper level of Satellite 2 accessed via the second stop on transit from the main terminal. [[Jetbridges]] must be accessed by stairs, by lift or by escalator one floor down (same level as gates 81{{ndash}}88). Around seven minutes transit ride. Only three of the jetbridges (Gates 30/88, 32/87 and 37) are in service as of October 2024.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
|-
| 81–88 || {{nowrap|Walkway from main terminal}} || Used by EasyJet as well as Ryanair and occasionally by other airlines, for international and domestic departures; provides exit route for UK arrivals. International arriving passengers and those from the [[Common Travel Area]] are transferred to the international arrivals hall by bus. Located below gates 20{{ndash}}39, and only takes up half of the first floor, but parallel to the [[jetbridges]], which are also used by gates 20{{ndash}}39. Around ten minutes walk from the terminal.
|-
| Satellite 3 || 40{{ndash}}59 || Walkway from main terminal || Used exclusively by Ryanair; this building is not equipped with [[jet bridge]]s. Around 15{{nbsp}}minutes walk from the main terminal.
|-
|APV
|90–93
|Walkway from main terminal
|Used by Ryanair during peak times; acts as a terminal for buses to remote stands. The access to the gates is underneath the main terminal, next to the quiet zone. Around a four minute walk from the main passenger area.
|}

Domestic arrivals (from the UK) use a separate exit route, located at the opposite end of the Terminal to the International arrivals hall. This exit is connected solely by footbridge from Satellite 2 gates 81{{ndash}}88. When a domestic flight arrives at a gate which is not located in Satellite 2, passengers are transported to a gate on Satellite 2 by a courtesy bus service from the aircraft.

[[Common Travel Area]] arrivals are coached from stand, and taken to a separate entrance located at the North East of the terminal which leads to the main terminal baggage reclaim belts, bypassing Border Force, but without bypassing Customs.

===Car parks ===
Stansted has a variety of car parking including long-, mid-, and short-stay options along with valet and meet-and-greet parking services. Two drop off areas also are available. The express area is located near the short-stay car park, while a free service is within the mid-stay area. A fee is charged for the express service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stanstedairport.com/transport-and-directions/pick-up-and-drop-off|title=Pick Up and Drop Off|access-date=2 June 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102528/http://www.stanstedairport.com/transport-and-directions/pick-up-and-drop-off|url-status=live}}</ref> Terminal Road North and its free drop-off area directly outside the terminal was closed shortly after MAG took over the airport in 2013.

===Control tower===
[[File:Control tower, Stansted Airport - geograph.org.uk - 3120431.jpg|thumb|[[Air traffic control tower]]]]
Stansted's [[air traffic control tower]] was completed in 1996 and was the tallest in Britain at the time of its construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdaconsulting.co.uk/consulting/transport-and-utilities/stansted-airport-control-tower|title=Stansted Airport Control Tower&nbsp;– MDA Consulting|access-date=29 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009175913/http://www.mdaconsulting.co.uk/consulting/transport-and-utilities/stansted-airport-control-tower|archive-date=9 October 2011}}</ref> It is located on the southside of the airfield alongside the main terminal building. It replaced the old control tower, which offered poor views of the airfield once the current terminal building was opened in 1991.

===Cargo handling===
There are several cargo buildings and hangars around the airfield. The main cargo centre is located by the control tower and handles most cargo operations, including aircraft such as the [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] and the [[Boeing 747]]. There are a small number of hangars on the other side of the runway to the rest of the airport. The largest are located at the south east of the airfield, one of which is used by Ryanair.

===Other facilities===
[[Titan Airways]] has its head office in the Enterprise House on the airport property.<ref>"[http://www.titan-airways.com/contact-us.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119155604/http://www.titan-airways.com/contact-us.html |date=19 January 2012}}." Titan Airways. Retrieved 16 December 2011. "Titan Airways Ltd Enterprise House Stansted Airport Essex CM24 1RN"</ref> Several airlines at one time had their head offices on the airport property. [[AirUK]] (later [[KLM uk]]) had its head office in the Stansted House.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19961029012516/http://www.airuk.co.uk/ Home-page]."{{sic}} [[AirUK]]. Retrieved 28 February 2010.</ref><ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 18–24 March 1998. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200608.html?search=Malev 82] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024222514/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200608.html?search=Malev |date=24 October 2012}}.</ref> When [[Buzz (airline)|Buzz]] existed, its head office was in the Endeavour House.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010702090939/http://www.buzzaway.com/about_us/contact_us.html Contact Us]." [[Buzz (airline)|Buzz]]. Retrieved 2 September 2009.</ref> When [[AB Airlines]] existed, its head office was in the Enterprise House.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19980130211559/http://www.abairlines.com/company.htm An Introduction to AB Airlines]." AB Airlines. 30 January 1998. Retrieved 7 February 2011. "AB Airlines&nbsp;– Internet Enquiry Office Enterprise House, Stansted Airport Essex. CM24 1RW"</ref> For a period [[Lloyd International Airways]] had its head office at the Lloyd House at Stansted.<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 10 April 1969. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%200652.html?search=%22Lloyd%20International%20Airways%22 580] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104070602/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%200652.html?search=%22Lloyd%20International%20Airways%22 |date=4 November 2012}}. "Head Office: Lloyd House, First Avenue, Stansted Airport, Essex."</ref> When [[Go Fly]] existed its head office was at the Enterprise House.<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 27 March&nbsp;– 2 April 2001. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001%20-%201065.html?search=%22Go%20Fly%22 77] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605194240/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001%20-%201065.html?search=%22Go%20Fly%22 |date=5 June 2013}}. "Enterprise House, 2nd Floor, Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM241SB, UK"</ref>

Since 2004, Stansted also offers a range of hotel accommodation including [[Holiday Inn Express]], [[Novotel]], [[Premier Inn]], and [[Radisson Blu]] hotels and the recently opened [[Hampton by Hilton]], the last two of which are both within two minutes of the terminal building via an undercover walkway. Regular bus service handles transfers between the terminal building and Stansted's car parks and hotels.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}