Editing Gatwick Airport

{{Short description|Airport serving London, England}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name                = London Gatwick Airport
| nativename          = 
| image               = LGW airport logo.svg
| image-width         = 250
| image2              = Gatwick Airport (50850159593).jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| IATA                = LGW
| ICAO                = EGKK
| WMO                 = 03776
| type                = Public
| owner-oper          = Gatwick Airport Limited
| city-served         = [[Greater London Urban Area]]
| location            = [[Crawley]], [[West Sussex]], [[England]]
| built               = {{start date and age|1928|11||df=yes}}
| opened              = {{start date and age|1958|05|30|df=yes}}
| hub                 = {{nowrap|[[British Airways]]}}
| focus_city          = 
| operating_base      = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[BA EuroFlyer]]
  | [[easyJet UK]]
  | [[Norse Atlantic UK]]
  | [[TUI Airways]]
  | [[Vueling]]
  | [[Wizz Air UK]]}}
| elevation-f         = 203
| coordinates         = {{coord|51|08|53|N|0|11|25|W|region:GB-WSX_type:airport}}
| website             = {{URL|gatwickairport.com}}
| pushpin_map         = United Kingdom West Sussex#England
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[West Sussex]]##Location in England
| pushpin_label       = '''LGW'''/EGKK
| metric-rwy          = yes
| r1-number           = 08L/26R<ref group=nb>Gatwick has two runways; however, their proximity prevents simultaneous operation, so only a single runway is in operation at any time.</ref>
| r1-length-m         = 2,565
| r1-surface          = [[asphalt concrete|Grooved asphalt]]
| r2-number           = 08R/26L
| r2-length-m         = 3,316
| r2-surface          = Grooved asphalt
| stat-year           = 2023
| stat1-header        = Total passengers
| stat1-data          = 40,894,242
| stat2-header        = Air transport movements
| stat2-data          = 253,047
| stat3-header        = 
| stat3-data          = 
| stat4-header        = 
| stat4-data          = 
| stat5-header        = Gates
| stat5-data          = 115 (in terminal)
| footnotes           = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2020_12/Airport_Statistics_Summary.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201094313/https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2020_12/Airport_Statistics_Summary.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2021|title=Airport Statistics Summary|publisher=Civil Aviation Authority|location=[[London]]}}</ref><ref name="aip"/> Statistics from CAA.
}}

'''Gatwick Airport'''<ref name="aip"/> {{airport codes|LGW|EGKK}}, also known as '''London-Gatwick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|æ|t|w|ᵻ|k}}),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191022160850/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/gatwick Oxford Dictionaries] (retrieved 5 September 2012) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203015846/http://oxforddictionaries.com/pronounce/english/Gatwick |date=3 February 2014 }}</ref> is the [[Airports of London|secondary]] [[international airport]] serving [[London]], England. It is located near [[Crawley]] in [[West Sussex]], {{convert|29.5|mi}} south of [[Central London]].<ref name="aip">{{cite press release|url=https://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/all/23_04_27_new_gatwick_brand.aspx|title=London Gatwick celebrates next phase of growth with launch of new brand and refreshed vision|publisher=Gatwick Airport Limited|location=Crawley|access-date=29 April 2023|archive-date=6 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506095921/https://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/all/23_04_27_new_gatwick_brand.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/just+where+are+our+airports/3313317 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821122415/http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/just+where+are+our+airports/3313317 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 August 2009 |title=Just where are our airports? |work=[[Channel 4 News]] |date=18 August 2009 |access-date=15 August 2010 }}</ref> In 2022, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by [[List of busiest airports in the United Kingdom|total passenger traffic in the UK]], after [[Heathrow Airport]], and was the [[List of the busiest airports in Europe|8th-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/ |title=At a glance |publisher=Gatwick Airport |year=2014 |access-date=11 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209135618/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/ |archive-date=9 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It covers a total area of {{convert|674|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aerohabitat.eu/uploads/media/BAA_-_Gatwick_Interim_Master_Plana_2015.pdf |title=Gatwick Airport Interim Master Plan |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915225519/http://www.aerohabitat.eu/uploads/media/BAA_-_Gatwick_Interim_Master_Plana_2015.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s; it has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of {{convert|98000|m2|sqft sqyd|abbr=on}} and {{convert|160000|m2|sqft sqyd|abbr=on}} respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/facts-stats/ |title=Facts and Stats |website=Gatwick Airport |year=2014 |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829080203/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/facts-stats/ |archive-date=29 August 2013}}</ref> It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main runway with a length of {{convert|3316|m|ft|abbr=out}}. A secondary runway is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if the main runway is not in use. In 2018, 46.1&nbsp;million passengers passed through the airport, a 1.1% increase compared with 2017.<ref name="LGW_2018_GAL_Stats">{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2018/2019-01-16-gatwick-long-haul-traffic-grows-in-december.aspx |title=Gatwick long-haul traffic grows in December as 46.1m passengers travel through in 2018 |date=16 January 2019 |access-date=19 January 2019 }} {{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Gatwick is the secondary London hub for [[British Airways]] and the largest operating base for low-cost carrier [[easyJet]].

==History==
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===Early years===
[[File:Douglas DC-6 EC-AUC TASSA LGW 29.08.64 edited-2.jpg|thumb|A [[Douglas DC-6]] in front of the then-new terminal at Gatwick Airport in 1964]]
[[File:BAC_111-201AC_One-Eleven,_British_Caledonian_Airways_AN1809004.jpg|thumb|A [[BAC 1-11]] with the main terminal building at Gatwick Airport in 1973]]
The land on which Gatwick Airport stands was first developed as an [[aerodrome]] in the late 1920s. The [[Air Ministry]] approved commercial flights from the site in 1933, and the first terminal, "[[Beehive, Gatwick Airport|The Beehive]]", was built in 1935. Scheduled air services from the new terminal began the following year. During the [[Second World War]], the airport was taken over by the military and was known as '''RAF Gatwick'''. After the war, the airport returned to its civilian capacity. The airport proper was built in the mid-1950s opening in 1956. The airport buildings were designed by [[Yorke Rosenberg Mardall]] between 1955 and 1988.<ref>{{cite book| first=Alan| last=Powers| title=In the Line of Development: FRS Yorke, E Rosenberg and CS Mardall to YRM, 1930–1992| year=1992| publisher=RIBA Heinz Gallery| isbn=1-872911-20-X}}</ref>

In the 1960s, [[British United Airways]] (BUA) and [[Dan-Air]] were two of the largest British independent<ref group=nb>independent from [[government-owned corporation]]s</ref> airlines at Gatwick, with the former establishing itself as the dominant scheduled operator at the airport as well as providing a significant number of the airport's non-scheduled services and the latter becoming its leading provider of [[inclusive tour]] charter services.<ref>Cooper, B., ''Got your number'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 6 June 2008, p. 12</ref> Further rapid growth of charter flights at Gatwick was encouraged by the [[Ministry of Aviation]], which instructed airlines to move regular charter flights from Heathrow. Following the takeover of BUA by [[Caledonian Airways]] at the beginning of the following decade, the resulting airline, [[British Caledonian]] (BCal), became Gatwick's dominant scheduled airline during the 1970s. While continuing to dominate scheduled operations at Gatwick for most of the 1980s, BCal was also one of the airport's major charter airlines until the end of the 1970s (together with Dan-Air, [[Laker Airways]] and [[British Airtours]]).<ref name="... Bloomers">Iyengar, K., ''Bermuda Bloomers'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 8 February 2008, p. 18</ref>

As a result of conditions imposed by Britain's [[Monopolies and Mergers Commission]] on the takeover of BCal by the then newly privatised [[British Airways]] (BA) at the end of the 1980s, Dan-Air and [[Air Europe]] assumed BCal's former role as Gatwick's dominant scheduled short-haul operator while BA continued in BCal's erstwhile role as the airport's most important scheduled long-haul operator. Following the demise of Air Europe and Dan-Air (both of which had continued to provide a significant number of charter flights in addition to a growing number of scheduled short-haul flights at Gatwick) in the early 1990s, BA (having purchased Dan-Air) began building up Gatwick into a secondary [[airline hub|hub]] (complementing its main hub at Heathrow). These moves resulted in BA becoming Gatwick's dominant airline by the turn of the millennium.<ref name="... up">Iyengar, K., ''The only way is up'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 11 April 2008, p. 16</ref><ref>Iyengar, K., ''Heading North'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 9 May 2008, p. 16</ref> BA's subsequent decision to de-hub Gatwick provided the space for [[easyJet]] to establish its biggest base at the airport and become its dominant airline.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anna.aero/2012/08/02/easyjets-biggest-base-at-london-gatwick-reaches-50-aircraft-and-almost-100-routes/ |title=easyJet's biggest base at London Gatwick has 50 aircraft and almost 100 routes; Spain remains No. 1 market in summer (> Airline Analysis) |publisher=Anna.Aero |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013444/http://www.anna.aero/2012/08/02/easyjets-biggest-base-at-london-gatwick-reaches-50-aircraft-and-almost-100-routes/ |archive-date=5 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Transatlantic flights to the United States===
From 1978 to 2008, many flights to and from the United States used Gatwick because of restrictions on the use of Heathrow implemented in the [[Bermuda II Agreement]] between the UK and the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201999.html |title=Bermuda 2 initialled, Air Transport |work=Flight International |date=2 July 1977 |page=5 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208084614/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201999.html |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[EU–US Open Skies Agreement]], which became effective on 30 March 2008, led several airlines to downsize their transatlantic operations at Gatwick in favour of Heathrow. [[Continental Airlines]] was the second transatlantic carrier (after [[American Airlines]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.icm.ac.uk/leisure/aa-ends-gatwick-operations/365/ |title=AA ends Gatwick operations |website=[[Institute of Commercial Management]] |date=17 March 2008 |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006033750/http://news.icm.ac.uk/leisure/aa-ends-gatwick-operations/365/ |archive-date=6 October 2011 }}</ref> to leave Gatwick after it decided to transfer the seasonal [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]] service to Heathrow on 3 May 2009.<ref>{{cite journal| journal=[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]| volume=169| number=10| date=15 September 2008| title=Goodbye Gatwick| page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Done |first= Kevin |date= 9 September 2008 |title= Continental closes Gatwick operation |work= Financial Times |url= https://www.ft.com/content/89075f0a-7e99-11dd-b1af-000077b07658 |access-date= 6 October 2023 |archive-date= 15 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231015224128/https://www.ft.com/content/89075f0a-7e99-11dd-b1af-000077b07658 |url-status= live }}</ref>

[[US Airways]], Gatwick's last remaining US carrier, ended its service between Gatwick and [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]] on 30 March 2013.<ref name="US_LGWFinal">{{cite press release |url=http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/pressreleases.html |title=US Airways Announces Schedule for Charlotte to London Heathrow Service and Opens Flights for Sale |publisher=US Airways |date=17 December 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126223852/http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/pressreleases.html |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> This left Gatwick without a scheduled US airline for the first time in 35 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clippedb.org/hive/documents/braniff_history.html |title=Braniff History – Braniff History Time Line: 1978 |publisher=clippedb.org (The Association of Former Braniff Flight Attendants) |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602165143/http://www.clippedb.org/hive/documents/braniff_history.html |archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> Before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], [[Delta Air Lines]] announced its intent to launch service between Gatwick and [[Boston Logan International Airport|Boston]] in the summer of 2020, which would have made it the first US airline to service Gatwick since the withdrawal of the US Airways service in 2013, but the massive global travel downturn placed these plans on indefinite hold.<ref name="DeltaVirgin">{{cite press release| url=https://news.delta.com/delta-virgin-atlantic-boost-summer-flying-between-us-and-uk-2020| title=Delta, Virgin Atlantic boost summer flying between U.S. and U.K. in 2020| publisher=Delta Airlines| date=15 August 2019| access-date=15 August 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815144837/https://news.delta.com/delta-virgin-atlantic-boost-summer-flying-between-us-and-uk-2020| archive-date=15 August 2019| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, [[JetBlue]] became the first US airline to serve Gatwick since 2013, with services to [[New York–JFK]] and Boston.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

===Development since the 2000s===
On 17 September 2008, BAA announced it would sell Gatwick after the [[Competition Commission]] published a report about BAA's market dominance in London and the [[South East England|South East]]. On 21 October 2009, it was announced that an agreement had been reached to sell Gatwick to a consortium led by [[Global Infrastructure Partners]] (GIP), which subsequently also bought [[Edinburgh Airport]] in 2012,<ref group=nb>as of May 2012</ref> for £1.51 billion. The sale was completed on 3 December.<ref name=Sale>{{cite news |date=21 October 2009 |title=BAA agrees Gatwick airport sale |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8317662.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=11 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022030124/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8317662.stm |archive-date=22 October 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2010, GIP sold minority stakes in the airport of 12% and 15% to the South Korean National Pension Service and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for £100 million and £125 million, respectively. The sales were part of GIP's [[strategic management|strategy]] to [[syndicate#Finance syndicates|syndicate]] the [[equity (finance)|equity]] portion of the original acquisition by issuing [[bond (finance)|bonds]] to [[refinance]] bank debt. Although this entails bringing additional investors into the airport, GIP aims to retain [[management control]].<ref name="Gatwick_AdditionalInvestors">{{cite news| last1=Fenton| first1=Susan| last2=Roumeliotis| first2=Greg| title=Abu Dhabi wealth fund buys into Gatwick Airport| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-gatwick-abu-dhabi-idUSTRE61403S20100205| access-date=11 February 2015| work=Reuters|location=London| date=5 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211222626/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2010/02/05/us-gatwick-abu-dhabi-idUSTRE61403S20100205| archive-date=11 February 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Gatwick_Securitisation">{{cite press release |url=http://www.gatwick-airport-uk.info/gatwickairport240210.html |title=Gatwick Airport News: GIP to replace bank debt with bonds |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=24 February 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718155205/http://www.gatwick-airport-uk.info/gatwickairport240210.html |archive-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref>

The [[California]]n state pension fund [[CalPERS]] acquired a 12.7% stake in Gatwick Airport for about $155 million (£104.8 million) in June 2010.<ref name="CalPERS1">{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65H4ZC20100618 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201071553/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65H4ZC20100618 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2013 |title=Calpers acquires 12.7 percent stake in Gatwick Airport |website=Reuters |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 |first=Jim |last=Christie}}</ref> On 21 December 2010, the [[A$]]69 billion (£44 billion) [[Future Fund]], a sovereign wealth fund established by the Australian government in 2006, agreed to purchase a 17.2% stake in Gatwick Airport from GIP for £145 million. This transaction completed GIP's syndication process for the airport, reducing its stake to 42% (although the firm's extra [[Voting interest|voting rights]] meant it still controlled the airport's [[board of directors|board]]).<ref name="FutureFund">{{cite web |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c92adca-0c73-11e0-8408-00144feabdc0.html#axzz18lAMAJ4A |title=Future Fund gets Gatwick go-ahead |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |location=London |date=21 December 2010 |access-date=16 November 2021 |first=Martin |last=Arnold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224071755/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c92adca-0c73-11e0-8408-00144feabdc0.html#axzz18lAMAJ4A |archive-date=24 December 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2020, the airport announced plans to cut over a quarter of its employees as a result of a planned company restructuring caused by the effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The planned cuts will bring the total workforce of the airport to 1,900; before the start of the pandemic it was 3,300, however, an additional 785 jobs were cut earlier in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/825ad395-2c82-4c81-a2e4-fe97b6eb238a |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/825ad395-2c82-4c81-a2e4-fe97b6eb238a |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=Gatwick to cut a quarter of its staff as part of restructuring |newspaper=Financial Times |last=Georgiadis |first=Philip |date=26 August 2020 |access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref> In August 2021, it was reported that Gatwick's operators were in talks with lenders following posting first-half-year net losses of £ 245m.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ralph |first1=Philip Giorgiadis and Oliver |title=Gatwick in talks with lenders as losses mount |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ccbe4745-fef0-4599-bfa9-c9470cb51f0e |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/ccbe4745-fef0-4599-bfa9-c9470cb51f0e |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |newspaper=Financial Times |location=London |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>

==Corporate Affairs==
===Ownership===
The former BAA Limited (now [[Heathrow Airport Holdings]]) and its predecessors, BAA plc and the British Airports Authority, owned and operated Gatwick from 1 April 1966 to 2 December 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1966/1966%20-%201009.html |title=British Airports Authority in Business, Air Transport ... |work=Flight International |date=14 April 1966 |page=584 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205544/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1966/1966%20-%201009.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/history/ |title=History |publisher=Gatwick Airport |year=2014 |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014646/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/at-a-glance/history/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> The airport is owned and operated by Gatwick Airport Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ivy Holdco Limited,<ref>{{cite web| title=Ivy Holdco Limited| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=214465235| website=Bloomberg| access-date=30 September 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930131044/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=214465235| archive-date=30 September 2017| url-status=live}}</ref> owned by [[Global Infrastructure Partners]] (GIP), itself owned by [[BlackRock]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/globalassets/documents/business_and_community/investor_relations/year_end_2017/ivy-holdco-limited-consolidated-financial-statements_31-march-2017.pdf |title=Ivy Holdco Limited, Annual Report 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805181724/http://www.gatwickairport.com/globalassets/documents/business_and_community/investor_relations/year_end_2017/ivy-holdco-limited-consolidated-financial-statements_31-march-2017.pdf |archive-date=5 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2018, [[Vinci Airports|Vinci]] announced that it would acquire a 50.01% majority stake for £2.9bn, with a GIP-managed consortium of investors (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Australia's sovereign wealth fund and two public pension funds in California and South Korea) owning the remaining 49.9%.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/27/gatwick-airport-sold-to-french-group|title=Gatwick airport: majority stake sold to French group| last=Kollewe| first=Julia| date=27 December 2018| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| location=London| access-date=27 December 2018| language=en-GB| issn=0261-3077| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227115925/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/27/gatwick-airport-sold-to-french-group| archive-date=27 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Our Owners and Management| url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/ownership-management/| website=Gatwick Airport| access-date=6 May 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506085458/https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/ownership-management/| archive-date=6 May 2020| url-status=live}}</ref> The sale was completed by the middle of 2019.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46691846| title=French firm to control Gatwick Airport| date=27 December 2018|last=Leggett|first=Theo| work=BBC News|location=London| access-date=27 December 2018| language=en-GB| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227213052/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46691846| archive-date=27 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref>

===Leadership===
In September 2023, [[Margaret Ford, Baroness Ford]] was announced as the new Chair of Gatwick Airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baroness Ford appointed as new chair of London Gatwick |url=https://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/news/baroness-ford-appointed-as-new-chair-of-london-gatwick-266e-40f32.html |website=Gatwick Airport |access-date=5 November 2023 |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105153948/https://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/news/baroness-ford-appointed-as-new-chair-of-london-gatwick-266e-40f32.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Operations==
=== Facilities ===
[[File:EGKK Layout.svg|thumb|Airport map (as of November 2016)]]
[[File:Gatwick_Air_Traffic_Control_tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_237405.jpg|alt=Tall, white control tower|thumb|The airport control tower opened in 1984.]]
[[File:AIR BRIDGE.PIER 4.GATWICK.LONDON - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The bridge connecting the North Terminal to its apron pier]]
[[File:Gatwick_North_Terminal_Apron_Bridge_Interior.jpg|thumb|Interior of the North Terminal apron pier bridge]]

On 31 May 2008, [[Virgin Holidays]] opened the V Room, Gatwick's first lounge dedicated to their long-haul leisure travellers. On 25 January 2017, the lounge moved to the North Terminal together with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse as part of the airline moves that saw British Airways and Virgin Atlantic exchange their previous terminal locations and easyJet consolidated in the North Terminal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/attheairport/clubhouses/vroom.jsp |title=V Room – The new Lounge at Gatwick |website=Virgin Atlantic |access-date=11 February 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140211210230/http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/attheairport/clubhouses/vroom.jsp |archive-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2016/12/21/virgin-holidays-unveils-new-gatwick-v-room/ |author=Caswell, Mark |title=Virgin Holidays unveils new Gatwick v-room |journal=Business Traveller |date=21 December 2016 |access-date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118172654/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2016/12/21/virgin-holidays-unveils-new-gatwick-v-room/ |archive-date=18 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 April 2009, an independent pay-for-access lounge opened in the South Terminal. Gatwick also has a conference and business centre, and several on- and off-site hotels ranging in class from executive to [[capsule hotel|economy]].

The airport has [[Anglican]], Catholic and [[Free Church of England|Free Church]] chaplains, and there are [[Multifaith space|multi-faith prayer]] and counselling rooms in each terminal. A daily service is led by one of the chaplains.<ref>"Chaplain's Corner – with Gatwick chaplain Sister Jo Threlfall", ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hammersmith, 29 April 2011, p. 9</ref>

The [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]] Safety Regulation Group is in Aviation House.<ref>"[http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAA_Bus_Service.pdf Bus Services to CAA Safety Regulation Group, Aviation House] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901204025/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAA_Bus_Service.pdf |date=1 September 2012 }}". Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 9 September 2010. "Aviation House South Area Gatwick Airport RH6 0YR"</ref> [[WesternGeco]], a geophysical services company, has its head office and Europe–Africa–Russia offices in Schlumberger House,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/about/contact/regions.aspx |title=Regions |year=2014 |publisher=WesternGeco |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018171925/http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/about/contact/regions.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/about/contact/regions/europe.aspx |title=Europe/Africa/Russia |year=2014 |publisher=WesternGeco |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221153303/http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/about/contact/regions/europe.aspx |archive-date=21 February 2014 }}</ref> a {{convert|124000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} building on the airport grounds<ref name="Eade">Eade, Christine (8 June 2007). "[http://www.propertyweek.com/news/the-market-in-minutes-sussex/3088863.article The market in minutes – Sussex]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715122953/http://www.propertyweek.com/news/the-market-in-minutes-sussex/3088863.article |date=15 July 2011 }}. ''[[Property Week]]''. Retrieved 12 February 2011.</ref> near the South Terminal. The company had a 15-year lease on the building, scheduled to expire in June 2008. In 2007, WesternGeco reached an agreement with its landlord, BAA Lynton, extending its lease to 2016 at an initial rent of £2.1 million.<ref name="Eade"/> [[Fastjet]] has its [[registered office|registered]] and head offices at Suite 2C in First Point at the airport.<ref>"[http://www.fastjet.com/tz/corporate/investor-contacts Investor Contacts]". ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130515101026/http://www.fastjet.com/tz/corporate/investor-contacts Archive]) [[Fastjet]]. Retrieved 7 May 2013. "Registered Office and Head Office fastjet Plc Suite 2C First Point Buckingham Gate Gatwick Airport RH6 0NT"</ref>

Before the sale, BAA planned an £874 million investment at Gatwick over five years, including increased capacity for both terminals, improvements to the transport interchange and a new baggage system for the South Terminal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukaccs.info/gatwick/acc240408.pdf |title=Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717165619/http://www.ukaccs.info/gatwick/acc240408.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Passengers passing through the airport are informed about the redevelopment programme with large [[QR code|mobile barcodes]] on top of construction hoardings. Scanning these transfers information on the construction to the user's [[smartphone]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Giant barcodes at UK airport to lead visitors on "Discovery Tour" |website=The Next Web |date=4 November 2010 |url=https://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/11/04/giant-barcodes-at-uk-airport-to-lead-visitors-on-discovery-tour/ |access-date=5 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512070942/http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/11/04/giant-barcodes-at-uk-airport-to-lead-visitors-on-discovery-tour/ |archive-date=12 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In the summer of 2013, Gatwick introduced ''Gatwick Connect'', a free flight connection service to assist passengers changing flights at Gatwick whose airlines do not provide a full flight connection service. On 15 September 2015, the service was rebranded as ''GatwickConnects''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/15-09-15-new-world-first-gatwick-connects-booking-service-launched.aspx |publisher=Gatwick Airport |title=New world-first GatwickConnects booking service launched, providing more choice and more competitive fight options |date=15 September 2015 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918013658/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/15-09-15-new-world-first-gatwick-connects-booking-service-launched.aspx |archive-date=18 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LGW_1st"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Gatwick hopes for greater connectivity |last=Otley |first=Tom |magazine=Business Traveller |date=31 December 2016 |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2016/12/31/gatwick-hopes-greater-connectivity |access-date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118164243/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2016/12/31/gatwick-hopes-greater-connectivity/ |archive-date=18 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is available to passengers connecting on several major airlines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/redefining-airport-hubs-self-connectivity-the-next-vital-piece-in-the-industrys-advancement-225855 |title=Redefining airport hubs: (Self)-connectivity: the next vital piece in the industry's advancement – Gatwick Airport is another example where self-connection matters |website=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=29 May 2015 |access-date=6 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601010155/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/redefining-airport-hubs-self-connectivity-the-next-vital-piece-in-the-industrys-advancement-225855 |archive-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ttgdigital.com/news/gtmc-gatwick-no-longer-bucket-and-spade-airport/4691670.article#commentsubmitted |title=GTMC: Gatwick no longer 'bucket-and-spade airport' |website=TTG Digital |date=5 June 2014 |access-date=5 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607014507/http://www.ttgdigital.com/news/gtmc-gatwick-no-longer-bucket-and-spade-airport/4691670.article#commentsubmitted |archive-date=7 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flight-connections/GatwickConnectsFAQs/ |title=GatwickConnects FAQs |publisher=Gatwick Airport |year=2017 |access-date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112162547/http://gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flight-connections/GatwickConnectsFAQs |archive-date=12 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Flight movements===
Gatwick operates as a single-runway airport although it has two runways; the northern runway (08L/26R) can only be used when the main runway (08R/26L) is out of use. The UK Integrated Aeronautical Information Package gives the Takeoff Run Available (TORA) of its main runway (08R/26L) as 3,255 m when aircraft take off in a westerly direction (26) and 3,159 m when takeoffs occur in an easterly direction (08). The documentation lists the respective TORA for the northern runway (08L/26R) as 2,565 m in both directions. Nearly three-quarters of takeoffs are towards the west (74% over 12 months). Both runways are {{convert|148|ft|m|abbr=on}} wide; they are {{convert|656|ft|m|abbr=on}} apart,<ref>"Gatwick Runway Options Consultation" (Section 2: Our runway options / 2.1 Features common to all options – The length of the runway), Gatwick Airport Limited, April 2014, p. 16</ref> which is insufficient for the simultaneous use of both runways. During normal operations the northern runway is used as a taxiway,<ref name="runway_moratorium">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203094.html |title=Gatwick runway deal agreed, Air Transport |work=Flight International |date=25 August 1979 |page=569 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205026/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203094.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="1979_expansion_plans">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203288.html |title=BAA reveals Gatwick expansion plans, Air Transport |work=Flight International |date=8 September 1979 |page=757 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204526/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203288.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> consistent with its original construction (although it was gradually widened).<ref name="LGW_History">{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/history.asp |title=History – 1958 |website=Gatwick Aviation Society |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002201253/http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/history.asp |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2018, the airport announced that it was "exploring how to make best use of its existing runways, including the possibility of bringing its existing standby runway into routine use".<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport second runway 'by the back door' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-45861559 |work=BBC News |location=Tunbridge Wells|publisher=BBC English Regions|date=15 October 2018 |access-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015110120/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-45861559 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> One scenario would see 08L/26R used for departing narrow-body aircraft only, while the longer 08R/26L would be used for wide-body take-offs and all landings; widening 08L/26R would also increase the centreline separation slightly. New technology could also be used to increase capacity on the main runway, and, in the longer term, the airport remains interested in constructing a new runway to the south.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gatwick floats back-up runway for single-aisle departures |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gatwick-floats-back-up-runway-for-single-aisle-depar-452816/ |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=Flight Global |date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103224541/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gatwick-floats-back-up-runway-for-single-aisle-depar-452816/ |archive-date=3 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, plans were announced to expand the second runway and make it operational for regular use.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Will |date=4 July 2023 |title=London's Gatwick Airport Expects Second Runway – AirlineGeeks.com |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2023/07/04/london-s-gatwick-airport-expects-second-runway/ |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705224000/https://airlinegeeks.com/2023/07/04/london-s-gatwick-airport-expects-second-runway/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The main runway uses a Category III [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS). The northern runway does not have an ILS; when it is in use, arriving aircraft are radar vectored to intercept an RNAV ([[GNSS]]) approach, providing the aircraft is equipped and the operator has approval. This approach is satellite-based and is also available for the main runway. When an RNAV approach is not possible, assistance from the approach controller using surveillance radar, an "SRA approach" is available. This involves heading instructions and altitude callouts supplied by the [[Air Traffic Control]]ler.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=93&Itemid=142.html |title=NATS – London Gatwick Aerodrome Approach Charts |publisher=Nats-uk.ead-it.com |access-date=15 August 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2023}}</ref> On both runways, a [[continuous descent approach]] is used to minimise the environmental effects of incoming aircraft, particularly at night.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flight Evaluation Report 2006/07 |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/assets//B2CPortal/Static%20Files/FEU%20Report%202006-07.pdf |access-date=26 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227080554/http://www.gatwickairport.com/assets//B2CPortal/Static%20Files/FEU%20Report%202006-07.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Night flights are subject to restrictions;<ref>{{cite press release| title=Tighter regulation| url=http://gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise/what-were-doing/tighter-regulation/| publisher=Gatwick Airport| access-date=11 February 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211224516/http://gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise/what-were-doing/tighter-regulation/| archive-date=11 February 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> between 11 pm and 7 am, noisier aircraft (rated [[Quota Count system|QC]]/8 and QC/16) may not operate. From 11.30 pm to 6 am (the night quota period) there are three limits: Number of flights, a [[Quota Count system]], limiting total noise permitted<ref>{{cite web |title=Night noise |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise/air-traffic-noise-explained/noise-around-the-airport/night-noise/ |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014440/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise/air-traffic-noise-explained/noise-around-the-airport/night-noise/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> and no night [[Night flying restrictions|QC/4]] flights.

Air traffic control services are [[outsourcing|outsourced]]. In 2014 a proposed contract award for air traffic control services was suspended due to errors in the airport operator's [[procurement]] process, which was governed at the time by the [[European Union]]'s rules on procurement in the energy, telecommunications, transport and water sectors. Consideration of the legal case brought by [[NATS UK]] discussed whether the court's approach to resolving such cases should consider the ''[[American Cyanamid#Legal issues|American Cyanamid]]'' principles reflected in UK national procurement law or a different "balance of interests" test, as proposed by NATS, which was less likely to allow a proposed contract award where [[damages]] paid to a successful challenger might be an adequate [[legal remedy]]. Use of the "balance of interests" test was ruled out by [[Vivian Ramsey|Mr Justice Ramsey]].<ref>Referred to in England and Wales High Court (Technology and Construction Court), [https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/TCC/2018/200.html Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and another v Lancashire County Council <nowiki>[</nowiki>2018<nowiki>]</nowiki> EWHC 200], paragraph 18, delivered on 8 February 2018, accessed on 30 September 2024</ref>

===Security===
The airport is policed by the Gatwick District of [[Sussex Police]]. The district is responsible for the entire airport (including aircraft) and, in certain circumstances, aircraft in flight. The 150 officers attached to this district include armed and unarmed officers, and [[community support officers]] for minor offences. The airport district counters [[man-portable air-defence systems|man-portable surface-to-air missiles]] (MANPADS) by patrolling in and around the airport and a separate sub-unit has vehicle checks around the airport.<ref>"Guarding Gatwick", Airports – September/October 2007 (Key Publishing), p. 17</ref>

Access to airside portions of the airport is controlled and maintained by the airport's team of security officers, regulated by the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aviation security overview {{!}} Civil Aviation Authority |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/security/aviation-security-overview/ |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=www.caa.co.uk |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819111926/https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/security/aviation-security-overview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Brook House Immigration Removal Centre|Brook House]], an immigration removal centre of [[Immigration Enforcement]], was opened near the airport on 18 March 2009 by the then [[Home Secretary]] [[Jacqui Smith]].<ref>{{cite news |date=18 March 2009 |title=Illegal immigrant centre opened |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7950704.stm |newspaper=BBC News |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407144935/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7950704.stm |archive-date=7 April 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Major airlines===
The airport is a base for scheduled airlines [[British Airways]] (BA), [[easyJet]], [[Wizz Air]], and charter operators such as [[TUI Airways]]. Gatwick is unique among London's airports in its representation of the three main airline business models: full service, [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost]] and [[air charter|charter]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf |title=Our vision for Gatwick, 1.12, 1 Introduction, Gatwick Interim Master Plan |page=7 |date=October 2006 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728043101/http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of October 2016, these respectively accounted for 26.6%,<ref group=nb name="UKRegions">excluding scheduled regional air services</ref> 61.3%<ref group=nb name="UKRegions"/> and 13.1%<ref group=nb>including scheduled regional air services</ref> of Gatwick's seat capacity.<ref name="CAPA_AirportHub_Analysis">{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/london-airports-and-a-new-runway-heathrow-the-business-champion-but-the-biggest-growth-is-elsewhere-307562 |title=London airports and a new runway: Heathrow the business champion but the biggest growth is elsewhere |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=21 October 2016 |access-date=23 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022144433/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/london-airports-and-a-new-runway-heathrow-the-business-champion-but-the-biggest-growth-is-elsewhere-307562 |archive-date=22 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

By late 2015, [[easyJet]] flew over 100 routes from Gatwick with a fleet of more than 60 aircraft.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://corporate.easyjet.com/~/media/Files/E/Easyjet-Plc-V2/pdf/investors/results-centre/2015/2015-full-year-results-presentation.pdf |title=Full year results analyst and investor presentation |publisher=easyJet |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=20 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121094436/http://corporate.easyjet.com/~/media/Files/E/Easyjet-Plc-V2/pdf/investors/results-centre/2015/2015-full-year-results-presentation.pdf |archive-date=21 November 2015 }}</ref><ref name="tc">{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.easyjet.com/stories/8918 |title=easyJet confirms move to single terminal at London Gatwick (> Media > News) |publisher=EasyJet |date=23 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150124231738/http://mediacentre.easyjet.com/stories/8918 |archive-date=24 January 2015 }}</ref> The airport is the carrier's largest base and its 16 million passengers per year accounted for 45% of Gatwick's 2013 total<ref name="take">{{cite news| title=easyJet cleared for takeover at Gatwick Airport| url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/easyjet-cleared-for-takeover-at-gatwick-airport-nptv28j80n8| last=Lea| first=Robert| date=27 March 2014| newspaper=[[The Times]]| location=London| access-date=16 November 2021| url-access=subscription| archive-date=17 November 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117045353/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/easyjet-cleared-for-takeover-at-gatwick-airport-nptv28j80n8| url-status=live}}</ref> (ahead of Gatwick's second-largest passenger airline: BA, whose 4.5 million passengers comprised 14% of total passenger traffic in 2011–12).<ref group=nb name="FY11_12">1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://corporate.easyjet.com/media/latest-news/news-year-2011/15-04-2011a-en.aspx |title=2011 easyJet launches first route to Seville |publisher=EasyJet |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=15 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423014755/http://corporate.easyjet.com/media/latest-news/news-year-2011/15-04-2011a-en.aspx |archive-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business/about/facts-figures/ |title=Gatwick facts & stats – Destinations and airlines |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124132451/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business/about/facts-figures/ |archive-date=24 November 2012}}</ref>

easyJet, BA and [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] were Gatwick's three biggest resident airlines, although in late 2020 Norwegian announced the closure of its base at Gatwick. According to data from Airport Coordination Limited, these three airlines respectively accounted for 43.3%, 19% and 10.5% of [[airport slots]] in April 2018. According to this data, by April 2018 Norwegian had overtaken [[Virgin Atlantic]] as Gatwick's number one [[Transatlantic flight|transatlantic]] airline by seat capacity, and BA's competitive response to Norwegian's growing commercial threat to its transatlantic business would result in Virgin's relegation to third position among the airport's transatlantic airlines during the 2018 summer timetable period.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/iag-and-norwegian-air-begin-to-tango-411857 |title=IAG and Norwegian Air begin to tango: Norwegian is number three and BA number two at London Gatwick |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154202/https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/iag-and-norwegian-air-begin-to-tango-411857 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> easyJet, BA and Norwegian collectively accounted for 65.43% of Gatwick's total passengers in 2016 (easyJet: 40.37% / 17.4 million; BA: 14.39% / 6.2 million; Norwegian: 10.67% / 4.6 million).<ref name="LGW_Nos_2016"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/04/20/british-airways-gatwick-traffic-tops-six-million-passengers/ |author=Caswell, Mark |title=British Airways Gatwick traffic tops six million passengers |magazine=Business Traveller |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=20 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153557/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/04/20/british-airways-gatwick-traffic-tops-six-million-passengers/ |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NUK_LGWSIN">{{cite web |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/272465/norwegian-adds-first-asian-market-to-london-long-haul-network/ |author=Maslen, Richard |title=Norwegian adds first Asian market to London long-haul network |website=Routes Online |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=22 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422212003/http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/272465/norwegian-adds-first-asian-market-to-london-long-haul-network/ |archive-date=22 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> As per [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG) data for the week of 29 May 2017, their respective international departure seat capacity shares at the airport for summer 2017 are 42.1%, 15.4% and 9.4%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/norwegian-air-part-1-a-second-uk-long-haul-base-at-edinburgh-matches-virgin-on-gatwick-us-seats-321812 |title=Norwegian Air part 1 – A second UK long haul base at Edinburgh. Matches Virgin on Gatwick-US seats: Gatwick still dominates Norwegian's UK operation (Table: London Gatwick Airport: airlines by share of international seats, week of 29-May-2017) |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090034/https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/norwegian-air-part-1-a-second-uk-long-haul-base-at-edinburgh-matches-virgin-on-gatwick-us-seats-321812 |archive-date=10 January 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In terms of passengers carried easyJet and BA were also among the five largest airlines operating at Gatwick in 2010 (which also included [[TUI Airways]] and [[Thomas Cook Airlines]] at the time) and the top 10 in 2015.<ref>''Airways'' (Forward, D.C., ''London Gatwick Goes Global – GIP Gets the Goat Farm: Fast Facts – London Gatwick''), Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 27, Airways International Inc., Sandpoint, July 2011</ref><ref name="LGW_1st">{{cite journal |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/250940/gatwick-innovates-to-link-its-low-cost-airlines/ |journal=Routes Online |title=Gatwick Innovates To Link Its Low-Cost Airlines |date=15 September 2015 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916232538/http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/250940/gatwick-innovates-to-link-its-low-cost-airlines/ |archive-date=16 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In terms of total scheduled airline seats at Gatwick in 2014, easyJet accounted for 18.36 million, more than two-and-a-half times as many as second-placed BA (7 million) and nearly five times the number offered by third-placed Norwegian Air Shuttle (3.74 million).<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.anna.aero/2015/01/21/will-heathrow-or-gatwick-get-the-additional-runway-they-want/ |title=Heathrow or Gatwick? The Battle of London: British Airways and easyJet dominate ... Top 15 airlines at Gatwick in 2014 |journal=[[Anna.aero]] |date=21 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124085646/http://www.anna.aero/2015/01/21/will-heathrow-or-gatwick-get-the-additional-runway-they-want/ |archive-date=24 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Using data sourced from the [[Official Airline Guide|OAG Schedules Analyser]], the following changes in the respective departure seat capacity shares of Gatwick's three biggest airlines occurred from 2010 to 2015: easyJet's share increased from 26.1% in 2010 to 42.1% in 2015; BA's share dropped from 18.3% in 2010 to 15% in 2015; Norwegian's share rose almost three-fold from less than 3% in 2010 to 8.3% in 2015. easyJet, BA, Norwegian, TUI Airways, [[Ryanair]], [[Thomas Cook Airlines]], [[Monarch Airlines]], [[Virgin Atlantic]], [[Vueling]] and [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] were Gatwick's top 10 airlines by share of passengers in 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/ |title=Gatwick by numbers [2017] |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=December 2016 |access-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153659/https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/ |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

easyJet's acquisition of BA franchise carrier [[GB Airways]] in March 2008 increased its share of airport slots to 24% (from 17% in late 2007); the airline became the largest short-haul operator at the airport, accounting for 29% of short-haul passengers.<ref>{{cite news| last=Done| first=Kevin| title=EasyJet in £103m GB Airways move| url=https://www.ft.com/content/705ccf84-82d3-11dc-b042-0000779fd2ac |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/705ccf84-82d3-11dc-b042-0000779fd2ac |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-status=live| newspaper=Financial Times| location=London| date=26 October 2007| url-access=subscription| access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> By 2009, BA's share of Gatwick slots had fallen to 20% from its peak of 40% in 2001.<ref name="Aer Lingus_base"/> By 2010, this had declined to 16%.<ref name="CAPA_IAG_Analysis">{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/british-airways-the-parental-favourite-gets-new-toys-but-still-has-homework-to-do-110949 |title=British Airways: the parental favourite gets new toys, but still has homework to do – BA's decline at Gatwick |website=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=24 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719112224/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/british-airways-the-parental-favourite-gets-new-toys-but-still-has-homework-to-do-110949 |archive-date=19 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="EZY_LGW_LTN">{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/easyjet-lassos-london-gatwick-and-luton-airports-with-long-term-deals-160652 |title=EasyJet lassos London Gatwick and Luton airports with long-term deals: easyJet's negotiating power at Gatwick is stronger than ever |website=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=2 April 2014 |access-date=4 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406161656/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/easyjet-lassos-london-gatwick-and-luton-airports-with-long-term-deals-160652 |archive-date=6 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> By mid-2012, easyJet had 45% of Gatwick's early-morning peak time slots (6 a.m. to 8:55&nbsp;a.m.).<ref group=nb>British Airways, 15%; Thomson Airways, 11%; Monarch Airlines, 7%; Flybe and Thomas Cook Airlines, 6% each</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/presentations-webcasts/~/media/Files/E/Easyjet-Plc-V2/pdf/investors/results-centre/2012/capital-markets-day-31jan2012.pdf |title=Europe by EasyJet: 2012 Investor Day (Network Development and Optimisation: Strong slot position at key airports – Summer '12 Gatwick departures 0600-0855, p. 20) |publisher=easyjet |date=31 January 2012 |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222064604/http://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/presentations-webcasts/~/media/Files/E/Easyjet-Plc-V2/pdf/investors/results-centre/2012/capital-markets-day-31jan2012.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

By 2008, [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]] was Gatwick's third-largest airline (accounting for 9% of its slots) and its fastest-growing airline.<ref name="Aer Lingus_base">{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22c1715a-ce02-11dd-8b30-000077b07658.html |title=Aer Lingus to set up base at Gatwick |newspaper=Financial Times |location=London |date=19 December 2008 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429053600/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22c1715a-ce02-11dd-8b30-000077b07658.html |archive-date=29 April 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Flights/Flybe/article-207567.html |title=Flybe welcomes sale of London Gatwick |publisher=Easier.com |date=2 October 2008 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114173936/http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Flights/Flybe/article-207567.html |archive-date=14 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> It became the airport's largest domestic operator, carrying 1.2 million passengers in its 2011–12 financial year on eight routes to destinations in the UK, the Channel Islands and the [[Isle of Man]].<ref group=nb name="FY11_12"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flybe.com/corporate/pdf/Flybe-Group-plc-Annual-Report-2011.12.pdf |title=Flybe Group Annual Report 2011/12 – Business highlights: Airport policy, p. 9 |website=flybe.com |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=12 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122180430/http://www.flybe.com/corporate/pdf/Flybe-Group-plc-Annual-Report-2011.12.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2013, the airline announced that it would end operations at Gatwick, citing unsustainably high airport charges and increases in UK [[Air Passenger Duty]]. Flybe sold its 25 pairs of daily slots<ref group=nb>including eight early-morning peak-time slot pairs</ref> at the airport to easyJet for £20 million.<ref name="BE_LGW_OpsCessation">{{cite press release |url=http://www.flybe.com/corporate/media/news/1305/23.htm |title=Flybe Announces Departure From London Gatwick Airport ... Airline confirms it will maintain all Gatwick services until March 29, 2014 |publisher=Flybe |date=23 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610073410/http://www.flybe.com/corporate/media/news/1305/23.htm |archive-date=10 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Flybe sells Gatwick slots to easyJet for £20m. However easyJet chose not to operate to Guernsey that Flybe was already running so Aurigny decided to buy an Embraer E195 to operate from Gatwick to Guernsey to help the London operations for the Bailiwick to keep operating. |last=Strydom |first=Martin |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |date=23 May 2013 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10075367/Flybe-sells-Gatwick-slots-to-easyJet-for-20m.html |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323150932/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10075367/Flybe-sells-Gatwick-slots-to-easyJet-for-20m.html |archive-date=23 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The latter's share of Gatwick slots increased to 44% in summer 2014; second-placed BA has held about 16% of the airport's slots since 2010.<ref name="CAPA_IAG_Analysis"/><ref name="EZY_LGW_LTN"/><ref name="LGW_SlotMachine">{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/easyjet-works-the-gatwick-slot-machine-as-flybe-cashes-out-111965 |title=EasyJet works the Gatwick slot machine as Flybe cashes out: Flybe has less than half the average number of passengers per ATM at Gatwick – Seats per ATM at London Gatwick |website=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=31 May 2013 |access-date=31 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617152343/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/easyjet-works-the-gatwick-slot-machine-as-flybe-cashes-out-111965 |archive-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the sale of its Gatwick slots to easyJet, Flybe continued to provide the scheduled service between Gatwick and [[Newquay]], as a result of being awarded the contract to fly this route under a four-year [[Public Service Obligation]] (PSO), until the flight was subsequently moved from Gatwick to [[Heathrow Airport]] in April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/News/Gatwick-welcomes-funding-deal-for-Cornwall-to-London-air-link-979.aspx |title=Gatwick welcomes funding deal for Cornwall to London air link |website=Flybe |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=9 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141109161139/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/News/Gatwick-welcomes-funding-deal-for-Cornwall-to-London-air-link-979.aspx |archive-date=9 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2018/11/22/flybe-transfers-newquay-route-to-london-heathrow/| title=Flybe transfers Newquay route to London Heathrow| last=McWhirter| first=Alex| journal=Business Traveller| date=22 November 2018| access-date=12 July 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712050914/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2018/11/22/flybe-transfers-newquay-route-to-london-heathrow/| archive-date=12 July 2019| url-status=live}}</ref>

Slots left by the US carriers (and the collapse of [[Zoom Airlines]], [[Oasis Hong Kong Airlines]], [[XL Airways UK]], [[Sterling Airlines]], [[Monarch Airlines]], [[Thomas Cook Airlines]], and [[Adria Airways]]) were taken by easyJet, [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]], [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] and [[Ryanair]]. Many full-service airlines have established or resumed operations at the airport, including [[Air China]], [[Cathay Pacific]], [[China Eastern Airlines]], [[China Southern Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]], [[JetBlue]], [[Qatar Airways]], [[Singapore Airlines]], [[Turkish Airlines]], and [[WestJet]].  This is part of the airport's strategy to attract higher-spending [[business travel]]lers (countering its dependence on European low-cost and charter markets), increasing year-round [[capacity utilisation]] by smoothing peaks and troughs in traffic. Gatwick's success in persuading these airlines to launch (or re-launch) routes to overseas destinations important for business and leisure travel was aided by a lack of comparable slots at Heathrow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/News/Small-decline-in-passenger-numbers-at-Gatwick-in-January-7d0.aspx |title=Small decline in passenger numbers at Gatwick in January |publisher=London Gatwick Airport |date=11 February 2013 |access-date=15 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411004416/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/News/Small-decline-in-passenger-numbers-at-Gatwick-in-January-7d0.aspx |archive-date=11 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-goes-after-the-business-traveller |title=Gatwick goes after the business traveller (> News) |journal=Business Traveller |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512052313/http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-goes-after-the-business-traveller |archive-date=12 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 5 May 2020, [[Virgin Atlantic]] announced it would cease operations at Gatwick due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/Our-post-Covid19-future.html |access-date=13 September 2021 |title=Our post-Covid19 future |date=5 May 2020 |publisher=Virgin Atlantic |archive-date=5 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505165234/https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/Our-post-Covid19-future.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 18 August 2020, [[Wizz Air]] announced a new hub at Gatwick Airport. Initially basing their A321 aircraft there along with additional commercial routes to Greece, Italy, Spain, and Malta operating from 22 October 2020, onwards.<ref>{{cite news| title=Wizz Air announces new Gatwick base| url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/08/18/wizz-air-announces-new-gatwick-base/| first=Tom| last=Otley| date=18 August 2020| access-date=16 November 2021| journal=Business Traveller| language=en-GB| archive-date=19 August 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819140825/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/08/18/wizz-air-announces-new-gatwick-base/| url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2021, the [[International Airlines Group]] announced that [[British Airways]] would terminate its short- and medium-haul base operations at Gatwick with immediate effect resulting in the cancellation of more than 30 routes. This came after labour negotiations regarding the handover of these operations, most of which were still suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to a newly formed budget subsidiary failed. British Airways continues to serve two domestic destinations, Glasgow and Manchester alongside their long-haul network from Gatwick.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/british-airways-scrap-gatwick-short-haul-operations-2021-09-23/| title=BA to scrap Gatwick short-haul flights after low-cost plan fails| date=23 September 2021| website=Reuters| access-date=1 October 2021| archive-date=1 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001195536/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/british-airways-scrap-gatwick-short-haul-operations-2021-09-23/| url-status=live}}</ref>

British Airways has now resumed short-haul flights from Gatwick, as a new subsidiary which will be initially operated by British Airways, but will soon be managed under the trading name "[[BA EuroFlyer]]". The company expects this to happen by the autumn of 2022.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/86/0/13611/| title=BA announces new routes and starts selling seats for new Gatwick subsidy after initial termination of Gatwick Operations| date=14 December 2021| website=British Airways| access-date=13 June 2022| archive-date=22 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622085502/https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/86/0/13611| url-status=live}}</ref>

===City Place Gatwick===
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Gatwick's original terminal, the Beehive, is included within the City Place Gatwick office complex together with 1, 2 and 3 City Place.<ref>"[http://www.cityplacegatwick.com/cpg_home.html Cityplacegatwick]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927220723/http://www.cityplacegatwick.com/cpg_home.html |date=27 September 2010}}. City Place Gatwick. Retrieved 12 February 2011.</ref><ref>"[http://www.cityplacegatwick.com/images/cpg_masterplan.jpg Master Plan]." {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708161119/http://www.cityplacegatwick.com/images/cpg_masterplan.jpg |date=8 July 2011 }}. City Place Gatwick. Retrieved 12 February 2011.</ref><ref name="Beehive1">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201475.html |title=Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, London's Latest Terminal: Rational Building Layout: Ground and Air Traffic Control: Ancillary Services |work=Flight |date=4 June 1936 |page=602 |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302173030/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201475.html |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Beehive2">{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201478.html |title=Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, ... |journal=Flight |date=4 June 1936 |page=603 |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205225/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201478.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Beehive3">{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201479.html |title=Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, ... |journal=Flight |date=4 June 1936 |page=604 |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204150/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201479.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The complex was developed by BAA Lynton.<ref>"[http://www.propertyweek.com/mepc-lands-bt-workstyle-pre-let-at-aerodrome/2003362.article MEPC lands BT Workstyle pre-let at aerodrome] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715123004/http://www.propertyweek.com/mepc-lands-bt-workstyle-pre-let-at-aerodrome/2003362.article |date=15 July 2011 }}." ''[[Property Week]]''. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 12 February 2011. "Signing the pre-let caps a busy week for BT. It has also pre-let 14,000 sq m (150,000 sq ft) at BAA Lynton's 46,500 sq m (500,000 sq ft) City Place scheme at Gatwick."</ref> Some airlines have had offices at the Beehive, including [[British Airways Helicopters|BEA/British Airways Helicopters]],<ref name="BAH">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200614.html |title=BAH is moving ... to Aberdeen, Rotary Briefs, Business Aviation |work=Flight International |date=2 March 1985 |page=12 |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415102109/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200614.html |archive-date=15 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>''Classic Aircraft (Gone but not forgotten ... BEA and BA Helicopters)'', Vol. 44, No. 12, p. 69, Ian Allan Publishing, Hersham, December 2011</ref> [[Jersey Airlines]], [[Caledonian Airways]], Virgin Atlantic and [[GB Airways]].<ref name="GB">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214124459/http://www.gbairways.co.uk/company-details/the-beehive/ The Beehive]". [[GB Airways]]. Retrieved 19 May 2009.</ref><ref name="Jersey">{{cite web |url=http://www.british-caledonian.com/Crew_J-Q.html |title=British Caledonian – A Tribute: The Crewroom Notices |publisher=british-caledonian.com |date=2 June 2012 |access-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418020826/http://www.british-caledonian.com/Crew_J-Q.html |archive-date=18 April 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Caledonian">{{cite journal| title=Air Commerce ..., Up to date with Caledonian| journal=[[Flight International]]| page=121| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200121.html| date=25 January 1962| access-date=9 June 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017021036/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200121.html | archive-date=17 October 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Virgin">{{cite journal| title=World Airline Directory, British Atlantic Airways| journal=[[Flight International]]| page=826| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200542.html| date=31 March 1984| access-date=9 June 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025161307/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200542.html| archive-date=25 October 2012| url-status=live}}</ref>
Other airlines which had headquarters on airport property (including office buildings on the site of, or adjacent to, the original 1930s airport) include [[British Caledonian]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g-ZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4242,3082234&dq=british-united-airways+gatwick&hl=en| title=Caledonian Takes Over B.U.A. for £7m.| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414205413/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g-ZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GqcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4242,3082234&dq=british-united-airways+gatwick&hl=en| archive-date=14 April 2016| newspaper=[[Evening Times]]| location=Glasgow| date=21 October 1970| page=14| via=[[Google News]]| access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref><ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 18 May 1972. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201272.html?search=%22British%20Caledonian%22 Supplement 18]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205313/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201272.html?search=%22British%20Caledonian%22 |date=6 March 2012}}. "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, England."</ref> [[British United Airways]],<ref>{{cite journal| title=Air Transport ..., BUA retrenches| journal=[[Flight International]]| page=1058| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%201378.html| date=28 December 1967| access-date=13 February 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205258/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%201378.html| archive-date=6 March 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> [[CityFlyer Express]],<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 24–30 March 1999. "[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200644.html?search=%22CityFlyer%20Express%22 64]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204173408/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200644.html?search=%22CityFlyer%20Express%22 |date=4 February 2012 }}. "Iain Stewart Centre, Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick, West Sussex, RH6 OPB, UK"</ref> [[Fastjet]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fastjet.com/us/en/corporate/investor-contacts| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125184750/http://www.fastjet.com/us/en/corporate/investor-contacts| url-status=dead| archive-date=2014-11-25| title=Investor Contacts| website=Fastjet| date=2014-11-15| access-date=2021-02-02| quote=Registered Office and Head Office fastjet Plc Suite 2C First Point Buckingham Gate Gatwick Airport RH6 0NT}}</ref> [[Laker Airways]]<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 16 May 1981. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201443.html?search=%22Laker%20Airways%23 1445] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205340/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201443.html?search=%22Laker%20Airways%23 |date=6 March 2012 }}. "Head Office: London Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, UK."</ref> and [[Tradewinds Airways]].<ref name="flight1969">{{Cite journal | title=World Airline Survey ... | journal=[[Flight International]] | page=564 | url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201817.html | date=10 April 1969 | access-date=13 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204172737/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201817.html | archive-date=4 February 2012 | url-status=live }} "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley. Surrey."</ref><ref>''World Airline Directory''. Flight International. 20 March 1975. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200567.html 505] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204181105/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200567.html |date=4 February 2012 }}. "Head Office: Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey."</ref>

===Gatwick Aviation Museum===
{{Main|Gatwick Aviation Museum}}

Situated to the northwest of the airfield near the village of [[Charlwood]], there is a museum including original items and photographs from Gatwick's history, as well as a variety of military aircraft.  It is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday all year round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/|title=New Gatwick Aviation Museum|website=www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk|access-date=29 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102074505/http://www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/|archive-date=2 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Terminals==
[[File:Gatwick_Airport,_South_Terminal_02.jpg|thumb|South Terminal main entrance]]
[[File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_136.JPG|thumb|South Terminal check-in area]]
[[File:Gatwick_Airport_terminal_shuttle_South_terminal_station.jpg|thumb|South Terminal shuttle station]]
[[File:Gatwick_North_terminal_check-in_zones_A_and_B.jpg|thumb|North Terminal check-in zones A and B]]
The airport has two terminals, South and North, with 65 total gates. Both have shops and restaurants landside and airside, and all areas are accessible to disabled passengers. There are facilities for baby changing and feeding. Business travellers have specialised lounges. The North and South Terminals are connected by a 0.75-mile (1.21&nbsp;km), elevated, two-way automated [[people mover]] landside. They are not connected once past security.

===South Terminal===
South Terminal has 32 gates with [[jetbridges]] and 7 remote gates. Pier 1 has gates 1-5, all equipped with [[jetbridges]], Pier 2 has gates 10A and gates 10-28 all with [[jetbridges]], except 10A. Pier 3 has gates 31-39 [[jetbridges]] and 90-95 (bus gates). The official opening of the central pier of what is now the South Terminal, with 11 aircraft stands, was on 9 June 1958. Gatwick was one of the world's first airports with an enclosed [[pier (architecture)|pier]]-based terminal, which allowed passengers to walk under cover to waiting areas near the aircraft (with only a short walk outdoors).<ref name="Gatwick_History"/> Another feature of Gatwick's new air terminal was its [[modular design]], permitting subsequent, phased expansion.<ref name="GoldenGatwick_8">''Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation'', Chapter 8</ref> As passenger numbers grew, a circular satellite pier was added to the terminal building. It was connected to the main terminal by the UK's first automated [[people mover]] system.<ref name="Gatwick_History"/> This replaced the original North Pier dating from 1962; the people mover was subsequently replaced with a walkway and [[moving walkway|travelators]].

The South Terminal was temporarily closed from June 2020, and all airlines normally operating from this terminal were relocated to the North Terminal, owing to the sharp decline in passenger traffic as a result of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/gatwick-introduces-covid19-protective-measures.aspx|title=Gatwick introduces COVID-19 protective measures with guidance for passengers and staff to protect each other - as it prepares to reopen its North Terminal to accommodate more flights|website=www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619041224/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/gatwick-introduces-covid19-protective-measures.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> It fully reopened in March 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-60888282|title=Gatwick Airport's South Terminal reopens after pandemic closure|work=BBC News|location=Tunbridge Wells|publisher=BBC English Regions|date=27 March 2022|access-date=29 March 2022|archive-date=29 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329211612/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-60888282|url-status=live}}</ref> During the time it was not in operation, it was used as a remote filming location for the fourteenth series of the television show [[Taskmaster (TV series)|''Taskmaster'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/12606/taskmaster-review-fern|title=TV Review: Taskmaster Series 14, C4|first=Bruce|last=Dessau|date=30 September 2022|work=Beyond the Joke}}</ref>

===North Terminal===
North Terminal has 31 gates with [[jetbridges]] including three which can support an Airbus A380. Pier 4 has bussing gate 45 and [[jetbridge]] gates 46-55. Pier 5 has gates 557-574, all with [[jetbridges]]. Pier 6 has gates 101-113, all with [[jetbridges]] . Construction began on the North Terminal on land previously earmarked for a second runway in the draft plan of May 1970. This was the largest construction project south of London in the 1980s, costing £200 million.<ref name="runway_moratorium"/><ref name="1979_expansion_plans"/><ref>''Above Us The Skies: The Story of BAA'' – 1991 (Michael Donne – BAA plc), p. 15</ref><ref>''Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years'', Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, p. 101</ref> In 1991 a second aircraft pier was added to the North Terminal. On 16 May 2005, the new Pier 6 opened at £110 million, adding 11 pier-served aircraft stands. The pier is linked to the North Terminal's main building by the second-largest air passenger bridge in the world,{{refn|group=nb|The largest is the IAF Pedestrian Walkway at [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]] (SeaTac) which opened in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Five Fast Facts about the IAF Pedestrian Walkway |url=https://www.portseattle.org/blog/five-fast-facts-about-iaf-pedestrian-walkway |website=Port of Seattle |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712133201/https://www.portseattle.org/blog/five-fast-facts-about-iaf-pedestrian-walkway |url-status=live }}</ref>}} spanning a taxiway and providing passengers with views of the airport and taxiing aircraft.<ref>''Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years'', Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, p. 129</ref>

A large extension to the terminal was opened by former Prime Minister [[John Major]] in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airportsinternational.keypublishing.com/4gatw1/|title=4)GATW~1|publisher=Airports International|date=November 2011|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801001331/https://airportsinternational.keypublishing.com/4gatw1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15769869|title=Major opens Gatwick North Terminal extension|publisher=BB|date=17 November 2011|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417194920/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15769869|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Terminal assignments and rearrangements===
As part of a seven-year strategic commercial partnership between Gatwick and [[EasyJet]], the airport proposed several changes to individual airlines' terminal locations. These would see EasyJet consolidate all its Gatwick operations in the North Terminal, while [[British Airways]] and [[Virgin Atlantic]] would swap their terminals. Gatwick believes that these terminal moves improve the airport's operational efficiency and resilience, as the use of different terminals by EasyJet and British Airways reduces pressure on the North Terminal's check-in, security, boarding and [[airport ramp|ramp]] areas at peak times. In addition, a terminal swap by Virgin frees up lounge and gate space for BA long-haul passengers in the South Terminal and, unlike BA's current short-haul schedules, Virgin's long-haul schedules do not clash with EasyJet's busy schedule in the North Terminal due to the airlines' differing peak times.<ref name="take"/>

It was confirmed in January 2015 that British Airways would move all its flights to the South Terminal in November 2016 while all EasyJet flights would be consolidated in the North Terminal at the same time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/2015-01-23-airlines-to-operate.aspx |title=Airlines to operate out of single terminals at London Gatwick (> Media centre > Press releases) |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=23 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112820/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/2015-01-23-airlines-to-operate.aspx |archive-date=28 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tc"/> However, it was decided in February 2016 to postpone the agreed relocation of airlines until 25 January 2017, to avoid operational disruptions over the 2016–17 Christmas season and to give all parties involved enough time to deal with any unforeseen issues ahead of the [[English school holidays|February 2017 half-term holidays]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-reshuffle-delayed-until-early-2017 |title=Gatwick moves airline reshuffle to early 2017 (> News) |publisher=Business Traveller |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=20 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214010735/http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-reshuffle-delayed-until-early-2017 |archive-date=14 February 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The relocation of these airlines was accomplished by the revised date of 25 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flying-in/some-airlines-are-moving/ |title=Some airlines have moved (> At the airport > Flying in > Some airlines are moving) |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=4 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100148/http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flying-in/some-airlines-are-moving/ |archive-date=5 February 2017 }}</ref>
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==Airlines and destinations==
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The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Gatwick Airport:<ref>[http://www.gatwickairport.com/booktrip/Flight-Timetables/ gatwickairport.com - Flight Timetables] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083351/http://www.gatwickairport.com/booktrip/Flight-Timetables/ |date=18 May 2015 }} retrieved 8 October 2016</ref>

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| [[Aegean Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Athens International Airport|Athens]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240307-a3ns24lhr|title=Aegean Airlines Increases London Heathrow Service in NS24|website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> 
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| [[Air Arabia]] | [[Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport|Tangier]]
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| [[Air China]] | [[Beijing–Capital]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Air China 2Q25 Beijing – London Gatwick Service Changes – 09DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241209-ca2q25peklgw |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=9 December 2024}}</ref> [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240815-canw24peklgw | title=Air China NW24 Beijing – London Gatwick Service Changes }}</ref>
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| [[Air Europa]] | [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Madrid|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=609–616}}</ref>
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| [[Air India]] | [[Ahmedabad Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240925-ai4q24uk|title=Air India 4Q24 UK Service Increases|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport|Amritsar]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Air India launches weekly flights to London's Gatwick, Heathrow Airport|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-launches-weekly-flights-to-londons-gatwick-heathrow-airport/articleshow/96933162.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=12 January 2023|access-date=13 January 2023|language=en}}</ref> [[Manohar International Airport|Goa–Mopa]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Air India launches weekly flights to London's Gatwick, Heathrow Airport|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-launches-weekly-flights-to-londons-gatwick-heathrow-airport/articleshow/96933162.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=12 January 2023|access-date=13 January 2023|language=en|archive-date=3 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203062545/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-launches-weekly-flights-to-londons-gatwick-heathrow-airport/articleshow/96933162.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Air India Announces New Flight Changes to London for Summer 2025|url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/01/30/air-india-london-summer-2025-schedule-changes/|work=Aviation A2Z|date=30 January 2025|access-date=30 January 2025|language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Air Mauritius]] | [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport|Mauritius]]<ref name="remov">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231030-uknw23 | title=UK NW23 Network Additions/Removals Summary – 29OCT23 }}</ref>
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| [[Air Peace]] | [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]]<ref>[https://aviation.direct/air-peace-kuendigt-lagos-london-gatwick-an aviation.direct - "Air Peace announces Lagos-London (Gatwick)"] (German) 20 February 2024</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240503-p4jun24lgw|title=Air Peace June – August 2024 London Gatwick Aircraft Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=3 May 2024|accessdate=14 October 2024|language=en-ca}}</ref>
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| [[Air Sierra Leone]] | [[Freetown International Airport|Freetown]] (begins 16 June 2025)
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| [[Air Transat]] | [[Toronto–Pearson]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau]]{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
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| [[airBaltic]] | [[Riga International Airport|Riga]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240321-btnw24|title=airBaltic NW24 Network Changes – 20MAR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=21 March 2024|accessdate=15 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-btnw22|title=airBaltic NW22 Network Changes – 04SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 September 2022|accessdate=15 March 2025|language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Atlantic Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Vágar Airport|Vágar]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2024/01/08/atlantic-airways-apre-i-voli-tra-londra-gatwick-e-faroe-vagar/ | title=Atlantic Airways apre i voli tra Londra Gatwick e Faroe/Vagar | date=8 January 2024 }}</ref>
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| [[Aurigny]] | [[Guernsey Airport|Guernsey]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Guernsey|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=412}}</ref>
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| [[Azerbaijan Airlines]] | [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Azerbaijan Airlines Increases London Gatwick Service in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250402-j2ns25lgw |access-date=2 April 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=2 April 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[Azores Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[João Paulo II Airport|Ponta Delgada]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231029-s4ns24lgw|title=Azores Airlines Schedules Ponta Delgada – London Gatwick Route in NS24|website=AeroRoutes|access-date=29 October 2023|archive-date=29 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029120214/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231029-s4ns24lgw|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[British Airways]] | [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]],<ref name="remov"/> [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ba-returns-to-stansted-with-three-routes | title=BA returns to Stansted with three routes }}</ref> [[Houari Boumediene Airport|Algiers]], [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-a0nw24|title=BA EuroFlyer NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[V. C. Bird International Airport|Antigua]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241028-banw24inc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241028-banw24inc|title=British Airways NW24 Intercontinental Network Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[Queen Beatrix International Airport|Aruba]],<ref name="aeroroutes_221225-ns23gb">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221225-ns23gb|title=BA EuroFlyer April 2023 Network|website=Aeroroutes.com|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240917-bans25lgwcun|title=British Airways Increases London Gatwick – Cancun Service in NS25|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Gago Coutinho Airport|Faro]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport|Funchal]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsavia.com/british-airways-programa-nova-rota-entre-londres-gatwick-e-a-ilha-da-madeira/|title=British Airways programa nova rota entre Londres Gatwick e a ilha da Madeira|date=27 December 2023}}</ref> [[Cheddi Jagan International Airport|Georgetown–Cheddi Jagan]],<ref name="aeroroutes_221225-ns23gb"/> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220331-balgw|title=British Airways NS22 Gatwick Short-Haul Network - 31MAR22 Update|website=Aeroroutes.com|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=1 November 2024}}</ref> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Maurice Bishop International Airport|Grenada]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220825-bans23inc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220825-bans23inc|title=British Airways NS23 Intercontinental service Changes – 24AUG22|website=Aeroroutes.com|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=1 November 2024}}</ref> [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240411-banw24inc|title=British Airways NW24 Intercontinental Network Changes|website=AeroRoutes|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]],<ref>{{cite web |title=British Airways Resumes London Gatwick – Jersey From late-May 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240216-a0ns24jer |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref> [[Norman Manley International Airport|Kingston–Norman Manley]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240402-bans24inc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240402-bans24inc|title=British Airways NS24 Intercontinental Network Changes – 31MAR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ba-euroflyer-to-launch-london-gatwick-larnaca-service-in-nov-2024-1266157 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA }}</ref> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Malta International Airport|Malta]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230322-a0apr23|title=BA EuroFlyer April 2023 Network|website=Aeroroutes.com|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport|Mauritius]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240411-banw24inc|title=British Airways NW24 Intercontinental Network Changes – 10APR24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240402-bans24inc"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-bans24eu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-bans24eu|title=British Airways NS24 Gatwick / Heathrow European Frequency Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport|Porto]],<ref name="remov"/> [[Piarco International Airport|Port of Spain]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220825-bans23inc"/> [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]], [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Seville Airport|Seville]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport|St. Kitts]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220810-bans23lgw|title=British Airways NS23 London Gatwick - Americas Service Adjustment|website=Aeroroutes.com|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=1 November 2024}}</ref> [[Hewanorra International Airport|St. Lucia–Hewanorra]],<ref name="aeroroutes_221225-ns23gb"/> [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[A.N.R. Robinson International Airport|Tobago]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220825-bans23inc"/> [[Turin Airport|Turin]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]]<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-bans24eu"/> [[Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Brandler |first=Hannah |date=5 March 2024 |title=British Airways unveils cabin upgrades, free messaging and route resumptions to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok |website=Business Traveller |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/03/05/british-airways-unveils-cabin-upgrades-free-messaging-and-route-resumptions-to-kuala-lumpur-and-bangkok/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://airlinergs.com/british-airways-ups-gatwick-bangkok-frequency-after-expanded-codeshare-partnership/ | title=British Airways ups Gatwick-Bangkok frequency | date=9 August 2024 }}</ref> [[Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport|Bari]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Cagliari Elmas Airport|Cagliari]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Cape Town International Airport|Cape Town]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241028-banw24inc"/> [[Catania–Fontanarossa Airport|Catania]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-bans24eu"/> [[Chambéry Airport|Chambéry]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ba-cityflyer-to-launch-london-gatwick-chambery-service-1268946 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA }}</ref> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-bans24eu"/> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-bans24eu"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="remov"/> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://airlinergs.com/british-airways-adds-five-new-short-haul-services-to-its-london-gatwick-network/ | title=British Airways Adds Five New Short-Haul Services to Its London Gatwick Network | date=4 January 2023 | access-date=4 January 2023 | archive-date=2 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202234016/https://airlinergs.com/british-airways-adds-five-new-short-haul-services-to-its-london-gatwick-network/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ivalo Airport|Ivalo]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ba-euroflyer-to-operate-flights-to-lapland-and-larnaca-this-winter | title=BA Euroflyer to operate flights to Lapland and Larnaca this winter }}</ref> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240402-bans24inc"/> [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport|Montpellier]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-bans24eu"/> [[New York–JFK]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241028-banw24inc"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-a0nw24"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport|Salerno]] (begins 22 May 2025),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://italiavola.com/2024/11/26/british-airways-apre-su-salerno-nel-2025/ |title= British Airways apre su Salerno nel 2025|date= 26 November 2024|website=italiavola.com |language=Italian |trans-title= British Airways to open on Salerno in 2025}}</ref> [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref name="remov"/> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230322-a0apr23"/> [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]]<ref name="aeroroutes_240402-bans24inc"/>
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| [[China Eastern Airlines]] | [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]<ref>{{cite web |title=China Eastern Resumes Shanghai – London Gatwick Service From late-June 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230522-mujun23lgw |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=22 May 2023 |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522110941/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230522-mujun23lgw |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[China Southern Airlines]] | [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]] (resumes 20 June 2025),<ref>{{cite web|title=China Southern NS25 Guangzhou – London Gatwick Service Changes|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250103-czns25canlgw|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=3 January 2025}}</ref> [[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport|Zhengzhou]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/china-southern-airlines-to-commence-zhengzhou-london-gatwick-service-in-dec-2023-1225575|title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA|website=centreforaviation.com|access-date=26 September 2023|archive-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926075701/https://centreforaviation.com/news/china-southern-airlines-to-commence-zhengzhou-london-gatwick-service-in-dec-2023-1225575|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230926-cz4q23lon|title=China Southern 4Q23 London Network Expansion|website=AeroRoutes|access-date=28 September 2023|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928162358/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230926-cz4q23lon|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Corendon Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220504-xcnw22uk|title=Corendon Airlines NW22 UK Operations - 03MAY22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 May 2022|accessdate=11 November 2024|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/509423/corendon-airlines-adds-crete-to-summer-2024-programme | title=Corendon Airlines adds Crete to summer 2024 programme }}</ref>
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| [[Croatia Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Split Airport|Split]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Split, Croatia|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1021–1022}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[New York–JFK]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231031-dlnw23inc|title=Delta NW23 Intercontinental Network Adjustment - 29OCT23|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=31 October 2023|accessdate=2 November 2023|archive-date=2 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102061352/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231031-dlnw23inc|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Eastern Airways]] | [[Newquay Airport|Newquay]]
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| [[easyJet]] | [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-u2nw22lonman|title=easyJet NW22 London / Manchester Frequency Changes – 04SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 September 2022|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Akureyri Airport|Akureyri]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230911-u2nw23|title=easyJet NW23 Network Additions – 10SEP23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 September 2023|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Almería Airport|Almería]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22uk|title=easyJet July 2022 UK Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Athens International Airport|Athens]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport|Bari]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22ites|title=easyJet July 2022 Italy / Spain Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[George Best Belfast City Airport|Belfast–City]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220711-u2aug22lgwman">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220711-u2aug22lgwman|title=easyJet London Gatwick / Manchester Aug 2022 Operation Update - 10JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Belfast–International]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240119-u2jul24gb|title=easyJet July/August 2024 UK Frequency Variations – 14JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=19 January 2024|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Catania–Fontanarossa Airport|Catania]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]],<ref name=easydus>{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/easyjet-startet-mit-drei-routen-am-flughafen-duesseldorf|title=Easyjet startet mit drei Routen am Flughafen Düsseldorf|website=aerotelegraph.com|date=7 November 2024}}</ref> [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]], [[Gago Coutinho Airport|Faro]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport|Funchal]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Gibraltar International Airport|Gibraltar]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220411-u2jul22|title=easyJet July 2022 Frequency Changes as of 08APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 April 2022|accessdate=8 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220711-u2aug22lgwman"/> [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Humberto Delgado Airport|Lisbon]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport|Ljubljana]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Malta International Airport|Malta]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Milan–Linate]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22ites|title=easyJet July 2022 Italy / Spain Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Milan–Malpensa]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport|Montpellier]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Munich Airport|Munich]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Región de Murcia International Airport|Murcia]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Naples International Airport|Naples]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport|Olbia]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220711-u2aug22lgwman"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Pisa International Airport|Pisa]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport|Porto]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Rennes Airport|Rennes]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220425-u2ns22|title=easyJet NS22 Network Addition Update - 24APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=25 April 2022|accessdate=8 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Rome–Fiumicino]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/destinations/easyjet-to-launch-flights-and-holidays-to-cape-verde-next-summer-49228 |title=EasyJet to launch flights and holidays to Cape Verde next summer }}</ref> [[Seville Airport|Seville]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Strasbourg Airport|Strasbourg]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/italie-espagne-angleterre-easyjet-revient-a-l-aeroport-de-strasbourg-et-cree-quatre-nouvelles-lignes-2984915.html | title=Italie, Espagne, Angleterre... EasyJet revient à l'aéroport de Strasbourg et crée quatre nouvelles lignes | date=6 November 2024 }}</ref> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22ites|title=easyJet July 2022 Italy / Spain Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Turin Airport|Turin]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Bastia – Poretta Airport|Bastia]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Biarritz Pays Basque Airport|Biarritz]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Brest Bretagne Airport|Brest]] (resumes 25 June 2025),<ref>{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=easyJet NS25 Network Additions – 30MAR25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250402-u2ns25|website=AeroRoutes|date=2 April 2025}}</ref> [[Brindisi Airport|Brindisi]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220711-u2aug22lgwman"/> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Figari–Sud Corse Airport|Figari]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Friedrichshafen Airport|Friedrichshafen]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220711-u2aug22lgwman"/> [[İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport|İzmir]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Kalamata International Airport|Kalamata]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Kittilä Airport|Kittilä]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet/easyjet-to-start-direct-flights-from-london-gatwick-and-manchester-to-kittila-airport-in-november/|title=easyJet to start direct flights from London Gatwick and Manchester to Kittilä Airport in November|first=André|last=Orban|date=13 July 2023|website=Aviation24.be|access-date=14 July 2023|archive-date=14 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714062202/https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet/easyjet-to-start-direct-flights-from-london-gatwick-and-manchester-to-kittila-airport-in-november/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport|La Rochelle]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Luxor International Airport|Luxor]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/easyjet-to-serve-luxor-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade | title=EasyJet to serve Luxor for first time in more than a decade }}</ref> [[Mykonos Airport|Mykonos]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Falcone Borsellino Airport|Palermo]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220711-u2aug22lgwman"/> [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza/Lefkada]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Pula Airport|Pula]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220818-u2aug22puy|title=easyJet Adds A321neo London Gatwick – Pula Service in 3Q22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 August 2022|accessdate=6 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Rimini Fellini Airport|Rimini]],<ref>{{cite web |title=easyJet NS25 Network Additions – 19NOV24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241120-u2ns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]], [[Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport|Sälen-Trysil]] (begins 6 December 2025),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/easyjet-adds-new-winter-flights-to-sweden-from-gatwick-and-manchester | title=EasyJet adds new winter flights to Sweden from Gatwick and Manchester }}</ref> [[Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport|Salerno]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.salernonotizie.it/2024/02/29/aeroporto-salerno-in-vendita-sulla-app-di-easyjet-i-biglietti-per-i-voli-da-meta-luglio/ | title=Aeroporto Salerno, in vendita sulla App di EasyJet i biglietti per i voli da metà luglio | date=29 February 2024 }}</ref> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Salzburg, Austria|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=772–773}}</ref> [[Santorini (Thira) International Airport|Santorini]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Skiathos International Airport|Skiathos]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/easyjet-to-start-serving-skiathos-next-summer|title=EasyJet to start serving Skiathos next summer|first=Jacobs Media Group|last=Ltd|website=Travel Weekly|access-date=31 October 2023|archive-date=31 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031032402/http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/easyjet-to-start-serving-skiathos-next-summer|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sofia Airport|Sofia]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Split Airport|Split]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Tivat Airport|Tivat]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Tromsø Airport|Tromsø]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241114-u2nw24|title=easyJet NW24 Network Additions – 10NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 November 2024|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18136051/easyjet-establishes-itself-in-norway?publisherId=17507039&lang=en|title=EasyJet establishes itself in Norway|date=11 June 2024|website=The Avinor Group}}</ref> [[Zadar Airport|Zadar]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/>
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| [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aircargoweek.com/emirates-ramps-up-operations-to-london-gatwick-with-a-third-daily-a380-service/ |title=Emirates ramps up operations to London Gatwick with a third daily A380 service - Air Cargo Week |date=December 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241108-eknw24|title=Emirates NW24 Operation Changes – 08NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=8 November 2024|accessdate=8 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[Ethiopian Airlines]] | [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230803-etnw23lgw|title=ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES RESUMES LONDON GATWICK SERVICE FROM LATE-NOV 2023|website=Aeroroutes|date=3 August 2023|access-date=3 August 2023|archive-date=3 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803082110/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230803-etnw23lgw|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[FlyErbil]] | [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Fly Erbil Schedules London Gatwick late-May 2024 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240329-udns24lgw |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Gulf Air]] | [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250228-gfns25lgw|title=Gulf Air Adds London Gatwick Service in NS25|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=28 February 2025|accessdate=28 February 2025}}</ref>
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| [[Iberia Express]] | [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220719-ibnw22lgw|title=Iberia Express Expands NW22 Madrid – London Gatwick Capacity|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[Icelandair]] | [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavik–Keflavik]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231021-fins24intl|title=Icelandair NS24 International Peak Season Service Changes – 20OCT23|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[ITA Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Rome-Fiumicino]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240415-ukns24|title=UK NS24 Network Additions – 14APR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 April 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[JetBlue]]<ref name="JetBlue Europe">{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/jetblue-trims-london-paris-and-new-york-laguardia-service-doubles-down-on-san-juan/ar-BB1m42Dr|title=JetBlue trims London, Paris, and New York-LaGuardia service; doubles down on San Juan|publisher=MSN|date=8 May 2024|accessdate=9 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240725-b6nw24 | title=JetBlue NW24 Network Changes – 24JUL24 }}</ref> |'''Seasonal:''' [[Boston Logan International Airport|Boston]]{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
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| [[Kenya Airways]] | [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]] (begins 2 July 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenya Airways Adds London Gatwick Service From July 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241206-kqns25lgw |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref>
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| [[KM Malta Airlines]] | [[Malta International Airport|Malta]]<ref name="Malta">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/new-airline-replacing-air-malta-fly-march-31.1058754|title=New airline replacing Air Malta to fly on March 31, 2024|date=2 October 2023|website=Times of Malta|access-date=24 October 2023|archive-date=17 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017065245/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/new-airline-replacing-air-malta-fly-march-31.1058754|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Mavi Gök Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]] (begins 16 June 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250401-4mns25lgw | title=Mavi Gok Airlines Files NS25 Antalya – London Gatwick Schedules }}</ref>
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| [[Norse Atlantic Airways]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flynorse.com/experience/where-we-fly|title=Norse Atlantic Airways|website=Norse Atlantic Airways|access-date=13 August 2022|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307185049/https://flynorse.com/experience/where-we-fly|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]] (begins 26 October 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url= https://uknip.co.uk/news/uk/breaking/norse-atlantic-connects-gatwick-with-bangkok-on-new-direct-service/#google_vignette |title= Norse Atlantic Connects Gatwick with Bangkok on New Direct Service |date=22 February 2025}}</ref> [[Miami International Airport|Miami]],<ref name="prelim">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240724-n0z0ns25 | title=Norse Atlantic NS25 Preliminary Operations – 23JUL24 }}</ref> [[New York–JFK]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240623-z0nw24jfk | title=Norse Atlantic UK NW24 London – New York Availability Variations – 23JUN24 }}</ref> [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]]<ref name="prelim"/><br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Cape Town International Airport|Cape Town]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://news.cision.com/norse-atlantic-airways-as/r/norse-atlantic-airways-introduces-new-route-between-london-gatwick-and-cape-town,c3963664|title= Norse Atlantic Airways Introduces New Route Between London Gatwick and Cape Town|date=8 April 2024}}</ref> [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]
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| [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.norwegian.com/uk/destinations/LondonGatwick-Alldestinations?SplitDatesInto=3&CurrencyCode=GBP&IncludeTransit=False| title=Our Destinations| website=Norwegian Air| access-date=16 November 2021| archive-date=22 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022153618/https://www.norwegian.com/uk/destinations/LondonGatwick-Alldestinations?SplitDatesInto=3&CurrencyCode=GBP&IncludeTransit=False| url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=122–123}}</ref> [[Billund Airport|Billund]] (begins 30 June 2025),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/norwegian-air-to-start-gatwick-route-to-home-of-lego | title=Norwegian Air to start Gatwick route to home of Lego }}</ref> [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=258–262}}</ref> [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=427–430}}</ref> [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=793–797}}</ref> [[Stavanger Airport|Stavanger]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1004–1005}}</ref> [[Stockholm–Arlanda]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-d8dynw24eu|title=Norwegian NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 May 2024|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Trondheim Airport|Trondheim]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1065–1066}}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Ålesund Airport, Vigra|Ålesund]],<ref name="Norwegian25">{{cite web |title=Norwegian NS25 Network Additions – 08DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241211-dyd8ns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> [[Göteborg Landvetter Airport|Gothenburg]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/norwegian-air-to-start-gatwick-gothenburg-service | title=Norwegian Air to start Gatwick-Gothenburg service }}</ref> [[Riga Airport|Riga]],<ref name="Norwegian25"/> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dfly.no/norwegian-starter-nissefly-fra-london-og-munchen|title=Norwegian starter "nissefly" fra London og München|date=6 May 2024}}</ref> [[Tromsø Airport|Tromsø]]{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
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| [[Nouvelair]] | [[Tunis–Carthage International Airport|Tunis]]
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| [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]
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| [[Royal Air Maroc]] | [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Casablanca|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=194–195}}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport|Tangier]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Tangier, Morocco|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1056}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marokkonu.nl/ram-onthult-uitzonderlijk-zomervluchtschema/|title=RAM onthult "uitzonderlijk" zomervluchtschema|date=27 March 2023|website=MarokkoNU.nl|language=nl|access-date=27 March 2023|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327210120/https://www.marokkonu.nl/ram-onthult-uitzonderlijk-zomervluchtschema/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Royal Brunei Airlines]] |'''Seasonal:''' [[Brunei International Airport|Bandar Seri Begawan]] (begins 22 July 2025)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Royal Brunei Files London Gatwick Schedule in 3Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250420-bi3q25lgw |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=20 April 2025}}</ref>
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| [[Ryanair]] | [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=London, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=572–595}}</ref> [[Cork Airport|Cork]], [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Shannon Airport|Shannon]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/>
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| [[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240102-svns24lgw|title=Saudia NS24 London Gatwick Service Changes – 02JAN24|website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Neom Bay Airport|Neom Bay]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saudia Begins Neom Bay – London Gatwick in mid-1Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250204-svnw24numlgw |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>
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| [[Singapore Airlines]] | [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Airlines to launch London Gatwick service |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2023/12/18/singapore-airlines-will-launch-london-gatwick-service/ |website=Business Traveller |date=18 December 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Sky Alps]] | [[Bolzano Airport|Bolzano]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2024/02/06/skyalps-atterrera-a-londra-gatwick-da-meta-aprile/ | title=SkyAlps atterrera' a Londra Gatwick da meta' aprile | date=6 February 2024 }}</ref>
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| [[Sky Express (Greece)|Sky Express]] | [[Athens International Airport|Athens]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230323-gqlon|title=Sky Express NS23 Athens – London Service Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=23 March 2023|accessdate=31 December 2024|language=en-ca}}</ref>
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| [[SunExpress]]<ref name=sxp>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunexpress.com/en/|title=Book cheap flights & fly to top destinations &#124; sunexpress.com|website=SunExpress EN|access-date=7 April 2024|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105114609/https://www.sunexpress.com/en/|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-xqns24intl|title=SunExpress NS24 International Frequency Changes – 25FEB24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 February 2024|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-xqns24intl|title=SunExpress NS24 International Frequency Changes – 25FEB24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 February 2024|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport|İzmir]]<ref name=sxp/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230427-xqadb | title=SunExpress Schedules Izmir – London July 2023 Launch }}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Swiss International Air Lines]]}} | [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240131-lxns24lgw|title=SWISS Adds London Gatwick Service from April 2024|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=31 January 2024|accessdate=31 January 2024}}</ref> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Geneva, Switzerland|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=318–323}}</ref>
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| [[TAP Air Portugal]] | [[Humberto Delgado Airport|Lisbon]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240702-b6tpcodeshare|title=JetBlue / TAP Air Portugal Expands Codeshare Service From July 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 February 2024|accessdate=2 July 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Porto Airport|Porto]]
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| [[TUI Airways]]<ref name=TUItimetable>{{cite web| url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable| title=Flight Timetable| website=TUI| language=en-GB}}</ref> | [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]], [[Aristides Pereira International Airport|Boa Vista]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]], [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]], [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]], [[La Palma Airport|La Palma]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]], [[Sangster International Airport|Montego Bay]], [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]], [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]], [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]], [[Hewanorra International Airport|St. Lucia–Hewanorra]] (ends 3 June 2025),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/virgin-atlantic-tui-halt-london-routes-to-saint-lucia/ | title=Virgin Atlantic, TUI Halt London Routes to St Lucia | date=19 April 2025 }}</ref> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Banjul International Airport|Banjul]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Grantley Adams International Airport|Barbados]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/477037/tui-river-cruises-unveils-summer-2024-programme | title=Tui River Cruises unveils summer 2024 programme | access-date=15 December 2022 | archive-date=15 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215112141/https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/477037/tui-river-cruises-unveils-summer-2024-programme | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Chambéry Airport|Chambéry]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]], [[Blaise Diagne International Airport|Dakar–Diass]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]] (begins 24 November 2025),{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Gago Coutinho Airport|Faro]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]] (resumes 20 December 2025),<ref name=TUItimetable>{{cite web| url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable| title=Flight Timetable| website=TUI| language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Girona–Costa Brava Airport|Girona]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Manohar International Airport|Goa–Mopa]],<ref name="TUI LGW-Goa Service Changes">{{cite news|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230522-tomnw23gox|title=TUI FILES UK – GOA MANOHAR SCHEDULE IN NW23|work=Aeroroutes|date=18 May 2023|access-date=22 May 2023|language=en|archive-date=23 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523155420/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230522-tomnw23gox|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Ivalo Airport|Ivalo]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Jerez Airport|Jerez de la Frontera]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Kavala International Airport|Kavala]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Kittilä Airport|Kittilä]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Kuusamo Airport|Kuusamo]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Lamezia Terme International Airport|Lamezia Terme]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[La Romana International Airport|La Romana]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/destinations/twin-dual-stop-caribbean-flights | title=A new airline and more direct routes – what's in store for UK to Caribbean flights? }}</ref> [[Luxor International Airport|Luxor]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Marsa Alam International Airport|Marsa Alam]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Melbourne Orlando International Airport|Melbourne/Orlando]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Naples International Airport|Naples]], [[Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport|Ohrid]] (resumes 27 May 2026),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/12/tui-returning-to-ohrid-in-2026.html | title=TUI returning Ohrid route in 2026 | date=31 December 2024 }}</ref> [[Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport|Olbia]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza/Lefkada]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Pula Airport|Pula]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Reus Airport|Reus]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport|Sälen-Trysil]] (begins 21 December 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scandinavianmountains.se/en/about-us/news/|title=Crystal Ski Holidays, part of TUI, launches ski trips with direct flights from London Gatwick to Sälen Trysil|website=scandinavianmountains.se|access-date=25 September 2024}}</ref> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Samos International Airport|Samos]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Skiathos International Airport|Skiathos]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Sofia Airport|Sofia]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Split Airport|Split]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Turin Airport|Turin]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} <br> '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport|Mauritius]] 
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| [[Tunisair]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tunisair.com/site/publish/content/default.asp?lang=fr |title=Billet avion pas cher Tunisie : Billet avion Tunisie, compagnie aerienne Tunisair |publisher=Tunisair.com |date=23 February 2018 |accessdate=16 March 2022 |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130114518/https://www.tunisair.com/site/publish/content/default.asp?lang=fr |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[Tunis–Carthage International Airport|Tunis]]
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| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241112-tkns25eu|title=Turkish Airlines NS25 European Frequency Changes – 10NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 November 2024|accessdate=16 March 2025|language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Turkmenistan Airlines]] | [[Aşgabat International Airport|Ashgabat]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkmenistan Airlines NS24 London Gatwick Operations – 17MAR24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240318-t5ns24lgw |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=18 March 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[Uganda Airlines]] | [[Entebbe International Airport|Entebbe]] (begins 18 May 2025)<ref>{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=Uganda Airlines Schedules London Gatwick mid-May 2025 Launch|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250320-urns25lgw|website=AeroRoutes|date=20 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="URLGW25">{{cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/uganda-airlines-launches-london-gatwick-route-4972076 | title=Uganda Airlines launches London Gatwick route|newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=20 March 2025 |access-date=20 March 2025 |author=Anthony Wesaka |location=Kampala}}</ref>
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| [[Uzbekistan Airways]] | [[Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent]]<ref name="HY_LON_25">{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Uzbekistan Airways NS25 London Capacity Increases |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250122-hyns25lon |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=22 January 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[Volotea]] | [[Brest Bretagne Airport|Brest]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/transports/volotea-lance-une-ligne-reguliere-entre-brest-et-londres-des-cet-automne-2128950 | title=Volotea lance une ligne régulière entre Brest et Londres dès cet automne - France Bleu | date=18 June 2024 }}</ref>
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| [[Vueling]] | [[A Coruña Airport|A Coruña]], [[Asturias Airport|Asturias]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-vynw24es|title=Vueling NW24 Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=31 October 2024|accessdate=3 January 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240812-vynw24bcn | title=Vueling Files Barcelona A321neo Network in 4Q24 }}</ref> [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es"/> [[Florence Airport|Florence]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es"/> [[Paris Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es"/> [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es"/> [[Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport|Santiago de Compostela]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es"/> [[Seville Airport|Seville]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es"/> [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]]<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-vynw24es"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-vyns24lgw|title=Vueling NS24 Spain – London Gatwick Frequency Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 January 2024|accessdate=3 January 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref>
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| [[WestJet]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport|Halifax]],<ref name="aeroroutes.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231115-wsns24inc | title=WestJet NS24 Long-Haul Network Expansion }}</ref> [[St. John's International Airport|St. John's]]<ref name="aeroroutes.com"/>
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| [[Wizz Air]] | [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Athens International Airport|Athens]], [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Wizz Air is to start serving Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from Gatwick|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-to-start-saudi-service-from-gatwick|website=travelweekly|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wizz Air to base first ever A321XLR at Gatwick for launch of direct Jeddah route|url=https://airlinergs.com/wizz-air-to-base-first-ever-a321xlr-at-gatwick-for-launch-of-direct-jeddah-route/|website=airlinergs|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]], [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Medina]] (begins 1 August 2025),<ref name="travelweekly.co.uk">{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-adds-second-saudi-destination-to-gatwick-network | title=Wizz Air adds second Saudi destination to Gatwick network }}</ref> [[Milan–Malpensa]], [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name=WIZZ>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-adds-prague-and-hurghada-to-gatwick-network | title=Wizz Air adds Prague and Hurghada to Gatwick network | access-date=25 May 2023 | archive-date=2 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602150021/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-adds-prague-and-hurghada-to-gatwick-network | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]], [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv]] (resumes 2 June 2025), [[Varna Airport|Varna]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/wizz-air-launches-new-direct-flight-from-london-gatwick-to-varna-bulgaria/ | title=Wizz Air Launches New Direct Flight from London Gatwick to Varna, Bulgaria - Travel and Tour World | date=14 May 2024 }}</ref> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]], [[Vienna Airport|Vienna]], [[Warsaw–Chopin]] (begins 2 August 2025),<ref name="travelweekly.co.uk">{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-adds-second-saudi-destination-to-gatwick-network | title=Wizz Air adds second Saudi destination to Gatwick network }}</ref> [[Wrocław Airport|Wrocław]] (begins 17 June 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/wizz-air-confirms-new-polish-connection-from-gatwick | title=Wizz Air confirms new Polish connection from Gatwick }}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Catania Airport|Catania]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Faro Airport|Faro]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Hurghada Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name="remov"/> [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Podgorica Airport|Podgorica]],{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=828}}</ref>
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==Statistics==

===Overview===
In 2015, Gatwick became the first single-runway airport to handle more than 40 million passengers annually.<ref name="GAL_2015Stats">{{cite press release |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2016/16-01-13-gatwick-sets-new-global-passenger-record-underlining-expansion-case.aspx |title=Gatwick sets new global passenger record for a single runway airport, underlining expansion case |date=13 January 2016 |access-date=15 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117222331/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2016/16-01-13-gatwick-sets-new-global-passenger-record-underlining-expansion-case.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2016 |url-status=live |publisher=Gatwick Airport}}</ref> By 2016, [[EasyJet]] accounted for over 40% of Gatwick's total passengers.<ref>{{cite news| last=Calder| first=Simon| title=Gatwick gears up for the big switch| newspaper=[[The Independent]]| location=London| date=23 April 2016| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-terminal-swap-simon-calder-travel-a6997351.html| access-date=11 May 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524164213/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-terminal-swap-simon-calder-travel-a6997351.html| archive-date=24 May 2016| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LGW_Nos_2016">{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/ |title=Gatwick by numbers [2016] |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=December 2016 |access-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061623/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/ |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When ranked by [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|global passenger traffic]], Gatwick is the 35th busiest internationally and the eighth [[List of the busiest airports in Europe|busiest airport in Europe]]. Gatwick is the world's leading [[low-cost carrier|low-cost]] airport<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/norwegian-strengthens-london-gatwick--singapore-changi-lcc-hub-position-long-haul-low-cost-part-2-341042 |title=Norwegian strengthens London Gatwick & Singapore Changi LCC hub position: long haul low cost Part 2 – Gatwick and Changi are both major LCC hubs |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=27 April 2017 |access-date=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427051129/https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/norwegian-strengthens-london-gatwick--singapore-changi-lcc-hub-position-long-haul-low-cost-part-2-341042 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> and until March 2017 had the world's busiest single-use runway,<ref group=nb>by passengers; by movements until 2016</ref> with a maximum of 55 aircraft movements per hour.<ref name="FutureofBAA">{{cite report| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YCdxKqrKUNsC&pg=PA112| title=The Future of BAA: Fourth Report of Session 2007–08| isbn=978-0-215-51413-4| date=February 2008| publisher=[[The Stationery Office]]| author=House of Commons Transport Committee| at=Ev. 112}}</ref><ref name="Times_of_India">{{cite news| last1=V| first1=Manju| date=13 May 2017| title=Now, Mumbai world's busiest airport with only one runway| newspaper=[[The Times of India]]| location=[[Mumbai]]| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/now-mumbai-worlds-busiest-airport-with-only-one-runway/articleshow/58652790.cms| url-status=live| access-date=13 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513081650/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/now-mumbai-worlds-busiest-airport-with-only-one-runway/articleshow/58652790.cms| archive-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>

46.1 million passengers passed through Gatwick in 2018, an increase of 1.1% over the previous year. [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] and other long-haul<ref group=nb name="north">excluding North Atlantic</ref> traffic recorded increases over the previous year of 24.4% and 12.7% to 4.04 million and 4.65 million passengers, respectively. UK,<ref group=nb name="channel">including the [[Channel Islands]] and the [[Isle of Man]]</ref> European charter,<ref group=nb name="NorthAfrica">including North Africa</ref> Irish and European scheduled passenger traffic recorded decreases over the previous year of 8.7%, 5.7%, 1.1% and 0.9% to 3.73 million, 2.88 million, 1.67 million and 29.11 million, respectively. Air transport movements decreased by 0.7% to 283,926. Cargo volume increased by 16.1% to 112,676 metric tonnes.<ref name="LGW_2018_GAL_Stats"/>

Compared with a year earlier, January to March 2019 passenger numbers increased by 4% to 9.675 million (an increase of 374,700 over January to March 2018). The following changes were recorded amongst individual passenger traffic categories: North Atlantic traffic +15.3% (784,200 passengers); European scheduled traffic +3.9% (5.649 million passengers); other long-haul<ref group=nb name="north"/> traffic +3.2% (1.277 million passengers); European charter<ref group=nb name="NorthAfrica"/> traffic +2.1% (710,900 passengers); Irish traffic +1.6% (412,000 passengers) and UK<ref group=nb name="channel"/> traffic -0.2% (841,700 passengers). Air transport movements increased by 3.3% to 62,392. Cargo volume increased by 7.2% to 27,390 metric tonnes, which was driven by a 7.5% increase in overall long-haul passenger traffic. The growing popularity of the GatwickConnects flight connections assistance service provided by the airport for self-connecting passengers was driven by additional passengers changing flights at Gatwick whose journey originated in [[Edinburgh]] (+80%), [[Jersey]] (+58%) and [[Belfast]] (+50%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/2019-04-16-q4-passenger-figures.aspx |title=Q4 Passenger Figures: Record-breaking start to 2019 at Gatwick |date=16 April 2019 |access-date=4 May 2019 |archive-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922023402/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/2019-04-16-q4-passenger-figures.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Busiest routes===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:align"
|+ Busiest international routes from LGW (2024)
! Rank 
! Destination
! Passengers
! Change 2023 / 24
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon | ESP}} [[Barcelona-El Prat Airport|Barcelona, Spain]]
| 1,350,954
| {{increase}} 5.84%
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon | ESP}} [[Malaga Airport|Malaga, Spain]]
| 1,197,738
| {{increase}} 6.75%
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon | IRE}} [[Dublin Airport|Dublin, Republic of Ireland]] 
| 1,053,277
| {{decrease}} 17.71%
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon | ITA}} [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome-Fiumicino, Italy]] 
| 927,798
| {{increase}} 16.39%
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon | UAE}} [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai, United Arab Emirates]] 
| 925,000
| {{decrease}} 4.61%
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon | PRT}} [[Faro Airport|Faro, Portugal]]
| 853,429
| {{increase}} 0.75%
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon | ESP}} [[Alicante Airport|Alicante, Spain]] 
| 787,710
| {{increase}} 6.81%
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon | ITA}} [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan-Malpensa, Italy]] 
| 778,472
| {{increase}} 12.75%
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon | SWI}} [[Geneva Airport|Geneva, Switzerland]] 
| 764,195
| {{increase}} 3.52%
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon | TUR}} [[Antalya Airport|Antalya, Turkey]] 
| 739,804
| {{increase}} 6.55%
|-
| 11
| {{flagicon | NLD}} [[Amsterdam Airport|Amsterdam, Netherlands]] 
| 729,229
| {{decrease}} 12.29%
|-
| 12
| {{flagicon | ESP}} [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife-South, Spain]] 
| 729,018
| {{increase}} 2.60%
|-
| 13
| {{flagicon | ESP}} [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca, Spain]] 
| 725,857
| {{increase}} 6.98%
|-
| 14
| {{flagicon | ESP}} [[Madrid Airport|Madrid, Spain]] 
| 636,616
| {{decrease}} 4.80%
|-
| 15
| {{flagicon | MAR}} [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh, Morocco]] 
| 605,656
| {{increase}} 20.75%
|-
| 16
| {{flagicon | DEN}} [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen, Denmark]] 
| 593,613
| {{decrease}} 0.33%
|-
| 17
| {{flagicon | TUR}} [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul, Turkey]] 
| 586,369
| {{decrease}} 35.26% 
|-
| 18
| {{flagicon | USA}} [[New York JFK Airport|New York, United States]] 
| 526,369
| {{increase}} 2.45%
|-
| 19
| {{flagicon | FRA}} [[Nice Airport|Nice, France]] 
| 520,953
| {{decrease}} 10.89%
|-
| 20
| {{flagicon | TUR}} [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman, Turkey]] 
| 503,953
| {{increase}} 4.70%
|-
|-  class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="auto2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual airport data 2024 |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2024/annual-2024/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=www.caa.co.uk}}</ref>
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:align"
|+ Busiest domestic routes from LGW (2024)
! Rank 
! Destination
! Passengers
! Change 2023 / 24
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon | Scotland}} [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] 
| 476,152
| {{increase}} 3.64%
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon | Scotland}} [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] 
| 455,095
| {{decrease}} 2.37%
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon | Northern Ireland}} [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast-Intl]] 
| 444,142
| {{decrease}} 8.33%
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon | Jersey}} [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]] 
| 381,611
| {{increase}} 11.31%
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon | Northern Ireland}} [[Belfast-City Airport|Belfast-City]] 
| 277,800
| {{increase}} 18.98%
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon | Guernsey}} [[Guernsey Airport|Guernsey]] 
| 254,601
| {{decrease}} 17.22%
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon | Scotland}} [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]] 
| 222,417
| {{decrease}} 0.25%
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon | Scotland}} [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]] 
| 196,469
| {{increase}} 0.80%
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon | Isle of Man}} [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]] 
| 165,643
| {{increase}} 3.32%
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon | England}} [[Newquay Airport|Newquay]] 
| 83,252
| {{decrease}} 0.83%
|-  class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="auto2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual airport data 2024 |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2024/annual-2024/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=www.caa.co.uk}}</ref>
|}

===Traffic===
Gatwick handled 186,172 passengers during its first seven months of operation after the 1956–58 reconstruction; the annual number of passengers passing through the airport was 368,000 in 1959 and 470,000 in 1960.<ref name="Gatwick_History">"Gatwick Airport History", Business & Community Reference Guide for in and around Crawley 2008/09, Wealden Marketing, 2008, p. 85</ref><ref name="GoldenGatwick_9">''Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation'', Chapter 9</ref> Passenger numbers reached one million for the first time during the 1962–63 fiscal year,<ref group=nb>1 April 1962 to 31 March 1963</ref> with [[British United Airways]] (BUA) accounting for four-fifths.<ref>''Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years'', Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, pp. 86, 158</ref> The 1.5 million mark was exceeded for the first time during the 1966–67 fiscal year.<ref group=nb>1 April 1966 to 31 March 1967</ref> This was also the first time more than half a million scheduled passengers used the airport.<ref>''Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years'', Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, pp. 158/9</ref> Gatwick accommodated two million passengers for the first time during the 1967–68 fiscal year<ref group=nb>1 April 1967 to 31 March 1968</ref> and 3 million in the 1969–70 fiscal year,<ref group=nb>1 April 1969 to 31 March 1970</ref> with BUA accounting for nearly half.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukaccs.info/gatwick/profile.htm |title=Airport Profile: Brief History |publisher=Ukaccs.info |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323024227/http://www.ukaccs.info/gatwick/profile.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>''Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation'', Chapter 9 & 10</ref> By the early 1970s, 5 million passengers used Gatwick each year, with a record 5.7 million during the 1973–74 fiscal year.<ref group=nb>1 April 1973 to 31 March 1974</ref> During that period, [[British Caledonian]] accounted for approximately half of all charter passengers and three-fourths of scheduled passengers.<ref name="GoldenGatwick_10">''Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation'', Chapter 10</ref> Within a decade annual passenger numbers doubled, to 10 million; they doubled again, to over 20 million, by the late 1980s.<ref name="Gatwick_History"/><ref name="Express2">''The Gatwick Express'', p. 42</ref><ref name="... Bloomers"/><ref name="... up"/> By the turn of the millennium, Gatwick handled more than 30 million passengers annually.<ref name="Gatwick_History"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; margin:auto;"
! Year!!Number of<br />passengers<br /><ref group=nb>number of passengers including both domestic and international</ref>!! Percentage<br />change !! Number of<br />aircraft<br />movements<br /><ref group=nb>number of movements represents total aircraft takeoffs and landings during each year</ref>!!Freight<br />(tonnes)
|-
!2000
|32,068,540 || – || 260,859 || 318,905
|-
!2001
|31,181,770 || {{decrease}}{{0}}2.8% || 252,543 || 280,098
|-
!2002
|29,627,420 || {{decrease}}{{0}}5.0% || 242,379 || 242,519
|-
!2003
|30,005,260 || {{increase}}{{0}}1.3% || 242,731 || 222,916
|-
!2004
|31,466,770 || {{increase}}{{0}}4.9% || 251,195 || 218,204
|-
!2005
|32,775,695|| {{increase}}{{0}}4.2% || 261,292 || 222,778
|-
!2006
|34,163,579 || {{increase}}{{0}}4.2% || 263,363 || 211,857
|-
!2007
|35,216,113 || {{increase}}{{0}}3.1% || 266,550 || 171,078
|-
!2008
|34,205,887 || {{decrease}}{{0}}2.9% || 263,653 || 107,702
|-
!2009
|32,392,520 || {{decrease}}{{0}}5.3% || 251,879 || 74,680
|-
!2010
|31,375,290 || {{decrease}}{{0}}3.1% || 240,500 || 104,032
|-
!2011
|33,674,264 || {{increase}}{{0}}7.3% || 251,067 || 88,085
|-
!2012
|34,235,982 || {{increase}}{{0}}1.7% || 246,987 || 97,567
|-
!2013
|35,444,206 || {{increase}}{{0}}3.5% || 250,520 || 96,724
|-
!2014
|38,103,667 || {{increase}}{{0}}7.5% || 259,692 || 88,508
|-
!2015
|40,269,087 || {{increase}}{{0}}5.7% || 267,760 || 73,371
|-
!2016
|43,119,628 || {{increase}}{{0}}7.1% || 280,666 || 79,588
|-
!2017
|45,516,700 || {{increase}}{{0}}5.2% || '''285,969''' || 96,983
|-
!2018
|46,075,400 || {{increase}}{{0}}1.1% || 283,926 || '''112,600'''
|-
!2019
|'''46,574,786''' || {{increase}}{{0}}1.1% || 282,896 ||  110,358
|-
!2020
|10,171,867 || {{decrease}}{{0}}78.2% || 79,489 || 26,063
|-
!2021
|6,260,072 || {{decrease}}{{0}}38.5% || 52,000 || 11,623
|-
!2022
|32,800,000 || {{increase}}{{0}}423.9% || 217,524 || 36,407
|-
!2023
|40,894,242 || {{increase}}{{0}}24.7% || 253,047 || 61,123
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"| <sup>''Source 2000–2016: [[UK Civil Aviation Authority]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/ |title=Aircraft and passenger traffic data from UK airports |publisher=[[UK Civil Aviation Authority]] |date=11 March 2017 |access-date=11 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211070518/http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/ |archive-date=11 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref></sup><br /><sup>''Source 2017: Gatwick Airport Limited''<ref name="LGW_2017_GAL_Stats">{{cite press release |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/all/gatwicks-busiest-ever-december.aspx |title=Gatwick's busiest ever December closes record-breaking year as 45.6m passengers travel through in 2017 |date=12 January 2018 |access-date=13 January 2018 |publisher=Gatwick Airport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117180604/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/all/gatwicks-busiest-ever-december.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref></sup>
|}

==Ground transport==
===Road===
[[File:Gatwick North Terminal 121.JPG|thumb|alt=Grassy median, with billboard and road sign|North Terminal [[A23 road|A23]] roundabout]]
The airport is accessible from a motorway [[spur road]] at junction 9A of the [[M23 motorway|M23]], which links to the main M23 motorway {{convert|1|mi|km}} east at junction 9. The M23 connects with London's [[orbital motorway]], the [[M25 motorway|M25]], {{convert|9|mi|km}} north; this provides access to much of [[Greater London]], the [[South East England|South East]] and beyond, and the M23 is the main route for traffic to (and from) the airport. Gatwick is also accessible from the [[A23 road|A23]], which serves [[Horley]] and [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]] to the north and [[Crawley]] and [[Brighton]] to the south. The [[A217]] provides access northwards to the town of [[Reigate]]. The airport has long- and short-stay car parks at the airport and off-site, although these are often full in summer. Local restrictions limit parking at Gatwick.

Gatwick has set goals of 40% public transport use by the time annual passenger traffic reaches 40 million (in 2015) and 45% by the time it reaches 45 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/PublicationFiles/business_and_community/all_public_publications/2012/lgw_asas_2012_web.pdf |title=Access Gatwick |year=2012 |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014549/http://www.gatwickairport.com/PublicationFiles/business_and_community/all_public_publications/2012/lgw_asas_2012_web.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>

===Rail===
[[File:Gatwick Airport stn December 2023 04.jpg|thumb|[[Gatwick Airport railway station]]]]
{{main|Gatwick Airport railway station}}

[[Gatwick Airport railway station]] is located adjacent to the South Terminal and has served the airport since 1958.<ref name = "rail tech">{{cite web| url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/gatwickairportstatio/| title=Gatwick Airport Railway Station| website=Railway Technology| access-date=1 July 2018| archive-date=2 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702035450/https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/gatwickairportstatio/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/our-history/| title=Our History| website=Gatwick Airport| access-date=1 July 2018| archive-date=2 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011335/https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/our-history/| url-status=live}}</ref> It is located on the [[Brighton Main Line]], and is mainly served by [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]], [[Thameslink]], and [[Gatwick Express]]. It also receives a half-hourly service operated by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] via the [[North Downs Line]].

To the south, Southern, Thameslink, and Gatwick Express all provide direct connections to [[Brighton railway station|Brighton]]. Southern also provides connections to [[Eastbourne railway station|Eastbourne]], [[Littlehampton railway station|Littlehampton]], [[Bognor Regis railway station|Bognor Regis]], and [[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour]].

To the north, Thameslink provides connections to [[London Bridge railway station|London Bridge]], Gatwick Express provides non-stopping connections to [[London Victoria]], and Southern provides connections to both stations. Thameslink trains continue further north through the Thameslink Core to [[St Pancras International]], [[Bedford railway station|Bedford]], [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]], and [[Cambridge railway station|Cambridge]]. Great Western Railway also provides a half-hourly service to [[Reading railway station|Reading]] via [[Guildford railway station|Guildford]].

The station provides single-change connections to [[Heathrow Airport]] and [[Luton Airport]] via northbound Thameslink services. Heathrow Airport can be reached by changing to the [[Elizabeth line]] at [[Farringdon railway station|Farringdon]], whilst Luton Airport can be reached by the [[Luton DART]] station at [[Luton Airport Parkway]].

London [[Oyster Cards]] and [[Contactless payment|contactless cards]] are accepted on all rail routes from Gatwick Airport into London.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/ticket-types/gatwick-payg/| title=Travelling with contactless and Oyster between Gatwick Airport and London| website=Southern Railway| access-date=4 January 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104234919/http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/ticket-types/gatwick-payg/| archive-date=4 January 2017| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-11-13/oyster-cards-to-be-used-at-gatwick-and-surrey-stations/| title=Gatwick and Surrey stations to accept Oyster cards and contactless payments| work=[[ITV News]]|location=Whiteley|publisher=[[ITN]]| access-date=14 November 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116023538/http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-11-13/oyster-cards-to-be-used-at-gatwick-and-surrey-stations/| archive-date=16 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Bus===
[[National Express Coaches]] operates coaches to [[Heathrow Airport]], [[London Stansted Airport]] and cities and towns throughout the region and country. [[Oxford Bus Company]] operates direct services to [[Oxford]], and [[EasyBus]] operates mini-coaches from both terminals to [[Earls Court]] and [[West Brompton]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Local buses connect the North and South Terminals with Crawley, Horley, Redhill, [[Horsham]] and [[Caterham]]. Services are offered by [[Metrobus (South East England)|Metrobus]], including Metrobus's [[Fastway (bus rapid transit)|Fastway]] services operated on a [[Guided bus|partly guided]] [[bus rapid transit]] system which was the first of its kind to be built outside a major city.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

===Bike===
[[National Cycle Route 21|Route 21]] of the [[National Cycle Network]] passes under the South Terminal, allowing virtually traffic-free cycling and walking northwards to Horley and southwards to [[Three Bridges, West Sussex|Three Bridges]] and Crawley. A goods-style lift runs between the terminal and ground level (labelled "Lift to Cycle Route") near Zone L.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

===Terminal transfer===
[[File:Gatwick Airport terminal shuttle.jpg|thumb|The Gatwick Airport terminal shuttle departing from the South Terminal]]
{{main|Gatwick Airport Shuttle Transit}}

The airport's North and South Terminals are connected by a {{convert|0.75|mi|km}}, elevated, two-way [[automated people mover]] track. The transit shuttle normally consists of two automatic, three-car, driverless trains. Although colloquially known as a "[[monorail]]", the shuttle instead runs on a dual, concrete track with rubber tyres.<ref name="hudson">{{cite book| last=Hudson| first=Kenneth| title=Industrial history from the air| publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]| date=22 November 1984| pages=111–115| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3DY9AAAAIAAJ&dq=gatwick&pg=PA135| chapter=Airports and Airfields| isbn=978-0-521-25333-8| access-date=16 November 2021| archive-date=10 November 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110005340/https://books.google.com/books?id=3DY9AAAAIAAJ&dq=gatwick&pg=PA135#v=onepage&q=gatwick&f=false| url-status=live}}</ref> The transit is [[land side]], and besides linking the two terminals also links the North terminal to the airport railway station.

The shuttle opened in 1987, along with the North Terminal, and initially used [[Adtranz C-100]] people-mover cars which remained in operation until September 2009, by which time they had travelled a total of 2.5 million miles (4 million km). Gatwick began upgrading its shuttle service in April 2008, with a bus replacement service in place from September 2009. A new operating system and shuttle cars (six [[Bombardier CX-100]] vehicles)<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13542338.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102174410/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13542338.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2012 |title=Bombardier Signs 32&nbsp;Million Euro Contract for Automated People Mover System at London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom; New APM Will Replace Existing Inter-Terminal Transit System Previously Supplied by Bombardier |publisher=Bombardier |date=19 December 2007 |access-date=15 August 2010}}</ref> were installed, and the guideway and transit stations were refurbished at a total cost of £45 million. The system re-opened on 1 July 2010, two months ahead of schedule;<ref>{{cite news| title=Gatwick transit closed| publisher=UK Airport News| date=29 September 2009| url=http://www.uk-airport-news.info/gatwick-airport-news-290909a.html| access-date=30 September 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015071228/http://www.uk-airport-news.info/gatwick-airport-news-290909a.html| archive-date=15 October 2009| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/business/media-centre/press-releases/gatwick-shuttle/ |title=London Gatwick – we have lift on! |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803224818/http://www.gatwickairport.com/business/media-centre/press-releases/gatwick-shuttle/ |archive-date=3 August 2010 }}</ref> it featured live journey information and sensory technology to count the number of passengers at stations.

An earlier transit system, that opened in 1983 to link the main terminal (now the South Terminal) to the (then new) circular satellite pier, was the UK's first automated people-moving system. This system has since been replaced by a walkway-and-[[moving walkway]] link, although the remains of the elevated guideway are still visible.<ref name="hudson"/>

==Expansion proposals==
{{Main|Expansion of Gatwick Airport}}
Gatwick has been included in many reviews of airport capacity in southeastern England. Expansion options have included a third terminal and a second runway; although an agreement not to build a second runway was made in 1979 with [[West Sussex County Council]], that agreement expired by its terms after 40 years.<ref name="runway_moratorium"/><ref name="1979_expansion_plans"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/PublicationFiles/business_and_community/all_public_publications/transforming_gatwick/1979_Runway_Agreement_Actual_Copy.pdf |title=1979 Gatwick Airport runway agreement |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015414/http://www.gatwickairport.com/PublicationFiles/business_and_community/all_public_publications/transforming_gatwick/1979_Runway_Agreement_Actual_Copy.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Expanded operations would allow Gatwick to handle more passengers than Heathrow does today, with a new terminal between two wide-spaced runways. This would complement or replace the South Terminal, depending on expected future traffic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-heathrow-airport-expansion-second-third-runway-uk-flights-a8585051.html |title=Could Gatwick Launch Extra Runway Before Heathrow In The Airport Expansion Race? |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |first=Simon |last=Calder |date=18 October 2018 |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505014101/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-heathrow-airport-expansion-second-third-runway-uk-flights-a8585051.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Airport management's proposal for a second runway (south of the existing runway and airport boundary) was unveiled in July 2013. This was shortlisted for further consideration by the [[Airports Commission]] in December 2013, and the commission's final report was published in July 2015.<ref name="LGW_2nd_runway_proposals">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23410288 |title=Gatwick Airport announces second runway plan |work=BBC News |date=23 July 2013 |access-date=23 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725074103/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23410288 |archive-date=25 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Airports-Commission-report-Gatwick-Heathrow/story-20330773-detail/story.html |title=Airports Commission report: Gatwick & Heathrow on shortlist for expansion |newspaper=[[The Crawley News]] |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219074555/http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Airports-Commission-report-Gatwick-Heathrow/story-20330773-detail/story.html |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Another proposal would extend the North Terminal south, with a passenger bridge in the area currently occupied by aircraft stands without [[jet bridge]]s.<ref name="LGW_Interim_Master_Plan_2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf |title=interim master plan (Gatwick Interim Master Plan – October&nbsp;2006) |date=15 August 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728043101/http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Gatwick's draft master plan (released for consultation on 13 October 2011) dropped the passenger-bridge plan in favour of a mid-field satellite (next to the control tower) linking to the North Terminal as part of an expanded 2030 single-runway, two-terminal airport.<ref>''Draft Gatwick Master Plan (A single runway airport – 2030: 10.2.14 Aprons and piers and Figure A.12, p. 93 and Appendix A – Drawings''), Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, 13 October 2011.</ref>

In late 2011, the [[Department for Transport]] (DfT) also began a feasibility study for a high-speed rail link between Gatwick and Heathrow as part of a plan combining the airports into a "collective" or "virtual hub", [[Heathwick]]. The scheme envisaged a high-speed rail route parallel to the [[M25 motorway|M25]], covering {{convert|35|mi}} in 15 minutes. Trains would have reached speeds of {{convert|180|mph|kph|abbr=on}}, and passengers would have passed through immigration (or check-in) only once. Reactions to this proposal were largely negative.<ref>''Financial Times (National News – Airports rail link fails to carry industry''), UK Edition, London, 8/9 October 2011</ref> Another proposal for a high-speed railway link to Heathrow, [[HS4Air]], as part of a scheme to link the [[High Speed 1]] and [[High Speed 2]] railway lines and connect regional cities in Britain to the [[Channel Tunnel]], was rejected in 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Smale |first1=Katherine |title=HS4Air plan to link Heathrow and Gatwick rejected |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-hs4air-plan-to-link-heathrow-and-gatwick-rejected/10038092.article |access-date=11 December 2018 |magazine=New Civil Engineer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211143812/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-hs4air-plan-to-link-heathrow-and-gatwick-rejected/10038092.article |archive-date=11 December 2018 |language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 1 July 2015, the Airports Commission submitted its final report, recommending the expansion of Heathrow Airport as opposed to Gatwick. Whilst the commission recognised Gatwick's benefits and relatively fewer environmental consequences than Heathrow, they felt the economic benefits of Gatwick vs. Heathrow were not as great, nor as broad-ranging.<ref>{{cite news| title=Airport expansion: What happens next?| work=BBC News| date=1 July 2015| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19570653| access-date = 10 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150909102344/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19570653| archive-date=9 September 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> Gatwick disputed the findings.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Airports Commission's findings simply don't add up| url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/15-08-17-airports-commission-findings-simply-do-not-add-up.aspx| publisher=Gatwick Airport| access-date=10 September 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906044559/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/15-08-17-airports-commission-findings-simply-do-not-add-up.aspx| archive-date=6 September 2015| url-status=live}}</ref>

On 9 September 2021, GAL opened its first public consultation to carry out major works at the runway to increase its capacity from 64 million passengers a year to 75 million passengers a year by moving the northern "emergency" runway to the north to meet international standards for dual runway use.<ref>{{cite web| title=Digital Exhibition - Gatwick Airport Virtual Exhibition| url=https://www.3dwtech.co.uk/dashboard/gatwick/gatwick-airport/exhibition/| access-date=16 September 2021| website=3DW| archive-date=16 September 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916224438/https://www.3dwtech.co.uk/dashboard/gatwick/gatwick-airport/exhibition/| url-status=live}}</ref> Airport management plans to use this runway only for take-offs by all but the largest aircraft. It hoped to receive approval in 2024, with the main works taking 4 years to complete, and 13 years to be fully complete.<ref>{{cite web| title=Proposed Northern Runway Works for Gatwick Airport expansion| website=Sussex Transport Projects| date=9 September 2021| url=https://sussex-transport.net/index.php/2021/09/09/proposed-northern-runway-works-for-gatwick-airport-expansion/| access-date=16 September 2021| archive-date=16 September 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916224436/https://sussex-transport.net/index.php/2021/09/09/proposed-northern-runway-works-for-gatwick-airport-expansion/| url-status=live}}</ref> Works would also involve a new pier, hotels, terminal expansion and highway improvements including flyovers of the M23 Spur / A23 Airport Way at the terminal roundabouts.<ref>{{cite web| title=Gatwick Airport's Highway Improvements| website=Sussex Transport Projects| date=10 September 2021| url=https://sussex-transport.net/index.php/2021/09/10/gatwick-airports-highway-improvements/| access-date=16 September 2021| archive-date=16 September 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916224436/https://sussex-transport.net/index.php/2021/09/10/gatwick-airports-highway-improvements/| url-status=live}}</ref> Planning permission for the runway realignment was formally requested in July 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=London Gatwick proposes realignment of northern runway for routine operations |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/london-gatwick-proposes-realignment-of-northern-runway-for-routine-operations/154024.article |work=Flight Global |date=6 July 2023 |access-date=7 July 2023 |archive-date=6 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706190038/https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/london-gatwick-proposes-realignment-of-northern-runway-for-routine-operations/154024.article |url-status=live }}</ref> The plan would cost around £2.2 billion, financed by private investors rather than government backing, and would be operational within around five years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Runway Plans {{!}} London Gatwick Airport |url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/company/future-plans/northern-runway.html |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=www.gatwickairport.com}}</ref>

On 27 February 2025, Transport Secretary [[Heidi Alexander]] announced that she was "minded to approve" the proposals, subject to noise mitigation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2025 |title=Gatwick Airport: Second runway backed by government |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjdz9q170yo |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> A period of additional consultation was announced, pending a final decision in October 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=£2.2bn Gatwick second runway decision delayed |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/02/27/2-2bn-gatwick-second-runway-decision-delayed/ |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=Construction Enquirer |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Ultimately, Gatwick’s expansion is projected to create approximately 14,000 new jobs and inject £1bn annually into the regional economy. Weighing up whether such an economic boost outweighs the environmental impact could be swayed by the ability of Gatwick to successfully implement its high-tech upgrades.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gatwick spreads its wings but is take-off a stretch too far? |url=https://buildindigital.com/gatwick-spreads-its-wings-but-is-take-off-a-stretch-too-far/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Build in Digtal |date=10 March 2025 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
* 15 September 1936 – A [[British Airways Ltd]] [[de Havilland Express|de Havilland DH 86]] on a night mail flight to Germany crashed on takeoff, killing the airline's chief pilot and two crew members.<ref name="September1936Crash1">{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%202620.html |title=The Gatwick Accident, Commercial Aviation |journal=[[Flight International|Flight]] |date=24 September 1936 |page=327 |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205551/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%202620.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="September1936Crash2">{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%202865.html |title=Gatwick and Mirabella, Commercial Aviation |journal=Flight |date=22 October 1936 |page=420 |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204444/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%202865.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* November 1936 – A [[British Airways Ltd]] [[Fokker F.XII|Fokker F 12]] crashed in a wood {{convert|4.5|mi}} south of Gatwick on its [[final approach]] to the airport under a low [[ceiling (cloud)|ceiling]] in poor visibility, killing both pilots and seriously injuring the [[flight engineer]].<ref name="November1936Crash">{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%203281.html |title=The Crawley Accident, Commercial Aviation |journal=Flight |date=20 November 1936 |page=590 |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204709/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%203281.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 17 February 1959 – A [[Turkish Airlines]] [[Vickers Viscount 700|Vickers Viscount 794D]] (registration: TC-SEV) on an [[1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash|international charter flight crashed in heavy fog]] at [[Newdigate]], Surrey, on its approach to Gatwick after striking trees. Fourteen of the 24 on board died, and Turkish Prime Minister [[Adnan Menderes]] was amongst the survivors.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/17/newsid_2546000/2546299.stm |title=1959: Turkish leader involved in fatal crash |work=BBC News |date=17 February 1979 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221114919/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/17/newsid_2546000/2546299.stm |archive-date=21 February 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Incidents">{{cite web |url=http://www.surrey-constabulary.com/major_incidents.26.html |work=Surrey Constabulary History |title=Major Incidents |publisher=Robert Bartlett |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510113220/http://www.surrey-constabulary.com/major_incidents.26.html |archive-date=10 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/TC-SEV.asp |title=Ministry of Aviation – Civil Aircraft Accident: Report on the Accident to Vickers Viscount 794 TC-SEV at London (Gatwick) Airport on 17&nbsp;February 1959 |publisher=Gatwick Aviation Society |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216082906/http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/TC-SEV.asp |archive-date=16 December 2007 }}</ref>
* 5 January 1969 – A [[Boeing 727-100C|Boeing 727-113C]] (registration: YA-FAR) operating as [[Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701]] arriving from [[Frankfurt Airport]], Germany, crashed into a house in [[Fernhill, West Sussex|Fernhill]] (near [[Horley]], Surrey) in low visibility. The flaps were not extended to maintain flight at final-approach speed. 48 of the 62 on board died, in addition to two on the ground.<ref name="Incidents"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=01051969&reg=YA-FAR&airline=Ariana+Afghan+Airlines |title=Accident Database query – Ariana Afghan Airlines |publisher=Airdisaster.com |date=5 January 1969 |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811185515/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=01051969&reg=YA-FAR&airline=Ariana%2BAfghan%2BAirlines |archive-date=11 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%201741.html |title=Ariana 727 Accident Cause, World News |work=Flight International |date=3 September 1970 |page=329 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204855/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%201741.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/YA-FAR.asp |title=Board of Trade – Civil Aircraft Accident: Report on the Accident to Boeing 727-113C YA-FAR 1.5 miles east of London (Gatwick) Airport on 5&nbsp;January&nbsp;1969 |publisher=Gatwick Aviation Society |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907045653/http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/YA-FAR.asp |archive-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 28 January 1972 – A [[British Caledonian]] [[Vickers VC10|Vickers VC10-1109]] (registration: G-ARTA) with no passengers aboard sustained severe structural damage as a result of a [[hard landing]] at Gatwick at the end of a short ferry flight from Heathrow, where the aircraft had been diverted due to fog at Gatwick. After touching down runway 08 and applying [[spoiler (aeronautics)|spoiler]]s and [[reverse thrust]], the aircraft became airborne again, bounced twice and landed heavily. This resulted in a burst front wheel tyre, a separated wheel and a crumpled fuselage (immediately in front of and behind the wings).<ref name="Woodley_60">''Classic Airliner'' (VC10 – The story of a classic jet airliner: Disposal of British Caledonian VC10s), p. 60, Key Publishing, Stamford, 2015</ref> A survey of the aircraft's damage revealed that its [[airframe]] was bent out of shape, requiring extensive repairs to restore [[airworthiness]]. Since the repairs were not cost-effective, the airline's management decided to [[cannibalization (parts)|cannibalise]] the aircraft for spare parts before scrapping it at Gatwick in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vc10.net/History/Individual/GARTA.html |title=A little 'VC10'derness—Individual Histories: G-ARTA |publisher=Vc10.net |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018095149/http://www.vc10.net/History/Individual/GARTA.html |archive-date=18 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720128-0 |title=ASN Aircraft incident description Vickers VC-10-1109 G-ARTA—London Gatwick Airport (LGW) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091415/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720128-0 |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 20 July 1975 – A [[British Island Airways]] (BIA) [[Handley Page Dart Herald#Specifications (Dart Herald 200)|Handley Page Dart Herald 201]] (registration: G-APWF) was involved in a runway accident while departing on a scheduled flight to Guernsey. The aircraft lifted off from runway 26 after a ground run of {{convert|2490|ft|m}} and appeared airborne for {{convert|411|ft|m|abbr=on}} (with its landing gear retracting) before the rear underside of the fuselage settled back onto the runway and brought the aircraft to a stop. An investigation concluded that the landing gear was retracted before the aircraft had become established in a climb and the flap setting and takeoff speed were incorrect. Although the aircraft incurred substantial damage, none of the 45 occupants were hurt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/4_1977_g_apwf.cfm |title=Report No: 4/1977. Report on the accident to Handley Page Herald Series 201, G-APWF at Gatwick Airport, 20 July 1975 |work=UK AAIB |access-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601192852/http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/4_1977_g_apwf.cfm |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 29 December 2014 – A [[Virgin Atlantic]] [[Boeing 747-400]] (Registration: G-VROM) suffered a loss of hydraulic fluid whilst en route to [[Las Vegas]]. Shortly after departure, an alarm prompted the crew to return to Gatwick, when they discovered that an improperly installed actuator had caused the right wing landing gear to not deploy. The aircraft successfully landed on 3 main landing-gear bogies and was returned to service on 11 January 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.flightglobal.com/virgin-747-gear-jammed-after-actuator-fitted-upside-down/118591.article| title=Virgin 747 gear jammed after actuator fitted upside-down| first=David| last=Kaminski-Morrow |date=20 October 2015 | website=Flight Global| access-date=27 August 2021| archive-date=27 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827142248/https://www.flightglobal.com/virgin-747-gear-jammed-after-actuator-fitted-upside-down/118591.article| url-status=live }}</ref>
*19–21 December 2018 – A [[Gatwick Airport drone incident|major disruption to the airport]] was caused by reports of [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]] sightings close to the runway. The runway was closed and all flights were suspended for about six hours on 19 December. The airport reopened at 03:01 the next morning until another reported sighting prompted another closing about 45 minutes later. As of 00:15 on 21 December, the airport was still closed with about 110,000 passengers and 760 flights affected.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033| title=Police 'could shoot down' Gatwick drone| date=20 December 2018| work=BBC News|location=Tunbridge Wells|publisher=BBC English Regions| access-date=21 December 2018| language=en-GB| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220235133/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033| archive-date=20 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> Officials called the drone flying a "deliberate act of disruption", but did not classify it as terrorism.<ref name="BBC_Drone_Dec_2018">{{cite news |title=Drones ground flights at Gatwick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 |work=BBC News |date=20 December 2018 |access-date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220140742/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 |archive-date=20 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The army was deployed to assist the police in resolving the incident.<ref name="BBC-46623754">{{cite news |title=Gatwick Airport: Army called in amid drone chaos |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033 |work=BBC News |access-date=20 December 2018 |date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220190111/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033 |archive-date=20 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The runway reopened with limited capacity around 06:00 that day.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46643173| title=Gatwick runway reopens after drone chaos| date=21 December 2018| work=BBC News| access-date=21 December 2018| language=en-GB| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221093352/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46643173| archive-date=21 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> Authorities suspended flights again from 17:10 to 18:23 on 21 December. Later that day a man and a woman were arrested in connection with the incident;<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/22/gatwick-drone-arrests-two-people-held-over-disruption-of-airport| title=Gatwick drone arrests: two people held over disruption of airport| date=22 December 2018| newspaper=The Guardian| location=London| access-date=22 December 2018| language=en-GB| issn=0261-3077| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222021134/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/22/gatwick-drone-arrests-two-people-held-over-disruption-of-airport| archive-date=22 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release| url=http://news.sussex.police.uk/news/two-arrested-in-drone-disruption-at-gatwick-343013| title=Two arrested in drone disruption at Gatwick| publisher=Sussex Police| language=en| access-date=22 December 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222160132/https://news.sussex.police.uk/news/two-arrested-in-drone-disruption-at-gatwick-343013| archive-date=22 December 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref> the pair were released without charge on 23 December with Sussex Police saying that they "are no longer suspects".<ref name="telegraph2312">{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/23/gatwick-drone-arrested-couple-released-without-charge/|title=Gatwick drone: Arrested couple are released without charge - as £50k reward is offered to catch culprit| first1=Martin| last1=Evans| first2=Izzy| last2=Lyons| first3=Charles| last3=Hymas| date=23 December 2018| access-date=23 December 2018| newspaper=The Daily Telegraph| location=London| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223113115/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/23/gatwick-drone-arrested-couple-released-without-charge/| archive-date=23 December 2018| url-status=live}}</ref>
*26 February 2020 – a [[Titan Airways]] [[Airbus A320|Airbus A321-211]] reported engine surge after takeoff. A few moments later, the other engine stalled. The aircraft landed safely at Gatwick eleven minutes after takeoff. The [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] determined fuel [[contamination]] following defective maintenance had gone undetected for two days and caused the incident. Safety recommendations were made to the [[European Union Aviation Safety Agency]], and changes were made by organisations including [[Airbus]] and the [[International Air Transport Association]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunford |first=Mark |date=5 May 2021 |title=Airbus' engine malfunction after takeoff from London Gatwick Airport 'could have had a catastrophic outcome', says chief |url=https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/airbus-engine-malfunction-after-takeoff-from-london-gatwick-airport-could-have-had-a-catastrophic-outcome-says-chief-3225854 |newspaper=The Crawley Observer |access-date=5 May 2021 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505194714/https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/airbus-engine-malfunction-after-takeoff-from-london-gatwick-airport-could-have-had-a-catastrophic-outcome-says-chief-3225854 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Airports of London]]
* [[List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies]]
* [[List of busiest airports by passenger traffic]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in Europe]]

==Notes==
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==References==

===Citations===
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