London Gatwick Airport - Crawley, UK
N 51° 09.408 W 000° 09.726
30U E 698445 N 5671091
London Gatwick Airport, the world’s busiest single runway airport and the second largest airport in the United Kingdom, is located about 29 miles (47 km) south of central London.
Waymark Code: WMJ4YE
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/24/2013
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"London Gatwick is the UK’s second largest airport and the most efficient single-runway airport in the world.
We serve around 200 destinations (more than any other UK airport) in 90 countries for 34 million passengers a year on short and long haul point-to-point services. The airport is also a major economic driver for the South-East region, generating around 23,000 on-airport jobs and a further 13,000 jobs through related activities.
London Gatwick is 28 miles south of London with excellent public transport links into the heart of London and elsewhere. It's quicker to get from Gatwick to central London than from other London airports taking just 28 minutes from the airport direct to the financial district in London or 30 minutes to key tourist attractions." SOURCE
"Gatwick Airport began life in 1930 as a small enthusiast flying club (Surrey Aero Club) and was issued with its first public licence in 1934, which allowed the airport to be used by commercial aircraft.
Originally, Gatwick had only one passenger terminal, the South Terminal and in 1962, the terminal doubled in size with the construction of two new piers.
In 1952, the Government approved the development of Gatwick into a direct alternative airport to Heathrow with a significant investment programme and in 1956 Gatwick closed as building began on ‘the new London Airport.’ The airport cost £7.8 million to build and was officially opened by HM The Queen on 9 June 1958. The ‘new’ Gatwick was the world’s first single facility airport accessible by all modes of transport – air, rail and road." SOURCE