London Gatwick Airport

Airport Address: West Sussex, RH6 0NP, UK

General Enquiries: +44 (0)870 000 2468

Lost & Found: +44 (0)1293 503 162

Left Luggage Facilities: (North terminal) +44 (0)1293 502 013(South terminal) +44 (0)1293 502 014

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) is England's second busiest airport after Heathrow, serving over 30 million passengers each year to 200 destinations worldwide. BAA Gatwick is also notable as the world's sixth busiest airport that serves more US, Canadian and Caribbean destinations than any other UK airport, and as a base for charter flights to Europe.

Located 28 miles (45 kms) south of London, BAA Gatwick International Airport is well integrated with the transport system of England’s capital city, and offers excellent road and rail links to the surrounding south-east region of England. Gatwick Airport is signposted from the M25 London ring road and can normally be reached within an hour by car from central London. Each day over 900 train and 40 express coaches service Gatwick Airport, including the Gatwick Express every 15 minutes, with direct trains to London Victoria and London Bridge stations.

Gatwick's two terminals, the North and South Terminals, provide passengers with the most modern facilities, with extensive amenities for business travellers, families and those with special needs. Gatwick offers leading brand duty-free shopping, numerous gift shops, newsagents, bars, snack stations and restaurants. Gatwick added to its North Terminal Departure Lounge amenities in 2001. The two terminals are connected by a free shuttle service

Terminal Information

The London Gatwick Airport (LGW) terminals are used by over 31 million passengers each year. Each terminal at London Gatwick Airport serves several airlines and a large number of destinations. For the convenience of passengers, both terminals at the London Gatwick Airport (LGW) feature a variety of restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, lounges, information desks, business services and banks and ATMs. Special facilities for the physically challenged passengers are also available in both terminals.

The North Terminal

Arrivals area is located on the ground floor of the North Terminal. The Avenue shopping area is situated on the first floor and the check-in desks can be found on the second floor.

The South Terminal

Check-in desks and arrivals are both located on level 2 of the South Terminal. (on the lower level outside International Arrivals).

Airlines Information

Gatwick Airport (LGW) is the 2 nd largest airport in the UK and the 7 th busiest international airport in the world. Nearly 90 airlines operate from the airport, serving around 200 destinations, worldwide.

North Terminal

Adria Airways - 020 7437 0143
Air Comet - 020 7290 7887
Air Namibia - 0870 774 0965
Air Southwest - 0870 240 8202
Atlas Blue - 020 7307 5803
British Airways - 0844 493 0787
Brussels Airlines - 0870 735 2345
Clickair - 00 800 25425247
Daallo Airlines - Contact airport enquiries
Delta Air Lines - 0800 414 767
easyJet - Contact airport enquiries
Emirates - 0870 243 2222
flyLAL Lithuanian Airlines - 01293 579 900
Flystar Astraeus - 01293 819 800
Kibris Turkish Airlines - 020 7930 4851
Malev - 0870 909 0577
Northwest Airlines - 0870 507 4074
Qatar Airways - 020 7896 3636
Tarom - 020 7224 3693
Thomson Airways - 0870 190 0737
Virgin Nigeria - 0844 412 1788

South Terminal

Aer Lingus - 0870 876 5000
Afriqiyah - 0870 242 2267
Air Algerie - 020 8750 3300
Air Baltic - 0870 607 2772
Air Malta - 0845 607 3710
Air Transat - 020 7616 9187
Air Zimbabwe - 020 7399 3600
Aurigny - 0871 871 0717
Azerbaijan Airlines - 0870 760 5757
Belavia Belarusian Airlines - 020 7393 1201
BH Air (Balkan Holidays) - 0845 130 1114
bmi - 0870 60 70 555
British Jet - 0800 091 4444
Bulgaria Air - Contact airport enquiries
Croatia Airlines - 020 8563 0022
Cubana - 020 7537 7909
easyJet - Contact airport enquiries
Estonian Air - 020 7333 0196
Eurocypria - Contact airport enquiries
Flybe - 0871 700 2000
flyglobespan - 0871 987 1687
Ghana International Airlines - 020 7100 1165
Karthago - Contact airport enquiries
KD Avia - 0871 423 5741
Meridiana Airlines - 0845 355 5588
Monarch Airlines Charter - 0870 066 1472
Monarch Airlines Scheduled - 0870 040 5040
Montenegro Airlines - Contact airport enquiries
norwegian.no - 020 8099 7254
Olympic Airlines - 0870 606 0460
Oman Air - 0870 7707 319
Onur Air - Contact airport enquiries
Pakistan International Airlines - 0800 587 1023
Rossiya Airlines - Contact airport enquiries
Ryanair - Contact airport enquiries
SAS - 0870 607 2772
SATA International - Contact airport enquiries
TAP Air Portugal - 0845 601 0932
Thomas Cook - 0870 111 1111
Ukraine International Airlines - 01293 596 609
US Airways - 0845 600 3300
Virgin Atlantic Airways - 0870 574 7747
Wizz Air +48 (0)22 351 9499

Airline Lounges

At the South Terminal, US Airways, Continental and Virgin Atlantic have dedicated lounges available in the departure area. Executive lounges for inbound US Airways and Continental passengers are located in the arrivals area of the South Terminal. The Servisair executive lounge is accessible by all passengers departing from Gatwick South Terminal.

Premium class passengers travelling with BA (international flights only), Emirates and Delta have dedicated lounges available in the departure area of the North Terminal. The Aviance lounge is available for a small fee to all passengers departing from Gatwick North Terminal.

Tourist Information

Each arrivals concourse has an information desk staffed by multilingual airport personnel.

Medical Facilities

A medical and travel immunisation service is available in Ashdown House, adjacent to the South Terminal. Contact +44 1293 50 7400 for further details.

Pharmacies (Boots) are located both before and after security control at the Gatwick Airport (LGW).

Induction loops are available in various locations at the Gatwick Airport (LGW) terminals. Unisex accessible toilets are provided near most restroom blocks. Other facilities such as Free Help Points and reserved seating areas for special needs passengers and are located throughout the airport. Passengers can also contact Travel-Care, located in Gatwick Village , South Terminal.

Car Rental

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) is served by several car rental companies including Hertz, Avis, Europcar, National, Alamo, Enterprise , Dollar and Thrifty.

General Information

Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is London's second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. It is the world's 22nd busiest airport in terms of passengers per year (7th in terms of international passengers). It is also often quoted as the world's busiest single runway airport, although strictly speaking it now has a second 'stand-by' runway, which can be used only when the main runway is out of use.

Gatwick is located in Crawley, West Sussex (originally Charlwood, Surrey) 5 km (3 miles) north of the town centre, 46 km (28 miles) south of London and 40 km (25 miles) north of Brighton.

Gatwick is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates six other UK airports, including Heathrow, and is itself owned by an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.

This year Gatwick celebrates 50 years of operations - Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the airport half a century ago on 9 June 1958.

Charter airlines generally do not operate from Heathrow and therefore use Gatwick as their main base for London and the South East.

For the past 30 years many flights to and from the USA have also used Gatwick because of the restrictions on access to Heathrow that were enshrined in the 1977 Bermuda II bilateral air services agreement between the UK and the US.

The airport is a major operational base for British Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic. The airport is also a major base for a number of charter airlines including First Choice Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomsonfly and XL Airways. Runway 8L/26R is mostly used as a taxiway.