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LGW London Gatwick Airport

Local timeUTC+0Europe/London
Runways2longest 10,883 ft3,317 m
Elevation202 ft62 mabove sea level
CodesLGW · EGKKIATA · ICAO

Photo: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of London Gatwick Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 08R/26L: 10,883 ft (3,317 m), asphaltRunway 08L/26R: 8,402 ft (2,561 m), asphalt08R26L08L26R1 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
08R/26L
78° / 258° true		 10,883 ft3,317 m148 ft45 masphalt · lit
08L/26R
78° / 258° true		 8,402 ft2,561 m148 ft45 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates51.1°N, 0.2°W (51.1487, -0.1857)
RegionEngland, United Kingdom
Time zoneEurope/London: UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
Official sitewww.gatwickairport.com/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from LGW to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDLGW
HubDistanceFrom LGWTo LGW
London LHR41 km25 mi1 h 05 min1 h 05 min
Paris CDG308 km191 mi1 h 25 min1 h 25 min
Frankfurt FRA629 km391 mi1 h 45 min1 h 50 min
Istanbul IST2,460 km1,528 mi3 h 35 min4 h 05 min
Doha DOH5,215 km3,240 mi6 h 30 min7 h 30 min
Dubai DXB5,474 km3,401 mi6 h 50 min7 h 50 min
New York JFK5,569 km3,460 mi8 h6 h 55 min
Toronto YYZ5,739 km3,566 mi8 h 10 min7 h 05 min
Chicago ORD6,377 km3,963 mi8 h 55 min7 h 45 min
Delhi DEL6,719 km4,175 mi8 h 05 min9 h 25 min
Atlanta ATL6,790 km4,219 mi9 h 30 min8 h 10 min
Beijing PEK8,166 km5,074 mi9 h 50 min10 h 50 min
Los Angeles LAX8,798 km5,467 mi11 h 40 min10 h 30 min
Mexico City MEX8,934 km5,551 mi12 h10 h 30 min
Johannesburg JNB9,035 km5,614 mi11 h 10 min11 h 30 min
São Paulo GRU9,446 km5,869 mi12 h 05 min11 h 30 min
Tokyo HND9,612 km5,973 mi11 h 35 min12 h 20 min
Hong Kong HKG9,633 km5,986 mi11 h 20 min12 h 45 min
Singapore SIN10,872 km6,756 mi12 h 40 min14 h 15 min
Sydney SYD17,021 km10,577 mi19 h 30 min21 h 25 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
London LHR
London Heathrow Airport		41 km25 mi NNW
London LCY
London City Airport		43 km27 mi NNE
Southend-on-Sea, Essex SEN
London Southend Airport		77 km48 mi NE
London LTN
London Luton Airport		82 km51 mi N
Southampton SOU
Southampton Airport		85 km53 mi WSW
London STN
London Stansted Airport		87 km54 mi NNE
Bournemouth BOH
Bournemouth Airport		123 km76 mi WSW
Bristol BRS
Bristol Airport		178 km111 mi W

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

493 hours
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Route guides from LGW

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachAPP126.825
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS136.525
Clearance deliveryCLNC DEL121.955
DIRDirector118.950
GroundGND121.805
TowerTWR124.230

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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