Gatwick

Gatwick is the busiest single runway airport in the world, the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow and the seventh busiest in the world. It handles over 32 million passengers every year and is looking to grow to 40 million by 2011.

It opened its second terminal in 1988 and now serves 90 airlines going to 200 destinations. Originally known as an airport for UK holidaymakers travelling on charters, it has developed into a major hub with 43% of its traffic now on scheduled.

Passenger profile

Gatwick retains its strength in the holiday charter market, but is changing-

• 73% of its customers are UK residents
• 84% are travelling for leisure
• Over 4.3 million international visitors a year
• 11 million low-cost travellers
• 34% on package trip so 66% are not

Take One Media Airports Displays

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Arrivals

Departures

Interesting Info:*
 

• Total Passengers – 34.2million a year
• Transport links: Gatwick Express – 30 minutes to London
• WH Smith sells the equivalent of 5,000 sacks of potatoes as crisps in a year
• Nearly 4 million cars used the car parks in 2003. End to end this would circle the M25 85 times

(*Source Gatwick Airport statistics 2008)