British Airways A320 Runway Blockage Triggers 10 Fuel Emergencies and 14 Gatwick Diversions
A British Airways Airbus A320 that could not clear London Gatwick Airport’s only available runway set off an extraordinary chain...
Gatwick
IATA: LGW
ICAO: EGKK
Gatwick (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is a busy international airport in United Kingdom. It is located at 51.16°N, 0.16°W. The airport is served by 63 airlines, 147 outbound destinations, reaching 48 countries.
United Kingdom
Country
London
Timezone
51.1568, -0.1619
Coordinates
Airport Information
| Airport Name | Gatwick |
|---|---|
| IATA Code | LGW |
| ICAO Code | EGKK |
| Country | United Kingdom (GB) |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
| Latitude | 51.156807 |
| Longitude | -0.161863 |
| City IATA Code | LON |
| Phone | +44 (0) 844 8 |
Airport Network Card
Gatwick (LGW)
Outbound Routes
147
Inbound Routes
121
Airlines
63
Countries
48
Longest Destination
MRU
9,748 km
Shortest Destination
JER
259 km
Latest Articles mentioning Gatwick
Wizz Air Pulls Its Longest Saudi Flights as A321XLR Strategy Shifts Back to Short-Haul
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Nine A380s a Day: Emirates Rebuilds London Capacity for Winter 2026
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British Airways New London Long-Haul Push Is Really a Heathrow-and-Gatwick Reset
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Norse Atlantic Leans Into Thailand With Major Winter 2026/27 Expansion
Norse Atlantic Airways is making Thailand one of the centerpieces of its Winter 2026/27 network. The long-haul low-cost carrier is...
Body Found In Air Arabia Maroc A320 Landing Gear At Gatwick After Tangier Flight
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AirAsia X Drops A330neo Order As Bahrain-London Launch Slips To Late Summer
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Air Transat’s 2026 Transatlantic Push: Seven New Routes And A Bigger Role For The A321LR
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British Airways Trims 19 International Routes As It Refocuses Heathrow And Simplifies Gatwick
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Eurowings Plants Its Flag at Gatwick With a Business-Leisure Bet on Germany
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Wizz Air Builds a Two-Airport London Strategy Around Valencia
Wizz Air has launched new nonstop service to Valencia Airport (VLC) from both London Luton Airport (LTN) and London Gatwick...
Pegasus Pushes Gatwick’s 2026 New-Airline Count to Nine
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) is set to add Pegasus Airlines to its summer 2026 lineup, with daily flights to Istanbul...
AnimaWings Gatwick Launch Gives The UK-Romania Market Something It Rarely Gets: A Full-Service New Entrant
AnimaWings has entered the U.K. market with a new nonstop service between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Bucharest Henri Coandă...
Gatwick’s 2026 Airline Shake-Up: Eight New Carriers, One Runway, and a Very Different Route Map
London Gatwick (LGW) has always played a different role in the UK system than London Heathrow (LHR). Heathrow is the...
AirAsia X Eyes a UK Comeback With Kuala Lumpur-Gatwick Via Bahrain
AirAsia X looks set to make another run at the UK market—this time with a fundamentally different operating concept from...
Emirates Brings the A350 to London Gatwick
Emirates marked a milestone for its UK network on February 8, 2026, when the airline’s Airbus A350-900 operated its first-ever...