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London Gatwick airport (United Kingdom)
London Gatwick airport is located near London, with Gatwick at 1mi↑, Langley Green at 1mi↑, Crawley District at 2mi↑, Horley at 2mi↑, Crawley at 2mi↑, Gossops Green at 3mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of London Gatwick airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGKK
- IATA code : LGW
- Local code : -
Elevation : 62 m = 203ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 08R/26L : 3316m = 10879ft
- runway 08L/26R : 2565m = 8415ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Coming to London Gatwick airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Gatwick Airport train station at 1mi
- Horley train station at 2mi
- Ifield train station at 2mi
By plane :
- London Gatwick airport at 0mi : book on Volotea Iberia Vueling Singapore Airlines
- Redhill airport at 5mi : book on Trip.com
- London Biggin Hill airport at 16mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for London Gatwick airport EGKK LGW
METAR for London Gatwick airport EGKK LGW
EGKK 160650Z 26010KT CAVOK 17/13 Q1015
Decoded METAR for London Gatwick airport EGKK LGW
METAR issued by EGKK on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 06:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 27 hours and -1436 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 17°C = 63°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 19km/h = 10kt, direction is 260°.
Sky clear.
TAF for London Gatwick airport EGKK LGW
EGKK 160458Z 1606/1712 26011KT 9999 FEW020 BECMG 1609/1612 32010KT BECMG 1618/1621 08003KT PROB30 1703/1706 8000 BECMG 1709/1712 19010KT
Decoded TAF for London Gatwick airport EGKK LGW
TAF issued by EGKK on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:58 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 4 hours and 56 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, July 16, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 16, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
1606/1712 26011KT 9999 FEW020
wind 11kt = 20km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Wednesday, July 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 16, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1609/1612 32010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 320°
becoming from Wednesday, July 16, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1618/1621 08003KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is 80°
probability of 30% to have from Wednesday, July 16, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB30 1703/1706 8000
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
becoming from Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1709/1712 19010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 190°
VAC for London Gatwick airport EGKK LGW
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for London Gatwick airport
Around London Gatwick airport (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Gatwick
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 193mi↑
- Paris at 195mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 195mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 381mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 382mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 386mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 386mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 386mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 386mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 387mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 387mi↑
- Station de montagne Rouge Gazon at 388mi↑
- for London Gatwick airport at 0mi↑
- for Redhill airport at 5mi↑
- for Oakland Farm Airstrip airport at 10mi↑
nearest airports to London Gatwick airport (United Kingdom)
- Redhill airport (EGKR KRH ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Oakland Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0785) at 10mi↑
- Chipstead Private Airstrip airport ( GB-1004) at 10mi↑
- Jackrells Farm airport ( GB-0176) at 10mi↑
- Welcross Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0792) at 10mi↑
- East Haxted Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0782) at 10mi↑
- Baynard's Park Airstrip airport ( GB-0766) at 11mi↑
- Chelworth House Airstrip airport ( GB-0757) at 11mi↑
- Danehill Airstrip airport ( GB-0759) at 11mi↑
- Goldstone Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0979) at 12mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap