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London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
Airport Information
(London, England)
 Currently London's number two airport after Heathrow, Gatwick Airport (LGW) is just 48 km / 30 miles south of the centre of London, in West Sussex. Close to both Crawley and Horley, London Gatwick Airport features just one runway, which serves more than 35 million passengers annually and around 200 different world-wide destinations.
London Gatwick Airport is amongst the busiest and largest single-runway airports in Europe, with almost 300,000 aircraft movements each year. Gatwick's two terminals are known as the North and South terminals and are home to many major airlines, such as British Airways, First Choice Airways, easyJet, Monarch Airlines, Thomsonfly and Virgin Atlantic.
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Gatwick Airport is close to central London, being connected by the M23 and M25 motorways, and is also just a short drive from Brighton, Clapham, Croydon, Dorking and Tunbridge Wells. High-speed Gatwick Express trains connect the airport and London Victoria station in a mere 30 minutes, while taxis operated by 'Checker Cars' and car rental are available as well.
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) Information: History and Facilities
Gatwick Airport is extremely historic and dates back to the early 1920s, when it started life as a small aerodrome off Tinsley Green Lane, on farmland once home to Gatwick Manor House. After a short spell as a flying school, Gatwick Airport was operating a series of scheduled passenger flights by the mid-1930s. The Beehive Terminal building was built at this stage and linked to the nearby train station.
Due to frequent heavy mists and the need for longer runways, passenger flights switched to nearby Croydon Airport and London Gatwick Airport was used solely by the RAF, with occasional cargo flights. In 1950, a controversial decision was made by the government to make Gatwick Airport London's number two airport, second only to the up-and-coming Heathrow. Major renovation work followed for many years afterwards.
Direct rail access to London's Gatwick Airport was always a major feature and modern piers and jet-bridges were added soon after. The modern North Terminal opened at the end of the 1980s and was linked to the South Terminal by fast trains. In 2005, more than £100 million was spent on improvements at Gatwick Airport, including a new pier and passenger bridge, which overlooks much of the airport itself.
Constant investment at London Gatwick Airport has ensured that facilities are modern and state-of-the-art. Passengers flying into and out of Gatwick can expect plenty of restaurants, cafes and shops in both the North and South terminals, along with a useful 'Shopping Collection Service'.
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) Information: About London Tourism
The city of London is the famous capital of England and home to many truly world-class sights. London's iconic London Eye is amongst the city's premier attractions and is an enormous wheel which rotates slowly and offers breathtaking views across the city centre, and even aerial glimpses of Buckingham Palace, the Queen of England's official residence.
Those flying into Gatwick Airport (LGW) will find a wealth of treasures within nearby London and around the area. Try to make time to visit the British Museum, Kew Gardens, Madame Tussaud's Waxworks, the National Gallery, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle and London Zoo, which is situated in Regent's Park, on the north-western side of the city.
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