LGW
Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Airport Code
| Stands for | London Gatwick Airport |
|---|---|
| Categories | Transportation & Travel |
LGW stands for London Gatwick Airport, an airport code abbreviation.
London's second-busiest airport, located about 30 miles south of the city near Crawley, West Sussex, long described as the world's busiest airport with a single main runway. It is easyJet's largest base.
Example: Gatwick Express from Victoria gets you to LGW in about 30 minutes.
Usage notes
ICAO code EGKK. Gatwick has a second, standby runway normally used only as a taxiway; the UK government approved plans to bring it into routine use in September 2025. Its circular "Beehive" terminal of 1936 was one of the first airport terminals designed with direct links to a railway station. In December 2018 drone sightings shut it for about 33 hours.
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