The Beehive is the original terminal building at Gatwick Airport, England. Opened in 1936, it became obsolete in the 1950s as the airport expanded. In 2008, it was converted into serviced offices, operated by Orega, having served as the headquarters of franchised airline GB Airways for some years before that. It was the world's first fully integrated airport building, and is considered a nationally and internationally important example of airport terminal design. The Beehive is a part of the City Place Gatwick office complex. The 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) former terminal building is on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site.
The Beehive from the east
Architect's model, showing telescopic covered corridors deployed, on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum
The building's entrance
London Gatwick, also known as Gatwick Airport, is the secondary international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is located near Crawley, West Sussex, England
29.5 miles (47.5 km) south of Central London. In 2022, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after Heathrow Airport, and was the 8th-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic. It covers a total area of 674 hectares.
Gatwick Airport
A Douglas DC-6 infront of the then new terminal at Gatwick Airport in 1964
A BAC 1-11 with the main terminal building at Gatwick Airport in 1973
The airport control tower opened in 1984.