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.
Crawley is a town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is 28 miles (45 km) south of London, 18 miles (29 km) north of Brighton and Hove, and 32 miles (51 km) north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of 17.36 square miles (44.96 km2) and had a population of 106,597 at the time of the 2011 Census.
Image: August 2011 in Crawley's historic High Street (q) geograph.org.uk 2555359
Image: Queens Square, Crawley (geograph 5814836)
Image: Goffs Park House, Crawley (geograph 7188075)
Image: Memorial Gardens (geograph 5531397)