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'''Gatwick Airport''' was an airport just outside of [[London]]. In [[1966]], [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Polly Wright]], [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] encountered [[Chameleon]]s at Gatwick. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'')
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'''London Gatwick Airport''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association_airport_code IATA]: '''LGW''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code ICAO]: '''EGKK''') is located 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the centre of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawley Crawley], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sussex West Sussex], and 45.7 km (28.4 mi) south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London]. It is London's second largest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_airport international airport] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busiest_airports_in_the_United_Kingdom_by_total_passenger_traffic second busiest] by total passenger traffic in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom] after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Heathrow_Airport Heathrow].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup>


Gatwick has the world's busiest single-use runway and is Europe's leading airport for point-to-point flights.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_vital_stats_3-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_vital_stats-3 [4]]</sup>
== History ==
On [[20 July]] [[1966]], the [[Second Doctor]], [[Polly Wright]], [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] encountered [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]] at Gatwick. [[Continental Airlines]] and [[BUA]] were [[airline]]s that operated at Gatwick. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Faceless Ones (TV story)}})


In 2008, Gatwick ranked as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic world's 28th-busiest airport] in terms of passenger numbers<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup>, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_international_passenger_traffic 9th busiest] in terms of international passengers<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Europe 8th largest in Europe] by passenger traffic<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_vital_stats_3-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_vital_stats-3 [4]]</sup>.
Shortly after bidding farewell to Ben and Polly, the Doctor and Jamie noticed [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] was being stolen on the back of a lorry at Gatwick by those working for [[Edward Waterfield]] as part of a ploy to the lure the Doctor to the [[Dalek]]s in [[1866]], and the Doctor and Jamie gave chase in order to recover it. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}})


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_airlines Charter airlines] generally do not operate from Heathrow and use Gatwick as a base for London and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_England South East]. From 1978 to 2008, many flights to and from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States US] used Gatwick because of Heathrow restrictions implemented in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_II Bermuda II] agreement between the UK and the US.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-7 [8]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-8 [9]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-9 [10]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-10 [11]]</sup> (As of 2010, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines Delta Air Lines] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways US Airways] are the only US carriers to continue serving Gatwick from the US.) The airport is a base for scheduled operators [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aer_Lingus Aer Lingus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways British Airways] (BA), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EasyJet EasyJet], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flybe Flybe] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Atlantic_Airways Virgin Atlantic]. The airport is also a base for charter airlines including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_Airlines Monarch Airlines], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cook_Airlines Thomas Cook Airlines] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_Airways Thomson Airways]. Gatwick is unique amongst London's airports in having a significant airline presence representing each of the three main air transport provider [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_model business models], ie full service, low/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_frills no frills] and charter.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-11 [12]]</sup>
[[1967|One year later]], [[Gerry Billing]], a boy with a [[psychic link]] to the TARDIS, saw the Doctor's encounter with the Chameleons in his [[dream]]s, due to their timelines being synched. Unaware that his vision had already happened, Gerry got his mother [[Claire Billing|Claire]] to agree to take him to Gatwick later that day. When Gerry disappeared as he had been taken prisoner by [[Mark Forester]] and [[Kenneth Williams]], Claire assumed he had gone to Gatwick on his own and [[telephone]]d the airport. She worked her way up the chain of command to the [[Charles Gordon|Commandant]], but received no answers.


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAA_Limited BAA Limited] and its predecessors, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAA_Limited British Airports Authority] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAA_Limited BAA plc], owned and operated Gatwick continuously from 1 January 1966 until 2 December 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_under_BAA_12-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_under_BAA-12 [13]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_under_GIP_13-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_under_GIP-13 [14]]</sup> On 17 September 2008, BAA announced it would sell Gatwick following a report by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_Commission Competition Commission] into BAA's market dominance in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_England South East England]. On 21 October 2009, it was announced that agreement had been reached to sell Gatwick to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Infrastructure_Partners Global Infrastructure Partners] (GIP), the owners of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_City_Airport London City Airport], for £1.51 billion. Of this amount, £55 million will depend on the airport's future traffic development and its owners' future capital structure (£10 million and £45 million respectively).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-14 [15]]</sup> The sale was formally completed on 3 December 2009. On this day, Gatwick's ownership passed from BAA to GIP.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-15 [16]]</sup>
The [[Commandant]] was puzzled, as Claire possessed an unusual amount of knowledge about the previous year's events and believed them to be happening in the present, but assumed her to be an attention seeker. Years later, he told the [[Third Doctor]] about the phone call. The Doctor, realizing the caller was no attention seeker, wondered if Claire had been attuned to his personal timeline somehow and, looking into the matter, discovered what had happened to Gerry and arranged to meet him in [[1968]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Imaginary Friends (novel)}})
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[hide]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#History 1 History]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#1920.E2.80.9345 1.1 1920–45]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#1945.E2.80.9370 1.2 1945–70]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#1970_to_2009 1.3 1970 to 2009]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#2009_Onwards 1.4 2009 Onwards]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Gatwick_today 2 Gatwick today]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Facilities 2.1 Facilities]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Major_airlines 2.2 Major airlines]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Traffic_Performance 2.3 Traffic Performance]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Changing_character_of_airport 2.4 Changing character of airport]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Operations 2.5 Operations]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Security 2.6 Security]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Terminals.2C_airlines_and_destinations 3 Terminals, airlines and destinations]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Ground_transport 4 Ground transport]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Road 4.1 Road]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Rail 4.2 Rail]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Bus_and_coach 4.3 Bus and coach]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Cycle 4.4 Cycle]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Terminal_transfer 4.5 Terminal transfer]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Development 5 Development]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Future_plans 6 Future plans]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Incidents_and_accidents 7 Incidents and accidents]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#Notes 8 Notes]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#See_also 9 See also]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#References 10 References]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#External_links 11 External links]
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==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=1 edit]] History==
The name "Gatwick" dates back to 1241, the name of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manorialism manor] on the site of today's airport until the 19th century. It is derived from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_language Anglo-Saxon] words ''gāt'', 'goat', and ''wīc'', 'dairy farm', ie 'goat farm'.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-16 [17]]</sup>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_airport_sunset.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_airport_sunset.jpg]The airport at sunset with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_tower control tower] visibleIn 1891, a racecourse was created beside the London–[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton Brighton] railway, and a station included sidings for horse boxes. The course held steeplechase and flat races. During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I First World War] the course hosted the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National Grand National].
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=2 edit]] 1920–45===
In the late 1920s, land adjacent to the racecourse at Hunts Green Farm along [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinsley_Green,_West_Sussex Tinsley Green] Lane was used as an aerodrome. Following a change in land ownership, the aerodrome was licensed in August 1930.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_History_17-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_History-17 [18]]</sup> Surrey Aero Club formed in 1930 and used the old Hunts Green farmhouse as club house. Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932 and operated a flying school. The aerodrome was also used for pilots flying in to races. In 1933, the aerodrome was sold to an investor. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Ministry Air Ministry] approved commercial flights from Gatwick the following year, and by 1936, scheduled flights were operating to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe Continent]. A circular terminal called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_%28Gatwick_Airport%29 The Beehive], designed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hoar Frank Hoar], was built with a subway to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Airport_railway_station Gatwick racecourse railway station] so passengers could travel from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Victoria_Station London Victoria Station] to the aircraft without stepping outside. Two fatal accidents in 1936 questioned the safety of the airport. Moreover, it was prone to fog and waterlogging. The new subway flooded after rain. As a consequence and the need for longer landing strips, the original [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Ltd. British Airways] moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon_Airport Croydon Airport] in 1937. Gatwick went back to private flying and was contracted as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force Royal Air Force] (RAF) flying school. The airport also attracted repair companies.


Gatwick Airport was requisitioned by the RAF in September 1939 and used for aircraft maintenance. Although night-fighters, an army co-operation squadron and later fighters were based at Gatwick, it was mainly a repair and maintenance facility.
In [[2012]], [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] caught a plane from Gatwick to [[Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez]] in [[Mexico City]], but never arrived due to a [[time loop]] placed upon her by the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Infinite Today (audio story)}})
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=3 edit]] 1945–70===
After the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II Second World War] maintenance continued and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_airline charter companies] flying war-surplus aircraft started to use the airport. Most services were cargo flights, although the airport suffered bad drainage and was little used. In November 1948 the owners warned the airport could be de-requisitioned by November 1949 and revert to private use.


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted_Airport Stansted] was favoured as London's second airport and Gatwick's future was in doubt. Despite opposition from local authorities, in 1950 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom Cabinet] decided Gatwick was to be an alternative to Heathrow. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Government Government] said in July 1952 that the airport was to be developed, resulting in temporary closure between 1956 and 1958 for a (£7.8 million) renovation. The redevelopment was carried out by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_McAlpine Alfred McAlpine].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-18 [19]]</sup> On 9 June 1958, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II] flew into the new airport in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Heron de Havilland Heron] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_transport_of_the_Royal_Family_and_government_of_the_United_Kingdom Queen's Flight] to perform the opening. However, this event was preceded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transair_%28UK%29 Transair] operating the first commercial air service from the new Gatwick on 30 May 1958<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-19 [20]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-20 [21]]</sup> while a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Airlines Jersey Airlines] de Havilland Heron was the first scheduled aircraft to arrive at the newly reconstructed airport.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_History_17-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_History-17 [18]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-21 [22]]</sup>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:People_Express_Boeing_747_at_London_Gatwick_in_June_1983.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:People_Express_Boeing_747_at_London_Gatwick_in_June_1983.jpg]A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoplexpress_Airlines PEOPLExpress] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747 Boeing 747] at the satellite pier of the South Terminal in June 1983. The North Terminal is under construction in the backgroundThe main pier of what is now the South Terminal was built during the 1956–58 construction of Gatwick. In 1962, two additional piers were added. Gatwick was the world's first airport with a direct railway link and one of the first to use an enclosed pier-based terminal which allowed passengers to walk under cover to waiting areas close to aircraft with only a short walk outdoors. Fully extendible [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_bridge jet bridges] were added when the piers were rebuilt and extended in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_European_Airways British European Airways] (BEA) was an early Gatwick user. It was followed by BEA Helicopters and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airtours BEA Airtours], which made the airport their base.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-22 [23]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-23 [24]]</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWIA_West_Indies_Airways BWIA West Indies Airways] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_Airways Sudan Airways] were among Gatwick's first scheduled overseas airlines. The latter's ''Blue Nile'' services between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum Khartoum] and London Gatwick were operated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_United_Airways British United Airways] (BUA) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Viscount Vickers Viscount] aircraft. (At the time BUA were acting as Sudan Airways's technical advisers.)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-24 [25]]</sup>
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From the late 1950s, a number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom Britain]'s private airlines established themselves at Gatwick. The first was Transair.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-25 [26]]</sup> It was followed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwork_Services Airwork], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting-Clan_Air_Transport Hunting-Clan] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Air_Services Morton Air Services]. In July 1960 these merged to form British United Airways. Throughout the 1960s BUA was Britain's largest independent airline. During that decade it became Gatwick's largest resident airline. By the end of the decade it also became the airport's leading scheduled operator, with a 71,000 kilometers (43,217 mi) network of short, medium and long-haul routes across [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America]. These were served with contemporary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_One-Eleven BAC One-Eleven] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_VC-10 Vickers VC-10] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_aircraft jet aircraft].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-26 [27]]</sup>
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=4 edit]] 1970 to 2009===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_international_arrivals_concourse.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_international_arrivals_concourse.JPG]South Terminal international arrivals concourseIn late November 1970, BUA was acquired by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland Scottish] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_airline charter airline] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonian_Airways Caledonian Airways]. The new airline was known as Caledonian/BUA before adopting the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Caledonian British Caledonian] name in September 1971. BUA's takeover by Caledonian enabled the latter to transform itself into a scheduled airline. In addition to scheduled routes inherited from BUA, it launched scheduled services to Europe, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa North] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa West Africa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America] as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East Middle] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_East Far East] during the 1970s and '80s. This included the first scheduled service by a wholly private UK airline since the 1930s between London and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris Paris], in November 1971, as well as the first transatlantic scheduled services by a private UK airline to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles], in April 1973. It also included the launch of the UK's first private scheduled air service to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong Hong Kong] (via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai Dubai]) in August 1980.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-27 [28]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-28 [29]]</sup>
 
In November 1972, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laker_Airways Laker Airways] became the first operator of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide-body_aircraft widebody aircraft] aircraft at Gatwick, following the introduction of two [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell-Douglas_DC-10 McDonnell-Douglas DC-10] 10 series widebodied [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trijet trijets].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-29 [30]]</sup>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_North_Terminal_122.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_North_Terminal_122.JPG]Gatwick's North Terminal building and transit stationLaker's DC-10 fleet expanded throughout the 1970s and early '80s with longer-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_%28aircraft%29 range] series 30 aircraft. This enabled the launch of Gatwick's first daily long-haul, no frills flights to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport New York JFK] on 26 September 1977.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-30 [31]]</sup>
 
British Caledonian was also a Gatwick operator of the DC-10-30 widebody, having introduced its first pair in March and May 1977, respectively.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-31 [32]]</sup> The airline eventually operated a small fleet of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747 Boeing 747]-200s as well, having acquired its first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_jet jumbo jet] in 1982.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-32 [33]]</sup>
 
Other independent airlines including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan-Air Dan-Air] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Europe Air Europe] played a role in the development of the airport and its scheduled route network during the 1970s, '80s and early '90s.
 
In the year ending April 1987, Gatwick overtook New York JFK as the world's second-busiest international airport, handling 15.86 million international passengers – 100,000 more than JFK.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-33 [34]]</sup> Passenger numbers had grown steadily since the late 1970s, as a result of several Government initiatives in support of Gatwick's development. These included new policies to transfer all scheduled services between London and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_peninsula Iberian peninsula] from Heathrow to Gatwick<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-34 [35]]</sup>, and compelling all airlines that were planning to operate a scheduled service to or from London for the first time to use Gatwick instead of Heathrow. The latter policy was officially known as the "London Air Traffic Distribution Rules". It came into effect on 1 April 1978 and was applied retroactively from the beginning of April 1977. These rules were designed to achieve a fairer distribution of traffic between London Heathrow and London Gatwick, the UK's two main international gateway airports. The policy was aimed at increasing Gatwick's utilisation to help the airport make a profit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-35 [36]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-36 [37]]</sup> Another pro-active measure the Government took to aid Gatwick's development at the time was to grant permission for a high-frequency helicopter shuttle service linking both of London's main airports.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-baa21_37-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-baa21-37 [38]]</sup> The new helicopter shuttle service linking London Heathrow and London Gatwick was inaugurated on 9 June 1978.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-38 [39]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Link_39-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-Link-39 [40]]</sup>
 
As passenger numbers grew, a circular satellite pier was added to the terminal building in 1983, connected to the main terminal by the UK's first automated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_mover people mover] system (now replaced with a walkway and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_walkway travelators]). The new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_tower air traffic control tower] opened in 1984. The same year, the non-stop [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Express Gatwick Express] rail service to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Victoria_station London Victoria station] was launched. There was need for more capacity and a second terminal was planned.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-runway_moratorium_40-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-runway_moratorium-40 [41]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1979_expansion_plans_41-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-1979_expansion_plans-41 [42]]</sup>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Sofitel_%26_transit_track.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Sofitel_%26_transit_track.JPG]Inter-terminal transit track and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofitel Sofitel] hotel. The North Terminal building is in the backgroundConstruction began on the North Terminal in 1983, which was the largest construction project south of London in the 1980s. It cost £260 million.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-42 [43]]</sup> The terminal was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 18 March 1988<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-43 [44]]</sup> and expanded in 1991 with a second aircraft pier. In 1994, the North Terminal international departure lounge opened. The North Terminal has an area of 75,000m<sup>2</sup>. Gatwick's two terminals are connected by an automated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_transit rapid track transit system] (currently closed for a major refurbishment).
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Airport_North_Terminal_bridge.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Airport_North_Terminal_bridge.jpg]Inside the world's largest air passenger bridge at the North Terminal's Pier 6[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_apron_%281%29.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_apron_%281%29.JPG]View of Gatwick's apron from the North Terminal passenger bridge, looking towards the South TerminalAn extension to North Terminal departure lounge was completed in 2001, and in 2005, a £110 million additional aircraft pier (Pier 6) opened, adding an extra 11 pier-served aircraft stands. Linked by the world's largest air passenger bridge to the main terminal building, it spans a taxiway, giving arriving and departing passengers views of the airport and taxiing aircraft.
 
In 2000, a major extension to the South Terminal departure lounge was completed, and in 2005, an extension and refurbishment to the baggage reclaim hall was also completed, doubling it in size. In May 2008, another extension was completed to the South Terminal departure lounge. In addition, a second-floor security search area opened. The South Terminal now covers an area of 120,000m<sup>2</sup>. The terminal is mainly used by low-cost airlines. Many former users have moved to the newer North Terminal.
 
On 12 October 2009, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Airways Qatar Airways]'s daily QR076 Gatwick–[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha Doha] scheduled service became the first commercial flight powered by fuel made from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas natural gas]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340 Airbus A340]-600HGW operating the six-hour flight ran on a 50-50 blend of synthetic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_to_liquids gas-to-liquids] (GTL) and conventional oil-based [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_fuel kerosene] developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dutch_Shell Shell] instead of traditional, purely oil-based [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_fuel aviation turbine fuel].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-44 [45]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-45 [46]]</sup>
 
On 3 December 2009, the transfer of Gatwick's ownership from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAA_Limited BAA Limited] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Infrastructure_Partners Global Infrastructure Partners] became effective.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_under_BAA_12-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_under_BAA-12 [13]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_under_GIP_13-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_under_GIP-13 [14]]</sup>
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=5 edit]] 2009 Onwards===
Following the sale of the airport to GIP, Gatwick's new owners announced their intention to proceed with a previously agreed £1 billion investment programme to upgrade and expand the airport's existing infrastructure to transform the passenger experience.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-46 [47]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-47 [48]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-onward_and_upward_48-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-onward_and_upward-48 [49]]</sup> It is hoped that this will firmly establish Gatwick as the airport of choice for air travellers whose journey begins and/or ends in London and other parts of South East England. According to Virgin Atlantic communications director Paul Charles, the prospect of offering much better facilities to Gatwick's airlines and passengers as a result of the change in ownership presents a long-term opportunity to leapfrog Heathrow in terms of airport infrastructure and passenger amenities.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-49 [50]]</sup> It is expected that GIP will use its relationships to persuade new and existing airlines to consider launching additional routes from Gatwick, reinstating services suspended as a result of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-2000s_recession global recession] in the wake of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007-2009 financial crisis] that began in 2007 and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU-US_Open_Skies_Agreement Open Skies] and/or expanding their existing flying programme from the airport in the near future.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-onward_and_upward_48-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-onward_and_upward-48 [49]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-50 [51]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-51 [52]]</sup>
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=6 edit]] Gatwick today==
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=7 edit]] Facilities===
Gatwick Airport has two terminals, ''North'' and ''South''. Both have shops and restaurants, landside and airside. Disabled passengers can travel through all areas. There are facilities for baby changing and feeding, and play areas and video games for children. Business travellers have lounges offering business facilities. On 31 May 2008, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Holidays Virgin Holidays] opened ''V Room'', Gatwick's first dedicated lounge for leisure travellers. Use of this lounge is exclusive to Virgin Holidays customers flying from the airport to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida Orlando], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada Las Vegas] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean Caribbean] with sister airline [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Atlantic_Airways Virgin Atlantic].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-52 [53]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-53 [54]]</sup> There is also a conference and business centre. Furthermore, the airport has several on- and off-site hotels. These range from executive to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel capsule hotel].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_136.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_136.JPG]South Terminal zone A check-in concourseThe airport has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglicanism Anglican], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church Catholic] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Church Free Church] Chaplains. In addition, there is a multi-faith prayer room and counselling room in each terminal. A daily service is led by one of the chaplains. The prayer room is open to all faiths.
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=8 edit]] Major airlines===
BA and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EasyJet EasyJet] are Gatwick's two dominant resident airlines. In late 2007, BA and Easyjet accounted for 25% and 17% of Gatwick's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_slots slots]. The latter's share of slots subsequently rose to 24% as a result of its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover takeover] of BA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchising franchise] carrier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GB_Airways GB Airways], which accounted for 7% of slots (late 2007). The acquisition of GB Airways in March 2008 resulted in EasyJet becoming Gatwick's biggest short-haul operator accounting for 29% of short-haul passengers (ahead of BA's 23%)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-54 [55]]</sup> and Gatwick's largest airline overall, with flights to 62 domestic and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe European] destinations (at April 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-55 [56]]</sup>. By spring 2010, EasyJet will have further reinforced its position as Gatwick's leading airline by increasing the number of destinations served from the airport to 82.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-56 [57]]</sup> Gatwick is the airline's largest base, where its 10 million passengers per annum account for almost 30% of the airport's yearly total.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GIP_57-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-GIP-57 [58]]</sup>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LGW_North_Terminal_pier_5.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LGW_North_Terminal_pier_5.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways British Airways] aircraft on stand at the North Terminal's Pier 5On 30 March 2008, airlines began down-sizing transatlantic operations due to the new EU-US Open Skies Agreement. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Airlines Continental Airlines] is the second transatlantic carrier – after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines American Airlines]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-58 [59]]</sup> – to pull out of Gatwick altogether, following its decision to transfer the seasonal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland Cleveland] service to Heathrow from 3 May 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-59 [60]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-60 [61]]</sup> The slots vacated by these moves as well as by the collapse of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Airlines Zoom], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XL_Airways_UK XL Airways UK] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Airlines Sterling] were taken by EasyJet, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flybe Flybe], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Air_Shuttle Norwegian Air Shuttle] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanair Ryanair].
 
By late 2008, EasyJet's share of Gatwick slots had grown to about 26% <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-61 [62]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Aer_Lingus_base_62-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-Aer_Lingus_base-62 [63]]</sup>, while Flybe had become Gatwick's third-largest slot-holder accounting for 9% of the airport's slots, as well as its fastest-growing airline.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Aer_Lingus_base_62-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-Aer_Lingus_base-62 [63]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-63 [64]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-64 [65]]</sup> As per the CAA's April/May 2009 passenger statistics, more UK domestic passengers flying to and from London Gatwick during April 2009 chose Flybe than any other airline.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-65 [66]]</sup>
 
From a peak of 40% in 2001, BA's share of Gatwick slots declined by 50% to 20% by summer 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Aer_Lingus_base_62-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-Aer_Lingus_base-62 [63]]</sup>
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=9 edit]] Traffic Performance===
Passenger numbers peaked in 2007 when the airport handled over 35 million passengers for the first time. However, this total reduced by 2.9% in 2008 with 34,205,887 passengers using Gatwick. Of these, 26.4 million used scheduled flights (77.2%) and 7.8 million (22.8%) non-scheduled services.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GIP_57-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-GIP-57 [58]]</sup> The airport recorded 263,653 aircraft movements during that period.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-stats_1-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-stats-1 [2]]</sup> Gatwick reported a second annual consecutive decline in traffic for 2009 when it handled 32,370,000 passengers, 5.3% less than in 2008. Within this total, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean North Atlantic] traffic suffered the steepest decline, down 35.4% on 2008 as a result of that year's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU-US_Open_Skies_Agreement EU-US Open Skies Agreement] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-2000s_recession recession] following in the wake of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007-2009 financial crisis] that began in 2007. The latter also resulted in 18.9% fewer European charter passengers passing through the airport in 2009. On the other hand, European scheduled traffic accounted for the most resilient performance during that period, recording a 5.6% increase over 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland Irish] traffic was virtually unchanged, registering a 0.1% increase within the same period. There were 245,279 aircraft movements at Gatwick during 2009, a 4.3% reduction over 2008. That period also saw Gatwick's traffic mix change further, resulting in a significant decline in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide-body_aircraft widebodied aircraft] movements by long-haul full-service scheduled airlines that have traditionally accounted for a disproportionately large share of the airport's cargo volume. The cyclical and structural changes in the airport's traffic mix caused a further steep decline in its annual air freight volume, which fell by 30.6% to 74,779.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonne metric tonnes] in 2009. However, in this context it is worth noting that Gatwick handled 19.2% more cargo in December 2009, a significant increase compared with the same month the year before.
 
Adverse weather conditions that resulted in Gatwick being closed for extended periods due to heavy snowfalls was the primary reason for a 5.4% decline in passenger numbers and a 7% reduction in air transport movements in January 2010 compared with January 2009. During that period, the airport recorded a slight increase in the number of passengers travelling on European scheduled services (up by 3.1%) while North Atlantic, Irish and European charter traffic registered the steepest declines in passenger numbers (down by 30.9%, 21.5% and 15.3% respectively). January 2010 was also the second consecutive month during which Gatwick's cargo tonnage grew (up by 6.1% compared with January 2009).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-66 [67]]</sup>
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=10 edit]] Changing character of airport===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_check-in_concourse.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_South_Terminal_check-in_concourse.JPG]South Terminal zone K check-in concourseAccording to the evidence Flybe submitted at a Competition Commission hearing into BAA's market dominance at the beginning of 2008, Gatwick's dynamics were changing rapidly as a result of recent changes in its traffic pattern. These were likely to transform the airport from a secondary intercontinental [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_hub airline hub] into a predominantly European and domestic operation feeding London and specifically the south London market.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-67 [68]]</sup>
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=11 edit]] Operations===
Gatwick operates as a single runway airport. Strictly speaking it has two runways; however, the northern runway (08L/26R) can only be used when the main runway (08R/26L) is out of use, for example because of maintenance or an accident. The runways cannot be used at the same time because there is insufficient separation between them, and during normal operation the northern runway is used as a taxiway.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-runway_moratorium_40-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-runway_moratorium-40 [41]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1979_expansion_plans_41-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-1979_expansion_plans-41 [42]]</sup> It can take 15 minutes to change from one runway to the other.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LGW_North_Terminal_pier_4.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LGW_North_Terminal_pier_4.JPG]Various aircraft at the North Terminal's Pier 4The main runway operates with a Category III [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_Landing_System Instrument Landing System]. The northern runway does not have an Instrument Landing System and, when it is in use, arriving aircraft use a combination of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_Measuring_Equipment Distance Measuring Equipment] and assistance from the approach controller using surveillance radar, or where equipped and subject to operator approval, an RNAV ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_navigation_satellite_system GNSS]) Approach, which is also available for the main runway.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-68 [69]]</sup> On all runways, considerable use is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_Descent_Approach continuous descent approach] to minimise environmental effects of incoming aircraft, particularly at night.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-69 [70]]</sup>
 
Night flights are subject to restrictions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-70 [71]]</sup> Between 11pm and 7am the noisiest aircraft (rated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quota_Count_system QC]/8 and QC/16) may not operate. In addition, between 11.30pm and 6am (the night quota period) there are three limits:
*An overall limit on the number of flights;
*A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quota_Count_system Quota Count system] which limits the total of noise permitted, but allows operators to choose to operate fewer noisy aircraft or a greater number of quieter planes;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-71 [72]]</sup>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_flying_restrictions QC/4] aircraft may not operate at night.
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=12 edit]] Security===
The airport is policed by the Gatwick District of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Police Sussex Police]. The district is responsible for policing the whole airport, including aircraft, and in certain circumstances, aircraft in flight. The 150 officers attached to this district include armed and unarmed officers, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Community_Support_Officer community support officers] for minor offences. The airport district counter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_systems man-portable surface-to-air missiles] (MANPADS) by patrolling in and around the airport. A separate sub-unit has vehicle checks around the airport.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-72 [73]]</sup>
 
Brook House, an immigration removal centre of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Border_Agency UK Border Agency] was opened on 18 March 2009 by the then [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Secretary Home Secretary], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Smith Jacqui Smith].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-73">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-73 [74]]</sup>
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=13 edit]] Terminals, airlines and destinations==
Gatwick has two terminals: North and South. The South Terminal is Gatwick's older and busier terminal, and is also where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Airport_railway_station airport railway station] is located. In March 2008, EasyJet split its Gatwick services between both terminals, with many routes taken over from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GB_Airways GB Airways] now departing from the North Terminal. The following list includes all scheduled services to and from Gatwick Airport, as well as seasonal charter flights.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-74 [75]]</sup>
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|- bgcolor="lightgrey"
! width="20%"|Airlines [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#]
! class="unsortable"|Destinations
! width="10%"|Terminal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#]
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adria_Airways Adria Airways]
|Ljubljana
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aer_Lingus Aer Lingus]
|Bucharest-Otopeni [ends 6 March], Cork [begins 28 March], Dublin, Eindhoven [ends 27 March], Faro [ends 21 February], Knock, Málaga, Munich [ends 24 February], Tenerife-South [ends 28 February], Vienna [ends 6 March], Vilnius [ends 27 March], Warsaw [ends 27 March], Zürich [ends 24 February]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afriqiyah_Airways Afriqiyah Airways]
|Tripoli
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Baltic Air Baltic]
|Riga, Vilnius [begins 4 March]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Europa Air Europa]
|Madrid
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Malta Air Malta]
|Malta
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Moldova Air Moldova]
|Chişinău
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Seychelles Air Seychelles]
|Mahé [begins 20 April]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Southwest Air Southwest]
|Newquay, Plymouth
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat Air Transat]
|Fredericton [seasonal], Halifax [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Zimbabwe Air Zimbabwe]
|Harare
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraeus_Airlines Astraeus Airlines]
|Winnipeg [begins 12 June]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Blue Atlas Blue]
|Marrakech
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurigny_Air_Services Aurigny Air Services]
|Guernsey
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belavia Belavia]
|Minsk
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BH_Air BH Air]
|Burgas [seasonal]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways British Airways]
|Amsterdam, Antalya, Antigua, Barbados, Bari [seasonal], Bermuda, Bologna, Bordeaux, Cagliari [seasonal], Catania, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva [seasonal], Genoa, Glasgow-International, Grenada, Ibiza [seasonal], Innsbruck [seasonal], İzmir, Jersey, Kingston, Luxembourg, Malé, Manchester, Marseille, Montego Bay, Naples, Orlando, Paphos, Pisa [seasonal], Port of Spain, Pristina, Punta Cana, Rome-Fiumicino, St Kitts, St Lucia, Salzburg, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tampa, Thessaloniki, Tirana, Tobago, Tunis, Turin, Varna [seasonal], Venice-Marco Polo, Verona
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_Air Bulgaria Air]
|Varna [seasonal]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimber_Sterling Cimber Sterling]
|Billund, Copenhagen [ends 27 March]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_Airlines Croatia Airlines]
|Split [seasonal], Zagreb
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubana_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n Cubana de Aviación]
|Havana, Holguín
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_Turkish_Airlines Cyprus Turkish Airlines]
|Dalaman
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines Delta Air Lines]
|Atlanta
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EasyJet EasyJet]
|Agadir, Ajaccio [seasonal], Alicante, Amsterdam, Antalya [begins 21 May], Arrecife, Basel/Mulhouse, Bastia [seasonal], Bodrum [seasonal], Chania [begins 21 May], Corfu [seasonal], Dalaman [seasonal], Düsseldorf, Faro, Funchal, Geneva, Gibraltar, Grenoble, Helsinki, Heraklion [seasonal], Hurghada, Innsbruck, Kos [begins 22 May], Larnaca , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Málaga, Malta, Marrakech, Mykonos [seasonal], Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rhodes [seasonal], Santorini [seasonal], Sharm el-Sheikh, Sofia, Tenerife-South, Valencia, Zante [begins 22 May], Zürich
| align="center"|North
|-
|EasyJet
|Almería, Athens, Barcelona, Belfast-International, Berlin-Schönefeld, Biarritz [seasonal], Bordeaux [begins 28 March], Budapest, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik [seasonal], Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Hamburg, Ibiza [seasonal], Inverness, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Kraków, La Rochelle [seasonal], Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Milan-Linate, Milan-Malpensa, Minorca [seasonal], Montpellier, Munich, Murcia, Naples, Nice, Olbia [seasonal], Palermo [seasonal], Pisa, Porto, Prague, Rome-Fiumicino, Salzburg, Split [seasonal], Thessaloniki, Toulouse, Venice-Marco Polo, Vienna
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EasyJet_Switzerland EasyJet Switzerland]
|Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_%28airline%29 Emirates]
|Dubai
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_Air Estonian Air]
|Tallinn
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flybe Flybe]
|Aberdeen, Belfast-City, Bergerac [seasonal], Chambéry [charter only], Düsseldorf, Guernsey, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Limoges [begins 13 July, seasonal] Newcastle upon Tyne, Newquay
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebird_Airlines Freebird Airlines]
|Dalaman [seasonal]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_International_Airlines Ghana International Airlines]
|Accra, Düsseldorf
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_International Hamburg International]
|Bern, Chambéry, Fagernes
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_Express Iceland Express]
|Akureyri [seasonal], Reykjavik-Keflavík
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9v_Hungarian_Airlines Malév Hungarian Airlines]
|Budapest
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridiana Meridiana]
|Florence
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexicana Mexicana]
|Mexico City
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_Airlines Monarch Airlines]
|'''Summer Seasonal''' – Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Bodrum, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Faro, Halifax [begins 5 June], Hassi Messaoud, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, Larnaca, Luxor, Málaga, Malé, Minorca, Mombasa, Murcia, Mytilene, Naples, Orlando-Sanford, Paphos, Preveza, Rhodes, St. John's [begins 5 June], Sharm el-Sheikh, Skiathos, Taba, Tenerife-South, Venice-Marco Polo, Volos, Zakynthos'''Winter Seasonal''' – Alicante, Aqaba, Arrecife, Banjul, Barbados, Calgary, Faro, Fuerteventura, Geneva, Goa, Grenada, Grenoble, Hassi Messaoud, Innsbruck, Kittila, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Luxor, Málaga, Malé, Mombasa, Murcia, Paphos, Salzburg, Sharm el-Sheikh, Sofia, Taba, Tenerife-South, Tobago, Toulouse, Turin
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro_Airlines Montenegro Airlines]
|Podgorica
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Air_Shuttle Norwegian Air Shuttle]
|Aalborg, Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stavanger, Stockholm-Arlanda [begins 29 April], Tromsø, Trondheim [begins 28 March]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Air Olympic Air]
|Athens [ends 26 March]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onur_Air Onur Air]
|Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Airlines Pegasus Airlines]
|Dalaman [seasonal]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Airways Qatar Airways]
|Doha
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossiya_%28airline%29 Rossiya]
|St Petersburg
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Maroc Royal Air Maroc]
|Casablanca
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanair Ryanair]
|Alicante, Cork, Dublin, Girona, Kaunas [begins 4 May], Madrid, Shannon, Stockholm-Skavsta
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_Airlines Saga Airlines]
|Bodrum [seasonal]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA_International SATA International]
|Ponta Delgada
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines Scandinavian Airlines]
|Bergen
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanair Spanair]
|Palma de Mallorca [seasonal]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAP_Portugal TAP Portugal]
|Funchal, Lisbon, Porto
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cook_Airlines Thomas Cook Airlines]
|'''Summer Seasonal''' – Agadir, Almería, Antalya, Arrecife, Bodrum, Burgas, Calgary, Cancún, Cayo Coco, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Halifax, Heraklion, Holguín, Hurghada, Ibiza, İzmir, Kalamata, Kefalonia, Kos, Larnaca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lemnos, Malta, Minorca, Monastir, Montego Bay, Montreal, Naples, Olbia, Orlando-Sanford, Ottawa, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Preveza, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Reus, Rhodes, Santorini, Sharm el-Sheikh, Skiathos, Split, Tenerife-South, Thessaloniki, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Varadero, Zakynthos'''Winter Seasonal''' – Antalya, Arrecife, Banjul, Barbados, Brescia, Cancún, Calgary, Cayo Coco, Dalaman, Fuerteventura, Geneva, Grenoble, Holguín, Hurghada, Innsbruck, Las Palmas, Luxor, Monastir, Montego Bay, Paphos, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Rovaniemi, Salzburg, Sharm el-Sheikh, Sofia, Tenerife-South, Toronto-Pearson, Toulouse, Turin, Vancouver
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_Airways Thomson Airways]
|Agadir, Alghero [seasonal], Alicante, Antalya [seasonal], Aruba [seasonal], Barbados [ends 24 March], Boa Vista, Bodrum [seasonal], Burgas [seasonal], Cancún, Catania [seasonal], Chania [seasonal], Colombo [ends 23 April], Corfu [seasonal], Dalaman [seasonal], Dubrovnik [seasonal], Faro [seasonal], Figari [seasonal], Fuerteventura, Funchal, Girona, Goa [ends 24 April], Heraklion, Holguín, Hurghada, Ibiza [seasonal], İzmir [seasonal], Kalamata [begins 2 May, seasonal], Kavala [seasonal], Kefalonia [seasonal], Kos [seasonal], Lanzarote, Larnaca [seasonal], La Romana, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Luxor, Málaga, Malé, Malta, Marrakech, Marsa Alam, Mersa Matruh [begins 30 March, seasonal], Minorca [seasonal], Mombasa, Monastir, Montego Bay, Mykonos [begins 7 May, seasonal], Mytilene [seasonal], Naples [seasonal], Orlando-Sanford, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Pisa [seasonal], Preveza [seasonal], Puerto Plata, Pula [seasonal], Punta Cana, Reus [seasonal], Rhodes [seasonal], Sal, Samos [seasonal], Samaná [seasonal], Santa Cruz de la Palma, Santorini [seasonal], Sharm el-Sheikh, Skiathos [seasonal], Taba, Tenerife-South, Thessaloniki [seasonal], Tivat [begins 5 May, seasonal], Varadero, Venice-Marco Polo [seasonal], Verona [seasonal], Zakynthos [seasonal]
| align="center"|North
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transavia.com Transavia.com]
|Rotterdam
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkuaz_Airlines Turkuaz Airlines]
|Antalya [seasonal], Dalaman [seasonal]
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_International_Airlines Ukraine International Airlines]
|Kiev-Boryspil
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airways United Airways]
|Dhaka
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways US Airways]
|Charlotte
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Airlines Viking Airlines]
|'''Summer Seasonal''' – Antalya [begins 15 May] Arrecife, Banjul, Bastia, Burgas [begins 25 May], Chania, Corfu, Dalaman [begins 4 April], Faro, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Hurghada, Kalamata, Kefalonia, Kos, Monastir [begins 23 May], Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Preveza, Rhodes, Samos, Sharm el-Sheikh, Skiathos, Stockholm Arlanda, Tenerife-South, Zakynthos'''Winter Seasonal''' – Arrecife, Chambéry, Fuerteventura, Friedrichshafen, Geneva, Hurghada, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Sharm el-Sheikh, Stockholm Arlanda, Tenerife-South, Turin
| align="center"|South
|-
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Atlantic_Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways]
|Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Havana, Kingston, Las Vegas, Montego Bay, Orlando, St Lucia, San Juan [seasonal], Tobago
| align="center"|South
|}
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=14 edit]] Ground transport==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_North_Terminal_121.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_North_Terminal_121.JPG]North Terminal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A23_road A23] roundaboutGatwick has set the objective that 40% of passengers should be using public transport by the time the annual throughput reaches 40 million (estimated in 2015), from the 2006 figure of 35.3%.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-75">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-75 [76]]</sup>
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=15 edit]] Road===
The airport is accessed by a motorway [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur_route spur road] at junction 9A of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_motorway M23], which links to the main M23 motorway a mile (1.5 km) east at junction 9. The M23 connects with London's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltway orbital motorway]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M25_motorway M25], 9 miles (14 km) north, gives access to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_London Greater London] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_England South East]. The M23 is the main route by traffic to reach the airport. Gatwick is accessed locally by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A23_road A23], which serves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horley Horley] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redhill,_Surrey Redhill] to the north and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawley Crawley] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton Brighton] to the south. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A217_road A217] provides access northwards to the local town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reigate Reigate].
 
The airport has long and short-stay car parks – at the airport and off-site – although these are often full in summer. Local planning restrictions limit car parking at and around Gatwick.
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=16 edit]] Rail===
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! colspan="2" style="color: white; background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); text-align: center;"|[hide]Gatwick Express route map
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| colspan="2"|
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| style="width: 20px;"|
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| style="padding: 0pt 0.5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 80%;"|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Victoria_station London Victoria] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Underground_no-text.svg]
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| style="width: 20px;"|
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| style="padding: 0pt 0.5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 80%;"|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redhill_railway_station Redhill]
|-
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| style="width: 20px;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BSicon_FLUG.svg]
| style="width: 20px;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BSicon_KBHFxe.svg]
|}
| style="padding: 0pt 0.5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 80%;"|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Airport_railway_station Gatwick Airport]
|-
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| style="width: 20px;"|
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| style="padding: 0pt 0.5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 80%;"|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haywards_Heath_railway_station Haywards Heath]
|-
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| style="width: 20px;"|
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| style="padding: 0pt 0.5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 80%;"|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgess_Hill_railway_station Burgess Hill]
|-
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| style="padding: 0pt 0.5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 80%;"|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassocks_railway_station Hassocks]
|-
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| style="padding: 0pt 0.5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 80%;"|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Park_railway_station Preston Park]
|-
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| style="padding: 0pt 0.5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 80%;"|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_railway_station Brighton]
|}
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Airport_Station_02.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Airport_Station_02.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Airport_railway_station Gatwick Airport railway station]The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Airport_railway_station Gatwick Airport railway station] is next to South Terminal and provides connections along the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Main_Line Brighton Main Line] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Victoria_Station London Victoria] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_station London Bridge] stations, as well as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton Brighton] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worthing Worthing] to the south. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Express Gatwick Express] to Victoria is the best-known service from the station, but other companies, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_%28train_operating_company%29 Southern], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Capital_Connect First Capital Connect] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Great_Western First Great Western], use the station as well. First Capital Connect provide direct trains to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Luton_Airport Luton Airport] and First Great Western trains provide a direct rail link with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire Reading] and connections with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford Oxford] and the West.
 
Foot passengers can reach Heathrow by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Buses_route_X26 X26 Express Bus] from outside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Croydon_station East Croydon station].
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=17 edit]] Bus and coach===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Express_Coaches National Express Coaches] operates coaches to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Heathrow_Airport Heathrow Airport] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted_Airport Stansted Airport], as well as cities and towns throughout the region and country. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Bus_Company Oxford Bus Company] operate direct services to Oxford. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EasyBus EasyBus] operates minicoaches from Gatwick to London Victoria. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Express_Dot2Dot National Express Dot2Dot] used to operate a service to central London, but this ceased in 2008.)
 
Local buses connect North and South terminals with Crawley, Horley, Redhill, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsham Horsham] and other destinations. Services are offered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrobus_%28South_East_England%29 Metrobus] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawley_Fastway Fastway], a guided [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit bus rapid transit] system which was the first of its kind to be constructed outside a major city.
 
There are at least two sets of stairs for foot-passengers to leave South Terminal to ground-level (near the cycle route) from Zone L and the train-station area (steps are labelled Exit Q and Exit P on the ground). These allow access to bus stops for local services.
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=18 edit]] Cycle===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_21 Route 21] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cycle_Network National Cycle Network] passes under South Terminal, allowing virtually traffic-free cycling northwards to Horley and southwards to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Bridges Three Bridges] and Crawley. A goods-style lift runs between the terminal and ground level (signed "Lift to Cycle Route"), near Zone L.
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=19 edit]] Terminal transfer===
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Airport_transit.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Airport_transit.jpg]Gatwick Airport inter-terminal transit[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_airport_transit_1988.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_airport_transit_1988.jpg]The satellite pier transit system in 1988Gatwick Airport's North and South terminals are connected by a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) elevated two-way [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_people_mover automated people mover] track. The transit system is normally operated by two automatic, three-car driverless train vehicles. Although colloquially referred to widely as a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorail monorail]",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hudson_76-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-hudson-76 [77]]</sup> the transit system runs on a dual concrete track with rubber tyres and is not technically a monorail.
 
The original Gatwick transit system opened in 1983 when the circular satellite pier was built, connecting the pier to the main terminal building, and was the UK's first automated people mover system. A second transit track was constructed in 1987 to link to the new North terminal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hudson_76-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-hudson-76 [77]]</sup> The original satellite transit line was later replaced with a walkway and travelator link, but the inter-terminal transit remains in operation today.


The original [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adtranz_C-100 Adtranz C-100] people mover cars remained in continuous operation until 2009, in which time they travelled a total of 2.5 million miles. In September 2009 the vehicles were withdrawn from service to allow the transit system to be upgraded. Meanwhile, the two terminals are connected by a temporary free bus service. A new operating system and transit cars consisting of six [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_CX-100 Bombardier CX-100] vehicles<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-77">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-77 [78]]</sup> are being installed and the guideway and transit stations are being refurbished at a cost of £45 million and due for completion in August 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-78">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-78 [79]]</sup>
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==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=20 edit]] Development==
In 1979 an agreement was reached with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sussex_County_Council West Sussex County Council] not to build a second runway before 2019.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-runway_moratorium_40-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-runway_moratorium-40 [41]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1979_expansion_plans_41-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-1979_expansion_plans-41 [42]]</sup>
 
In its original consultation document published on 23 July 2002<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SERAS_consultation_79-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-SERAS_consultation-79 [80]]</sup> the Government decided to expand [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted_Airport Stansted] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Heathrow_Airport Heathrow], but not Gatwick. However, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medway Medway Council], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_County_Council Kent County Council] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_County_Council Essex County Council] sought a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_review judicial review] of this decision. The judge reviewing the lawfulness of the Government's decision ruled that excluding Gatwick from the original consultation was irrational and/or unfair.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SERAS_consultation_79-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-SERAS_consultation-79 [80]]</sup> Following the judge's ruling and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport Secretary of State for Transport]'s decision not to appeal, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAA_Limited BAA] published new consultation documents.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SERAS_consultation_79-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-SERAS_consultation-79 [80]]</sup> These included an option of a possible second runway at Gatwick to the south of the existing airport boundary, leaving the villages [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlwood Charlwood] and Hookwood to the north of the airport intact. This led to protests about increased noise and pollution, demolition of houses and destruction of villages.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-80 [81]]</sup>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LGW_North_Terminal_gates.JPG][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LGW_North_Terminal_gates.JPG]Gate area inside the North Terminal, showing flight information screensPrior to the change of ownership, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAA_Limited BAA] planned an £874 million investment at Gatwick over five years, including increased capacity for both terminals, improvements to the transport interchange and a new baggage system for the South Terminal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-81">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-81 [82]]</sup>
 
On 2 December 2009, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom House of Commons] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Select_Committee Transport Select Committee] published a report entitled ''The future of aviation''. With regard to Gatwick, it calls on the Government to reconsider its decision to build a second runway at Stansted, in the light of growing evidence that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_case business case] is unconvincing and that Gatwick is a better location.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-82 [83]]</sup>
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=21 edit]] Future plans==
Several options to expand Gatwick have been considered, including building a third terminal and second runway to the south of the existing runway. This would allow Gatwick to handle more passengers than Heathrow does today. In the case of a second, wide-spaced (as opposed to close parallel) runway being given the go-ahead, a new terminal could be sited between the two runways. This could either complement or replace the current South Terminal, depending on expected future traffic developments.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_Interim_Master_Plan_2006_83-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_Interim_Master_Plan_2006-83 [84]]</sup>
 
A less ambitious alternative centres on extending the North Terminal further south with another passenger bridge to an area currently occupied by aircraft stands without jet bridges (Pier 7).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LGW_Interim_Master_Plan_2006_83-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-LGW_Interim_Master_Plan_2006-83 [84]]</sup> There are also plans to expand the capacity of the North Terminal and to extend Pier 6. As of late 2008, both terminals are being adapted to handle the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 Airbus A380] on a regular, commercial basis. The South Terminal airside lounge is currently undergoing refurbishment, with hope of increasing the amount of retail space and viewing areas.
 
In October 2009, BAA submitted planning applications for Gatwick to handle an extra six million passengers annually by 2018 and for an extension to the North Terminal to provide new check-in facilities and additional baggage reclaim hall capacity, along with a 900 space short-stay car park.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-84">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-84 [85]]</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawley Crawley Borough Council]'s decision to approve these plans was upheld in November 2009 by the Government's refusal to hold a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_inquiry public inquiry] despite objections from local environmental protesters.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-85">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-85 [86]]</sup>
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=22 edit]] Incidents and accidents==
*17 February 1959 – a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines Turkish Airlines] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Viscount Vickers Viscount] on an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Turkish_Airlines_Gatwick_crash international charter flight] crashed in heavy fog at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newdigate Newdigate], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey Surrey], whilst approaching to land at Gatwick. The plane hit some trees. Fourteen of 24 on board died. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey Turkish] Prime Minister [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adnan_Menderes Adnan Menderes] was amongst the survivors.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-86 [87]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Incidents_87-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-Incidents-87 [88]]</sup>
*5 January 1969 – a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_727 Boeing 727]-113C operating flight 701 of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariana_Afghan_Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines] arriving from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Airport Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany Germany], crashed into a house in Fernhill near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horley Horley], Surrey, in low visibility. The flaps were not extended to maintain flight at final approach speed. 48 of the 62 on board died as well as two on the ground.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Incidents_87-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-Incidents-87 [88]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-88">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-88 [89]]</sup>
*20 July 1975 – a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Island_Airways British Island Airways] (BIA) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Dart_Herald Handley Page Dart Herald] was involved in a runway accident while departing on a scheduled flight to Guernsey. The aircraft lifted off from runway 26 after a ground run of 760m and appeared airborne for 125m with its landing gear retracting before the rear underside of the fuselage settled back on to the runway. None of the 45 occupants were hurt.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-89">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_note-89 [90]]</sup>
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=23 edit]] Notes==
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-0 ^]''' [http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=93&Itemid=142.html London Gatwick - EGKK]
#^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-stats_1-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-stats_1-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://www.gatwickairport.com/portal/page/Gatwick%5EGatwick+press+releases/0774655177076210VgnVCM10000036821c0a____/a22889d8759a0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____/ LondonGatwickAirport > Home > Gatwick press releases > ''London Gatwick Airport December 2009 traffic performance summary'', 28 January 2010]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-2 ^]''' [http://www.baa.com/portal/page/BAA%20Airports%5EMedia%20centre%5ENews%20releases%5EResults/3ab6386bd3e24210VgnVCM10000036821c0a____/a22889d8759a0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____/ www.baa.com (BAA > Home > Media centre > News releases > 2009 > All > ''September traffic figures – BAA's airports'', 9 October 2009)]
#^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-LGW_vital_stats_3-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-LGW_vital_stats_3-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://www.gatwickairport.com/portal/page/Gatwick%5EGeneral%5EAbout+Gatwick+Airport%5EAbout+Gatwick/6b90ab12cd51a110VgnVCM10000036821c0a____/448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____/ www.gatwickairport.com (LondonGatwickAirport > Home > About Gatwick Airport > ''About Gatwick'')]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-4 ^]''' [http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-212-218-222_666_2__ ACI Passenger Movements for 2008]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-5 ^]''' [http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-212-1376-1379_666_2__ ACI International Passenger Movements for 2008]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-6 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201999.html ''Bermuda 2 initialled'', Air Transport, Flight International, 2 July 1977, p. 5]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-7 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%202000.html ''Bermuda 2 initialled'', Air Transport, Flight International, 2 July 1977, p. 6]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-8 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%202260.html ''Bermuda 2: signed and sealed ...'', Air Transport, 23 July 1977, p. 254]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-9 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%202404.html ''Bermuda 2 capacity mechanism'', Air Transport, Flight International, 13 August 1977, p. 465]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-10 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%200863.html ''Bermuda 2 revisions create 12 new US gateways and agreement on Gatwick'', Air Transport, Flight International, 15 March 1980, p. 825]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-11 ^]''' [http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/lgw_interim_masterplan.pdf ''Our vision for Gatwick, 1.12'', 1 Introduction, Gatwick Interim Master Plan, October 2006, p. 7]
#^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-LGW_under_BAA_12-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-LGW_under_BAA_12-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://www.baa.com/portal/page/About/BAA+Airports%5EAbout+BAA%5EWho+we+are%5EOur+history/d3de513965f6f110VgnVCM10000036821c0a____/448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____/%20BAA www.baa.com (BAA > Home > About BAA > Who we are > ''Our history, 1960s'')]
#^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-LGW_under_GIP_13-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-LGW_under_GIP_13-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://www.gatwickairport.com/portal/page/Gatwick%5EGeneral%5EAbout+Gatwick+Airport%5EGatwick+lowdown%5EOur+history/2970b192ae41a110VgnVCM10000036821c0a____/448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____/ www.gatwickairport.com (LondonGatwickAirport > Home > About Gatwick Airport > History > ''Our development and growth in the 1950's and 60's'')]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-14 ^]''' ''The Times (Business – Gatwick sale: New owner touches down with promise of £900m facelift for London's 'tired' No 2''), UK Edition, London, 26 October 2007
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-15 ^]''' [http://www.baa.com/portal/page/BAA%20Airports%5EMedia%20centre%5ENews%20releases%5EResults/72a8e3d53ef45210VgnVCM10000036821c0a____/a22889d8759a0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____/ www.baa.com (BAA > Home > Media centre > News releases > ''BAA completes the sale of Gatwick Airport'', 03 December 2009)]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-16 ^]''' [http://www.localhistories.org/names.html ''The origins of some English place names – by Tim Lambert'' (''-wick'': ''... Or it could mean a specialised farm '''e.g. Gatwick was a goat farm''' ....'')]
#^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-LGW_History_17-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-LGW_History_17-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/history.asp ''History – 1958'', Gatwick Aviation Society website]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-18 ^]''' The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935–1985 page 54, Tony Gray, Rainbird Publishing, 1987
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-19 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%201230.html?search=Caledonian%20Airways,%20transatlantic%20market%20share ''Flight International'', 22 August 1974, p. 218]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-20 ^]''' Cooper, B., ''Got your number'', ''Golden Gatwick'', ''Skyport'', Gatwick edition, Hounslow, 6 June 2008, p. 12
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-21 ^]''' [http://jerseyairlines.org/bernard.html ''The early Days'']
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-22 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%200892.html ''World Airline Survey'', Flight International, 2 April 1964, p. 501]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-23 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%200704.html ''World Airlines'', Flight International, 6 May 1971, p. 619]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-24 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%200548.html ''Flight International'', 12 April 1962, ''World Airline Survey – The UK Carriers ...'', p. 546]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-25 ^]''' [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200512.html ''Flight International'', 18 April 1958, ''World Airline Directory ...'', p. 528]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-26 ^]''' ''Fly me, I'm Freddie!'', pp. 58, 61, 63, 68/9, 82/3, 88, 90, 93-98, 99
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-27 ^]''' ''High Risk: The Politics of the Air'', pp. 262/3, 271/2, 378-388, 508
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-28 ^]''' [http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1987/fulltext/219c04.pdf "British Airways Plc and British Caledonian Group plc; A report on the proposed merger"], Chapter 4, Competition Commission website
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gatwick_Airport#cite_ref-29 ^]''' ''Fly me, I'm Freddie!'', pp. 170/1, 181, 183/4
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==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Gatwick_Airport&action=edit&section=24 edit]] See also==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_United_Kingdom List of airports in the United Kingdom]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic World's busiest airports by passenger traffic]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busiest_airports_in_Europe_by_passenger_traffic Busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic]
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Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport was an airport just outside of London.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

On 20 July 1966, the Second Doctor, Polly Wright, Ben Jackson and Jamie McCrimmon encountered Chameleons at Gatwick. Continental Airlines and BUA were airlines that operated at Gatwick. (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"])

Shortly after bidding farewell to Ben and Polly, the Doctor and Jamie noticed the TARDIS was being stolen on the back of a lorry at Gatwick by those working for Edward Waterfield as part of a ploy to the lure the Doctor to the Daleks in 1866, and the Doctor and Jamie gave chase in order to recover it. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"])

One year later, Gerry Billing, a boy with a psychic link to the TARDIS, saw the Doctor's encounter with the Chameleons in his dreams, due to their timelines being synched. Unaware that his vision had already happened, Gerry got his mother Claire to agree to take him to Gatwick later that day. When Gerry disappeared as he had been taken prisoner by Mark Forester and Kenneth Williams, Claire assumed he had gone to Gatwick on his own and telephoned the airport. She worked her way up the chain of command to the Commandant, but received no answers.

The Commandant was puzzled, as Claire possessed an unusual amount of knowledge about the previous year's events and believed them to be happening in the present, but assumed her to be an attention seeker. Years later, he told the Third Doctor about the phone call. The Doctor, realizing the caller was no attention seeker, wondered if Claire had been attuned to his personal timeline somehow and, looking into the matter, discovered what had happened to Gerry and arranged to meet him in 1968. (PROSE: Imaginary Friends [+]Loading...["Imaginary Friends (novel)"])

In 2012, Jo Jones caught a plane from Gatwick to Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez in Mexico City, but never arrived due to a time loop placed upon her by the Eleventh Doctor. (AUDIO: The Infinite Today [+]Loading...["The Infinite Today (audio story)"])

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