Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport

GATWICK AIRPORT has unveiled a new style of airbridge as part of the refurbishment of

the airport's Pier 3 (previously known as the Satellite). The new airbridge -

the first of its type at any UK airport, has glass walls instead of the traditional enclosed

steel walkway. These provide spectacular open vistas of the airport and across the airfield.

The process to remove each old bridge and install the new bridge takes only ten days.

The first glass airbridge, on Gate 34, is the start of a £6.2m project to replace 12 similar

jetties and will take nine months to complete. http://www.gatwickairport.com

Passenger statistics

Passengers per year: 32 million

Passenger profile AB: 45%, C1: 36%, C2: 14%, DE: 5%

Airlines and aircraft movements

Airlines: 90

Total aircraft movements: Over 245,104 a year

Destinations: Around 212

Type of flights: Scheduled:70%; Charter 30%

Facilities

Number of runways: 1

Runway length: 3,316m long by 45m wide

Number of terminals: 2 - South (which opened in 1958) and North (which opened in 1988)

Total retail space: 37,000m²

Check-in capacity: 114 desks in north Terminal, 204 in South Terminal

Airport car parking spaces: Short stay 4,100; Long stay 29,500

Number of aircraft stands: 66 pier-served, 44 remote (includes 11 from Pier 6)

Rail link to central: London Gatwick Express, 30 minutes to London - www.gatwickexpress.com.

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Investment

In last 10 years: Over £800 million - In next 10 years: Around £800 million

Employs: 25,000 (2,000 are BAA Gatwick employees)

Cargo: Over 216,000 tonnes air cargo per year

Destinations
Top ten international destinations (in order)

Malaga, Palma, Alicante, Tenerife, Orlando, Amsterdam, Faro, Geneva, Barcelona, Atlanta

Top ten UK destinations (in order)

Edinburgh Dublin Jersey Manchester