2 Flight routes from & to London Stansted (STN)
easyJet (U23006, U23010, U23004, U23002, U23008)
British Airways (BA2298)
Airport London Stansted
- URL: Official website
- Time zone: GMT 0
- Service telephone: +44 (0) 844 335 1803
- Address: London-Stansted Airport, Enterprise House, Bassingbourne Road, Stansted, Essex CM24 1QW, United Kingdom
- Operating company: British Airports Authority (BAA plc)
- Parking: yes; paid long and short term parking.
- Nearby cities: Chelmsford (24 km), Cambridge (36 km), Basildon (39 km), Luton (45 km), Colchester (46 km), London (49 km), Watford (50 km), Southend-on-Sea (51 km), Gillingham (59 km), Ipswich (66 km)
- Directions by car: M11 (exit 8 or 8a), M25 to Stansted
- Stations: Stansted Express; ONE Rail, Central Trains
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (13.87%), Tuesday (14.04%), Wednesday (13.96%), Thursday (14.30%), Friday (14.54%), Saturday (13.88%), Sunday (15.40%)
- Alternative spelling: Stansted Airport, لندن ستانستد, ستانستد, Londres-Stansted, فرودگاه استانستد لندن, Londra-Stansted, ロンドン・スタンステッド空港, ლონდონის სტანსტედის აეროპორტი, 런던 스탠스테드 국제공항, Лондон-Станстед, 伦敦斯坦斯特德机场
Most popular destinations from London Stansted (Flights per week )
- Airport Dublin (130, 4,10 %)
- Airport Rome-Ciampino (80, 2,52 %)
- Airport Milan-Bergamo - Orio Al Serio (74, 2,33 %)
- Airport Lisbon (64, 2,02 %)
- Airport Tenerife South - Reina Sofia Airport (63, 1,99 %)
- Airport Barcelona (62, 1,95 %)
- Airport Budapest-Ferihegy (62, 1,95 %)
- Airport Madrid-Barajas (61, 1,92 %)
- Airport Berlin Brandenburg (46, 1,45 %)
- Airport Krakow (46, 1,45 %)
- other (78.32 %)
Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)
- Jet2.com (170, 2,68 %)
- easyJet (158, 2,49 %)
- Pegasus Airlines (86, 1,36 %)
- Turkish Airlines (48, 0,76 %)
- Loganair (33, 0,52 %)
- Emirates Airline (32, 0,50 %)
- Air Moldova (24, 0,38 %)
- Transavia France (24, 0,38 %)
- Air India (8, 0,13 %)
- TUI Airways (4, 0,06 %)
- other (90.74 %)
Location
Trains run by Network South East’s Stansted Express service go from the underground train station at the airport to Liverpool Street Station in central London. One and Central Trains also provide nationwide services to Cambridge or to the Midlands and the North. ONE Rail goes to London-Stratford and to Stations in the Lea Valley. The two coach companies, Terravision and National Express, also have a service running to Victoria Bus Station. Almost all bus services run between Stansted Airport and London Victoria or Liverpool Street in the City of London. There are also bus connections between London’s airports (Gatwick and Heathrow). The M11 motorway, which may also be accessed via the M25 ring, also provides links with London and Cambridge. From London, exit 8a and from Cambridge exit 8 both go to the airport. There are also signs on the ring road to Stansted indicating the way to the airport.
History
Opened in 1991 on the grounds of a former WW2 military airbase, the airport is now a medium sized passenger airport. Stansted airport is at place 3 of UK airports and is the fastest growing airport in Europe as well as being the main base of the leading low-cost airlines. It is regularly served by airBerlin, Easyjet, Germanwings, Ryanair, SkyEurope and other airlines. The 38 airlines, flying to 170 destinations worldwide, also include Air Baltic, Condor, easyJet, Norwegian and Transavia.