Stansted (STN)
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Directions
London Stansted is conveniently situated just off the M11 motorway - use Junction 8a if approaching from the London direction or Junction 8 from the Cambridge side, then follow signs for the airport.
For help planning your journey, use the Route Planner tool on this website.
Satellite navigation information
Postcode: CM24 1RW
Latitude/longitude: N51:53:24 (51.889939); E0:15:42 (0.261739)
Parking
The Short Stay Car Park is next to the terminal and is suitable for stays of less than 24 hours. The Long Stay Car Park is a few minutes from the terminal by courtesy bus.
Motorcycle parking is free in the designated bays in Zone Q of the Long Stay Car Park. Motorbikes must not be parked elsewhere.
Stansted is the third busiest airport in the UK, the fastest-growing major airport in Europe, and the main home of the leading low-cost scheduled airlines. It's owned by BAA, the world's leading airport company, which also owns Heathrow, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports.
Operating hours: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Opened: 1991 on site of former airport
Runways: One
Terminals: One
Airlines: 20
Destinations: over 140
Countries served: 31
Air transport movements per year: Over 177,000 a year
Passengers per year: c.19.0 million
Passenger profile: AB: 39%; C1: 43%; C2: 12%; DE: 6%
Total retail space: 10,000m²
Rail link: Stansted Express , 47 minutes to London.
Employs: over 10,500 (c.1,350 are London Stansted employees)
Air cargo per year: 192,000 tonnes
Status: Third-largest airport in the UK with more scheduled destinations throughout Europe than any other airport in the World