London Stansted Airport (STN) Information

Where is London Stansted Airport?  

London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS), or simply Stansted Airport, is located just outside the village of Stansted Mountfitchet, in the local government district of Uttlesford in Essex, 48 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of Central London, England, United Kingdom.

In 2015, London Stansted Airport served 22,136,047 passengers, making it the 4th busiest airport the UK.

Stansted Airport is the 3rd busiest of London's 6 airports, the others being London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London Gatwick Airport (LGW), London Luton Airport (LTN), London City Airport (LCY) and London Southend (SEN). 

Together, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend, make London the busiest city airport system in the world, serving more than 155 million passengers a year in all 6 airports.

Airlines the fly to London Stansted Airport include Air Berlin, Aurigny Air Services, Austrian Airlines, Belle Air, BH Air, EasyJet, Freebird Airlines, Germanwings, Onur Air, Pegasus Airlines, Ryanair, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, Titan Airways and Travel Service Airlines.

The top international destinations served by London Stansted Airport are Alicante, Amsterdam, Berlin, Billund, Bratislava, Copenhagen, Cork, Dublin, Faro, Frankfurt Hahn, Ibiza, Krakow, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Milan, Pisa, Riga, Rome and Stockholm. Domestically, the top cities served are Belfast, Derry, Edinburgh, Guernsey, Glasgow, Jersey and Newcastle.

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London Stansted Airport services include:

• Smart Access boarding pass system *NEW*
• Servisair Executive Lounge (fee)
• Boots - before and after security (no pharmacy)
• Duty Free
• Showers
• Planespotting - from Pret A Manger
• Best of the Best supercar display - departure lounge, after security
• Chapel
• Multi-faith prayer room

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