Gatwick has been given conditional approval for massive expansion plans that will create a second runway and upgrade its terminals.Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said in a Commons written answer ...

A second runway at Gatwick Airport has been backed by government, providing measures to reduce noise are put in place. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was "minded to approve" the ...

In addition, by moving the existing standby runway 12 metres north – further away from the main one – it will be possible to use both at the same time. Where has Gatwick been hiding the second ...

Gatwick's £2.2billion privately financed project would see it move the emergency runway 12 metres north. The plan also involves remodelling and replacing existing taxiways – which connect ...

London Gatwick saw strong financial growth in 2024, with a record number of airlines operating from the airport.

It says some 30,000 of those flights are planned to depart from the north runway which will only be used for departures and not landings. Bronwen Jones, development director at Gatwick ...

Gatwick's £2.2billion privately financed project would see it move the emergency runway 12 metres north. The plan also involves remodelling and replacing existing taxiways – which connect ...

In contrast to Heathrow, which wants to bulldoze houses and reroute the M25, Gatwick is proposing to shift an already existing runway just 12 metres north, and bring it into regular use. Yet it still ...

Gatwick’s privately financed project would see it move the emergency runway 12 metres north. This would enable it to be used for departures by narrow-bodied planes such as Airbus A320s and ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Gatwick, which is about 40 miles (65 kilometers ... Moving the current emergency runway 12 meters (39 feet) north would enable it to be used for ...