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London Southend Airport
London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is an international airport situated on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, approximately 36 mi (58 km) from the centre of London. The airport straddles the boundaries between the city of Southend-on-Sea and the Rochford District.
Southend was the UK's third-busiest airport during the 1960s, behind Heathrow and Manchester, before passenger numbers dropped off in the 1970s. Following its purchase by Stobart Group in 2008, a development programme provided a new terminal and control tower, extended the runway, and opened Southend Airport railway station on the Shenfield-Southend line, which provides a connection to Central London via a regular rail service between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria.
The airport is located between Southend-on-Sea and Rochford town and city centres, 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Southend, in the county of Essex, 36 mi (58 km) east of central London. It has a single 1,856m (6,089ft) long asphalt runway on a south-west/north-east axis.
The current passenger terminal, built in 2012, has the capacity to serve five to six million passengers per year. The former terminal is operated as of 2025[update] by the London Southend Jet Centre, a fixed-base operator which provides facilities for the handling of executive aircraft. A four-star Holiday Inn hotel adjacent to the airport entrance, owned by London Southend Airport, opened on 1 October 2012, at that time having the only rooftop restaurant in Essex.
London Southend was voted the best airport in Britain for three consecutive years by consumer group Which? in 2013, 2014 and 2015. It won best London airport for six consecutive years between 2013-2019. In the years the airport did not rank number one it has typically scored well.
The airport was put up for sale by then-current owner Esken in March 2023 following a review of the group's core businesses. In March 2024, the Carlyle Group alongside Cyrrus Capital Partners took ownership of the airport providing up to £32m of new investment.
London Southend Airport mainly handles scheduled passenger, charter, cargo and business flights, alongside general aviation flying and pilot training (both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter). The airport is run by London Southend Airport Co Ltd, which employs around 250 people. During the large 2012 airport expansion, there were over 500 more people working at the airport compared to the same time in 2011.
Southend Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (London Southend Airport Company Limited).
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London Southend Airport
London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is an international airport situated on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, approximately 36 mi (58 km) from the centre of London. The airport straddles the boundaries between the city of Southend-on-Sea and the Rochford District.
Southend was the UK's third-busiest airport during the 1960s, behind Heathrow and Manchester, before passenger numbers dropped off in the 1970s. Following its purchase by Stobart Group in 2008, a development programme provided a new terminal and control tower, extended the runway, and opened Southend Airport railway station on the Shenfield-Southend line, which provides a connection to Central London via a regular rail service between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria.
The airport is located between Southend-on-Sea and Rochford town and city centres, 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Southend, in the county of Essex, 36 mi (58 km) east of central London. It has a single 1,856m (6,089ft) long asphalt runway on a south-west/north-east axis.
The current passenger terminal, built in 2012, has the capacity to serve five to six million passengers per year. The former terminal is operated as of 2025[update] by the London Southend Jet Centre, a fixed-base operator which provides facilities for the handling of executive aircraft. A four-star Holiday Inn hotel adjacent to the airport entrance, owned by London Southend Airport, opened on 1 October 2012, at that time having the only rooftop restaurant in Essex.
London Southend was voted the best airport in Britain for three consecutive years by consumer group Which? in 2013, 2014 and 2015. It won best London airport for six consecutive years between 2013-2019. In the years the airport did not rank number one it has typically scored well.
The airport was put up for sale by then-current owner Esken in March 2023 following a review of the group's core businesses. In March 2024, the Carlyle Group alongside Cyrrus Capital Partners took ownership of the airport providing up to £32m of new investment.
London Southend Airport mainly handles scheduled passenger, charter, cargo and business flights, alongside general aviation flying and pilot training (both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter). The airport is run by London Southend Airport Co Ltd, which employs around 250 people. During the large 2012 airport expansion, there were over 500 more people working at the airport compared to the same time in 2011.
Southend Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (London Southend Airport Company Limited).
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