London Gatwick Airport

London, United Kingdom

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Coordinates
51.1487, -0.1857
Elevation
202 ft / 62 m

Location

Getting to London

Trafalgar Square
95 km · 1 h 36 min
Big Ben & Westminster
67 km · 1 h 36 min
Buckingham Palace
94 km · 1 h 34 min
Tower Bridge
77 km · 1 h 35 min
London Eye
51 km · 1 h 29 min
King's Cross St Pancras
98 km · 1 h 45 min
London Heathrow (LHR)
74 km · 1 h 7 min
London Stansted (STN)
119 km · 1 h 44 min
London Luton (LTN)
125 km · 1 h 50 min
London City (LCY)
77 km · 1 h 36 min

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About London Gatwick (LGW)

London Gatwick is the capital's second-busiest airport, sitting south of the city in West Sussex, and is famous as the world's busiest single-runway airport. It is a major base for easyJet and leans heavily towards European short-haul and leisure routes, alongside a growing set of long-haul services with carriers such as British Airways, TUI, Norse and Emirates.

The airport has two terminals, North and South, linked by a free automated shuttle that takes a couple of minutes. Your airline determines which terminal you use, so confirm yours before travelling, as switching after check-in wastes time. Both terminals offer the usual shops, food outlets and pay-in lounges.

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Last verified July 6, 2026

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Airport WiFi

WiFi access
Free, unlimited
Provided by VINCI Airports (Gatwick Airport Ltd)
How to connect
Email sign-up
Typical speed
50 Mbps

Official network names

  • Free Gatwick Wi-Fi Vinci AirportsOfficial free network. After selecting it, choose 'Free Superfast Wi-Fi' and enter a valid email to start a free, unlimited session (up to 50 Mbps).

Connect only to these exact network names — lookalike hotspots at airports are a common phishing trick.

Good to know

  • Select "Free Gatwick Wi-Fi Vinci Airports" from the network list, then choose 'Free Superfast Wi-Fi'.
  • Enter a valid email address and your free, unlimited session (up to 50 Mbps) starts — free every time you fly through Gatwick, across both terminals.
  • Need more speed? Sign up to a free myGatwick account for 100 Mbps, or buy Premium Wi-Fi (£5 / 24 hours).
  • Beware lookalike hotspots — confirm the portal shows Gatwick/VINCI branding before entering your email.

This airport uses a WiFi sign-in page

You will pass through a captive portal — a web page — before you get online. It is worth treating as untrusted: a legitimate one asks you to accept terms, enter an email or type an SMS code. It never asks you to install an update or run a command.

What a hijacked WiFi login page can do

Last verified July 6, 2026

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