Stansted

London Stansted Airport
IATA: STN ICAO: EGSS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Manchester Airports Group
Operator	Stansted Airport Limited
Serves	London, United Kingdom and the county of Essex
Location	Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
Hub for	Ryanair
Elevation AMSL	348 ft / 106 m
Coordinates	51°53′06″N 000°14′06″E / 51.88500°N 0.23500°E / 51.88500; 0.23500Coordinates: 51°53′06″N 000°14′06″E / 51.88500°N 0.23500°E / 51.88500; 0.23500
Website	stanstedairport.com
Map
EGSS Location in Essex
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 3,049 10,003 Grooved Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 24,317,100 Passenger change 15-16 7.8% Aircraft movements 166,152 Movements change 15-16 5.7%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers	24,317,100
Passenger change 15-16	7.8%
Aircraft movements	166,152
Movements change 15-16	5.7%

London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is an international airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet in the local government district of Uttlesford in Essex, 30 mi (48 km) northeast of Central London and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from the Hertfordshire border.

London Stansted currently serves over 170 destinations across Europe, North Africa, Central and North America and more scheduled European destinations than any other airport in the UK. Stansted is a base for a number of major European low-cost carriers, being the largest base for low-cost airline Ryanair, with over 130 destinations served by the airline. In 2015 it was the fourth busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester. Stansted's runway is also used by private companies such as the Harrods Aviation terminal which is opposite the main terminal building and handles private jets and some state visits.

The airport is owned and operated by the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which also owns and operates three other UK airports. MAG agreed to buy the airport from Heathrow Airport Holdings, formerly BAA, on 18 January 2013, and the sale was completed for £1.5 billion on 28 February 2013. BAA had been required to sell the airport following a ruling originally made by the Competition Commission in March 2009. in 2016 Stansted handled a record 24,317,100 passengers or in short 24.3 million.