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Introduction and History

Gatwick airport is one of the largest airports in their UK, handling over 30 million passengers a year. It is the 6th and busiest airport in the world. the that complex has two main terminal buildings, the north and south terminals. These are connected by a monorail which takes around two minutes to get from one terminal to the other. The airport is owned by BAA and assists over at 70 airlines flying to destinations all over the world. The railway station connects London to the airport it also has a coach station. the airport is located 25 miles south of London. In 1930 a small Flying Club was established at the airport. In 1936 passengers went from Gatwick to Paris for the first time. In 1931 Gatwick was a simple private grass airfield owned by the local Home Counties authority. During their second world war Gatwick airport was used as a royal air force base. In 1952 the government proposed that Gatwick provide an alternative major airport to London Heathrow. In 1953 it was converted into a public airport. In 1959 it opened new modern facilities including a 2000 ft runway and terminal that incorporated a railway station. The M23 motorway also was built connecting the airport to London. In 1978 it provided transatlantic flights. Gatwick is situated 28 miles due south of London.

Facilities

Introduction Facilities include a post office, baby changing rooms, showers, twenty four hour web cafe, left luggage facilities, lost property service, children’s play area, a medical centre and prayer rooms.

Food: Food areas include:- Caffè Uno - This award winning Italian restaurant and bar brings you the tastes and aromas of a land famed for its cuisine and friendly trattorias. | Caviar House - Purchase the finest Caviar, Balik Salmon, Foie Gras and other worldwide delicacies. | Caviar House Seafood Bar - Enjoy a unique dining experience at our seafood bar. | Chez Gérard - Classic menu offering exquisite salads, steaks and sandwiches. Fine selection of wines to enjoy in a cozy French environment | Costa - Freshly roasted and ground coffee and hot drinks, served with passion. Sandwiches, salads, cakes and pastries made with the finest Italian breads and ingredients. | Garfunkel's - Established in the heart of historic London over 25 years ago, Garfunkel’s has been serving the best of British and American dishes ever since. Open for breakfast, morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and evening meals. | Wetherspoons - Relaxing, children-friendly pub offering exceptional value. Wide choice of ales and wines, plus a choice of classic pub food (till 22:00) with table service | Whistlestop - Fresh sandwiches, salads, pastries, confectionary, drinks and snacks for your trip. Stock up on bread, milk and other essentials on return from your holiday. |

Shops: Shops include - Accessorize - A modern, inspirational, globally sourced collection of every kind of fashion accessory. | Aqua - A unique highly designed bar dedicated to the sale of bottled water for your flight – featuring a stunning water fountain in the centre. | Austin Reed - Men's and women's accessories, business and leisure wear | Boots - Health and beauty essentials, including sun cream, insect repellent and other travel essentials. Most stores have a pharmacy and prescriptions are avilable at the following locations: Heathrtow terminal 1 - before security Gatrwick south terminal - Gatwick village Stansted - before security | Burberry - Fashion and accessories for men and women with the timeless style and sophistication that makes Burberry a classic label | Fat Face - Offering a relaxed style of clothing, where Californian surf meets urban cool. | French Connection - Unique apparel tailored for holidaymakers with a global reputation for style | Game Grid - Spare change? Time to kill before your flight? Game Grid provides you with a selection of video games and fruit machines in a 'Vegas meets the local fairground' setting. Age restrictions apply. | Glorious Britain - Gifts and souvenirs that are quintessentially British | Knickerbox - Latest fashions in lingerie, nightwear and swimwear | Watch Station - Elegant watches and fashion accessories from Fossil, Swatch and Storm. | WHSmith - Books, newspapers, magazines, snacks and drinks, cards and stationery. | World Duty Free - Tax free prices on duty free Liquor and tobacco, fragrance, skincare and cosmetics, confectionery, sunglasses and watches. | World of Whiskies - Wide selection of the malts and blended whiskies, plus cigars, books and accessories. Highly experienced staff to offer advice and assistance.

Currency Exchange: TTT Moneycorp can be found in both terminals and provides a pre-order service which can be pay on collection.

Disabled Facilities: Disabled facilities include ramps, lifts, reserved seating, designated parking for badge holders, induction loop, disabled toilets, and a minicom service.

Business Travellers

The Servisair executive lounge provides drinks and snacks and entry is for a small fee. There are also dedicated airline lounges in the departure area. Business facilities include meeting rooms, telephone, fax, photocopy and secretarial services.

Getting There and Local Travel Connections

Road: From the M23 at Junction 9 signposted. Gatwick is linked to the M23 J9, ten minutes fro the London orbital motorway (M25).

Train: The station is directly under Gatwick's South Terminal. Thameslink trains go every 15 minutes from London to Brighton. Southern services every 15 minutes during the day to and from London Victoria.

Taxi: Checker cars provide taxis from the airport. A fixed proce system is in operation Swivel seats are available for disabled travellers. Booking office are in both North and South Terminals. Gatwick to London takes around one hour depending upon location and time of day.

Bus or Coach: The Gatwick Direct (route 200) goes daily between Bewbush and Gatwick via Ifield and Gossops Green. The Fastway (route 10) goes 24 hours from the Airport to to City Place, central Crawley, Industrial Area, Broadfield and Bewbush. The monorail train connects the North to South terminals and is free.

Local Tourist Attractions Near to Gatwick International Airport

Some of Sussex' local tourist attractions include:- fishbourne roman palace, firle place, finchcocks, east grinstead town museum, drusilla's zoo park, doll house petworth, de la warr pavilion, court hall museum, coombes farm, chiddingstone castle, chartwell, charleston manor, brooklands weybridge, brighton engineerium, brighton art gallery and museum, brickwall house, bramber castle, borde hill garden, booth museum of natural history, bodiam castle, bluebell railway, bignor roman villa, bexhill museum, bexhill manor costume museum, bentley wildfowl trust, beachy head natural history centre, bayham abbey, battle abbey, batemans, barbican house museum, arundel wildfowl trust, arundel museum, arundel castle, anne of cleves house and amberley chalk pits museum.

Contact Details....

http://www.baa.co.uk

(0)870 000 2468

, Gatwick, West Sussex, RH6 0NP

ICAO Code: EGKK

IATA Code: LGW

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