London Stansted Airport EGSS / STN
The go-to airport for heavy and VVIP aircraft visiting London, with a 10,000 ft runway, 24-hour CIQ and dedicated private terminals. Sits north-east of London on the M11; convenient for Cambridge and East Anglia and a useful alternative when Luton or Farnborough are slot-constrained.
10,003 ft
Longest runway
70 min
Drive to London Luton
3
FBOs / handlers
348 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (night movement quota)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 60 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Regular BBJ/ACJ, VVIP widebodies and government flights.
- Website
- www.stanstedairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Harrods Aviation
- Signature Flight Support
- Inflite The Jet Centre
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 10,003 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for London Luton
- London Luton Airport EGGW 7,093 ft · 60 min