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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 type
- 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.
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Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- 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
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for London Luton
- London Luton Airport EGGW 7,093 ft · 60 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- London Stansted Airport · Colin Cooke Photo · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons