London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
London, GB.
Records by year
5,255,792 movements across 55 years. Each year is graded for how complete the record is — that grade matters more than the count.
| Year | Movements | Days | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73,861 | 120 | complete |
| 2025 | 263,039 | 364 | complete |
| 2024 | 264,608 | 365 | complete |
| 2023 | 255,829 | 365 | complete |
| 2022 | 216,636 | 363 | complete |
| 2021 | 55,117 | 361 | complete |
| 2020 | 79,912 | 349 | complete |
| 2019 | 284,872 | 364 | complete |
| 2018 | 280,724 | 362 | complete |
| 2017 | 283,635 | 363 | complete |
| 2016 | 280,178 | 365 | complete |
| 2015 | 218,677 | 362 | complete |
| 2014 | 257,519 | 363 | complete |
| 2013 | 248,506 | 363 | complete |
| 2012 | 243,411 | 362 | complete |
| 2011 | 243,308 | 354 | complete |
| 2010 | 233,249 | 353 | complete |
| 2009 | 249,263 | 362 | complete |
| 2008 | 262,850 | 365 | complete |
| 2007 | 262,518 | 363 | complete |
| 2006 | 128,552 | 364 | partial |
| 2005 | 130,184 | 364 | partial |
| 2004 | 107,065 | 359 | partial |
| 2003 | 69,246 | 365 | partial |
| 2002 | 45,383 | 365 | partial |
| 2001 | 60,375 | 365 | partial |
| 2000 | 62,467 | 363 | partial |
| 1999 | 24,203 | 180 | thin |
| 1998 | 27 | 5 | hole |
| 1997 | 35 | 3 | hole |
| 1996 | 43 | 7 | hole |
| 1995 | 296 | 17 | hole |
| 1994 | 283 | 26 | hole |
| 1993 | 226 | 53 | hole |
| 1992 | 194 | 9 | hole |
| 1991 | 9,118 | 49 | thin |
| 1990 | 9,777 | 192 | thin |
| 1989 | 17,037 | 157 | sightings |
| 1988 | 19,955 | 92 | sightings |
| 1987 | 11,999 | 32 | sightings |
| 1986 | 463 | 56 | sightings |
| 1985 | 118 | 35 | sightings |
| 1984 | 107 | 19 | sightings |
| 1983 | 123 | 20 | sightings |
| 1982 | 178 | 19 | sightings |
| 1981 | 70 | 21 | sightings |
| 1980 | 44 | 3 | sightings |
| 1979 | 61 | 6 | sightings |
| 1978 | 135 | 7 | sightings |
| 1977 | 70 | 3 | sightings |
| 1975 | 3 | 3 | sightings |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 | sightings |
| 1973 | 95 | 3 | sightings |
| 1972 | 65 | 3 | sightings |
| 1970 | 81 | 2 | sightings |
A "sightings" year is a spotter's log, not a movements record — it captures what one observer happened to see. Early years are mostly of that kind, so a low count there reflects the recording, not the traffic.
Routes from LGW
| Route | Sectors | Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| LGW–EDI | 22,183 | 2 |
| LGW–GLA | 22,069 | 3 |
| LGW–JER | 19,840 | 1 |
| LGW–AMS | 18,296 | 8 |
| LGW–MAN | 18,044 | 2 |
| LGW–VCE | 16,333 | 2 |
| LGW–VRN | 11,981 | 1 |
| LGW–PSA | 11,713 | 1 |
| LGW–GVA | 11,384 | 3 |
| LGW–MCO | 10,912 | 1 |
| LGW–NAP | 10,890 | 1 |
| LGW–AGP | 10,550 | 2 |
| LGW–FAO | 10,197 | 2 |
| LGW–FCO | 9,569 | 2 |
| LGW–CDG | 9,270 | 6 |
| LGW–FRA | 8,877 | 3 |
| LGW–ABZ | 8,862 | 1 |
| LGW–BCN | 8,819 | 2 |
| LGW–BGI | 8,200 | 1 |
| LGW–ALC | 8,167 | 1 |
| LGW–BOD | 7,584 | 1 |
| LGW–MAD | 7,515 | 1 |
| LGW–NCE | 7,182 | 2 |
| LGW–MRS | 7,163 | 1 |
| LGW–TFS | 7,054 | 1 |
| LGW–BLQ | 7,051 | 1 |
| LGW–TPA | 6,709 | 1 |
| LGW–ANU | 6,609 | 1 |
| LGW–OSL | 6,051 | 1 |
| LGW–GOA | 5,749 | 1 |
| LGW–MLA | 5,318 | 1 |
| LGW–TRN | 5,312 | 2 |
| LGW–LIS | 5,247 | 5 |
| LGW–DBV | 5,164 | 1 |
| LGW–DUB | 5,082 | 3 |
| LGW–UVF | 4,979 | 1 |
| LGW–PMI | 4,887 | 1 |
| LGW–BDA | 4,847 | 1 |
| LGW–SZG | 4,838 | 1 |
| LGW–GOT | 4,768 | 1 |
| LGW–SVQ | 4,757 | 1 |
| LGW–OPO | 4,444 | 3 |
| LGW–VIE | 4,444 | 2 |
| LGW–TLS | 4,255 | 1 |
| LGW–IAH | 4,247 | 1 |
| LGW–ALG | 4,140 | 1 |
| LGW–MXP | 3,962 | 2 |
| LGW–KIN | 3,623 | 1 |
| LGW–HEL | 3,594 | 1 |
| LGW–ATL | 3,575 | 1 |
| LGW–CUN | 3,412 | 1 |
| LGW–JFK | 3,396 | 1 |
| LGW–CTA | 3,358 | 1 |
| LGW–ACE | 3,330 | 1 |
| LGW–DFW | 3,068 | 1 |
| LGW–GIB | 3,057 | 1 |
| LGW–AYT | 3,049 | 2 |
| LGW–TIA | 3,043 | 1 |
| LGW–LHR | 3,031 | 3 |
| LGW–PFO | 2,931 | 1 |
| LGW–FNC | 2,882 | 1 |
| LGW–ZRH | 2,817 | 2 |
| LGW–ORY | 2,746 | 5 |
| LGW–MRU | 2,626 | 1 |
| LGW–SKG | 2,581 | 1 |
| LGW–NCL | 2,543 | 1 |
| LGW–STN | 2,450 | 1 |
| LGW–LUX | 2,414 | 1 |
| LGW–RIX | 2,275 | 1 |
| LGW–RAK | 2,257 | 1 |
| LGW–IBZ | 2,202 | 1 |
| LGW–TUN | 2,175 | 1 |
| LGW–ARN | 2,051 | 1 |
| LGW–LIN | 2,030 | 1 |
| LGW–PRN | 1,783 | 1 |
| LGW–HER | 1,692 | 1 |
| LGW–DLM | 1,569 | 2 |
| LGW–ADB | 1,534 | 2 |
| LGW–MPL | 1,529 | 1 |
| LGW–LPA | 1,528 | 1 |
| LGW–PUJ | 1,390 | 1 |
| LGW–CAG | 1,273 | 1 |
| LGW–SAN | 1,179 | 1 |
| LGW–LAS | 1,176 | 1 |
| LGW–LYS | 1,151 | 2 |
| LGW–MUC | 1,055 | 1 |
| LGW–MAH | 1,052 | 1 |
| LGW–ATH | 1,041 | 1 |
| LGW–DEN | 1,038 | 1 |
| LGW–LOS | 996 | 1 |
| LGW–ACC | 964 | 1 |
| LGW–POZ | 948 | 1 |
| LGW–BEG | 921 | 1 |
| LGW–ZAG | 920 | 2 |
| LGW–RHO | 911 | 1 |
| LGW–BRI | 901 | 1 |
| LGW–MLE | 900 | 1 |
| LGW–NTE | 881 | 1 |
| LGW–LCA | 864 | 2 |
| LGW–BWI | 863 | 1 |