Airport Information
London Southend Airport is an international airport in the Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, approximately 36 miles from the center of London. Southend was London’s third-busiest airport from the 1960s until the end of the 1970s when it was overtaken in passenger numbers by London Stansted Airport
General information about London Southend Airport:
South East England Regional Airport
Airport Opening Year: 1935
GMT time zone (winter / summer): 0 / + 1
Geographic coordinates of the airport: Latitude (51.57), Longitude (0.7)
Location: 3 km north of Southend and 58 km east of central London
Number of Terminals: 2
IATA Code: SEN
ICAO Code: EGMC
Official airport website: www.southendairport.com
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Mailing Address: Southend Airport, Southend on Sea Essex, SS2 6YF, United Kingdom
Airport Information Phone: +44 (0) 1702 538 500
Fax: +44 (0) 1702 538 501
Email: LSAenquiries@stobartair.com
Based airlines: Stobart Air
London Southend Airport Terminals
2012 was the year when the new Southend Airport really took off. As the runway extension became operational, our new passenger terminal building was officially opened by Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening in March 2012. This enabled us to handle a new generation of medium capacity, high-efficiency jets for short-haul scheduled flights and holiday charters.
London Southend Airport History
The airport was built by the British Air Force during World War I. In 1939, the aviation authorities requisitioned an airfield and became known as RAF Rochford during World War II. During World War II, the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane fighters, as well as the Bristol Blenheim fighter, were based at the airport. Many of the 50 bunkers that were built to protect the airport from the possible landing are still intact, including the underground control room, which is located near the Southend Flying Club. About 20 more pillboxes can be seen in the vicinity of the airport. In 1946, the airfield was decommissioned and returned to civil aviation in 1947, known as Southend Municipal Airport.
