London Southend Airport
London Southend Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Carlyle Group (83%) Esken (17%) | ||||||||||
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| Location | Southend-on-Sea and Rochford, Essex, England | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1935 | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | easyJet | ||||||||||
| Built | 1914 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 55 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°34′13″N 000°41′36″E / 51.57028°N 0.69333°E | ||||||||||
| Website | londonsouthendairport | ||||||||||
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London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is an international airport situated on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, approximately 36 mi (58 km) from the centre of London. The airport straddles the boundaries between the city of Southend-on-Sea and the Rochford District.
Southend was the UK's third-busiest airport during the 1960s, behind Heathrow and Manchester, before passenger numbers dropped off in the 1970s. Following its purchase by Stobart Group in 2008, a development programme provided a new terminal and control tower, extended the runway, and opened Southend Airport railway station on the Shenfield-Southend line, which provides a connection to Central London via a regular rail service between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria.