Manage air traffic at London Gatwick Airport, the UK's second-busiest hub by passenger traffic and Europe's 8th-busiest, located 29.5 miles south of Central London near Crawley, West Sussex. This strategy simulation game centers on the single-runway operation with a 3,316-meter main runway and a secondary one usable only when the primary is idle. Handle flows across the North Terminal at 98,000 m² and South Terminal at 160,000 m², spanning 674 hectares of airport grounds.
Players oversee commercial flights at this historic site, active since the 1930s after opening as an aerodrome in the late 1920s. The casual simulation gameplay suits aviation fans who enjoy precise runway and terminal management. In 2018, the real airport processed 46.1 million passengers, offering a grounded challenge for strategy enthusiasts.
London Gatwick, also known as Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK), is the secondary international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is located near Crawley, West Sussex, England 29.5 miles (47.5 km) south of Central London. In 2022, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after Heathrow Airport, and was the 8th-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic. It covers a total area of 674 hectares (1,670 acres).
Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s; it has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of 98,000 m2 (1,050,000 sq ft; 117,000 sq yd) and 160,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft; 190,000 sq yd) respectively. It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main runway with a length of 3,316 metres (10,879 ft). A secondary runway is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if the main runway is not in use. In 2018, 46.1 million passengers passed through the airport, a 1.1% increase compared with 2017.
