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London Southend Airport
Airport in Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is a minor international airport situated on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, approximately 36 miles (58 km) from the centre of London.[3] The airport straddles the boundaries between the city of Southend-on-Sea and the Rochford District.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | London Southend Airport Company Ltd. | ||||||||||
Operator | Esken | ||||||||||
Serves | Greater London and southern Essex | ||||||||||
Location | Southend-on-Sea and Rochford, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||
Opened | 1935; 89 years ago (1935) | ||||||||||
Operating base for | easyJet | ||||||||||
Built | 1914; 110 years ago (1914) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 55 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°34′13″N 000°41′36″E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Southend was the UK's third-busiest airport during the 1960s, behind Heathrow and Manchester, before passenger numbers dropped off in the 1970s.[4][5][6] Following its purchase by Stobart Group in 2008,[6] a development programme[7][8][9] provided a new terminal[10] and control tower,[11] extended the runway,[12] and opened Southend Airport railway station (on the Shenfield–Southend line), which provides a connection to central London via a regular rail service between Liverpool Street Station and Southend Victoria.[11]