Stansted at a Glance

Stansted is the third busiest airport in the UK, the fastest-growing major airport in Europe, and the main home of the leading low-cost scheduled airlines. It’s owned by BAA, the world's leading airport company, which also owns Heathrow, Gatwick, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports.

Operating hours: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Opened: 1991 on site of former airport

Runways: One

Terminals: One

Airlines: 32

Destinations: 165

Air transport movements per year: Over 186,000 a year

Passengers per year: 23.2 million

Passenger profile: AB: 39%; C1: 43%; C2: 12%; DE: 6%

Total retail space: 10,000m² 

Rail link: Stansted Express, 47 minutes to London; www.stanstedexpress.com. (This link will launch in a new window.)

Employs: 10,600 (1,000 are BAA Stansted employees)

Air cargo per year: Over 206,000 tonnes, with a value of over £8 billion

Status: Third largest airport in the UK; 46th busiest airport in the world; one of Europe's fastest growing international airports