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Located in [[West Sussex]], Gatwick{{ref|map2|map2}} is the second-busiest airport in the United Kingdom, the eighth-busiest in Europe, and the second-busiest single-runway airport in the world. It handles flights to more destinations than any other UK airport<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/|title=Gatwick by Numbers - Gatwick Airport|website=www.gatwickairport.com|access-date=20 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153659/https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/company-information/gatwick-by-numbers/|archive-date=16 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is the main base of [[easyJet]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://careers.easyjet.com/why-easyjet/where-we-are/|title=Where We Are - easyJet CareerseasyJet Careers|website=careers.easyjet.com}}</ref> the UK's largest airline by number of passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airlines/Datasets/UK-Airline-data/2017/Airline-data-annual-reports-2017/|title=Airline data annual reports 2017 - UK Civil Aviation Authority|website=www.caa.co.uk}}</ref> Also using it as a base are [[British Airways]], [[NorwegianNorse AirAtlantic ShuttleAirways]] and, [[TUI Airways]] and [[Wizz Air]].

The airport has two terminals, North and South. It is connected to the motorway network via the [[M23 motorway|M23]] and has its own railway station, with [[Southern (trainGovia operatingThameslink companyRailway)|Southern]] and [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]] trains serving [[London Victoria railway station|London Victoria]] and [[London Bridge railway station|London Bridge]] stations respectively, as well as the dedicated ''[[Gatwick Express]]'' shuttle to and from London Victoria.