Airports / United Kingdom / STN
London Stansted Airport
EGSS / STNLondon, Essex, United KingdomELEV 348 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cambridge City Airport (CBG) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
London Stansted Airport (EGSS / STN) is a large commercial airport serving London, Essex, United Kingdom. Field elevation is 348 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list STN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Cambridge City Airport (CBG, 19 nm), London Luton Airport (LTN, 22 nm), and London City Airport (LCY, 24 nm).
Trip costs from STN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as LON. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from STN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGSS
IATA
STN
FAA / Local
EGSS
Elevation
348 ft
Coordinates
51.8850° N · 0.2350° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 348 ft, STN sits higher than 86% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 19nmCBGCambridge City AirportCambridge, Cambridgeshire
- 22nmLTNLondon Luton AirportLuton, Luton
- 24nmLCYLondon City AirportLondon
- 25nmSENLondon Southend AirportSouthend-on-Sea, Essex
- 30nmMHZRAF MildenhallBury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk
- 30nmEGUWWattisham AirfieldIpswich, Suffolk
Location
Open the full mapEGSS · London Stansted Airport · London, Essex, United Kingdom