London Stansted Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

London, Essex, England (United Kingdom)

IATA: STN ICAO: EGSS

Longest Active Runway

10,003 ft

3,049 meters

Field Elevation

348 ft

106 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

51.8850°, 0.2350°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#552 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#922 of 7558

Top 12.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (United Kingdom)

#5 of 5 in GB

#6 of 94 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 STN in numbers: 10,003 ft longest runway · #552 of 650 published · #922 of 7,558 worldwide (top 12.2%) · #5 in United Kingdom.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

STN lies at 106 m (348 ft), #315 of 650 published airports by elevation and 45.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 91 ft above the United Kingdom median (257 ft, 5 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 35.9 NM, 12,799 ft. Next: LGW 46.9 NM, BHX 80.6 NM. LHR has the radius's longest runway, 2,796 ft more than STN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,003 ft (3,049 m)

STN runway: 04/22 10,003 × 151 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #5 of 5 in United Kingdom; LHR leads by 2,796 ft (12,799 ft). +0% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04/22	10,003 ft (3049 m / 3.049 km)	151 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
London Heathrow Airport (London)	`LHR`	35.9 NM (66.5 km)	12,799 ft	✅ Lighted
London Gatwick Airport (London)	`LGW`	46.9 NM (86.9 km)	10,883 ft	✅ Lighted
Birmingham Airport (Birmingham, West Midlands)	`BHX`	80.6 NM (149.3 km)	10,013 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →