Southampton Airport has a rich heritage dating back to 1910 when the inaugural flight, carried out by local resident Eric Rowland Moon in his aircraft “Moonbeam 2,” took off from the original location.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t until 1932 that Southampton Corporation acquired the site and designated it as Southampton Municipal Airport. A pivotal milestone in the airport's history occurred on March 5, 1936, with the debut of the very fast Spitfire prototype.
Gatwick history as an airport date back to 1930, but it was not opened by Queen Elizabeth on June 1958 before it become the modern airport. We know today over the years the airport has undergone a remarkable transformation going from serving just 186,000 passengers to serving 40 million passengers.
Gatwick Airport which has two runways is the largest airport in Europe. However the parts are too close to be used at the same time . To clarify Gatwick northbound runway is only used. When the main route is not available the main road is 3,316 long feet long and 45 feet wide.
SOUTH AND NORTH TERMINAL
Gatwick Airport features two terminals, the North terminal and the south terminal. Each terminal has 31 stands for aircraft parking, and an additional 57 remote stands accessible by coaches, granting flexibility to accommodate up to 186 planes. Further more the airport offers a total 245 check in counters including 123 self service check in desks and 119 self service bag drop kiosks.
