London Stansted Airport ( IATA : STN , ICAO : EGSS ) is a large passenger airport in the Uttlesford District of the English county of Essex about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of London . It is about 2 miles (3 km) outside Bishop's Stortford and 6 miles (10 km) outside Harlow .

Stansted is a hub for a number of major European low-cost carriers . It is the fourth busiest airport in the United Kingdom and is the third largest airport serving the London area after Heathrow and Gatwick ; and is one of London's five international airports along with Luton and London City Airports. Stansted is owned and operated by Manchester Airports Group , which also owns and operates three other UK airports, ^[1] including Manchester and Bournemouth .

The airport had to abandon plans for a second runway after the campaign Stop Stansted Expansion succeeded.

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