Airport gate intelligence · STN
How many gates does London Stansted Airport (STN) have?
London Stansted Airport (STN) has 54 gates, with about 286 airline departures a day. Ryanair has the most (27), followed by Jet2 (6).
Ryanair flies 90% of the 37,176 seats leaving STN each day. Ryanair has 350% more gates than Jet2. 14 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at STN
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 27 | 182 | 33,416 | 90% | 191 | 0% | 42 min | 0 |
| Jet2 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 86 min | 0 |
| easyJet | – | 10 | 1,768 | 5% | 177 | 0% | 37 min | 0 |
| Pegasus | – | 7 | 1,054 | 3% | 234 | 0% | 67 min | 0 |
| Emirates | – | 2 | 645 | 2% | 347 | 0% | 124 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 14 | |||||||
Average of 14 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 7 gates saw few or no flights (not in use or under repair). Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 37% of flights have no seat count yet.
What size aircraft STN’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at STN: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no STN gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: 3V (23 flights to Paris, Liège and Shannon); NJ (20 flights to Amsterdam, BQH and Jersey); EM (18 flights to Glasgow, Manchester and London Stansted); Qatar Airways (18 flights to EuroAirport (Basel), Milan and Oslo); VietJet (16 flights to ACH, BQH and CIA); Chair Airlines (14 flights to Guangzhou); ZT (12 flights to FAB, West Yorkshire and Lisbon); Uzbekistan Airways (10 flights to RMO); SX (9 flights to Dundee, FAB and London Stansted); EVA Air (8 flights to Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester); Air Incheon (8 flights to Frankfurt); Air Canada Rouge (8 flights to Liverpool and London Stansted); HE (6 flights to Baku and Liège); CB (5 flights to SEN); Air Koryo (4 flights to Helsinki and Liverpool); Aeroflot (4 flights to FAB); KLM (4 flights to Malaga and DTM); LN (4 flights to Aberdeen).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Lufthansa City (8 flights to OXF); FL (3 flights); French bee (2 flights to Victoria, BC); AlbaStar (2 flights); ED (2 flights to OXF); GP (2 flights); American (2 flights to Philadelphia); Delta (2 flights to LBG); VV (2 flights to Porto); 5O (2 flights); SWISS (2 flights); Aer Lingus (2 flights to London Heathrow); Smartwings (2 flights to Paris); IF (2 flights); TUI fly NL (2 flights to Jersey); ASKY (2 flights to Teterboro); Air Leisure (2 flights); V3 (2 flights to LRT); LU (2 flights to Dubai World Central); Aruba Airlines (2 flights).
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How many gates does London Stansted Airport (STN) have?
London Stansted Airport (STN) has 54 gates, with about 286 airline departures a day. Ryanair has the most (27), followed by Jet2 (6).
Which airline has the most gates at London Stansted Airport (STN)?
Ryanair, with 27 of the 54 gates at STN (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave London Stansted Airport (STN)?
About 286 airline departures a day (Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
Which terminal is Ryanair in at STN?
Ryanair flies from Terminal 1 at London Stansted Airport (STN).
Which gates at London Stansted Airport (STN) are bus gates?
2 gates at STN are bus gates: 27, 28. A bus gate has no jet bridge: passengers board a bus at the gate, and it drives them out to the plane parked on the ramp. About 6 departures a day (2% of all departures at STN) board this way (Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
How many gates does Ryanair have at STN?
27 gates, with about 182 departures and 33,416 seats a day.
How many gates does Jet2 have at STN?
6 gates, with about 27 departures and 0 seats a day.
How many seats leave STN each day?
About 37,176 seats on 286 airline departures a day (average of 14 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at STN?
46 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
How many aircraft tows happen at STN?
About 0 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.