Ryanair · STN
What gates does Ryanair use at London Stansted Airport (STN)?
Ryanair uses 33 gates at London Stansted Airport (STN), mainly in Terminal 1, with about 182 departures a day (Oct 8–21, 2026). It is the main airline at 27 of them.
Based on 5,133 Ryanair flights at STN, Oct 8–21, 2026 (full days)
How Ryanair compares at STN
- 1st of the 18 airlines with regular flights at STN by departures: 66% of them (182 departures a day of about 277 a day).
- 90% of the seats leaving STN: about 33,416 a day, 184 per departure.
- 4.4 turns a day at each gate it turns planes at, about the same as the airport’s 4.4.
- Median turn at the gate: 42 min, 4 min shorter than the airport median (46 min).
- At STN, Ryanair’s 182 departures a day compare with Jet2’s 27 and Ryanair UK’s 25. Ryanair has 27 gates of its own; Jet2 6; Ryanair UK shares its gates.
Where Ryanair flies nonstop from STN
138 nonstop destinations. Nonstop routes seen Oct 8–21, 2026; a few days of data can miss weekly or seasonal routes.
| Destination | Flights | Other airlines on this route |
|---|---|---|
| DublinDUB | 8/day | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| CIACIA | 4-5/day | VietJet (under 1/week) |
| BarcelonaBCN | 4/day | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| Alicante / Benidorm / Costa BlancaALC | 4/day | Jet2 (1/day) |
| BudapestBUD | 3-4/day | none seen |
| MadridMAD | 3-4/day | Ryanair UK (2/week) |
| BergamoBGY | 3-4/day | none seen |
| BucharestOTP | 3-4/day | none seen |
| CopenhagenCPH | 3-4/day | Turkish Airlines (1/week), Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| LisbonLIS | 3-4/day | Ryanair UK (1/week), NJ (under 1/week), ZT (under 1/week) |
| PortoOPO | 3-4/day | VV (under 1/week) |
| KrakówKRK | 3/day | Jet2 (1/week) |
| BerlinBER | 3/day | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| CologneCGN | 3/day | none seen |
| EINEIN | 3/day | none seen |
| MalagaAGP | 3/day | Jet2 (1/day), KLM (under 1/week) |
| Faro / Algarve Int. FaroFAO | 3/day | Jet2 (1/day), Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| Palma de MallorcaPMI | 3/day | Jet2 (1-2/day), TUI Airways (2/week), Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| MilanMXP | 2-3/day | Ryanair UK (1/week), Qatar Airways (1/week) |
| PisaPSA | 2-3/day | none seen |
| CorkORK | 2-3/day | Ryanair UK (2/week) |
| PraguePRG | 2-3/day | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| VeniceVCE | 2-3/day | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| ShannonSNN | 2-3/day | 3V (1/week) |
| GdanskGDN | 2-3/day | none seen |
| LandvetterGOT | 2-3/day | none seen |
| ViennaVIE | 2-3/day | none seen |
| Frankfurt-HahnHHN | 2/day | none seen |
| Ibiza Island / EivisaIBZ | 2/day | Jet2 (6/week), TUI Airways (1/week), Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| ManisesVLC | 2/day | none seen |
| SofiaSOF | 2/day | none seen |
| TenerifeTFS | 2/day | Jet2 (1-2/day), TUI Airways (1/week) |
| Nowy Dwor MazowieckiWMI | 2/day | none seen |
| StockholmARN | 1-2/day | none seen |
| BremenBRE | 1-2/day | none seen |
| MaltaMLA | 1-2/day | Jet2 (4-5/week) |
| MarseilleMRS | 1-2/day | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| NurembergNUE | 1-2/day | none seen |
| WrocławWRO | 1-2/day | none seen |
| FKBFKB | 1-2/day | none seen |
| ZagrebZAG | 1-2/day | none seen |
| KatowiceKTW | 1-2/day | none seen |
| KnockNOC | 1-2/day | none seen |
| NaplesNAP | 1-2/day | Jet2 (2/week) |
| RIGARIX | 1-2/day | none seen |
| Turin (Torino)TRN | 1-2/day | none seen |
| ArrecifeACE | 1-2/day | Jet2 (1-2/day) |
| BlagnacTLS | 1-2/day | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| BolognaBLQ | 1-2/day | none seen |
| HamburgHAM | 1-2/day | none seen |
| LuxembourgLUX | 1-2/day | none seen |
| PoznanPOZ | 1-2/day | none seen |
| RHORHO | 1-2/day | Jet2 (1/day), TUI Airways (2/week) |
| BayonneBIQ | 1/day | none seen |
| BratislavaBTS | 1/day | none seen |
| JasionkaRZE | 1/day | none seen |
| KaunasKUN | 1/day | none seen |
| PEGPEG | 1/day | none seen |
| PSRPSR | 1/day | none seen |
| PalermoPMO | 1/day | none seen |
| SevillaSVQ | 1/day | none seen |
| VeronaVRN | 1/day | Jet2 (1/week) |
| GironaGRO | 1/day | Jet2 (2/week) |
| AARAAR | 1/day | none seen |
| AOIAOI | 1/day | none seen |
| AthensATH | 1/day | Jet2 (1/week) |
| BariBRI | 1/day | none seen |
| BrindisiBDS | 1/day | none seen |
| GOAGOA | 1/day | none seen |
| MemmingenFMM | 1/day | none seen |
| MurciaRMU | 1/day | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| NiceNCE | 1/day | none seen |
| CagliariCAG | 6/week | none seen |
| CarcassonneCCF | 6/week | none seen |
| EGCEGC | 6/week | none seen |
| FarranforeKIR | 6/week | none seen |
| Gran CanariaLPA | 6/week | Jet2 (6/week), TUI Airways (under 1/week) |
| HelsinkiHEL | 6/week | Air Koryo (under 1/week) |
| LodzLCJ | 6/week | none seen |
| Ronchi dei Legionari / TriesteTRS | 6/week | none seen |
| TarbesLDE | 6/week | none seen |
| VilniusVNO | 6/week | none seen |
| NantesNTE | 5-6/week | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| DubrovnikDBV | 5/week | Jet2 (3/week) |
| PLQPLQ | 5/week | none seen |
| Reus / Tarragona /Costa DauradaREU | 5/week | Jet2 (2/week) |
| SalzburgSZG | 5/week | none seen |
| BRQBRQ | 4/week | none seen |
| BydgoszczBZG | 4/week | none seen |
| CataniaCTA | 4/week | Jet2 (2/week) |
| FMOFMO | 4/week | none seen |
| FuerteventuraFUE | 4/week | Jet2 (6/week) |
| KošiceKSC | 4/week | none seen |
| Lamezia TermeSUF | 4/week | none seen |
| PDVPDV | 4/week | none seen |
| Santa CatarinaFNC | 4/week | Jet2 (3/week) |
| Santander / CantabriaSDR | 4/week | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| SzczecinSZZ | 4/week | none seen |
| TallinnTLL | 4/week | none seen |
| AlgheroAHO | 3/week | none seen |
| AlmeriaLEI | 3/week | none seen |
| CDTCDT | 3/week | none seen |
| CFUCFU | 3/week | Jet2 (6/week), TUI Airways (1/week) |
| KosKGS | 3/week | Jet2 (5/week) |
| LRHLRH | 3/week | none seen |
| PaphosPFO | 3/week | Jet2 (5/week), TUI Airways (2/week) |
| Santiago de CompostelaSCQ | 3/week | none seen |
| Santorini (Thira)JTR | 3/week | Jet2 (1/week) |
| SomeşeniCLJ | 3/week | none seen |
| ZaragozaZAZ | 3/week | none seen |
| BVEBVE | 2/week | none seen |
| ChaniaCHQ | 2/week | Jet2 (2/week) |
| EFLEFL | 2/week | Jet2 (1/week) |
| FRLFRL | 2/week | none seen |
| KLUKLU | 2/week | none seen |
| LBCLBC | 2/week | none seen |
| LIGLIG | 2/week | Ryanair UK (2/week) |
| MMXMMX | 2/week | none seen |
| MenorcaMAH | 2/week | Jet2 (4/week) |
| OlbiaOLB | 2/week | Jet2 (1/week) |
| PGFPGF | 2/week | none seen |
| PMFPMF | 2/week | none seen |
| PulaPUY | 2/week | none seen |
| REGREG | 2/week | none seen |
| RMIRMI | 2/week | none seen |
| SalernoQSR | 2/week | none seen |
| TUFTUF | 2/week | none seen |
| ThessalonikiSKG | 2/week | Jet2 (2/week) |
| VSTVST | 2/week | none seen |
| ZadarZAD | 2/week | none seen |
| OSROSR | 1-2/week | none seen |
| LinzLNZ | 1/week | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| PISPIS | 1/week | Ryanair UK (1/week) |
| ZTHZTH | 1/week | Jet2 (1/week), TUI Airways (under 1/week) |
| AberdeenABZ | under 1/week | LN (under 1/week) |
| East MidlandsEMA | under 1/week | Jet2 (under 1/week) |
| LondonLTN | under 1/week | none seen |
| London StanstedSTN | under 1/week | EM (1-2/week), SX (1/week), Air Canada Rouge (1/week), VietJet (under 1/week) |
When Ryanair flies at STN
- First departure of the day usually around 5:50 am, the last around 11:35 pm.
- Busiest hour: 7:00 am–8:00 am, with about 28 of its arrivals and departures.
- About 15 of its aircraft spend the night at STN (arrive in the evening, leave the next morning).
Ryanair’s aircraft at STN
| Aircraft | Departures | Seats each |
|---|---|---|
| 737-800 | 136/day | 189 |
| 737 MAX 8 | 39/day | 197 |
| A320 | 3-4/day | not listed |
About 33,416 seats leave STN on Ryanair each day. Of the gates it holds, 27 have taken a narrow-body. Seats are capacity from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type, not passengers.
Ryanair’s gates at STN
Terminal 1 29, 31, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44A, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 86, 87
Held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand).
Gates it shares
| Gate | Who holds it | Other airlines there |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Common use | easyJet, Transavia NL, AJet |
| 32 | Common use | AJet, Ryanair UK, British Airways |
| 37 | Common use | AJet, Ryanair UK, easyJet |
| 81 | Common use | easyJet, Ryanair UK |
| 83 | Common use | Ryanair UK, easyJet |
| 84 | Common use | Ryanair UK, easyJet |
About this data
Based on 14 full days of flights at STN, Oct 8–21, 2026. Gates of its own are the gates where Ryanair flies the most (regional partners count as their brand). 4% of its departures have no seat count yet, so seat numbers run low.
Ryanair at STN: questions
What terminal is Ryanair at London Stansted Airport (STN)?
Ryanair flies from Terminal 1 at London Stansted Airport (STN).
What gates does Ryanair use at STN?
Ryanair has 27 gates at STN (the airline flying each one most): 29, 31, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44A and 15 more. It used 33 gates in all over Oct 8–21, 2026.
How many flights a day does Ryanair have from STN?
About 182 departures a day and 33,416 seats, averaged over Oct 8–21, 2026.
Where does Ryanair fly nonstop from STN?
Ryanair flies nonstop to 138 cities from STN, the most often to Dublin, CIA, Barcelona, Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Budapest and Madrid. Routes seen Oct 8–21, 2026.
When is Ryanair’s first flight out of STN?
Usually around 5:50 am; the last leaves around 11:35 pm.
Does Ryanair share gates at STN?
Yes: 6 gates it uses are shared or used most by another airline, e.g. gate 30 with easyJet, Transavia NL and AJet.
Other airlines at STN
All of STN’s gates by airline · Ryanair at every airport we map · Nonstop routes from STN