Gatwick is closer.
Around 40 Miles or 60 Kilometres. The travel time is around 45 minutes.
London had better access to roads and the inland of England. Even with Dover's access to the North Sea, London was better situated strategically.
Dover is located in the English Channel.
85 miles taking this route:Follow signs out of the airport to M25; once you get to M25, follow signs to M25 HEATHROW (to M3).Once you are on M25, take M25, around London, to M3 to SOUTHAMPTON at J12.Take M3 to Southampton.
A person from Dover is called a Doverite.
Heathrow is slightly closer but there are good transport links to/from both of them.
Heathrow and Gatwick are London's two main airports. Heathrow is the larger of the two.
The distance from both is much the same so it depends on which one is most convenient for you.
yes, much bigger. heathrow has 5 terminals spread across 1227 hectares (12270000 m²) and Glasgow has 2 terminals and about 4-5 times smaller than heathrow. also heathrow is used as hubs for many airlines.
Gatwick is about 40 miles southeast of Heathrow and both are easily accessible from central London.
Gatwick, because it is less often used annually and it is smaller than Heathrow.
Just take M25 GATWICK to M23 GATWICK @ J7, and then take M23 to Gatwick @ J9.
The closest main airport to Oxford is Heathrow. Luton, Gatwick and Stansted are all much further and roughly the same distance from Oxford.
London's Main AirportsHeathrow, which is the busiest airport in the world. Heathrow can be reached using the London Underground system (Piccadilly Line)Gatwick - to get there, catch the Gatwick Express Train from mainline stations.Stansted - to get there, catch the National Express Bus from Central London. www.nationalexpress.comLuton - a much smaller airport, although there are flights that leave Luton for many destinations. To get there, catch the bus from Central London.
Shortest distance Gatwick to central London is 40.8 miles. From Heathrow is 18.9 miles
You may not have the choice, only certain airlines fly in to Gatwick.
London has airports called heathrow and gatwick