04/08/2026
✈️ Gatwick's Northern Runway Project has cleared its final major legal hurdle.
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the latest challenge to Gatwick Airport's £2.2 billion expansion, paving the way for the Northern Runway to become fully operational by 2030.
The project will allow up to 100,000 additional flights each year, expanding capacity at one of the UK's busiest airports. Gatwick, which already serves more than 200 destinations, expects the expansion to improve connectivity, create around 14,000 new jobs, and generate an estimated £1 billion in economic benefits annually.
If construction stays on schedule, passengers could begin using the expanded runway before the end of the decade.