London Stansted Airport (STN / EGSS)
48 flights through London Stansted Airport (STN / EGSS) in London, United Kingdom have been caught by people using this site. They were caught by 6 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
In the last 30 days our receivers heard 3,994 airline flights heading to London Stansted Airport and 3,882 airline flights leaving it, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- EGSS
- IATA
- STN
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Position
- 51.885, 0.235
- Catches
- 48
- Spotters
- 6
- arriving, 30 days
- 3994
- departing, 30 days
- 3882
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
London Stansted Airport serves London, Essex. It sits 348 ft (106 m) above sea level. It has one runway, 10,003 ft (3,049 m) long.
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited London Stansted Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- Lisbon (LIS) — 5 catches
- Valencia (VLC) — 3 catches
- Leipzig (LEJ) — 2 catches
- Agadir (AGA) — 2 catches
- Cork (ORK) — 2 catches
- Glasgow (GLA) — 2 catches
- Marrakech (RAK) — 2 catches
- Madrid (MAD) — 2 catches
- Roma (CIA) — 2 catches
- Girona (GRO) — 2 catches
- Porto (OPO) — 2 catches
- Funchal (FNC) — 1 catch
Aircraft types caught here
- Boeing 737-800 — 32 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 11 catches
- Airbus A300-600 — 2 catches
- Embraer E190 — 2 catches
- Airbus A320 — 1 catch
Airlines
- Ryanair — 31 catches
- Jet2.com Limited — 4 catches
- European Air Transport — 2 catches
- Cityflyer Express — 2 catches
- Turkish Airlines — 1 catch
- Easyjet Airline Company Limited — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
- @lcameron — 37 catches
- @0krypt — 5 catches
- @ess — 3 catches
- @andrew-peacock — 1 catch
- @leehall — 1 catch
- @runcornbrookvale — 1 catch
Recent catches
- EXS84N — Boeing 737-800 · Jet2.com Limited · by runcornbrookvale · 2026-10-31
- BCS8PA — Airbus A300-600 · European Air Transport · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- RYR5HG — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by leehall · 2026-10-28
- RYR8VX — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- RYR15NE — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- RYR4RK — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- BCS8PA — Airbus A300-600 · European Air Transport · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- RYR12EJ — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by ess · 2026-10-19
- RYR4CB — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Ryanair · by ess · 2026-10-15
- RYR4CB — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Ryanair · by lcameron · 2026-10-10
- RYR70GE — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Ryanair · by lcameron · 2026-10-06
- RUK7E — Boeing 737-800 · by lcameron · 2026-10-04
- RYR20SA — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by lcameron · 2026-10-03
- RYR93VX — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Ryanair · by lcameron · 2026-10-03
- RYR908 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Ryanair · by lcameron · 2026-10-03
- THY9ML — Boeing 737-800 · Turkish Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-09-26
- EZY25FJ — Airbus A320 · Easyjet Airline Company Limited · by lcameron · 2026-09-25
- RYR200Z — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by lcameron · 2026-09-20
- RUK91GH — Boeing 737-800 · by lcameron · 2026-09-20
- EXS42KR — Boeing 737-800 · Jet2.com Limited · by lcameron · 2026-09-20
- RYR26CR — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Ryanair · by lcameron · 2026-09-19
- CFE7308 — Embraer E190 · Cityflyer Express · by lcameron · 2026-09-19
- RYR55CW — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by lcameron · 2026-09-19
- RUK746Z — Boeing 737-800 · by lcameron · 2026-09-19
Questions
How many flights to and from London Stansted Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 3,994 airline flights arriving and 3,882 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 14, 2026, with 514 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from London Stansted Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of London Stansted Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through London Stansted Airport?
Yes: 48 catches by 6 spotters so far.
How high is London Stansted Airport above sea level?
348 ft (106 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at London Stansted Airport?
10,003 ft (3,049 m). It is the airport’s only runway.
Can I fly over London Stansted Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit London Stansted Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited London Stansted Airport in the simulator yet.