London Stansted Airport is an international airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet in the local government district of Uttlesford in Essex, 30 mi northeast of Central London and 0.9 mi from the Hertfordshire border.The airport is owned and operated by the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which also owns and operates three other UK airports. In 2015 it was the fourth busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester. Stansted’s runway is also used by private companies such as the Harrods Aviation and XJet terminals which are private ground handlers who are able to handle private flights, charter flights and state visits.
