Langley Green & Gatwick Airport

Langley Green sits to the west of Crawley town centre and functions mainly as a residential neighbourhood with local shops, schools and a community centre. Streets step down toward the airport perimeter, where service roads and fencing mark the change from housing to airfield. Bus routes link Langley Green with Crawley town centre and the wider borough, and small green spaces and playing fields are used for local sport and events.

Gatwick Airport occupies adjoining land and is the borough’s main transport hub, with North and South terminals and an on-site railway station served by the Gatwick Express and other mainline trains. Passenger access is concentrated at the terminal complex, while flight movements are channelled along a single main runway, a feature that shaped operational patterns for many decades. Airport service roads, car parks and freight handling areas form a clear edge to the urban neighbourhoods that meet the airfield, and rail and bus links make the terminals a focal point for journeys to and from Crawley.