page_title: London Stansted Airport
section_title: Control tower
hierarchical_section_title: London Stansted Airport / Infrastructure / Control tower
caption_attribution_description: English: Stansted Airport Viewed from the embankment between the airport and Waltham Hall.
context_page_description: London Stansted Airport is an international airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet, England, 42 mi northeast of Central London.
  London Stansted serves 200 destinations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Stansted is a base for a number of major European low-cost carriers, being the largest base for low-cost airline Ryanair, with over 130 destinations served by the airline. 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, Titan Airways, and XJet terminals, which are private ground handlers that are able to handle private flights, charter flights, and state visits.
  Converted to civil use from RAF Stansted Mountfitchet in the late 1940s, Stansted was used by charter airlines. It came under British Airports Authority control in 1966. The privatised
  BAA sold Stansted in February 2013 to Manchester Airports Group as a result of a March 2009 ruling by the Competition Commission against BAA's monopoly position.
context_section_description: Stansted's air traffic control tower was completed in 1996 and was the tallest in Britain at the time of its construction. It is located on the southside of the airfield alongside the main terminal building. It replaced the old control tower, which offered poor views of the airfield once the current terminal building was opened in 1991.
caption: The Terminal Building with the adjacent Control Tower
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