Question: Which major international airport in south-east England ranks as the 8th busiest airport in Europe and replaced Croydon Airport?

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Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي‎ ‎ ) is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic.  It is also the 3rd busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, the 6th busiest cargo airport in world, the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements, and the busiest airport in the world operating with only two runways.  In 2016, DXB handled 83.6 million passengers, 2.59 million tonnes of cargo and registered 418,220 aircraft movements. Gatwick Airport (also known as London Gatwick) (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is a major international airport in south-east England, 29.5 mi south of Central London and 2.7 NM north of Crawley.  It is the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the United Kingdom, after London Heathrow.  Gatwick is the eighth-busiest airport in Europe.  Until 2016, it was the busiest single-use runway airport in the world before being overtaken by Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Coimbatore International Airport (IATA: CJB, ICAO: VOCB) is the primary airport serving the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.  It is located at Peelamedu, about 13 km from the center of the city.  Previously known as Peelamedu Civil Aerodrome, it is the 19th busiest airport in India in terms of passengers handled, 16th busiest in terms of total aircraft movement and 14th busiest in terms of cargo handled.  The airport is the second largest airport in terms of passenger traffic and cargo after Chennai International Airport In Tamil Nadu.  About five domestic and three international airlines serve the airport.  The Airport also serves as a growing hub for Cargo transportation. Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 12 km from Downtown Vancouver.  It is the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements (306,799) and passengers (22.3 million), behind Toronto Pearson International Airport.  It has non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, Oceania, the United States, Mexico and other airports within Canada.  The airport has won several notable international best airport awards; it won the Skytrax Best North American Airport award in 2007 and 2010 through 2017.  The airport also made the list of top 10 airports in the world for the first time in 2012, rated at 9th (2012), 8th (2013), and 9th (2014) overall.  It is the only North American airport included in the top 10 for 2013 and 2014.  YVR also retains the distinction of Best Canadian Airport in the regional results.  It is a hub for Air Canada and WestJet.  It is also an operating base for Air Transat.  Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian airports that have US Border Preclearance facilities.  It is also one of the few major international airports to have a terminal for scheduled floatplanes. Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) (IATA: BGI, ICAO: TBPB) is the international airport of Barbados, located in Seawell, Christ Church.  It is the only designated port of entry for persons arriving and departing by air in Barbados and operates as a major gateway to the Eastern Caribbean.  The airport has direct service to destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America and Europe and serves as the second hub for LIAT.  In 2016, the airport was the 8th busiest airport in the Caribbean region; and the third busiest airport in the Lesser Antilles; after Queen Beatrix International Airport located in Aruba, and Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport located in the Republic of France within the island of Guadeloupe.  GAIA, also remains an important air-link for cruise ship passengers departing and arriving at the Port of Bridgetown, and a base of operations for the Regional Security System (RSS), and the Regional (Caribbean) Police Training Centre. Croydon Airport (ICAO: EGCR ) was an airport in South London, England.  It was the main airport for London before it was replaced by Northolt Aerodrome, London Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport.  The terminal building and entrance lodge are Grade II listed buildings. Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM) is an international airport serving the city of Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India and its metropolitan area.  It is the fourth busiest airport in India in terms of total passenger traffic after airports at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.  It is the 49th busiest airport in Asia for CY 2016.  In the fiscal year 2016-17, the airport handled over 18.3 million passengers.  Over 400 aircraft movements are handled by the airport per day.  Third busiest Airport in terms of cargo handling in India.  The planned extension of the terminals are about to start as the union government has told that Chennai might not get its new airport soon. Dublin Airport, (Irish: Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath ) (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW) , is an international airport serving Dublin, the capital city of Ireland.  It is operated by DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority).  The airport is located 5.4 nmi north of Dublin in Collinstown, Fingal.  In 2016, 27.9 million passengers passed through the airport, making it the airport's busiest year on record.  It is the 15th busiest airport in Europe, and is also the busiest of the state's airports by total passenger traffic.  It has the greatest traffic levels on the island of Ireland, followed by Belfast International Airport, County Antrim. Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος» , "Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos"") (IATA: ATH, ICAO: LGAV) , commonly initialized as "AIA", began operation on 28 March 2001 and is the primary international airport that serves the city of Athens and the region of Attica.  It is Greece's busiest airport and it serves as the hub and main base of Aegean Airlines as well as other Greek airlines.  The airport is currently in Group 2 of Airports Council International (10–25 million) and as of 2016, Athens International is the 27th busiest airport in Europe. Heathrow Airport (also known as London Heathrow) (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL) is a major international airport in London, United Kingdom.  Heathrow is the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic (surpassed by Dubai International in 2014), as well as the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic, and the seventh busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic.  In 2016, it handled a record 75.7 million passengers, a 1.0% increase from 2015.

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Croydon Airport (ICAO: EGCR ) was an airport in South London, England.  It was the main airport for London before it was replaced by Northolt Aerodrome, London Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport. Gatwick Airport (also known as London Gatwick) (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is a major international airport in south-east England, 29.5 mi south of Central London and 2.7 NM north of Crawley.  Gatwick is the eighth-busiest airport in Europe.