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London Southend Airport is an international airport in the district of Rochford within Essex , England , approximately 42 mi from the centre of London .. Southend. Southend-on-Sea. Essex. Essex. Rochford. Rochford. international airport. international airport. district of Rochford. Rochford ( district ). centre of London. Charing Cross#Official use as central point. During the 1960s , Southend was London 's third-busiest airport .. Southend. Southend-on-Sea. It remained London 's third-busiest airport in terms of passengers handled until the end of the 1970s , when the role of `` London 's third airport '' passed to Stansted .. Stansted. London Stansted Airport. Following its purchase by Stobart Group in 2008 , a development programme provided a new terminal and control tower , extended runway , and connection to central London via the regular rail service running between Liverpool Street Station & Southend Airport Station on the Shenfield-Southend line , continuing on to Southend Victoria .. Stobart Group. Stobart Group. Southend. Southend-on-Sea. terminal. Airport terminal. control tower. control tower. runway. runway. central London. central London. rail. railway. Liverpool Street Station. Liverpool Street Station. Southend Airport Station. Southend Airport railway station. Shenfield-Southend line. Shenfield-Southend line. Southend Victoria. Southend Victoria. EasyJet began operating services by opening a base at Southend in April 2012 and Irish carrier Aer Lingus Regional began regular flights to Dublin in May , resulting in a rapid increase in airport passenger numbers to 617,027 during 2012 ; 721,661 passengers used the airport in 12 months following the start of these services , with 969,912 in 2013 , and 1,102,358 in 2014 , though 2015 saw a decline in passenger numbers to 900,648 and 2016 continued the decline with 874,549 passengers .. Southend. Southend-on-Sea. EasyJet. EasyJet. Aer Lingus Regional. Aer Lingus Regional. Dublin. Dublin. The airport operator hopes to increase passenger numbers to two million per year by 2020 .