They invariably have an early morning flight to catch from Gatwick Airport, which lies just 16 miles southwest of Croydon. It’s far cheaper to stay here than to get an airport hotel. Gatwick Air ...

The world's first air traffic control tower Croydon Airport was once the centre of the universe, or the UK at least. Here are 11 things you might not know about it. 1. It was created to defend ...

Croydon Airport is steeped in history(Picture: Alamy Stock Photo) There’s a joke that Croydon is so far, you need to take a flight to get there. And back in the day ...

In fact, the UK's first major international airport was in Croydon, with flights to Paris and Brussels among the first passenger services to fly to and from the airport. The port itself had been ...

Win one of 8 incredible holidays to Florida, Spain, the Caribbean and a Kent safari by voting in The Sun's Travel Awards - enter to win here Croydon Airport first opened in 1920, after combining ...

It was 1921 — the same year Chaplin released his masterpiece The Kid — when the 'Little Tramp' star landed at Croydon Aerodrome (then London's major airport) following a jaunt to Paris.