Gatwick's busiest ever six months have boosted business and, it says, its chances of getting London's new runway.
The airport said one day last August saw 906 air traffic movements - a world record for a single-runway airport.
The Airports Commission has launched a public consultation on plans for new runways for London.
Stewart Wingate, CEO of London Gatwick, said: "Gatwick offers the compelling, credible option of a new runway that can actually be built,"
He called the alternatives proposed at Heathrow "undeliverable".
