London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is a British commercial airport in Southend-on-Sea, about 60km east of London. London Southend Airport emerged from the military airfield Rochford and today offers maintenance and repair services of aircraft, pilot training, corporate and leisure flights as well as on Saturdays in the summer of scheduled flights to Jersey. In April 2012, the budget airline easyJet has opened a new base here