The GACC was founded in 1965 and its members include both individuals and over 100 District and Parish councils and amenity groups.

Its aims are to protect the environment around Gatwick, to keep the airport within its present boundaries and to press for a steady reduction in noise and pollution.

Airport Watch is an umbrella movement uniting the national environmental organisations, the airport community groups, and individuals opposed to unsustainable aviation expansion. The Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) is a UK-based association that is concerned exclusively with the environmental impacts of aviation.