Gatwick Airport has announced it will reduce its operations from next month as travel demand collapses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The West Sussex hub said it will close its North Terminal - one of its two terminals - from April 1.
From then, its runway will also only open for scheduled flights between 2pm and 10pm.
The measures will be in place for a minimum of one month.
Many flights are now set to be cancelled as operations are scaled back, the airport added.
It comes as the global aviation industry suffers devastating losses while countries enforce travel bans and restrictions amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
The UK Foreign Office has issued a travel warning advising Brits to avoid all but essential travel to any country for 30 days.
The Government has also imposed strict lockdown rules for at least three weeks, like ordering Brits to self-isolate at home, and have rolled out harsh penalties for those who break them.
Gatwick's chief executive Stewart Wingate said: "Gatwick is a resilient but also responsible business and during these extraordinary times we need to take unprecedented measures to protect the health and well-being of our staff and passengers, while also shielding the business from the impact of coronavirus.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my staff for their continuing hard work through this difficult time and to reassure them that we are taking these difficult decisions now, so that we are in a position to recover quickly and get back to generating jobs and economic benefits for the region and wider economy well into the future."
Gatwick is the UK's second busiest airport, recording 47 million passengers last year.
Its runway will remain available for emergency landings and diversions outside the new opening hours.
Airlines have suspended the majority of their flights due to demand plummeting and countries around the world introducing travel restrictions in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus.
London City Airport announced on Wednesday that it was suspending all commercial and private flights from that night.
Flights to and from the east London hub will be suspended from this evening until the end of April.
From next week, Southend Airport will only open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays between 4.30pm and 9.30pm.
