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London City Airport (LCY) Information


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 LCY London City Airport Info & Guide


London City Airport

Where is London City Airport?  


London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is located in the London Borough of Newham, England, United Kingdom. The airport is situated east of London, just outside the city limits, on a former Docklands site, just east of Canary Wharf. London's financial industry, which is centred in the area, attracts the airport's primary users.


LCY is creatively marketed as being the only London airport actually IN London... we say, close enough.


In 2015, London City Airport served 4,319,301 passengers, making it the 13th busiest airport in the UK.


London City Airport is the 5th busiest of London's 6 airports, the others being London Heathrow Airport (LHR)London Gatwick Airport (LGW), London Stansted Airport (STN), London Luton Airport (LTN) and London Southend (SEN)


Together, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend, make London the busiest city airport system in the world, with a combined total of 155 million passengers served each year, in all 6 airports.


Airlines that fly to London City Airport include Air France, Alitalia, Blue Islands, British Airways, FlyNonstop, Lufthansa, Luxair, Sky Work Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines.


The top 3 routes from LCY are Zurich, Amsterdam and Edinburgh. Other busiest routes are Antwerp, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Rotterdam and Stockholm. There are flights to many more. Further afield, there is a flight to New York, operated by British Airways.


Your best bet for a London City Airport transfer is the train. Details on all options are included in this guide.


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 Other Items of Interest at London City Airport


Flight operations at LCY are restricted due to noise. Flights operate 06:30 to 22:00 Monday to Friday, 06:30 to 12:30 Saturdays and 12:30 to 22:00 Sundays. 

 

London City Airport services include:

  • City Bar
  • Duty Free - including collect on return and delivery services
  • WHSmith - before and after security
  • Luggage storage 
  • British Airways - 24 second bag drop
  • British Airways - local hotel shower arrangement for JFK passengers




Additional London City Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.



 Official LCY London City Airport Twitter Feed





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Last Updated: 28 Jun 2016