London Luton Airport

Description

London Luton Airport is an airport used by private jets in London, United Kingdom. It has a maximum runway length of 2,162 meters. There is only one runway in total at the airport.

London Luton Airport, previously called Luton International Airport, is an international airport located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Luton town centre in the county of Bedfordshire, England, and is 28 miles (45 km) north of Central London. In 2018, over 16.5 million passengers passed through the airport, a record total for Luton making it the fifth busiest airport in the UK. It is the fourth-largest airport serving the London area after Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, and is one of London's six international airports along with London City and Southend. The airport serves as a base for EasyJet, TUI Airways, Ryanair and Wizz Air and previously served as a base for Monarch Airlines until it ceased operations in October 2017. The vast majority of the routes served are within Europe, although there are some charter and scheduled routes to destinations in Northern Africa and Asia.

Sometimes referred to as EGGW - its ICAO code - on private jet quotes, for example, it can also be called LTN - its IATA code name. Both these shorthands are used by aircrafts to refer to the airport.


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  • ICAO: EGGW
  • IATA: LTN
  • Latitude: 51.874722
  • Longitude: -0.368333
  • Altitude: 160 meters
  • Runway length: 2,162 meters
  • Number of runways: 1
  • London Luton Airport
  • City: London
  • Region: Bedfordshire
  • Country: United Kingdom