London City Airport

London City Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerConsortium of AIMCo, OMERS, OTPP and the Kuwait Investment Authority
OperatorLondon City Airport Ltd.
ServesGreater London and Kent
LocationRoyal Docks, Newham, London
Opened26 October 1987 (1987-10-26)
Operating base forBA CityFlyer
Elevation AMSL19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates51°30′19″N 000°03′19″E / 51.50528°N 0.05528°E / 51.50528; 0.05528
Websitelondoncityairport.com
Map
EGLC is located in Greater London
EGLC
EGLC
Location within Greater London
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,508 4,948 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers3,009,313
Passenger change 21-22Increase 318%[1]
Aircraft Movements44,731
Movements change 21-22Increase 246%[1]
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2] WAD[3]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[1]

London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is an international airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the City of London and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Canary Wharf. These are the twin centres of London's financial industry, which is a major user of the airport. The airport was developed by the engineering company Mowlem in 1986–87. In 2016 it was bought by a Canadian-led consortium of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), OMERS, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Wren House Infrastructure Management of the Kuwait Investment Authority.[4]

London City Airport has a single 1,508-metre-long (4,948 ft) runway, and a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P728) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers; this licence also allows training flights, but only for the purpose of training pilots to operate at this specific airport.[5] Only multi-engine, fixed-wing aircraft up to Airbus A318 size with special aircraft and aircrew certification to fly 5.5° approaches are allowed to conduct operations at London City Airport.[6][7] As of 2020, the airport is about 60 hectares (150 acres) in size.[8]

London City had over 4.5 million passenger movements in 2017. It is the fifth-busiest airport by passengers and aircraft movements serving the London area — after Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton — and was the 14th-busiest in the UK in 2017.[1] In 2019, the airport handled over 5 million passengers.

  1. ^ a b c d "Annual airport data 2022 | Civil Aviation Authority". www.caa.co.uk.
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  3. ^ "CITY". World Aero Data. WorldAeroData.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference IAIP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Certification requirements for London City Airport" (PDF). Isle of Man Aircraft Registry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  7. ^ Wallsworth, Dave (7 November 2017). "Airbus A318 at London City Airport". Captain Dave. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. ^ "1.2 The airport site: An international airport in London's Royal Docks" (PDF). London City Airport master plan 2020. London City Airport (Report). 4 December 2020. p. 17. Retrieved 27 February 2023.