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London Luton

London Luton Airport
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner London Luton Airport Ltd a company wholly owned by Luton Borough Council
Operator (until 2031) London Luton Airport Operations Ltd (Aena: 51%; Ardian: 49%)
Serves London, United Kingdom
Location Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Elevation AMSL 526 ft / 160 m
Coordinates 51°52′29″N 000°22′06″W / 51.87472°N 0.36833°W / 51.87472; -0.36833Coordinates: 51°52′29″N 000°22′06″W / 51.87472°N 0.36833°W / 51.87472; -0.36833
Website london-luton.co.uk
Map
EGGW is located in Bedfordshire
EGGW
EGGW
Location in Bedfordshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,162 7,087 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 14,645,619
Passenger change 15-16 Increase19.4%
Aircraft Movements 128,519
Movements change 15-16 Increase12.7%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority
Passengers 14,645,619
Passenger change 15-16 Increase19.4%
Aircraft Movements 128,519
Movements change 15-16 Increase12.7%

London Luton Airport (IATA: LTNICAO: EGGW), previously called Luton International Airport, is an international airport located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east of the town centre in the Borough of Luton in Bedfordshire, England, and is 25.22 NM (46.71 km; 29.02 mi) north of Central London.

In 2016, over 14.6 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, Monarch, Thomson Airways, Ryanair and Wizz Air. 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.

The airport is 2 mi (3.2 km) from Junction 10 of the M1 motorway. Aside from Heathrow, London Luton Airport has the fastest rail connection from Central London at 22 minutes from St Pancras station, via East Midlands Trains, however passengers are transported to the terminal by shuttle-bus from Luton Airport Parkway railway station.


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