# London City Airport (LCY / EGLC) **London City Airport** (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a medium airport in London, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1987. It has one runway, 1,508 m (4,948 ft) long, concrete. In 2022 it handled 3.0 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LCY / EGLC - Type: Medium airport - Serves: London, England, United Kingdom - Opened: 1987 - Elevation: 6 m / 19 ft - Coordinates: 51.5053, 0.0553 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 1,508 m / 4,948 ft - Passengers: 3,009,313 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London - Website: https://londoncityairport.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_City_Airport (51 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8982 - Weather station: EGLC - Ident: EGLC ## Timeline - 1987: London City Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 1,508 m / 4,948 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Concrete | 093° / 273° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 2,941,781 | Eurostat | | 2012 | 3,016,664 | Eurostat | | 2013 | 3,379,576 | Eurostat | | 2014 | 3,647,824 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 4,319,301 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 4,538,735 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 4,530,439 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 4,820,292 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 5,122,233 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 908,105 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 720,580 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 3,009,313 | Wikidata | ## Routes 29 destinations in 14 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (19) - [GCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjb.md) Guernsey Airport · Guernsey · 297 km / 185 mi · Aurigny Air Services - [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 306 km / 190 mi · British Airways - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 335 km / 208 mi · KLM, British Airways - [IOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egns.md) Isle of Man Airport · Isle of Man · 425 km / 264 mi · Loganair - [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 478 km / 297 mi · British Airways - [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 482 km / 300 mi · Luxair - [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · United Kingdom · 526 km / 327 mi · British Airways - [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 543 km / 337 mi · British Airways - [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 568 km / 353 mi · British Airways - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 620 km / 385 mi · Air Dolomiti - [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 760 km / 472 mi · British Airways - [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 925 km / 575 mi · British Airways - [LIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liml.md) Milano Linate Airport · Italy · 956 km / 594 mi · ITA Airways, British Airways - [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,023 km / 636 mi · British Airways - [FLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirq.md) Florence Airport, Peretola · Italy · 1,193 km / 741 mi · British Airways - [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,256 km / 780 mi · British Airways - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,345 km / 836 mi · British Airways - [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 1,408 km / 875 mi · British Airways - [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · British Airways ### Seasonal (10) - [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 734 km / 456 mi · British Airways - [EGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbe.md) Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport · France · 744 km / 462 mi · British Airways - [CMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflb.md) Chambéry Aix les Bains airport · France · 780 km / 485 mi · British Airways - [EAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leso.md) San Sebastián Airport · Spain · 917 km / 570 mi · British Airways - [TLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfth.md) Toulon-Hyères Airport · France · 1,041 km / 647 mi · British Airways - [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,146 km / 712 mi · British Airways - [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 1,384 km / 860 mi · British Airways - [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 1,502 km / 933 mi · British Airways - [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,731 km / 1,076 mi · British Airways - [JSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsk.md) Skiathos Island National Airport · Greece · 2,272 km / 1,412 mi · British Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LCY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - CJ [BA CityFlyer](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ba-cityflyer) - WX [CityJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cityjet) ### Passenger (7) - BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 25 - EN [Air Dolomiti](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-dolomiti) · 1 - GR [Aurigny Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurigny-air-services) · 1 - AZ [ITA Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ita-airways) · 1 - KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1 - LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 1 - LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 Former hub of [VLM Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vlm-airlines). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 3.0M (2022) | #466 of 3,974 | #131 in Europe | #15 in GB | | Longest runway | 1,508 m / 4,948 ft | =6,943 of 29,858 | #965 in Europe | #85 in GB | | Elevation | 6 m / 19 ft | =41,533 of 43,403 | =5,600 in Europe | =611 in GB | | Age | Opened 1987 | =9,153 of 15,079 | =1,268 in Europe | #191 in GB | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 132.700 | | ATIS | ATIS | 136.350 | | GND | GND | 121.825 | | TWR | TWR | 118.075 | ## Nearby airports - [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 19 km / 12 mi - [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 33 km / 21 mi - [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 36 km / 22 mi - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · 43 km / 27 mi - [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 44 km / 27 mi - [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 45 km / 28 mi ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “London City Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_City_Airport&oldid=1376133166), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc/data