London City Airport

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Continent: Europe Country: United Kingdom Region: England
London City Airport
Location London England
IATA code LCY
ICAO code EGLC
Airport type Commercial
Website http://www.londoncityairport.com/
Overview map Google Maps
Communications
Tower 118.075 and 127.950
Ground
Clearance
Approach
ATIS 136.350

Located in the former Royal Docks only 6 miles from central London this airport handles turboprop and jet aircraft up to BAe 146 size on scheduled routes to business destinations in Europe. In recent years there has been an increase in movements by biz jets. Busiest periods are weekday mornings and evenings and Sunday evenings, the airport is closed on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings.

Official Spotting Locations

Outside Terminal Building

Outside the terminal building there are some seats facing the runway over the water, this area is mainly used by airport staff on a smoking break or passengers in need of a pre flight cigarette. From here only the eastern half of the runway can be seen.

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Other Spotting Locations

North side of Royal Albert Dock

From the north side of Royal Albert Dock there is an unobstructed over water view of the entire airport. This is a public area with some offices, restaurants and a boat club that use the dock. To reach this spot take the DLR to Royal Albert station.

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Jet Centre Gates

Walking anti clockwise from Royal Albert dock to the terminal building you will pass the Jet Centre. Sometimes a photo or two is possible depending on how the biz jets are parked, there are no problems logging.

Eastern end of Car Park

From the eastern end of the car park there are views over King George V dock of the runway 28 holding point and turning loop.

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Airside-Departure Lounge

The departure lounge is on the upper floor with large windows overlooking the apron and runway.

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Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

  • VLM (Fokker 50)
  • British Airways (Bae 146)
  • Swiss air (Bae 146)
  • Air France / CityJet (Bae 146)
  • Scot Airways (Do 328)
  • EuroManx (DHC-8)

See airport web site for a full schedule.

Facilities and Transportation

In December 2005 the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to the airport terminal opened.

You can use the DLR to reach both Bank and Tower Hill station (note: getting to Tower Hill will require a change half way down the line). From Bank or Tower Hill you can use the tube (circle line is recommended) to reach major stations such as Kings Cross, Paddington and Liverpool street.