
London Luton Airport EGGW / LTN
London's busiest business-aviation gateway by movements, with two large FBOs, 24-hour operations and no runway-length constraints. Ideal for north London, the M1 corridor and long-haul departures; slots are coordinated and airline peaks can add taxi delays. Roughly an hour into central London by road, or 25 minutes by helicopter.
7,093 ft
Longest runway
60 min
Drive to London Luton
2
FBOs / handlers
526 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (night quota and noise limits apply 23:30–06:00)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 55 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- No practical size limit: BBJ, ACJ, B747 VIP all handled.
- Website
- www.london-luton.co.uk
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support
- Harrods Aviation
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 7,093 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
- Bombardier Global 8000 5,760 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X 5,900 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo needs 6,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) needs 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for London Luton
- London Stansted Airport EGSS 10,003 ft · 70 min