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London City Airport EGLC / LCY
Only minutes from Canary Wharf and the City; the Jet Centre offers a private terminal with direct ramp access. Aircraft must be steep-approach certified and crews trained; Saturday-afternoon closure and coordinated slots limit flexibility. Ideal for short-haul European hops when time matters most.
4,948 ft
Longest runway
25 min
Drive to London
1
FBOs / handlers
19 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:30–22:30 Mon–Fri, 06:30–13:00 Sat, 12:30–22:30 Sun
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- No
- Distance to centre
- 11 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Steep-approach certified types only (5.5°): Citation, Phenom, Legacy 450/500, Praetor, Falcon 7X/8X, Global 5500/6500.
- Website
- www.londoncityairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- London City Airport Jet Centre
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (4,948 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000LXS 4,675 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000S 4,325 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 50 4,700 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Legacy 500 4,084 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Praetor 500 4,222 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Legacy 450 3,907 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Embraer Executive Jets Praetor 600 needs 4,717 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G280 needs 4,750 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G300 needs 4,780 ft
Other airports for London
- Farnborough Airport EGLF 8,005 ft · 60 min
- London Biggin Hill Airport EGKB 5,925 ft · 40 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- London City Airport · Peter Nath · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons