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London Luton Airport

Luton, Luton, United Kingdom

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Routes out

108

Destinations

ICAO

EGGW

Elevation

526 ft

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The Essence of London Luton Airport

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Location

Luton, Luton · ENG · United Kingdom

Connectivity

108 routes · 85 destinations

Position

51.875°, -0.368° · 526 ft elev.

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London's fourth-busiest airport, a low-cost aviation hub.

Opened

1938

Location

Luton, United Kingdom

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) is located approximately 35 miles north of central London in Luton, Bedfordshire. It is one of six commercial airports serving the Greater London area and handles tens of millions of passengers annually, primarily through low-cost carriers. The airport has a single terminal and a single runway. It has undergone significant investment and modernisation over the decades, including a major terminal redevelopment project announced in the 2010s to expand capacity and improve passenger experience. Luton is a key base for easyJet and Wizz Air, making it a significant hub for budget travel across Europe and beyond. It is owned by a consortium of investors and managed under a long-term concession agreement.

Terminals

London Luton Airport operates a single integrated passenger terminal serving all airlines and destinations.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to central London via the Luton Airport Parkway rail station, served by Thameslink and East Midlands Railway, with a shuttle bus link between the terminal and the station.

Airlines here

easyJet and Wizz Air are the dominant carriers based at Luton, with Ryanair and other low-cost operators also providing services.

Notable facts

›Luton is one of the oldest airports in the United Kingdom, having opened in 1938.
›The airport is owned by Luton Borough Council but operated under a long-term concession.
›A major terminal expansion and transformation project, known as the DART (Direct Air-Rail Transit) link, opened in 2022.
›Luton handled over 18 million passengers in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced traffic.
›The airport has a single runway (08/26) approximately 2,162 metres long.

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Route map (82 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Ryanair

Atlasjet

El Al Israel Airlines

United Feeder Service

Wizz Air

Air Bourbon

Monarch Airlines

Routes

LTN → FNIFR · 738

LTN → MLAFR · 738

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LTN → RAKFR · 738

LTN → ACEFR · 738

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LTN → GROFR · 738

LTN → LPAFR · 738

LTN → NOCFR · 738

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LTN → TFSFR · 738

LTN → AHOFR · 738

LTN → BZRFR · 738

LTN → KIRFR · 738

LTN → MJVFR · 738

LTN → ISTKK · 320

LTN → TLVLY · 738

LTN → IASRO · 733

LTN → DLMTO · 75W 73H

LTN → FUETO · 73H

LTN → PMITO · 75W 73H

LTN → TFSTO · 75W 73H

LTN → AGPTO · 73H

LTN → AYTTO · 73H

LTN → FAOTO · 75W 73H

LTN → IBZTO · 73H

LTN → ACETO · 75W 73H

LTN → PFOTO · 75W

LTN → REUTO · 73H

LTN → LCATO · 73H

LTN → LPATO · 73H

LTN → SSHTO · 73H

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LTN → LISU2 · 319 320

LTN → MPLU2 · 319

LTN → NCEU2 · 319 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32066 routes Airbus A31929 routes Boeing 737-80019 routes 73H13 routes Airbus A32110 routes 75W6 routes Boeing 737-3001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

London Luton Airport is an international airport in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east of the town centre and is the fourth-busiest airport serving London. The airport is owned by London Luton Airport Limited, a company wholly owned by Luton Borough Council, and is operated by London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLAOL).

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