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London-Luton (LTN)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
United Kingdom (UK) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
51°52'28"N / 0°22'5"W |
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| Service telephone: |
+44 1582 395 119 |
Access to public transport: |
M1 towards Luton, taking exit N ° 10 to the A1081, for the last 1.5 miles follow the signs. |
| Address: |
London Luton Airport, Navigation House, Airport Way, Luton Bedfordshire, LU2 9LY, United Kingdom |
Passengers: |
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| Operating Company: |
London Luton Airport Operations Ltd (TBI plc) |
Take-off and landing: |
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| Parking spaces: |
Yes, there are chargeable short - and long-term parking facilities. |
Stations: |
Trains to Luton Airport Parkway Station and then use the shuttle service that operates every 15 minutes. |
| Altitude of runway: |
160 m |
Length of runway: |
2160 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Luton (3 km), Watford (23 km), Slough (44 km), London (45 km), Cambridge (49 km), Northampton (55 km), Chelmsford (61 km), Woking (63 km), Oxford (63 km), Reading (66 km)
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Operating airlines:
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easyJet, Wizzair, Monarch Airlines, Ryanair, Aer Arann, Sky Europe Airlines, MNG Airlines, Silverjet
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Alternative airports:
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London-Stansted (STN) 41 km, London-Heathrow (LHR) 46 km, London (LON) 46 km, London-City Airport (LCY) 50 km, Southend (SEN) 81 km, London-Gatwick (LGW) 82 km |
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Description:
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London-Luton Airport is the fourth largest airport in Greater London. It is one of the 5 most important airports in England and is located on the eastern outskirts of Luton, a large town in the county of Bedfordshire, about 30 miles northwest of London.
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Location:
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The airport is on the A505. Motorists coming from London should take the M1 motorway towards Luton and just before Luton take exit 10 onto the A1081, the airport is then signposted.
Rail passengers should take the trains to Luton Airport Parkway Station and then use the shuttle service that operates every 15 minutes.
There are also bus services from London to the airport. EasyBus leaves from Baker Street, bus number 757 operated by the Green Line leaves from Victoria Station or Oxford Circus and there is a National Express coach from London Heathrow Airport.
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History:
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The airport was opened on 16th July 1938. During the Second World War, the Royal Air Force used the airport as a base for fighter aircraft. After the war the city of Luton again acquired the airport. In 1972, Luton was one of the most profitable airports in England. However, when the tour operator Clarksons (Court Line) went bankrupt in 1974, the airport suffered a serious setback.
After the airport had been refurbished for 15 years, a new international terminal was opened in 1985. In 1991, the airport was renamed and has since then been known as London Luton Airport. On 1st July 1995, a new departure hall was added and then in 1999 another terminal was opened. On 6th July 2007, the airport management decided to build a new runway as well as a new terminal building.
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Destinations:
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12 airlines currently operate flights at Luton airport. The low-cost carrier Easyjet for example flies from Luton regularly to Athens, Berlin-Schoenefeld, Budapest, Glasgow, Istanbul, Krakow, Malaga and Vienna; Ryanair to Girona, Bergamo, Marrakesh, Rome-Ciampino and Shannon; Wizzair to Wroclaw, Bucharest, Poznan and Zagreb, Aer Arann to Galway and Waterford; Silverjet to New York and Dubai. Thomsonfly operates flights to Tel Aviv, Paphos, Lanzarote and to Funchal and during the winter timetable 2007/08 XL Airways flies to Larnaca and Sharm el Sheik.
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