Where is LCY airport?

LCY is a medium-sized airport in London, England, United Kingdom, at 51.5053, 0.0553, 6 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve London?

London has 6 airports: LCY, LHR, LGW, STN, LTN, SEN. The city code LON stands for all of them on tickets and in flight searches.

What time zone is LCY in?

LCY is in the Europe/London time zone, UTC / UTC+1 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use LCY?

3,009,313 passengers in 2022, according to Wikidata.

London City Airport opened in 1987.

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Medium-sized airport in London, United Kingdom.

IATA code: LCY
ICAO code: EGLC
City code: LON; All London airports
Passengers: 3,009,313; 2022 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 16; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC / UTC+1; Europe/London
Elevation: 6 m; 20 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 1,508 m

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More codes: airport codes starting with L

About LCY

London City Airport is a medium-sized airport serving London, United Kingdom. It opened in 1987. 3,009,313 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 16 nonstop routes from LCY. On tickets, the city code LON covers it together with the other London airports.

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Busiest nonstop routes from LCY

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LCY → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	336 km	566,258
LCY → ZRH	Zurich, Switzerland	762 km	332,386
LCY → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	479 km	267,760
LCY → LIN	Milan, Italy	957 km	262,062
LCY → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	622 km	234,834
LCY → BER	Berlin, Germany	928 km	198,503
LCY → LUX	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	483 km	162,587
LCY → DUS	Düsseldorf, Germany	468 km	127,996
LCY → FLR	Florence, Italy	1,195 km	125,617
LCY → RTM	Rotterdam, Netherlands	307 km	118,538
LCY → GVA	Geneva, Switzerland	735 km	104,536
LCY → IBZ	Ibiza, Spain	1,408 km	98,050
LCY → FCO	Rome, Italy	1,423 km	86,906
LCY → VNO	Vilnius, Lithuania	1,717 km	38,066
LCY → ANR	Antwerp, Belgium	309 km	11,127
LCY → EGC	Bergerac, France	744 km	10,371

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Other airports in London

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
LHR	London Heathrow Airport	London	36 km
LGW	London Gatwick Airport	London	43 km
STN	London Stansted Airport	London	44 km
LTN	London Luton Airport	London	50 km
SEN	London Southend Airport	London	45 km

All London airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SOU	Southampton Airport	Southampton, United Kingdom	116 km
BOH	Bournemouth Airport	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	155 km
NWI	Norwich Airport	Norwich, United Kingdom	155 km
BHX	Birmingham Airport	Birmingham, United Kingdom	162 km
EMA	East Midlands Airport	Nottingham, United Kingdom	175 km

Distance from LCY to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LCY → LHR	London, United Kingdom	36 km	—
LCY → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,471 km	—
LCY → CDG	Paris, France	330 km	—
LCY → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	622 km	234,834
LCY → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,460 km	—
LCY → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	336 km	566,258
LCY → JFK	New York, United States	5,588 km	—
LCY → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,809 km	—
LCY → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	8,805 km	—
LCY → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,852 km	—
LCY → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,594 km	—
LCY → DOH	Doha, Qatar	5,213 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	1,508 m	30 m	Concrete	Yes

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Location

London, England, United Kingdom · 51.5053, 0.0553

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Questions

London City Airport has the IATA code LCY and the ICAO code EGLC. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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