London-City Airport, LCY

London City Airport is one of the five main London airports and is located east of the Docklands, in the district of Newham.

London City Airport is owned by a consortium, made up of AIMCo, OMERS, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Wren House Infrastructure Management.

London City Airport. Photo: Sisterscom.com, Shutterstock

London City Airport is on the doorstep of London’s financial district and less than a mile from the international events venue ExCeL London, three miles from Canary Wharf and six miles from the City of London.

INFORMATION

Management company: London City Airport Ltd.
Address: London City Airport, Hartmann Road, London, E16 2PX.
Telephone no.: +44 (0) 20 7646 0088/0000
Website: www.londoncityairport.com

TECHNICAL DATA

IATA Code: LCY
ICAO Code: EGLC
Country code: UK

Flights

Transportation to/from the airport

TRAIN

The closest National Rail stations include London Bridge, Waterloo and Stratford International. All three stations can be reached via the Jubilee line from Canning Town which is a seven minute DLR journey from the Airport.

METRO

London City Airport is easy to reach with a fast Docklands Light Railway service linking to London’s Underground and national rail stations. The Docklands Light Railway is an overground system connecting East London to the London Underground network. The London City Airport DLR station is connected to the airport Terminal. The Airport is located in Zone 3. The DLR departs London City Airport every 8 to 15 minutes, with journey times of less than 7 minutes to Canning Town or Woolwich Arsenal and 17 minutes to Stratford International.

CAR

Via the A1203 for 8.6 miles in about 23 minutes.

TAXI

Licensed London taxis are available directly outside the Terminal building (for City of London, about £25.00).

CAR HIRE

The main car rental companies present in airport are: Avis, Budget, Hertz and Europcar.