London City Airport

London City Airport represents an international airport in London, England. It is conveniently situated in the Royal Docks in the London Borough of Newham, about 11 kilometers (7 miles) east of London and a shorter distance east of Canary Wharf. The facility was developed by the engineering company Mowlem in 1986–87.

London City Airport

London City Airport represents an international airport in London, England. It is conveniently situated in the Royal Docks in the London Borough of Newham, about 11 kilometers (7 miles) east of London and a shorter distance east of Canary Wharf. The facility was developed by the engineering company Mowlem in 1986–87.

In 2017 London City operated over 4.5 million passenger movements. LCY is the fifth-busiest airport by aircraft and passenger movements serving the London city. In 2019 LCY handled over five million passengers.

History

In early 2013, construction was expected to begin on a £15m investment program to renovate the western pier with improved lounges and new departure gates and to redevelop the baggage handling areas and the international arrivals hall. The facility operators have developed a master plan outlining their vision for growth up to 2030. The project represented subject to public consultation during spring 2006 and has been republished, including comments from the consultation. The master plan showed a phased expansion of the facility, providing the capability of handling over 8 million passengers per annum by 2030. Phase 1 of this development project would be undertaken by 2015. The terminal building would also be lengthened to use the triangle of land, separating it from the railway station. The current jet center that served corporate aviation would be reached, a replacement fire station provided, and a new hangar built to allow aircraft operations. Phases 2 and 3 would be undertaken from 2015 to 2030. Further aircraft parking stands would be constructed to the east of the terminal, and a taxiway would be built alongside, to avoid the need for aircraft to back-track on the runway. Both these developments would involve a further reduction in the water area of King George V Dock. The current fuel farm would be moved to a site at the east of the facility, where it could be provided by barge, and connected to a hydrant based supply complex, thus eliminating both on-airport fuel bowser movements and road tanker deliveries. The existing surface vehicle park would be replaced by a multi-story car park, enabling extension of the car drop-off and pick up area. Hangar facilities and the jet center would be further extended. Lastly, the present terminal building would be replaced.

Recent developments

In October 2015, Global Infrastructure Partners, which owned 75% of the airport, put it up for selling, with the agreement of Oaktree Capital Management, which keeps the remaining 25%. The sale was finished on 10 March 2016.

In September 2016, British Airways declared the close of one of its two daily long-haul all-business-class services that operated from the LCY to New York City, due to the economic reasons.

The decision was made to move the control tower to a site about 80 miles (130 km) away at Swanwick, Hampshire, using three cable links providing real-time video, which will represent the U.K. first by moving air traffic controllers to a remotely managed digital control room.