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London City Airport Information
(Courtesy of wikipedia) - London City Airport Map (below).
London City Airport is a single-runway STOLport, an airport for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial district of London. It is located on a former Docklands site, 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) east of the City of London, opposite the London Regatta Centre, in the London Borough of Newham in East London, England. It was developed by the engineering company Mowlem in 1986/87. In 2008 London City was the fifth busiest airport in terms of passengers and aircraft movements serving the London area after Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton and the 15th busiest in the UK.
London City Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P728) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flight training. Only multi-engine, fixed-wing aircraft with special aircraft and aircrew certification to fly 5.5 degree approaches are allowed to conduct operations at London City Airport.
The airport has produced a master plan outlining their vision for growth up to 2030. The plan shows an expansion of the airport to a maximum capacity of 8 million passengers per annum, without the addition of a second runway, or significant expansion of the airport boundaries.
London City Airport was purchased from the Irish billionaire Dermot Desmond, in October 2006 by a consortium comprising AIG Financial Products Corp. and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for an undisclosed sum. In the final quarter of 2008 GIP became the sole owners of the airport. In 2008, London City Airport served a record 3.2 million passengers, a 12.0% increase over 2007.
Operations
The airport has stringent rules imposed on the noise impact from aircraft operations. This, together with the physical dimensions of the 1508m (4948 ft) long runway and the steep glideslope, limits the aircraft types that can use London City Airport.
Mid-range airliners seen at London City include the ATR 42 (both -300 and -500 variants), ATR72, Airbus A318, DHC Dash 8, BAe 146, Dornier 328, Embraer ERJ 135, Embraer 170,[8] and Fokker 50. Successful compatibility testing for the A318 was undertaken in 2006. On January 30, 2009, trials were completed successfully with the ATR72-500, leading to its approval for use at the airport.[9] The Embraer 190SR underwent trials from the 28th of March, 2009, and thereafter gained approval.
On September 29, 2009, British Airways commenced trans-Atlantic service to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport with a pair of Airbus A318s, configured for just 32 passengers in Club World "flat bed" seats, reviving the prestigious BA001, 002, 003 and 004 flight numbers, previously used for BA's Concorde operations. The A318 is the smallest airliner to operate transatlantic since BA's own corporate predecessor, BOAC, began the first jet flights "across the pond" on October 4, 1958, with the De Havilland Comet 4. The A318s operating from London City Airport take on enough fuel to reach Shannon, Ireland; with a full load of fuel, the A318's takeoff roll is too long for London City's runway. Upon arrival at Shannon, the airliner's fuel tanks are completely filled to complete a non-stop flight to Kennedy. Because of this stopover and the A318's slightly lower cruising speed compared to other transatlantic airliners, the trip from London to New York takes 90 minutes more than a comparable flight from Heathrow International Airport.
Corporate aircraft such as the Beechcraft Super King Air, Cessna CitationJet series, Hawker 400, Hawker 800, Piaggio Avanti and variants of the Dassault Falcon business jets are increasingly common. Helicopters are denied access for environmental reasons.
The size and layout of the airport and overall complexity caused by the lack of carways mean that the airport gets very busy during peak hours. The air traffic controllers have to deal with over 38 flights an hour on a runway requiring a lengthy backtrack for each aircraft needing to depart from runway 27 or land on runway 09.
Operations are restricted to 06.30 to 22.00 Monday to Friday, 06.30 to 12.30 on Saturdays and 12.30 to 22.00 on Sundays. The closure of the airport between 12.30 on Saturday and 12.30 on Sunday gives residents some relief from noise.
The size of the airport, constrained by the water-filled Royal Albert and King George V docks to the north and south respectively, means that there are no covered maintenance facilities for aircraft.
Terminal facilities
London City Airport is small compared with the other four London international airports. Due to its proximity to London's Docklands and financial district its main users are business travellers but leisure traveller numbers are increasing.[citation needed] Inside the terminal there are 22 check-in desks plus self-service kiosks for Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa, VLM Airlines, KLM, Luxair, Swiss International Air Lines and SAS. There are fourteen gates at London City Airport, with a further four stands to the west connected via an airside bus.
The airport flight path restricts the maximum height of new skyscrapers in and around Canary Wharf, and the management keeps a watch on planning applications for tall buildings in the area.
London City Airport is the closest private jet centre to central London. In 2005 the centre was voted the best corporate aviation passenger handling facility in Europe by European Business Air News.
London City Airport has recently introduced free Wi-Fi for all its passengers. It is available throughout the whole terminal area and the Business Centre (located in City Aviation House). This is believed to be the first airport in the UK to offer this service for free to its passengers.
Unlike most of the smaller airports, London City is at its busiest during the winter months, when a number of airlines, most notably Swiss International and CityJet, fly to ski resort gateway destinations. Zurich, Geneva, Strasbourg and Milan are among the destinations popular among winter sports enthusiasts.
Ground transport
London City Airport is linked to London's new financial district at Canary Wharf and to the traditional financial district of the City of London via the Docklands Light Railway, and with an interchange to the London Underground. London City Airport DLR station is situated immediately adjacent to the terminal building, with enclosed access to and from the elevated platforms.
The airport is served by London Bus services 473 and 474 running to local East London destinations. However the express shuttle buses that formerly ran to various destination were withdrawn after the DLR line was built. The airport has a short and long term car park, both within walking distance of the terminal and a car rank outside the terminal door.
