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  Airports In London
London is serviced by five major airports namely London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport, London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport and London City Airport although there are three others which use the name London as part of their name.
London Heathrow Airport or simply called Heathrow is the world’s third busiest airport and is the busiest in The UK. The aircraft traffic recorded in 2008 was 478,693 and 67,054,745 was the passenger traffic. The airport is located in the London Borough of Hillingdon and is used by over 90 airlines which fly to over 170 destinations worldwide. London Heathrow Airport is the primary hub of British Airways, BMI and Virgin Atlantic and has five passenger terminals and a cargo terminal. London Heathrow Airport was one of the first airports ready to accommodate the world largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380 superjumbo. The airport is connected to London by different means of transport. Heathrow Express is a direct service to London's Paddington station, four tube stations connect the airport to the London Underground, Heathrow Airport has one of the bus terminals in The UK and M4 motorway connects Heathrow to London.
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London Gatwick Airport is the second largest and the second biggest airport serving London. It is also the world’s busiest single runway airport. Gatwick is a base for charter airlines and also base for regular operators like Aer Lingus, British Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic. Some of the charter airlines using Gatwick airport are Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways. Gatwick Airport railway station connects it to the rail network while M23 is the main motorway running close to the airport.
London Stansted Airport located in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex is the third largest and third busiest airport serving as a hub for a number of major European low-cost airlines. Stansted Airport railway station connects the airport to London, Cambridge, Leicester and the Midlands. M11 motorway connects it to London and Cambridge.
London Luton Airport is the fifth busiest airport and fourth biggest is located in Luton, Bedfordshire. It serves mainly destinations in Europe but is also used by some charter airline routes to intercontinental destinations. The airport is a major base for Thomson Airways, Monarch Airlines and easyJet. Luton Airport Parkway railway station connects it by rail to major cities like Bedford, St Albans, London, Wimbledon, Sutton, Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Leicester, Nottingham and Leeds. M1 motorway is just a few miles away from the airport and connects it to London
London City Airport is located in London Borough of Newham and is the closest private jet centre to central London thus working the best option for corporate aviation passengers. STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners are the best suited aircraft for this airport due to physical dimensions of the runway, the steep glide slope and noise pollution constraints.
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