London Airport
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London Airport now may refer to a number of airports around the world, including several airports serving Greater London, the capital city of the United Kingdom.
Until 1966 the term meant exclusively what is now called Heathrow airport.
United Kingdom
Airports serving London
- London Heathrow Airport, main international airport in Greater London (also known as London Airport from 1946 to 1966)
- London Ashford Airport, in Lydd, Kent
- London Biggin Hill Airport
- London City Airport
- London Gatwick Airport, second busiest international airport in Greater London located in Crawley, West Sussex
- London Luton Airport, in Luton, Bedfordshire
- London Oxford Airport, in Kidlington, Oxfordshire
- London Southend Airport, in Rochford, Essex
- London Stansted Airport, in Uttlesford, Essex
- London Heliport, in Wandsworth
- Defunct
- Croydon Airport, known as London-Croydon Airport, formerly London's primary airport
There have been further proposals, e.g. London Britannia Airport, and military airfields in and around London.
Elsewhere
- Eday Airport, known locally as London Airport as it is near the Bay of London in Orkney, Scotland
Canada
- London International Airport, in London, Ontario
- London/Chapeskie Field Airport, in London, Ontario
United States
- Groton-New London Airport serving Groton and New London, Connecticut
- London-Corbin Airport, in London, Kentucky
- New London Airport (Virginia) in Forest, Virginia
South Africa
- East London Airport, in East London, Eastern Cape