AirportsLondon Luton Airport is a large airport serving Luton, Luton, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LTN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LTN
- ICAO code
- EGGW
- City
- Luton, Luton
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.8747° N, 0.3683° W
- Elevation
- 160 m (526 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,162 m (7,093 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LTN means London Luton Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGGW. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.8747° N, 0.3683° W. It stands 160 metres (526 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Islington, about 42 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
London Luton Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,162 metres (7,093 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,162 m 7,093 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| London Stansted AirportLondon, Essex | STN | 41 km |
| London Heathrow AirportLondon | LHR | 45 km |
| London City AirportLondon | LCY | 50 km |
| London Southend AirportSouthend-on-Sea, Essex | SEN | 81 km |
| London Gatwick AirportLondon | LGW | 82 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,718 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,207 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,500 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,532 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,735 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,867 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,550 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,993 km | 21 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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