Six airports serve London with scheduled flights. This page compares them on what the data shows: distance to the centre, where they fly, which airlines use them, the lowest fares seen in the week to 4 Nov, and the jobs on offer at each.
Ordered by distance from central London. Figures from the fares seen in the week to 4 Nov; "cheapest for" counts the destinations where that airport had the lowest London fare.
| Airport | From centre | Cheapest for | Destinations | Airlines | Lowest fare seen | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London CityLCY | 8 miles | 2 | 30 | 11 | £64to Amsterdam | 20 |
| London HeathrowLHR | 14 miles | 109 | 231 | 84 | £17to Barcelona | 29 |
| London GatwickLGW | 25 miles | 96 | 215 | 53 | £13to Dublin | 27 |
| London LutonLTN | 27 miles | 51 | 141 | 8 | £13to Knock | 9 |
| London StanstedSTN | 31 miles | 143 | 196 | 20 | £12to Gothenburg | 22 |
| London SouthendSEN | 36 miles | 12 | 29 | 1 | £12to Edinburgh | 2 |
Distance is a straight line from Charing Cross, not the journey. Destinations, airlines and fares are non-stop flights seen in the week to 4 Nov; fares are past observations, not live prices. Jobs are vacancies at the airport listed on CV-Library on 4 Nov.
8 miles from Charing Cross in a straight line; one terminal; rail: Docklands Light Railway (London City Airport station).
30 non-stop destinations and 11 airlines seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £64 to Amsterdam. All flights from City · 20 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.
14 miles from Charing Cross in a straight line; four passenger terminals (2, 3, 4 and 5); rail: Elizabeth line, Heathrow Express and the Piccadilly line.
231 non-stop destinations and 84 airlines seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £17 to Barcelona. All flights from Heathrow · 29 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.
25 miles from Charing Cross in a straight line; two terminals (North and South); rail: Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Southern from Gatwick Airport station.
215 non-stop destinations and 53 airlines seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £13 to Dublin. All flights from Gatwick · 27 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.
27 miles from Charing Cross in a straight line; one terminal; rail: Luton DART shuttle to Luton Airport Parkway for Thameslink and East Midlands Railway.
141 non-stop destinations and 8 airlines seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £13 to Knock. All flights from Luton · 9 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.
31 miles from Charing Cross in a straight line; one terminal; rail: Stansted Express from Stansted Airport station.
196 non-stop destinations and 20 airlines seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £12 to Gothenburg. All flights from Stansted · 22 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.
36 miles from Charing Cross in a straight line; one terminal; rail: Greater Anglia from Southend Airport station.
29 non-stop destinations and 1 airline seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £12 to Edinburgh. All flights from Southend · 2 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.
Six airports with scheduled passenger flights carry London in their name: London City (LCY), London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW), London Luton (LTN), London Stansted (STN), London Southend (SEN). In the week to 4 Nov they had non-stop flights to 413 destinations between them.
London City, 8 miles from Charing Cross in a straight line, then Heathrow (14 miles), Gatwick (25 miles), Luton (27 miles), Stansted (31 miles). London Southend is the furthest at 36 miles.
It depends on the destination. Of the 413 destinations with a non-stop fare seen in the week to 4 Nov, London Stansted had the lowest fare to 143, Heathrow to 109, Gatwick to 96 and Luton to 51; Stansted's count includes 55 destinations no other London airport serves non-stop. The lowest single fare seen was £12 from London Stansted to Gothenburg. Each route page shows the London airports side by side.
London Heathrow, with non-stop flights to 231 destinations seen in the week to 4 Nov, then Gatwick (215) and Stansted (196).
London Heathrow, with 84 airlines seen selling non-stop flights in the week to 4 Nov; Gatwick had 53 and Stansted 20.