There are nine airports serving the needs of the London area.

London Heathrow is the world’s busiest airport with two runways, one is 3,901 metres long and the other is 3,660 metres long, providing over 478 thousand flights to more than 67 million passengers per year.

London Gatwick airport has two asphalt concrete runways; one is 3,316 metres long and the other 2,565 metres long, these provide over two hundred and sixty three thousand flights to more than thirty four million passengers per year.

London city airport has a 1,508 metre runway providing over ninety four thousand flights to more than three million passengers per year.

London Stansted airport has a 3,048 metre runway which provides over one hundred and ninety three thousand flights to over twenty two million passengers per year.

London Southend airport has a 1,605 metre runway which provides over thirty seven thousand flights to forty four thousand passengers per year.

London Luton airport has one runway which is 2,160 metres long providing over one hundred and seventeen flights to over ten million passengers per year.

London Ashford airport has one 1,505 metre runway providing 24,725 flights per year to 2,696 passengers.

London Biggin hill airport has two runways a 1,802 metre Tarmac runway and a 792 metre asphalt runway catering mainly for the business and training markets.

London oxford airport has three runways in total a 1,319 metre main runway as well as two shorter grass runways dealing with around forty eight thousand flights per year with the majority being business and training flights.