"London Airport City" Airports Tip by Tripack

What a good surprise to flight to this airport, which is located in the Docklands close to the City center. I flew with Swiss from Geneva and land to this very convenient airport. My LCY airport approach on board of the Swiss AVRO RJ100 was quite impressive with great views on the city before landing after a stunning but normal dive in direction on the runway. In fact the approach is done at 5.5 degrees or steeper (this compares with 3 degrees at most other airports).

The way out was quick as only small aeroplanes are allowed to land (usually less than 100 passengers on board), currently test are made with an Airbus A319 in prospect of airport development. To reach quickly the city take the Docklands Light Railway London City Airport extension open since December 2005. Direct travel time to Bank in the City of London is a speedy 22 minutes and Canary Wharf is just 14minutes, via Poplar. Which is convenient for business purposes and travellers as well.

London City Airport is situated just 10 miles (16km) from the West End (the major shopping centre) and Westminster (location of main government offices), six miles (10km) from the City of London (the financial district) and three miles (5km) from Canary Wharf (London's newest business and financial centre).

A really quick and convenient experience... too bad that my return flight was from Heathrow...

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Website: http://www.londoncityairport.com/index.php