London Luton Airport facts for kids

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London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) is a big international airport near the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It's about 48 kilometers (30 miles) north of London. The airport used to be called Luton International Airport.

Luton Airport is easy to reach, being just 3 kilometers (2 miles) from junction 10a of the M1 motorway. It's one of the main airports serving the London area. In fact, it's the fourth largest after Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted. It's one of five international airports around London, including London City Airport.

In 2007, nearly 10 million passengers used London Luton Airport. This made it the fifth busiest airport in the UK at that time. The airport is a major base, or "hub," for airlines like easyJet, TUI, Wizz Air, and Ryanair. Most of the flights from Luton go to different places across Europe.

You might have heard of London Luton Airport from TV shows. It became well-known because of television series like Airline and Luton Airport. These shows gave people a peek into what happens at a busy airport.

Images for kids

The terminal exterior prior to its major expansion
Waiting area
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Control tower next to Hangar 89, the easyJet head office
First Capital Connect train at Luton Airport Parkway
The train2plane Luton Airport bus
The Luton to Dunstable Busway route
Luton Airport from the air (geograph 2962388).jpg

Luton Airport may be expanded further east into adjacent parkland (top middle of the photo)

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