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{{Short description|Airport serving London, England}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name                = London Luton Airport
| nativename          = 
| image               = London Luton Airport Logo.png
| image-width         = 250
| image2              = Luton Airport from the air (geograph 7106190).jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| IATA                = LTN
| ICAO                = EGGW
| type                = Public
| city-served         = [[Greater London]], [[Bedfordshire]] and [[East of England]]
| owner               = London Luton Airport Limited{{Efn|name="LLALTrading"|[[Trading as]] Luton Rising since 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59336289|title=Luton Airport owners rebrand to become Luton Rising|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=BBC English Regions|location=Cambridge|date=18 November 2021|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>}}
| operator            = London Luton Airport Operations Limited<br />([[Aena]] 51%; [[AMP Capital]] 49%)<ref name="airport-technology.com">{{cite news |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-luton-ardian-m-a-amp/ardian-sells-49-percent-stake-in-luton-airport-concession-to-amp-capital-idUKKBN1HV142 |title=Ardian sells 49 percent stake in Luton Airport concession to AMP Capital |newspaper=Reuters |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424093716/https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-luton-ardian-m-a-amp/ardian-sells-49-percent-stake-in-luton-airport-concession-to-amp-capital-idUKKBN1HV142 |archive-date=24 April 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| location            = [[Luton]], England, UK
| opened              = {{start date and age|1938|07|16|df=yes}}<ref name=80th>{{cite web |url=https://www.london-luton.co.uk/blog/july-2018/happy-birthday-london-luton-airport |website=www.london-luton.co.uk |title=Happy Birthday LLA |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728232433/https://www.london-luton.co.uk/blog/july-2018/happy-birthday-london-luton-airport |url-status=live }}</ref>
| hub                 = 
| operating_base      = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[easyJet UK]]
  | [[Jet2.com]]
  | [[Ryanair UK]]
  | [[TUI Airways]]
  | [[Wizz Air UK]]}}
| coordinates         = {{coord|51|52|29|N|000|22|06|W|type:airport_region:GB-LUT|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map         = Bedfordshire#England#United Kingdom
| pushpin_label       = '''LTN'''/EGGW
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bedfordshire
| elevation-f         = 526
| elevation-m         = 160
| metric-elev         = yes
| website             = {{URL|https://london-luton.co.uk}}
| r1-number           = 07/25<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/LDNLutonAirport/videos/284119792620034/|title=London Luton Airport: Runway designation change|via=www.facebook.com|access-date=8 April 2022|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408154624/https://www.facebook.com/LDNLutonAirport/videos/284119792620034/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| r1-length-f         = 7,093
| r1-length-m         = 2,162
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| metric-rwy          = yes
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 13,324,491
| stat2-header        = Passenger change 21/22
| stat2-data          = {{increase}}185%
| stat3-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat3-data          = 87,783
| stat4-header        = Movements change 21/22
| stat4-data          = {{increase}}111%
| stat-year           = 2022
| footnotes           = {{cite web |url=https://www.london-luton.co.uk/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=7f219cda-8c6f-4b36-9b41-8ebbf2bf09b7 |title=2010 to 2017 Statistics |publisher=London Luton Airport}}
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'''London Luton Airport''' {{airport codes|LTN|EGGW}} is an [[international airport]] located in [[Luton]], England, situated {{convert|1.7|mi|lk=in}} east of the town centre,<ref name="aip" /> and is the [[Airports of London|fourth-busiest airport serving London]]. The airport is owned by London Luton Airport Limited,{{Efn|name="LLALTrading"}} a company wholly owned by [[Luton Borough Council]], and operated by London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLAOL).<ref name="LLAL" /><ref name="ownership" />

An airport was opened on the site on 16 July 1938. During the [[World War II|Second World War]], the airport was used by fighters of the [[Royal Air Force]]. Commercial activity and [[general aviation]] flight training at Luton resumed during 1952. By the 1960s, Luton Airport was playing a key role in the development of the [[package holiday]] business; by 1969, a fifth of all holiday flights from the UK departed from Luton Airport. From the mid-1960s, [[business aircraft|executive aircraft]] have been based at the airport. During the late 1970s, an expansion plan was initiated at Luton to accommodate as many as 5 million passengers per year, although the airport experienced a reduction in passenger numbers in the 1980s. In 1990, the airport was renamed ''London Luton Airport'' to try and emphasise the airport's proximity to the capital.

The arrival of new operators at Luton during the 1990s, such as [[charter flight|charter operator]] [[MyTravel Group]] and new [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost]] scheduled flights from [[Debonair (airline)|Debonair]] and [[EasyJet]], contributed to a rapid increase in passenger numbers that made it the fastest growing major airport in the UK. In August 1997, to fund an £80{{nbsp}}million extension of the airport, a 30-year concession contract was issued to a [[public-private partnership]] consortium, ''London Luton Airport Operations Limited''. Throughout the 1990s, £30{{nbsp}}million was invested in Luton's infrastructure and facilities. In November 1999, a new £40{{nbsp}}million terminal was opened by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]; the new building houses 60 check-in desks, baggage and flight information systems and a range of commercial outlets. During 2004/5, the departure and arrivals lounges and other facilities were redeveloped at a cost of £38{{nbsp}}million.

In 2018, over 16.5 million passengers passed through the airport, a record total for Luton making it the [[Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic|fifth 
busiest airport]] in the UK.<ref name="stats" /> It is the fourth-largest airport serving the London area after [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]], [[Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]] and [[London Stansted Airport|Stansted]], and is one of London's six international airports along with [[London City Airport|London City]] and [[London Southend Airport|Southend]]. The airport serves as a base for [[easyJet]], [[TUI Airways]], [[Ryanair]] and [[Wizz Air]] and previously served as a base for [[Monarch Airlines]] until it ceased operations in October 2017. The vast majority of the routes served are within Europe, although there are some charter and scheduled routes to destinations in Northern Africa and Asia.

==History==

===Early history===
[[File:HB-ICN Caravelle SATA Luton 28-03-78 (20102061258).jpg|thumb|A [[Sud-Aviation Caravelle]] at Luton Airport in 1978]]
[[File:I-TIGI Londra-Luton 1980.jpg|thumb|An [[Itavia]] [[Douglas DC-9]] at Luton Airport in 1980]]

'''Luton Municipal Airport''' was opened on the site on 16 July 1938 by the [[Secretary of State for Air]], [[Kingsley Wood]].<ref name="history" /><ref name="bbc-80th" /> Situated where the valley of the [[River Lea]] cuts its way through the north-east end of the [[Chiltern Hills]], the airport occupies a hill-top location, with a roughly {{convert|40|m|abbr=on}} drop-off at the western end of the [[runway]].<ref name="osexp1" /><ref name="osexp2" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TL112205 |title=Ordnance Survey |publisher=Getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524193054/http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TL112205 |archive-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The airport, which was owned by the [[Borough of Luton]], was considered to be the northern terminal for neighbouring [[London]].<ref name="guide hist" />

During the [[World War II|Second World War]], the airport was used by the [[Royal Air Force]], fighters of [[No. 264 Squadron RAF|No. 264 Squadron]] being based there.<ref name="guide hist" /> Following the end of the conflict, the site was returned to the local council. In 1952 activity at the airport resumed on a commercial basis, a new [[control tower]] being opened around this time.<ref name="guide hist" />

British aviation company [[Percival Aircraft]] had its factory at the airport until the early 1960s. Since the mid-1960s, [[business aircraft|executive aircraft]] have been based at the airport, initially operated by McAlpine Aviation. These activities have grown and several executive jet operators and maintenance companies are currently based at Luton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Corporate {{!}} Private Jet Service {{!}} London Luton Airport |url=https://www.london-luton.co.uk/corporate/business-private-aviation |website=www.london-luton.co.uk |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729054541/https://www.london-luton.co.uk/corporate/business-private-aviation |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

In the 1960s, Luton Airport played a key role in the development of the [[package holiday]] business, in which the popularity of the foreign holiday rose substantially, as the launch of new services had allowed greater numbers of people to travel abroad for the first time.<ref name="guide hist" /> Luton became the operating base for several [[charter airline]]s, such as [[Autair]] (which went on to become [[Court Line#Court Line|Court Line]]), [[Britannia Airways|Euravia]] (now [[TUI Airways]], following Euravia's change of name to [[Britannia Airways]] and subsequent merger with [[First Choice Airways]] and TUI rebrand) and [[Dan-Air]].

By 1969, a fifth of all holiday flights from the UK departed from Luton Airport; during 1972, Luton Airport was the most profitable airport in the country.<ref name="guide hist" /> However, Luton suffered a severe setback in August 1974 when major [[package holiday]] operator [[Clarksons Travel Group|Clarksons]] and its in-house airline [[Court Line]] (which also operated coach links) ceased operations and were [[Liquidation|liquidated]].<ref name="history" /> Nevertheless, by 1978, the airport's management initiated an expansion plan as to allow Luton to accommodate as many as 5 million passengers per year.<ref name="guide hist" />

===1980s and 1990s===
During the 1980s, the airport experienced a decline in customer numbers; this was due to lack of reinvestment while the nearby [[London Stansted Airport]], which was also located north of London, was growing. The council responded to lobbying and focused again on developing the airport. In 1985, a new international terminal building was opened by the then Prince of Wales (now [[Charles III]]).<ref name="guide hist" /> Further updates and changes over the following 15 years were made, including the opening of a new international terminal and automated baggage handling facility, a new control tower with updated air traffic control systems, a new cargo centre and runway upgrades. In 1987, Luton Airport became a [[limited company]], of which Luton Borough Council was the sole shareholder; this reorganisation was taken as it was felt that the airport ought to be operated at arm's length via an independent management team.<ref name="guide hist" />

While developing the basic infrastructure, various business partners were courted and business models were considered. The process envisaged a cargo centre, an airport railway station, and people mover from station to airport terminal (hence the unused underpass parallel to the road as one approaches the terminal).{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}} During 1991, an attempt was made to sell Luton Airport, but it was unsuccessful; instead, a new management team was appointed to turn around the business, stem the losses, and improve passenger numbers. Over the following five years, £30{{nbsp}}million was invested in Luton's infrastructure and facilities.<ref name="guide hist" />

Originally, the airport's runways had been grass tracks 18/36 and 06/24, and then a concrete runway 08/26. By the end of the 1980s, there was only one runway, 08/26. The 18/36 grass runway had disappeared under a [[landfill]], while 06/24 had effectively become a [[taxiway]]. For Luton to maintain viability, it was necessary to update airfield services, and achieve [[CAT IIIa|CAT III]] status. This meant updating the [[instrument landing system]] (ILS); glidepath and localiser and removing the hump in the runway; even a six-foot person could not see one end of the runway from the other. The hump was removed by building up layers at the end of the runway; this was done over 72 successive nights between October 1988 and February 1989, with the height being raised {{convert|90|mm|in|abbr=in}} on one particular night. During the course of this work, the airport would re-open for flights during the day.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

In 1990, the airport was renamed ''London Luton Airport'' to re-emphasise the airport's proximity to the UK capital.<ref name="guide hist" /> In 1991, another setback occurred when [[Ryanair]], which had flown from the airport to Ireland for a number of years, transferred its London operating base from Luton to rival Stansted. A decline in passenger numbers at Luton was attributed to this move.<ref name="guide hist" /> Later in the 1990s, [[Airtours]] began [[charter flight]]s from the airport, using the ''[[Airtours International Airways]]'' brand and new [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost]] scheduled flights from [[Debonair (airline)|Debonair]] and [[easyJet]], the latter making Luton its base.<ref name="history" /> The arrival of these new operators marked a rapid increase in passenger numbers; during 1997/1998, 3.4 million people travelled via the airport, while 4.4 million travellers were recording during the following year, making Luton Airport the fastest growing major airport in the UK.<ref name="guide hist" />

In August 1997, to fund an £80{{nbsp}}million extension of the airport, the council issued a 30-year concession contract to a [[public-private partnership]] consortium, London Luton Airport Operations Limited, a partnership of Airport Group International (AGI) and [[Barclays]] Private Equity. AGI was a specialist airport management and development company once owned by [[Lockheed Martin]]. In 1999, AGI was sold to [[TBI plc]]; in 2001, Barclays also sold its shares in Luton to TBI plc.<ref name="history" />

On 25 November 1999, a new £40 million terminal designed by [[Foster + Partners]] was officially opened by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]]. This terminal houses 60 check-in desks, baggage and flight information systems and a wide range of shops, restaurants and bars.<ref name="history" /> The airport's railway station, [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport Parkway]] was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on the same day and was built at a cost of £23{{nbsp}}million. By train, journey times to the airport from central London would be reduced to less than 30 minutes.<ref name="guide hist" />

===Development since 2000===
[[File:LondonLutonAirportOriginal.svg|thumb|The airport's logo 2001–2005]]
[[File:Luton Airport logo.svg|thumb|The airport's logo 2005–2014]]
In September 2004, Luton Airport embarked on a 10-month project to develop the departure and arrivals lounges and other facilities at a cost of £38{{nbsp}}million; this work included a {{convert|9000|sqft|-2|abbr=on}} area featuring a spectacular vaulted ceiling was completed with the new terminal, but intended to lie unused until required. On 1 July 2005, the new departure hall opened on schedule, featuring a boarding pier extending {{Convert|200|m|abbr=on}} out between the airport's north and east [[airport ramp|aprons]] and relocated security, customs and immigration facilities, as well as an expanded number of boarding gates from the previous number of 19 to 26.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/1543/meeting-passenger-needs-luton-airport/ |title = Meeting passenger needs at London Luton Airport |first = Martyn |last = Lloyd |publisher = internationalairportreview.com |date = 6 February 2007}}</ref>

In 2004, the airport management announced that they supported the government plans to expand the facilities,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london-luton.co.uk/en/content.asp?area=4&id=218 |title=London Luton Airport – Future Developments |publisher=London-luton.co.uk |access-date=21 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514004117/http://www.london-luton.co.uk/en/content.asp?area=4&id=218 |archive-date=14 May 2011}}</ref> which included a full-length runway and a new terminal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ladacan.org/communities.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403074939/http://www.ladacan.org/communities.htm|url-status=dead |title=Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise – Communities affected |archive-date=3 April 2005}}</ref> However, local campaign groups, including Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (LADACAN)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ladacan.org/ |title=Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise – Campaign Headlines |publisher=Ladacan.org |date=22 January 2011 |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514004120/http://www.ladacan.org/ |archive-date=14 May 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Stop Luton Airport Plan (SLAP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stoplutonairport.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508202844/http://www.stoplutonairport.org/ |url-status=dead |title=Israel Shipping Companies - Find the right ship company for your Alliyah to Israel - Luton Airport|archive-date=8 May 2006|website=www.stoplutonairport.org}}</ref> opposed the new expansion plans, for reasons including noise pollution and traffic concerns; LADACAN also claimed that various sites, including [[Someries Castle]], a [[Scheduled Monument]], would be threatened by the expansion. On 6 July 2007, it was announced that the owners of London Luton Airport had decided to scrap plans to build a second runway and new terminal for financial reasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/6276506.stm |title=New runway plans at Luton shelved |work=BBC News |date=6 July 2007 |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827190122/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/6276506.stm |archive-date=27 August 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> In order for the airport to expand further, the [[Department for Transport]] (DfT) advised the airport authority to use the airport site more efficiently. The DfT supports plans to extend the runway from its current {{convert|2160|m|abbr=on|0}} length to {{Convert|3000|m|abbr=on|0}} and increase the length of the [[taxiway]]. A full-length runway would increase airlines' operational flexibility by enabling the use of aircraft that have a greater [[payload (air and space craft)|payload]] capacity and longer [[range (aircraft)|range]] than is currently possible. A longer taxiway would maximise runway use by reducing the need for taxiing aircraft to cross or move along the runway.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

In January 2005, London Luton Airport Operations Limited was acquired by Airport Concessions Development Limited, a company owned by [[Abertis|Abertis Infraestructuras]] (90%) and [[Aena|Aena Internacional]] (10%), both Spanish companies.<ref name="history" /> In November 2013, ownership of London Luton Airport Operations Ltd passed to Aena and [[Ardian (company)|Ardian]].<ref name="airport-technology.com"/> In April 2018, [[AMP Capital]] acquired Ardian's 49% stake in the business.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-luton-ardian-m-a-amp/ardian-sells-49-percent-stake-in-luton-airport-concession-to-amp-capital-idUKKBN1HV142 |title=Ardian sells 49 percent stake in Luton Airport concession to AMP Capital |first=Dasha |last=Afanasieva |publisher=Reuters |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=24 April 2019 |archive-date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424093716/https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-luton-ardian-m-a-amp/ardian-sells-49-percent-stake-in-luton-airport-concession-to-amp-capital-idUKKBN1HV142 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

By 2006, the last flight training operator had ceased training from the airport.

From 2006 to 2008, [[Silverjet]] operated long-haul flights to [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]] and [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai]] from a dedicated terminal, but ceased operations due to the [[Great Recession]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/may/30/theairlineindustry |title=Airlines in crisis: Silverjet calls in the administrators |first=David |last=Teather |work=The Guardian |date=30 May 2008 |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=5 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005204830/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/may/30/theairlineindustry |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2016, [[La Compagnie]] announced it would cease operating its Luton to Newark service citing economic reasons.<ref name="newarkshutdown" /> Therefore, Luton lost its only long-haul service. In February 2017, Hungarian low-cost carrier [[Wizz Air]] announced it would to open its first British base at Luton Airport inaugurating three new routes to [[Tel Aviv]], [[Pristina]] and [[Kutaisi]]<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/business/time-to-party-as-wizz-air-sets-up-luton-airport-base-a3468526.html "Time to party as Wizz Air sets up Luton airport base."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225174358/https://www.standard.co.uk/business/time-to-party-as-wizz-air-sets-up-luton-airport-base-a3468526.html |date=25 February 2019 }} standard.co.uk, 16 February 2017.</ref> in addition to more than a dozen already served ones from other bases.

In December 2018, a three-year redevelopment of the airport commenced. Costing roughly £160{{nbsp}}million, the airport management stated that the upgrade, which included new shops, a new boarding pier, and more boarding gates, would increase overall capacity by 50%, enabling the site to accommodate 18 million passengers by 2020. Campaigners from local pressure groups such as LADACAN have complained that the airport had failed to incorporate noise reduction measures into the plan, while an airport spokesman stated "Our noise control measures are some of the most stringent of any major UK airport", noting that it had applied for additional flight restrictions.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46553016 |title = Luton Airport unveils £160m expansion |work = BBC News |date = 13 December 2018 |access-date = 5 October 2019 |archive-date = 5 October 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191005203424/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46553016 |url-status = live }}</ref> In addition, earlier that year, work had commenced on the construction of the [[Luton DART]], an [[People mover|automated guided people mover]] which will travel between [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport Parkway station]] and the airport.<ref>[http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2018/01/01/volker-kier-jv-wins-119m-luton-airport-rail-link/ "VolkerFitzpatrick-Kier jv wins £119m Luton airport rail link."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005203426/http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2018/01/01/volker-kier-jv-wins-119m-luton-airport-rail-link/ |date=5 October 2019 }} ''Construction Enquirer'', January 2018.</ref><ref name="itv-201804" /> With costs estimated at £200{{nbsp}}million, DART eliminated the need for shuttle buses since its opening on 27 March 2023.<ref>[https://theguardian.com/money/2023/mar/03/luton-dart-the-most-expensive-train-in-britain-opens-for-business?espv=1 Luton Dart: ‘the most expensive train in Britain’ opens for business], ''Guardian'', 3 March 2023.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.llal.org.uk/LLAL-MPT.html |title=Home |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=17 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017045455/https://www.llal.org.uk/LLAL-MPT.html |url-status=bot: unknown }} London Luton Airport Limited</ref>

==Ownership==
The airport remains in municipal ownership, owned by [[Luton Borough Council]] but managed by the private sector London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLAOL). London Luton Airport has a [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]] Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P835) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. An indicator of the importance of the airport to the economy of Luton is that Luton is reported to have the highest number of taxicabs per head of population in the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/lutonsouth "Luton South"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308184924/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/lutonsouth |date=8 March 2007 }}, UK Polling Report</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Retail units at Luton Airport - geograph.org.uk - 1940712.jpg|thumb|Waiting area]]
[[File:Boarding gates and apron at London Luton Airport - geograph.org.uk - 1446390.jpg|thumb|Apron]]
[[File:Control_tower_and_Easyjet_building_-_geograph.org.uk_-_755523.jpg|thumb|Control tower next to Hangar 89, the [[easyJet]] head office]]

===Terminal===
Luton Airport has a single, two-storey passenger terminal building which has been expanded and rearranged several times. The ground floor has a main hall equipped with 62 check-in desks (''1-62''), a separate security screening hall, as well as some shops, service counters and the arrivals facilities.<ref name="officialmap" /> After the security screening hall, stairs lead to the departures lounge on the upper floor, where several more stores, restaurants and all 30 departure gates<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.london-luton.co.uk/arrivals|title=Check Arrival times for London Luton Airport|website=www.london-luton.co.uk}}</ref> in three side piers (''1-19'', ''20-28'' and ''30-43'') can be found.<ref name="officialmap" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.london-luton.co.uk/inside-lla/facilities-map |title=View Our Internal Maps - London Luton Airport |website=www.london-luton.co.uk |access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref> Two [[airport lounges]] are located within the terminal.<ref name="officialmap" />

===Runway and aprons===
The airport possesses a single runway, running roughly east to west (07/25),<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1265340674171256832|user=LDNLutonAirport|title=Goodbye 26/08 👋 Hello 25/07 👋 For the first time since 1960, our runway designation has changed. Here's how it hap…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=26 May 2020}}</ref> with a length of {{convert|2162|m|abbr=on|0}}<ref name="aip" /> at an elevation of {{convert|526|ft|abbr=on|0}}. The runway is equipped with an [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS) rated to Category IIIB, allowing the airport to continue operating in conditions of poor visibility.<ref name="techdet" /><ref name="comnews0608" />

All the airport facilities lie to the north of the runway. The terminal and aprons have an unconventional layout for a commercial airport, with terminal drop-off, bus stands, taxi ranks and short-term car parks being accessed facing south towards the runway, being connected by a road. This road tunnels under a taxiway which connects the western apron area to the runway's taxiway network. There are approximately 60 stands available for aircraft, with 28 dedicated gates, which are all hardstands. All of these stands are located on the northern side of the terminal building, away from the runway and connected to it by a U-shaped set of taxiways and aprons that together encircle the terminal; recently, an accident caused by a vehicle fire in the Terminal 1 Car Park has left the car park destroyed.<ref name="osexp1" /><ref name="osexp2" />

The northern side of the U-shaped apron is ringed by a continuous line of [[hangar]]s and other buildings, emphasising the fact that Luton is a major maintenance base for several airlines including [[TUI Airways]], [[EasyJet]], and previously [[Monarch Airlines]]. By contrast to the heavily built up apron area, the airport's southern boundary is entirely rural with only a few isolated farm buildings and houses close to the airport boundary.<ref name="osexp1"/><ref name="osexp2"/>

===Expansion plans===
[[File:Luton Airport from the air (geograph 2962688).jpg|thumb|Luton Airport may be expanded further east into adjacent parkland (top middle of the photo).]]

====New terminal====
In February 2019, London Luton Airport Limited announced plans to expand the airport by building a second terminal. The expansion would increase airport capacity to handle 32 million passengers per year 2039. The enlarged airport would continue to operate using the existing single runway.<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport unveils plan for second terminal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-47337544 |access-date=19 October 2019 |work=BBC News |date=22 February 2019 |archive-date=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019091425/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-47337544 |url-status=live }}</ref> LLAL have outlined several options for the site of the new Terminal 2. Most of the proposals involve a development that will encroach upon Wigmore Valley Park, a designated [[County Wildlife Site]];<ref>{{cite news |title=Luton's Wigmore Valley Park named best park in Bedfordshire |url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/people/luton-s-wigmore-valley-park-named-best-park-in-bedfordshire-1-9082148 |access-date=19 October 2019 |work=Luton Today |language=en |archive-date=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019091427/https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/people/luton-s-wigmore-valley-park-named-best-park-in-bedfordshire-1-9082148 |url-status=live }}</ref> an alternative site to the east would encroach upon the [[London Green Belt]], and a further option proposes siting a new terminal to the south of the runway.<ref name="llal-expansion-201902" />

====DART expansion====
A public consultation in October 2019 included plans for a third stop on the [[Luton DART]] transit, which has been completed in 2023, transporting passengers from [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport Parkway]] station to the concourse of the airport.<ref name="consultation-201910" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Airport expansion 'reckless and irresponsible' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-50001028 |access-date=19 October 2019 |date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019091424/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-50001028 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other tenants===
EasyJet's head office is Hangar 89 (H89), a building located on the grounds of London Luton Airport; the hangar, a former [[Britannia Airways]]/[[TUI Group|TUI]] facility, is located {{convert|150|m|ft}} from the former site of EasyLand, the previous headquarters of EasyJet. Hangar 89, built in 1974, has {{convert|30000|sqft|abbr=on}} of office space and can house two aircraft the size of an [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] or [[Boeing 737]] at one time. When EasyJet received H89, it had a 1970s style office setup. EasyJet modernised the building and painted it orange.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easyjet.com/en/News/new_easyjet_headquarters.html |title=New headquarters for easyJet at London Luton Airport |publisher=Easyjet |access-date=28 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118143235/http://www.easyjet.com/en/News/new_easyjet_headquarters.html |archive-date=18 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition, [[TUI Airways]] head office is at the airport, and previously [[Monarch Airlines]], along with that of Monarch Group, was in Prospect House, on the grounds of the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monarch.co.uk/faq/flights/contact-us/write-to-us|title=Write to Us|publisher=Monarch Airlines|date=5 March 2013|access-date=2 October 2017|quote=Monarch Airlines Prospect House Prospect Way London Luton Airport Luton Bedfordshire LU2 9NU ENGLAND|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305092447/http://www.monarch.co.uk/faq/flights/contact-us/write-to-us|archive-date=5 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monarchholdingslimited.com/contact-us/head-and-divisional-offices/|title=Head and Divisional Offices|publisher=Monarch Group|date=8 March 2013|access-date=2 October 2017|quote=The Monarch Group and Monarch Airlines Prospect House Prospect Way London Luton Airport Luton Bedfordshire LU2 9NU UK|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308021413/http://www.monarchholdingslimited.com/contact-us/head-and-divisional-offices/|archive-date=8 March 2013}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and cargo flights to and from London–Luton:<ref>[https://www.london-luton.co.uk/flights london-luton.co.uk - FLIGHTS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803105215/https://www.london-luton.co.uk/flights |date=3 August 2020}}. Retrieved 30 October 2022.</ref>

{{Airport destination list
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| [[Dan Air (Romania)|Dan Air]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boardingpass.ro/dan-air-13-rute-de-la-bacau-cu-debut-in-noiembrie-si-decembrie-2023/ | title=Dan Air: 13 rute de la Bacău cu debut în noiembrie și decembrie 2023 | date=November 2023 }}</ref> | [[George Enescu International Airport|Bacău]]
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| [[easyJet]]<ref name="Timetable">{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=http://www.easyjet.com/en/cheap-flights/timetables|website=easyjet.com|date=26 July 2020|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216040438/http://www.easyjet.com/en/cheap-flights/timetables|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-u2nw22lonman|title=easyJet NW22 London / Manchester Frequency Changes – 04SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 September 2022|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Agadir Airport|Agadir]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220425-u2ns22">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220425-u2ns22|title=easyJet NS22 Network Addition Update - 24APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=25 April 2022|accessdate=8 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240119-u2jul24gb|title=easyJet July/August 2024 UK Frequency Variations – 14JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=19 January 2024|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Athens International Airport|Athens]],<ref name="EzyAthens">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tovima.com/travel/easyjet-expands-its-routes-from-athens/|title=EasyJet Expands Its Routes from Athens|date=11 December 2024}}</ref> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelnews.ch/on-the-move/26614-fuenf-neue-easyjet-ziele-ab-der-schweiz.html|title=Fünf neue Easyjet-Ziele ab der Schweiz|date=11 June 2024|website=Travelnews}}</ref> [[George Best Belfast City Airport|Belfast–City]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230330-u2ns23">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230330-u2ns23|title=easyJet NS23 Network Changes – 30MAR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 March 2023|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast–International]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/>  [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/><ref name="Timetable"/> [[Catania–Fontanarossa Airport|Catania]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Djerba Airport|Djerba]],<ref name="EzyAthens"/> [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/easyjet-to-launch-enfidha-akureyri-services-from-london-gatwick-1203967 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA }}</ref> [[Gago Coutinho Airport|Faro]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]],<ref name="easyJet25">{{cite web |title=easyJet NS25 Network Additions – 19NOV24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241120-u2ns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22uk|title=easyJet July 2022 UK Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Sphinx International Airport|Giza]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230911-u2nw23|title=easyJet NW23 Network Additions – 10SEP23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 September 2023|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Timetable"/> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Humberto Delgado Airport|Lisbon]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Región de Murcia International Airport|Murcia]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230330-u2ns23"/> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Pisa International Airport|Pisa]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport|Porto]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Tbilisi International Airport|Tbilisi]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/easyjet-announces-launch-of-flight-services-in-georgia/ | title=EasyJet announces launch of flight services in Georgia }}</ref> [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv]] (resumes {{date|2026-3-29}}),<ref name="u2ns26_TLV_Resumption">{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=easyJet NS26 Network Additions – 05OCT25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251007-u2ns26 |access-date=8 October 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=7 October 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]]<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Almería Airport|Almería]],<ref name="easyJet25"/> [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220425-u2ns22"/> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220411-u2jul22|title=easyJet July 2022 Frequency Changes as of 08APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 April 2022|accessdate=8 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Grenoble–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Ronaldsway Airport|Isle of Man]], [[Adnan Menderes Airport|İzmir]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230330-u2ns23"/> [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name="Liu-20220704">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22ites|title=easyJet July 2022 Italy / Spain Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Naples International Airport|Naples]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport|Olbia]],<ref name="Liu-20220704"/> [[Falcone Borsellino Airport|Palermo]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Pula Airport|Pula]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Reus Airport|Reus]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dipta.cat/noticies/companyia-easyjet-tornara-operar-aeroport-reus-vols-manchester-londres-luton-partir-abril | title=La companyia EasyJet tornarà a operar des de l'Aeroport de Reus amb vols a Manchester i Londres Luton a partir de l'abril &#124; Actualitat &#124; Diputació de Tarragona | date=7 November 2023 }}</ref> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/easyjet-launches-eight-new-winter-routes-across-four-countries | title=EasyJet launches eight new winter routes across four countries }}</ref> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-u2nw22lonman"/> [[Split Airport|Split]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240119-u2jul24gb"/> [[Tivat Airport|Tivat]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/transport/easyjet-announces-new-route-from-luton-to-montenegro-town-starting-in-spring-2024-4426374|title=easyJet announces new route from Luton to Montenegro town starting in spring 2024|date=28 November 2023 }}</ref> [[Turin Airport|Turin]],<ref name="OAG2023p905">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Turin, Italy|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=905–906}}</ref> [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/>
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| [[FlyOne]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/flyone-confirms-london-launch | work = Aviation Week| first = David | last = Casey | title = FlyOne confirms London launch | date = 24 May 2021 | publisher = Informa Markets }}</ref> | [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest–Otopeni]] (begins 15 May 2026),<ref>{{cite news |last=Marcu |first=Vlad |title=FLYONE anunta sapte rute noi de la Bucuresti, disponibile din 2026|url=https://boardingpass.ro/flyone-anunta-sapte-rute-noi-de-la-bucuresti-disponibile-din-2026/ |access-date=24 October 2025 |work=BoardingPass |date=23 October 2025 |language=ro}}</ref> [[Chișinău International Airport|Chișinău]]
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| [[Israir]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=Israir Adds Tel Aviv – London Luton From mid-Nov 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241104-6hnov24ltn |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=4 November 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref> | [[David Ben Gurion International Airport|Tel Aviv]]
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| [[Jet2.com]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mediahub.london-luton.co.uk/news/12112024/jet2-launches-at-lla-for-summer-2025 | title=Jet2 launches at LLA for Summer 2025 }}</ref> | [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]]<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241119-lsns25ltn|title=Jet2 Launches London Luton Base in April 2025|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=19 November 2024|accessdate=26 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]] (begins 21 May 2026),<ref name=Jet2exp>{{cite web | url = https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/jet2-expands-luton-programme-for-summer-2026 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20250416181027/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/jet2-expands-luton-programme-for-summer-2026 | archivedate = 16 April 2025 | title = Jet2 expands Luton programme for summer 2026 | first = Andrew | last = McQuarrie | work = Travel Weekly | date = 16 April 2025 | publisher = Jacobs Media }}</ref> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]] (begins 14 February 2026),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/news/jet2-launches-first-ski-programme-from-luton|title=Jet2 launches first ski programme from Luton|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> [[Girona-Costa Brava Airport|Girona]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]] (begins 21 May 2026),<ref name=Jet2exp/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]] (begins 5 May 2026),<ref name=Jet2exp/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza/Lefkada]] (begins 24 May 2026),<ref name=Jet2exp/> [[Reus Airport|Reus]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Skiathos Airport|Skiathos]] (begins 23 May 2026),<ref name=Jet2exp/> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/> [[Zakynthos Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name="aeroroutes_241119-lsns25ltn"/>
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| [[Ryanair]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/timetable|website=ryanair.com|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=8 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108164156/https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/timetable|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=London, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=572–595}}</ref> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Bologna]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport|Bydgoszcz]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Cork Airport|Cork]], [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Gago Coutinho Airport|Faro]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Kaunas Airport|Kaunas]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Kerry Airport|Kerry]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Ireland West Airport|Knock]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Lublin Airport|Lublin]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Malta International Airport|Malta]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Naples International Airport|Naples]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230516-frns23it|title=Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport|Rzeszów]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Seville Airport|Seville]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Treviso Airport|Treviso]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Wrocław Airport|Wrocław]] (begins 5 December 2025)<ref>{{cite web | title=Najpierw zamkną lotnisko na 6 tygodni, od razu potem ruszą nowe trasy. Kolejna nowość Ryanaira z Polski | url=https://www.fly4free.pl/nowa-trasa-ryanaira-z-polski-wroclaw-luton/ }}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Athens International Airport|Athens]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport|Béziers]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Catania–Fontanarossa Airport|Catania]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Lyon, France|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=511–514}}</ref> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Región de Murcia International Airport|Murcia]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_572_595"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britaintraveldeals.com/ryanair-will-launch-a-new-route-from-birmingham-bristol-cardiff-exeter-leeds-and-london/ | title=Ryanair will launch a new routes from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Leeds and London }}</ref> [[Turin Airport|Turin]]<ref name="OAG2023p905"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.ryanair.com/novita/nuova-base-ryanair-allaeroporto-di-torino/?market=it|title=Nuova Base Ryanair All'aeroporto di Torino &#124; Ryanair's Corporate Website |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=5 August 2021|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805053212/https://corporate.ryanair.com/novita/nuova-base-ryanair-allaeroporto-di-torino/?market=it|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[SunExpress]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunexpress.com/en-gb/|title=SunExpress - Book cheap flights & fly to top destinations .com|website=www.sunexpress.com}}</ref> | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-xqns24intl|title=SunExpress NS24 International Frequency Changes – 25FEB24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 February 2024|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[TUI Airways]]}}<ref name="TUI.uk" /> |'''Seasonal:''' [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]] (ends 28 March 2026),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ukaviation.news/tui-to-launch-new-service-from-luton-to-innsbruck/|title=Tui to launch new service from Luton to Innsbruck|first=UK Aviation|last=News|date=1 September 2020}}</ref> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]] (ends 26 April 2026),<ref name="Johnston-20210114">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/news/bedfordshire-news/airlines-fly-luton-airport-4838772|title=Which airlines fly from Luton Airport?|first=Ian|last=Johnston|date=14 January 2021|website=Bedfordshire Live}}</ref> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="Johnston-20210114"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]] (ends 24 April 2026)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/destinations-ryanair-easyjet-tui-wizz-4261097|title=The destinations Ryanair, easyJet and others are flying to from Luton Airport|first=Adam|last=May|date=25 June 2020|website=Herts Live}}</ref>
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| [[Wizz Air]]<ref name="wizzair1" /> | [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/><ref>{{cite web | title=Wizz Air to Launch London-Amman Service &#124; Aviation Week Network | url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/wizz-air-launch-london-amman-service }}</ref> [[Athens International Airport|Athens]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633">{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=London, UK LON|pages=609-633}}</ref> [[George Enescu International Airport|Bacău]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]] (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="Wizz5New">{{cite web | title=Wizz Air Launches Five New Spanish Routes from Luton | url=https://www.travelwires.com/wizz-air-launches-five-new-spanish-routes-from-luton }}</ref> [[Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport|Belgrade]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Belgrade, Serbia BEG|pages=128-129}}</ref> [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao]] (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="Wizz5New"/> [[Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport|Brașov]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mytex.ro/expres/aeroportul-brasov-se-stiu-cursele-wizz-air/ |title=Aeroportul Braşov. Se stiu cursele Wizz Air - MyTex.ro |date=6 April 2023}}</ref> [[Bratislava Airport|Bratislava]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport|Bucharest–Băneasa]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://boardingpass.ro/wizz-air-rute-noi-de-la-otopeni-si-baneasa-si-baza-operationala-la-baneasa | title=Wizz Air: Rute noi de la Otopeni și Băneasa și bază operațională la Băneasa | date=24 January 2025 }}</ref> [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest–Otopeni]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Bucharest, Romania BUH|pages=184-186}}</ref> [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Budapest, Hungary BUD|pages=186-188}}</ref> [[Chișinău International Airport|Chișinău]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Chisinau, Moldova Republic of RMO|pages=258-258}}</ref> [[Cluj International Airport|Cluj-Napoca]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Cluj, Romania CLJ|pages=267-268}}</ref> [[Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport|Constanța]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Craiova International Airport|Craiova]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Craiova, Romania CRA|pages=285-285}}</ref> [[Debrecen International Airport|Debrecen]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240716-w6nw24 | title=Wizz Air NW24 Network Additions – 14JUL24 }}</ref> [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Gdansk, Poland GDN|pages=405-407}}</ref> [[Sphinx International Airport|Giza]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Davies|first=Phil|date=9 August 2023 |title=Luton airport gains Wizz Air Cairo service|website=Travel Weekly.co.uk|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/luton-airport-gains-wizz-air-cairo-service }}</ref> [[Iași International Airport|Iași]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Iasi, Romania IAS|pages=491-491}}</ref> [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Katowice Airport|Katowice]], [[Kaunas Airport|Kaunas]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Košice International Airport|Košice]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Krakow, Poland KRK|pages=557-559}}</ref> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Larnaca, Cyprus LCA|pages=579-580}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240415-ukns24 | title=UK NS24 Network Additions – 14APR24 }}</ref> [[Lublin Airport|Lublin]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]] (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="Wizz5New"/> [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]],<ref name="Wizz5New"/> [[Plovdiv Airport|Plovdiv]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Poprad-Tatry Airport|Poprad-Tatry]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Poznań–Ławica Airport|Poznań]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari|Pristina]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]],<ref name="Wizz5New"/> [[Satu Mare International Airport|Satu Mare]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Seville Airport|Seville]] (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="Wizz5New"/> [[Sibiu International Airport|Sibiu]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Skopje International Airport|Skopje]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Sofia Airport|Sofia]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport|Suceava]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv]],<ref name="Wizz_TLV_Resumption_Aug-Sep_25">{{cite news |last1=קוטלר |first1=עמית |title=מבודפשט ועד אבו דאבי: כך תיראה חזרתה המדורגת של Wizz Air לישראל |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/197895 |access-date=9 July 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=9 July 2025 |language=he}}</ref> [[Traian Vuia International Airport|Timișoara]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza|Tirana]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]] (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="Wizz5New"/> [[Varna Airport|Varna]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]] (begins 1 December 2025),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://italiavola.com/2025/08/14/wizz-air-aggiunge-un-aereo-a-venezia-apre-16-rotte-da-vari-aeroporti/|title=Wizz Air aggiunge un aereo a Venezia. Apre 16 rotte da vari aeroporti|date=14 August 2025}}</ref> [[Vienna Airport|Vienna]] (ends 15 March 2026),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelwires.com/wizz-air-launches-five-new-spanish-routes-from-luton|title=Wizz Air Launches Five New Spanish Routes from Luton|website=TravelWires}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Wizz Air to cease Vienna base operations by March 2026 | work=Reuters | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/wizz-air-cease-vienna-base-operations-by-march-2026-2025-09-10/ }}</ref> [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Wrocław Airport|Wrocław]]<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_LON_609_633"/><ref name="wizzair1" /> [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]], [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240207-w6w4ns24cxld | title=Wizz Air NS24 Removed Routes Summary – 04FEB24 }}</ref><!-- WAIT UNTIL WINTER 2024-25 IS PUBLISHED BEFORE REMOVING LUTON-HURGHADA --> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref>{{OAGWorldJuly2025Ref|title=Palma De Mallorca, Spain PMI|pages=880-886}}</ref> [[Sarajevo International Airport|Sarajevo]] (resumes 31 March 2026),<ref name="u195">{{cite web | last=Aviation | first=EX-YU | title=Wizz Air to restore Sarajevo service | website=EX-YU Aviation News | date=2025-11-12 | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2025/11/wizz-air-to-restore-sarajevo-service.html | access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=828}}</ref> [[Split Airport|Split]], [[Tromsø Airport|Tromsø]]
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===Cargo===
{{Airport destination list
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| [[DHL Aviation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de/en/business-and-partners/cargo/location/airlines-185.html|title=Flughafen Leipzig/Halle - Business and partners > Cargo > Location > Airlines > Airlines|website=www.leipzig-halle-airport.de|access-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507220222/https://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de/en/business-and-partners/cargo/location/airlines-185.html|archive-date=7 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]], [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]]
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==Statistics==

===Traffic development===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; "
|+
|-
! style="width:75px"| Year!! style="width:100px"|Number of passengers{{Efn|Total number of Terminal and Transit Passengers during each year.}}!! style="width:125px"| Number of movements{{Efn|Total number of flight movements (take-offs and landings) during each year.}}!! style="width:100px"| Freight <br /> (tonnes){{Efn|Total volume of freight (tonnes) during each year.}}
|-
!1997
|3,238,458 || 63,586 || 21,354
|-
!1998
|4,132,818 || 70,667 || 25,654
|-
!1999
|5,284,810 || 79,423 || 23,224
|-
!2000
|6,190,499 || 84,745 || 32,992
|-
!2001
|6,555,155 || 83,707 || 23,070
|-
!2002
|6,486,770 || 80,924 || 20,459
|-
!2003
|6,797,175 || 85,302 || 22,850
|-
!2004
|7,535,614 || 94,379 || 26,161
|-
!2005
|9,147,776 || 107,892 || 23,108
|-
!2006
|9,425,908 || 116,131 || 17,993
|-
!2007
|9,927,321 || 120,238 || 38,095
|-
!2008
|10,180,734 || 117,859 || 40,518
|-
!2009
|9,120,546 || 98,736 || 28,643
|-
!2010
|8,738,717 || 94,575 || 28,743
|-
!2011
|9,513,704 || 97,574 || 27,905
|-
!2012
|9,617,697|| 96,797 || 29,635
|-
!2013
|9,697,944|| 95,763 || 29,074
|-
!2014
|10,484,938|| 101,950 || 27,414 
|-
!2015
|12,279,176|| 116,412 || 28,041
|-
!2016
|14,551,774|| 131,536 || 25,464
|-
!2017
|15,799,219|| 135,538 || 21,199
|-
!2018
|16,581,850|| 136,511 || 26,193
|-<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.london-luton.co.uk/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=7f219cda-8c6f-4b36-9b41-8ebbf2bf09b7 |title=2010 to 2017 Statistics |publisher=London Luton Airport |access-date=19 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043804/https://www.london-luton.co.uk/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=7f219cda-8c6f-4b36-9b41-8ebbf2bf09b7 |archive-date=20 March 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!2019
|18,216,207|| 142,011 || 29,093
|-
!2020
|5,550,821|| 59,769 || 31,155
|- 
!2021
|4,674,800|| 41,650 || 25,545
|-
!2022
|13,324,491|| 87,783 || 31,049
|-
!2023
|16,195,068 || 128,443 || 26,043 
|-
!2024
|16,735,894 || 131,972 || 30,667 
|-<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.london-luton.co.uk/corporate/lla-publications/statistics |title=Luton Airport Passenger Statistics |publisher=London Luton Airport}}</ref>
|}

===Busiest routes===
{|class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ Busiest routes to and from Luton (2022)<ref name="routestats" />{{needs update|date=February 2025}}
|-
! Rank || Airport || Total<br />passengers || Change<br />2021/22
|-
|1||[[Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest–Otopeni]]|| align="right" | 457,368||{{increase}} 100.3%
|-
|2|| [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]] ||align='right'| 414,313||{{increase}} 705.7%
|-
|3|| [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]] ||align='right'| 381,189||{{increase}} 198.1%
|-
|4||[[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]] ||align='right'| 363,070||{{increase}} 160.1%
|-
|5|| [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion]] ||align='right'| 360,729||{{increase}} 675.1%
|-
|6|| [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]] ||align='right'| 342,471||{{increase}} 176.1%
|-
|7|| [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] ||align='right'| 328,568||{{increase}} 286.1%
|-
|8|| [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast–International]] ||align='right'| 323,881||{{increase}} 99.1%
|-
|9|| [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]] ||align='right'| 304,450||{{increase}} 205.4%
|-
|10||[[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]] ||align='right'| 295,609||{{increase}} 214.3%
|}

==Ground transport==

===Road===
The airport lies a few miles away from the [[M1 motorway]], which runs southwards to the [[M25 motorway]] and London, and northwards to [[Milton Keynes]], the [[Midlands]] and the [[north of England]]. The airport is linked to M1's Junction 10 by the dual-carriageway A1081 road. There is a short stay car park adjacent to the terminal, together with medium and long term on airport car parks to the west and east of the terminal respectively and linked to the terminal by shuttle buses. Pre-booked off airport parking is also available from several independent operators.

===Rail===
[[File:Luton Airport Parkway stn fast look north.jpg|thumb|[[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport Parkway station]]]]
[[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport Parkway]] has served the airport since 1999. It is on the [[Midland Main Line]] from [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras]], between which, journeys take as little as 22 minutes on [[East Midlands Railway]] services.

*[[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]] is the primary operator, with services running from the station to [[Bedford railway station|Bedford]], [[St Albans City railway station|St Albans]], London, [[Rainham railway station (Kent)|Rainham]], [[Gatwick Airport railway station|Gatwick Airport]] and [[Brighton railway station|Brighton]].
*[[East Midlands Railway]] operate semi-fast services calling at the station twice hourly. These trains run south directly to London St Pancras and north to Corby via [[Bedford railway station|Bedford]], [[Wellingborough railway station|Wellingborough]] and [[Kettering railway station|Kettering]]. Limited services to [[Nottingham railway station|Nottingham]] and [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]] call at the station at peak times.

In 2016, Luton Airport commissioned a study, with the support of the [[Confederation of British Industry|CBI]], [[easyJet]], the [[Federation of Small Businesses]], and the Bedfordshire and the Hertfordshire [[British Chambers of Commerce|Chambers of Commerce]] (among others) which sought to explore opportunities to expand rail services to and from the airport. The study found four fast trains per hour from central London was possible.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london-luton.co.uk/corporate/lla-publications/northstar |title=Maximising opportunities for the next East Midlands rail franchise |publisher=London-luton.co.uk |access-date=24 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419102705/http://www.london-luton.co.uk/corporate/lla-publications/northstar |archive-date=19 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Negotiations are underway with the [[Department for Transport]] to extend the validity of the [[Oyster card]] contactless ticketing system to the airport.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Topham|first1=Gywm|date=15 April 2016|title=Luton airport to replace bus transfers with £200m light rail link|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/15/luton-airport-ends-bus-transfers-fast-track-rail-link|access-date=22 June 2017|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415120458/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/15/luton-airport-ends-bus-transfers-fast-track-rail-link|url-status=live}}</ref> Contactless bank cards (but not Oyster cards) became valid for journeys to and from London from October 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oyster-rail.org.uk/2019/10/tap-tap-fly-from-luton-airport/ |title=Tap, Tap, Fly, from Luton Airport |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117100647/https://www.oyster-rail.org.uk/2019/10/tap-tap-fly-from-luton-airport/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Airport transit===
{{main|Luton DART}}
[[File:Luton DART vehicle.jpg|thumb|[[Luton DART]] airport transit]]
A [[light rail]]/[[people mover|automated guided people mover]], [[Luton DART]], provides a connection between the airport terminal and the railway station. The transit was officially opened by [[King Charles III]] in December 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Laura |title=In Pictures: King Charles rides Luton DART during visit to the town |url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/people/in-pictures-king-charles-rides-luton-dart-during-visit-to-the-town-3943953 |access-date=8 December 2022 |work=Luton Today |date=6 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It opened to passengers on 10 March 2023 operating a limited service for four hours per day, with the 24-hour service coming into effect around the end of the month. Shortly after, the DART transit replaced the shuttle bus service.<ref name = open310 >{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64919546 | publisher = BBC News |date = 10 March 2023 | access-date = 10 March 2023 | title = Luton Dart airport shuttle welcomes first passengers}}</ref>

The single fare for the DART is £4.90. Rail tickets marked "Luton Airport" include the price of the DART transit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Preston |first=Olivia |date=6 March 2023 |title=Luton DART set to replace shuttle bus service by end of March |url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/transport/luton-dart-set-to-replace-shuttle-bus-service-by-end-of-march-4052999 |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=Luton Today}}</ref> Concessions are given to Luton residents, and free travel is provided for holders of [[English National Concessionary Travel Scheme|concessionary travel passes]] and disabled [[blue badge]] holders, and for airport workers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duncan |first1=Euan |title=Fares for new Luton Airport DART transport system unveiled |url=https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/news/bedfordshire-news/fares-new-luton-airport-dart-7715886 |access-date=25 October 2022 |work=bedfordshirelive |date=19 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

===Buses===
[[File:Bendy-bus at Luton Airport (geograph 4123189).jpg|thumb|The ''train2plane'' Luton Airport bus]]
[[File:Luton to Dunstable Busway route.png|thumb|The [[Luton to Dunstable Busway]] route]]
Local buses connect Luton Airport with Luton town centre and other nearby places.

The airport is served by the Route A of the [[Luton to Dunstable Busway]], a [[bus rapid transit]] route which connects the airport with Luton Town Centre and the neighbouring towns of [[Dunstable]], [[Houghton Regis]] and [[Milton Keynes]]. The buses, operated by [[Arriva Shires & Essex]], run on a [[Guided bus|segregated guided bus]]way track between Luton and Dunstable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-24224674|title=Luton and Dunstable guided busway 'good for economy'|publisher=BBC|date=24 September 2013|access-date=18 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015736/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-24224674|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Conventional bus services also operate, connecting the airport with towns and cities in the region and parts of north London, including the 100, operated by Arriva, which offers an hourly daytime connection to the nearby towns of [[Hitchin]] and [[Stevenage]]; [[Metroline]] service 84A; [[Courtney Buses]] coach service to [[Bracknell]].<ref name="travel" />

Direct coach services to London include [[Green Line route 757]] operated by Arriva Shires & Essex and the A1 operated by [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] which operate competing services to and from [[Victoria Coach Station]]. [[EasyBus]] services operate towards [[Liverpool Street station]]. A range of longer distance National Express services link the airport with Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports as well as destinations in the [[English Midlands|Midlands]] and North of England.<ref name="travel" />

There are also three services around the airport operated by [[APCOA Parking]] which operate 24 hours a day serving the terminal, mid stay, long stay, and staff car parks. The service that serves the staff car park also serves the car hire centre and rental companies and all stops in between including the [[Holiday Inn Express]], the TUI Airways HQ And the ID Unit.{{clarify|date=April 2016}} A new fleet of six [[Mercedes-Benz Citaro]] buses were purchased for these operations during 2014.

A range of other bus services operated by off-site parking companies also serve the airport. These include Airparks, Paige Airport Parking, [[Centrebus]] and Coach Hire 4 U. The latter two operators provide staff shuttle buses on behalf of TUI and EasyJet.

A former [[airport shuttle]] bus linking the airport and Luton Airport Parkway railway station has been replaced by the Luton DART rail transit, which came into service in March 2023.<ref name = open310 />

==In popular culture==
* Luton Airport appeared in two [[fly-on-the-wall]] television documentaries, [[Airline (UK TV series)|''Airline'']] (1998) and [[Luton Airport (TV series)|''Luton Airport'']] (2005). ''Airline'' followed the staff of [[EasyJet]] at Luton and the airline's other bases across the country whilst the 2005 series followed the life of employees in a similar format to the show ''[[Airport (TV series)|Airport]]'', set in [[Heathrow Airport]].<ref name="bbc-80th" />
* The airport was mentioned in a 1977 [[television advert]] for [[Campari]] featuring [[Lorraine Chase]], with the punch line "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?" — "Nah, Luton Airport". This advert was the inspiration for the 1979 UK hit song "[[Luton Airport (song)|Luton Airport]]" by [[Cats UK]].<ref name="bbc-80th" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Viner |first1=Brian |title=Cream Teas, Traffic Jams and Sunburn: The Great British Holiday |date=2011 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781847377333 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UMW1AwAAQBAJ&q=lorraine%20chase%20luton%20airport%20campari%20advert&pg=PT147 |access-date=19 October 2019 |language=en |chapter=17. Marketing, Millionaires and Murder}}</ref>
* The first episode of the second series of the [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' is entitled ''In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream''.<ref>{{cite web |title=One Foot In The Grave Series 2 episode guide |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/one_foot_in_the_grave/episodes/2/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715135833/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/one_foot_in_the_grave/episodes/2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Luton Airport was mentioned in the [[Piranha Brothers]] sketch from ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', as being the place where one of the brothers, Dinsdale, thinks that a giant hedgehog named Spiny Norman sleeps.<ref>{{cite web |title=Monty Python: The Tale Of The Piranha Brothers |url=http://www.montypython.net/scripts/piranha.php |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628202635/http://www.montypython.net/scripts/piranha.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 2011, the airport featured in an episode of the series ''Supersize Grime'' which focused on the cleaning of an [[Airbus A321]] at the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar 127.<ref>{{cite web |last1=earle |first1=stephen |title=Supersize Grime |url=https://vimeo.com/31794602 |date=8 November 2011 |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803123314/https://vimeo.com/31794602 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 2022, YouTuber [[Max Fosh]] put up a giant text sign near [[Gatwick Airport]] saying "WELCOME TO LUTON" as a prank, causing passengers to believe that they had landed at Luton Airport instead.<ref>{{cite web |title='Welcome to Luton' stunt panics Gatwick Airport arrivals |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-61541224 |access-date=4 January 2025 |date=22 May 2022}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
* 4 November 1949: A [[Hawker Tempest]] single-engined piston fighter being operated by Napier Aircraft on a test flight crashed at the airport, killing the test pilot.<ref name="Times51531" />
* 23 December 1967: A [[British Aerospace 125|Hawker Siddeley HS 125]] (registration: G-AVGW) of [[Court Line]] crashed shortly after taking off from Luton Airport, killing both pilots. The aircraft had been on a training flight. The crash occurred when the crew simulated an engine failure on takeoff. The HS 125 lost height rapidly and hit the roof of a nearby factory. This resulted in a post-crash fire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671223-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3B G-AVGW London–Luton Airport (LTN) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024062303/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671223-1 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 3 March 1974: A [[Douglas DC-7|Douglas DC-7C/F]] (registration: EI-AWG) operating an [[Aer Turas|Aer Turas Teo]] charter flight from Dublin landed on runway 08 just after midnight but failed to achieve [[thrust reversal|reverse thrust]]. Normal braking application also appeared to the crew to be ineffective and the emergency pneumatic brakes were applied. All main wheel tyres burst. The aircraft overran the runway and continued over the steep bank at the eastern perimeter finally coming to rest in soft ground {{cvt|90|m}} beyond. The situation had also been made worse by an inadvertent application of forward thrust by the crew in trying to achieve reverse thrust. Three of the six passengers and two of the four crew were injured. The aircraft was badly damaged and deemed a write-off.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/12_1975__e1_awg.cfm|title=12/1975 Douglas DC 7C/F, E1-AWG, 3 March 1974 - GOV.UK|access-date=10 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601180819/http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/12_1975__e1_awg.cfm|archive-date=1 June 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AIB_Report" />
* 18 April 1974: A [[BAC One-Eleven]] 518FG (registration: G-AXMJ) operating [[Court Line Flight 95]] was involved in a ground collision with [[Piper Aztec|Piper PA-23 Aztec]] (registration: G-AYDE) after the Aztec entered the active runway without clearance. The pilot of the Aztec was killed and his passenger was injured. All 91 people on board the One-Eleven successfully evacuated after take-off was aborted.
* 21 June 1974: A [[Boeing 727]]-46 (registration: G-BAEF) operating a [[Dan-Air]] charter flight to Corfu hit the [[localizer|localiser]] antenna while taking off, thereby rendering the runway's ILS inoperative. After being told by Luton air traffic control about the incident, the crew flying the aircraft elected to divert to [[London Gatwick Airport|London Gatwick]] where it landed safely without harming its 134 occupants (eight crew members and 126 passengers).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740621-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-46 G-BAEF London–Luton Airport (LTN) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024165701/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740621-0 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The subsequent investigation revealed that the aircraft only just became airborne at the end of the runway, and as the ground fell away to the [[River Lee (England)|Lea valley]] below, the aircraft actually followed a downsloping course until finally gaining positive climb. The report concluded that there had been a cumulative effect of three factors – erosion of take-off run available; delay in starting [[rotation (aviation)|rotation]]; and a very slow rate of rotation – as a result of the flightdeck crew's miscalculation of the aircraft's [[Maximum Takeoff Weight|takeoff weight]] (too high), a wrong [[jet engine performance|pressure ratio]] for two of the aircraft's three engines (too low) and a sub-optimal choice of runway based on the use of outdated [[windspeed|wind]] information that omitted the latest update's [[tailwind#Tailwind component|tailwind component]].<ref name="AIB_Report" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%201045.html|title=''Public transport accidents'', World News, Flight International, 18 July 1974, p. 51|access-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201184845/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%201045.html|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 29 March 1981: A [[Lockheed JetStar]] 1329 (registration: N267L) operating an inbound flight from Nigeria overran runway 08 and came to rest down the embankment beyond the eastern perimeter fence. The accident was caused because the pilot landed well past the touchdown zone in poor visibility at night. At the time runway 08 did not have an ILS. The co-pilot suffered severe spinal injuries but the commanding pilot and seven passengers escaped with only minor injuries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810329-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 6 N267L London–Luton Airport (LTN) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606092724/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810329-1 |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 15 January 1994: A [[Bell 206]]B JetRanger helicopter (registration: G-BODW) rolled over on takeoff. One of the rotor blades sliced into the cabin, killing the pilot. The aircraft was badly damaged and deemed a write-off.<ref>{{cite web |title=AAIB accident report Bell 206B JetRanger G-BODW London–Luton Airport (LTN) |publisher=Air Accidents Investigation Branch |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54230446ed915d1374000bfd/Bell_206B_JetRanger__G-BODW_09-94.pdf |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421042704/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54230446ed915d1374000bfd/Bell_206B_JetRanger__G-BODW_09-94.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 18 July 2022: During the [[2022 United Kingdom heat wave]], and with air temperatures close to {{convert|40|°C}} the runway melted and flights were forced to be diverted to Stansted, Bristol and other nearby airports. This led to severe delays for flights to and from the airport. The issue was rectified on the same day with flights resuming by the evening.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-62212385 | title=London Luton Airport resumes flights after runway repairs | work=BBC News | date=18 July 2022 }}</ref>
* 10 October 2023: At around 21:00, a large fire broke out in terminal car park 2, causing the partial collapse of the car park building. According to [[Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service]], it was caused accidentally, by a diesel car fire that spread to other vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2024 |title=Fire at airport car park started accidentally |url=https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/news/fire-airport-car-park-started-accidentally |access-date=5 June 2024 |website=Bedfordshire Fire And Rescue Service |language=en}}</ref> Four firefighters and a member of airport staff were taken to hospital by the ambulance service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Luton Airport flights resume after blaze rips through car park |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67073446 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=12 October 2023}}</ref> As a result of the fire, the airport suspended all flights until 15:00 the following day.<ref name=rte-luton-airport-resumes-flights>{{Cite news |title=Luton airport resumes flights after car park blaze |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2023/1011/1410157-luton/ |date=11 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |publisher=[[RTÉ News]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref> It was reported that up to 1,500 cars in the car park were unsalvageable.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Up to 1,500 cars in Luton airport fire 'unlikely to be salvageable' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/15/up-to-1500-cars-luton-airport-fire-unlikely-salvageable |date=15 October 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |publication-date=15 October 2023 |agency=[[PA Media]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Airports of London]]
* [[List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies]]
* [[Transport in Luton]]

==References==
===Notes===
{{Notelist}}

===Citations===
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<ref name="aip">{{cite web |url=https://nats-uk.ead-it.com/cms-nats/opencms/en/Publications/AIP/Current-AIRAC/html/eAIP/EG-AD-2.EGGW-en-GB.html |title=London Luton - EGGW |publisher=[[NATS Holdings|National Air Traffic Services UK]].ead-it.com |access-date=21 April 2011}}</ref>

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<ref name="bbc-80th">{{cite news |title=Luton Airport marks 80th birthday |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-44807862 |work=BBC News |date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019112149/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-44807862 |archive-date=19 October 2019|url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="comnews0608">{{cite web |url=http://www.london-luton.co.uk/en/download.asp?id=170 |title=Community Newsletter – August 2006 |publisher=London Luton Airport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604114900/http://www.london-luton.co.uk/en/download.asp?id=170 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |access-date=21 December 2006}}</ref>

<ref name="consultation-201910">{{cite web |title=Future LuToN: Making best use of our runway Statutory Consultation 2019 |url=https://www.luton.gov.uk/Council_government_and_democracy/Lists/LutonDocuments/PDF/Luton_socc.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018154306/https://www.luton.gov.uk/Council_government_and_democracy/Lists/LutonDocuments/PDF/Luton_socc.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref>

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<ref name="itv-201804">{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2018-04-17/work-begins-on-new-225-million-rail-link-at-luton-airport/ |title=Work begins on new £225 million rail link at Luton Airport |work=[[ITV News Anglia]] |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="LLAL">{{cite web |url=http://www.llal.org.uk/LLAL-AboutUs.html |title=London Luton Airport Limited - About us |website=www.llal.org.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419110036/http://www.llal.org.uk/LLAL-AboutUs.html |archive-date=19 April 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref>

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<ref name="ownership">{{cite web |title=Ownership Profiles |url=https://www.london-luton.co.uk/ownership-profiles |website=www.london-luton.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019092117/https://www.london-luton.co.uk/ownership-profiles |archive-date=19 October 2019|url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="routestats">{{cite web |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2022/annual-2022/ |title=Airport Data 2018 |date=21 March 2023 |publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority |at=Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313043152/http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2022/ |archive-date=13 March 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>

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<ref name="Times51531">{{cite newspaper The Times |title=Test Pilot Killed |department=News in Brief |date=5 November 1949 |page=4 |issue=51531 |column=C}}</ref>

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