Airports / United Kingdom / LTN
London Luton Airport
EGGW / LTNLuton, Luton, United KingdomELEV 526 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cranfield Airport (EGTC) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
London Luton Airport (EGGW / LTN) is a large commercial airport serving Luton, Luton, United Kingdom. The airport sits 526 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LTN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Cranfield Airport (EGTC, 15 nm), RAF Northolt (NHT, 19 nm), and London Stansted Airport (STN, 22 nm).
Planning a trip? The London, United Kingdom destination guide covers routes, aircraft options, and what to expect on the ground. In directories and search listings it also appears under LON. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Luton, Luton.
Field capability
ICAO
EGGW
IATA
LTN
FAA / Local
EGGW
Elevation
526 ft
Coordinates
51.8747° N · 0.3683° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 526 ft, LTN sits higher than 93% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmEGTCCranfield AirportCranfield, Central Bedfordshire
- 19nmNHTRAF NortholtNortholt, Greater London
- 22nmSTNLondon Stansted AirportLondon, Essex
- 24nmLHRLondon Heathrow AirportLondon
- 27nmLCYLondon City AirportLondon
- 28nmCBGCambridge City AirportCambridge, Cambridgeshire
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapEGGW · London Luton Airport · Luton, Luton, United Kingdom