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Airport Guides

79 airports across nine regions: runways, PPR, handling, history.

Charter Routes

Sector times, aircraft fit and airports for the city pairs we fly.

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Permits, customs, cabotage and the rules that move a trip.

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Cabin classes, range and what each type does well.

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First charter to frequent flyer: what to expect and what to ask.

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Airport Guides · London

London
Airport Guides

Nine airports serve the London catchment and they are not interchangeable. Several are built for business aviation, one is a military field that takes civil traffic on sufferance, one has an approach that rules out much of the fleet, two are scheduled giants that will take you on their terms rather than yours, and one sits north west when the rest are south or east.

The Airports

Every airport in the London catchment

One guide per airport, covering codes, runway, handling and the restrictions that decide whether an aircraft can actually use it.

NHT · EGWURAF NortholtA military field in west London taking civil business aviation on prior permission, closed at weekends, capped at 40 movements a day and closed to single-engine aircraft. 5,525ft runway, jet fuel only.View guide → LTN · EGGWLondon Luton AirportThe busiest business aviation airport for London and the default for most charters. 7,093ft runway with an ILS CAT III approach, two FBOs, and a summer night movement cap between 22:00 and 06:00.View guide → STN · EGSSLondon Stansted AirportNorth east of London, opened in 1943 and now carrying good business aviation handling with fewer slot constraints than the main scheduled airports.View guide → LCY · EGLCLondon City AirportThe closest airport to Canary Wharf and the City, operational since 1986. The steep approach restricts which aircraft and which crews can use it.View guide → BQH · EGKBLondon Biggin Hill AirportA dedicated business aviation airport south east of the city, close to Kent and the southern approaches into London.View guide → FAB · EGLFFarnborough AirportBusiness aviation only, south west of the city, and often the smoothest arrival of the London options. Site of the UK’s first powered flight in 1908.View guide → OXF · EGTKLondon Oxford AirportOxfordshire’s business aviation airport and the north west approach to the London catchment, on the opposite side of the city to Biggin Hill and Farnborough. Earns its place when the London end is Oxfordshire, the Cotswolds or the M40 corridor.View guide → EGLDDenham AerodromeA general aviation aerodrome north west of London, inside the catchment but not a jet field. Listed for completeness: we do not file charters into it, and anyone quoting it for a jet is quoting something that will not fly.View guide → LGW · EGKKLondon Gatwick AirportAccepts business aviation but is built around scheduled traffic, so slots and cost are the limiting factor rather than capability.View guide → LHR · EGLLLondon Heathrow AirportPossible but rarely the practical choice for a private charter. Slot pressure and handling costs are the constraint, not the airport itself.View guide →

Operating Detail

London airport briefings

The operational notes behind the airport choice, written by the desk that files the paperwork.

Choosing the airport Top private jet airports in London How to pick the best London airport Airports and key considerations Flying a private jet into London City
Restrictions and costs Luton handling and parking fees Luton enforcement penalties UK night flight restrictions Luton and Stansted summer night limits UK flight support and GAR costs
Which to avoid, and when Farnborough: the movement cap Heathrow: why it rarely works Northolt: the constraints Biggin Hill: what to know Northolt: 2025 operating restrictions

Chartering

Flying privately to London

These guides cover the airports. If you are pricing a trip, the London private jet charter page carries published route rates, seasonality and the aircraft that suit each sector. Icarus Jet keeps an office in London, at Berkeley Square in Mayfair, alongside Dallas and Dubai.

Browse the rest of the library from Airport Guides, or see all charter destinations.