How Close to London?
 

So how close to London do you have to be to claim to be a London Airport?
Stanstead, Luton & a while ago Manston put London before their name?
Is their a tried method or does it depend on transport links or if you get away with it??

and Southend :)

Oxford.
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Prestwick! I distinctly recall some chat about London Prestwick Airport, though just how tongue-in-cheek the conversation was I remember not. Probably talking about Ryan Air...

(I've just been looking at Brighton City Airport's website, sorry guys you are still Shoreham Airport to me...)

Lympne used to be called 'London Ashford' (probably because nobody could figure out how to pronounce Lympne - we know a story about that don't we) and now I believe that title has been hi-jacked by Lydd.

It's just PR madness. I worked at London Airport but I think it's now called Heathrow, or something. I know there are those who would have Blackbushe similarly daubed!

Didn't it start at Croydon?

Some airports are just taking the mickey. :O

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...trol_tower.jpg

Er where's that then?

Well seeing this is the History thread we could add some real London Airports to the list like Hendon and Cricklewood. Not many people know about Cricklewood but it was home to Handley Page and I believe used to have passenger services from there.

Ditto Hounslow Heath, come to that, though I think we're drifting rather off-topic.

Hanworth, Heston, Fairlop, Hornchurch.

London-Hurn!

In 1945, what is now known as Bournemouth International Airport, was used by BOAC and others, for the first intercontinental flights after the war.

The Great West Airport? If memory serves? Based at the Fairey Aviation Company, now where SkyChefs have their warehouse and kitchens. I sit to be corrected.

I don't know where SkyChefs are located, but the easiest way to visualise where the Great West Aerodrome was is to imagine Cains Lane continuing in the same direction north of the A30, as it once did, forming the northeast boundary of the aerodrome. It's the road running L/R across the middle of this photo.

http://gibbsofbedfont.co.uk/koken/st...1454339218.jpg

The hangar visible in the photo is Fairey's, and is the same one that for many years was visible on the far side of the Terminal 2 apron:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ding_1960s.jpg

I beleive Thomas sopwith used Putney common London sw15 to test his first prototypes could this had been londons first airport he use to live along Wimbledon park side

I think this is the closest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:H...ays_plaque.jpg

Any fule know London Airport is on Eday.

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is 70 miles from Frankfurt.