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United Kingdom

EGLC/LCY London City Airport Ground Handling Services & Permits

London, United Kingdom

Operations

Operating hoursAerodrome administration: Mon-Fri 0630-2200 (0530-2100); Sat 0630-1230 (0530-1130); Sun 1230-2200 (1130-2100); PH 0900-2200 (0800-2100).Verified
Source
Published by
AIP United Kingdom (State aeronautical information service)
Source type
State authority (CAA, AIP or ministry)
Last checked
2026-09-15
Runways09/27 - 1508 mVerified
Source
Published by
AIP United Kingdom (State aeronautical information service)
Source type
State authority (CAA, AIP or ministry)
Last checked
2026-09-15
Latitude51.505278Verified
Source
Published by
AIP United Kingdom (State aeronautical information service)
Source type
State authority (CAA, AIP or ministry)
Last checked
2026-09-15
Longitude0.055278Verified
Source
Published by
AIP United Kingdom (State aeronautical information service)
Source type
State authority (CAA, AIP or ministry)
Last checked
2026-09-15
Operational detail confirmed for your movementBefore you file

An operational value is published here only once it is confirmed against a current official source. The details below for London City Airport (EGLC) are not at that standard today, so our 24/7 operations desk confirms them with the authority for your aircraft, route and dates before you plan on them.

Airport contact, City, Communications, Country, Crew visa, Curfew, Customs, Elevation, IATA code, Immigration, Official name, Operational restrictions, Operator, Operator contact, Prior permission required, Slot requirement, Time zone

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Services at EGLC

EGLC operating hours

Aerodrome administration: Mon-Fri 0630-2200 (0530-2100); Sat 0630-1230 (0530-1130); Sun 1230-2200 (1130-2100); PH 0900-2200 (0800-2100).

EGLC ground handling services

Our team arranges ramp, passenger and turnaround handling for movements through United Kingdom. The handling company on the stand is assigned for your movement, so it is confirmed by operations rather than listed here in advance.

EGLC landing and overflight permit requirements

Block, annual and seasonal permits are arranged where the authority issues them and the schedule justifies one. The desk confirms what this country allows for your operation.

Can Airways arrange a diplomatic flight permit for United Kingdom? Diplomatic and state-flight clearances are arranged with the relevant ministry as well as the civil aviation authority. Lead times differ from civil permits and are confirmed per movement.

United Kingdom civil aviation authority hours

Permits for EGLC are issued in United Kingdom, where the authority recorded in our coverage is the Civil Aviation Authority. Current requirements are confirmed with it for each movement.

EGLC aviation fuel arrangements

Our team arranges the uplift and coordinates it against the handling and the slot. Grade and availability are confirmed for your movement rather than stated here.

EGLC customs and immigration

Advance passenger information is submitted where the country requires it, as part of the same request as the permit.

EGLC cargo flight handling

Our team supervises cargo movements and coordinates the handling, customs and documentation around them. What applies at this aerodrome is confirmed for your movement.

EGLC crew hotel options

Our team books crew rest and passenger accommodation near the aerodrome against duty limits and the next departure. Specific properties are confirmed with the request rather than listed here.

EGLC flight catering

In-flight catering is ordered against the cabin, the sector and the passengers on board, and delivered in step with the turnaround.

Documents required for EGLC operations

What is required differs by state, by movement and by service, so there is no single set of documents. The desk tells you exactly what applies once we have the schedule and the aircraft.

Alternate aerodromes near EGLC

We can name 216 aerodromes in United Kingdom. They are listed on this page and on the United Kingdom directory page.

What other airports are near EGLC? Other aerodromes we can arrange support at in United Kingdom include EGAA — Belfast International Airport, EGBB — Birmingham Airport, EGCC — Manchester Airport, EGFF — Cardiff Airport.

How to arrange flight support at EGLC

Tell our operations desk the aircraft, the route and the dates. We coordinate permits, handling, fuel, catering and accommodation for EGLC as one movement, and stay with it through revisions, delays and diversions.

Other aerodromes in United Kingdom

Every aerodrome we can name in this country. A profile means we publish confirmed operational detail for it; our desk arranges support at the rest. Listing 120 of 216 aerodromes, capital first.

EGKBLondon Biggin Hill AirportLondonEGMDLydd London Ashford AirportRomney Marsh, KentEGPDAberdeen International AirportAberdeenProfileEGAABelfast International AirportBelfastProfileEGBBBirmingham AirportBirminghamProfileEGGDBristol AirportBristolProfileEGFFCardiff International AirportCardiffProfileEGPFGlasgow AirportGlasgowProfileEGPHEdinburgh AirportIngliston, EdinburghProfileEGNMLeeds Bradford AirportProfileEGGPLiverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpoolProfileEGCCManchester AirportManchesterProfileEGNTNewcastle International AirportNewcastle upon TyneProfileEGNXEast Midlands AirportNottingham, LeicestershireProfileEGPKGlasgow Prestwick AirportPrestwick, South AyrshireProfileEGPUTiree AirportBalemartine, Argyll and ButeEGPLBenbecula AirportBalivanichEGACGeorge Best Belfast City AirportBelfastEGHHBournemouth AirportBournemouthProfileEGECCampbeltown AirportCampbeltownEGNVTeesside International AirportDarlington, DurhamEGAECity of Derry AirportDerry, Derry and StrabaneEGPNDundee AirportDundeeEGEDEday AirportEdayEGPRBarra AirportEoligarryEGTEExeter International AirportExeterProfileEGNJHumberside AirportProfileEGPEInverness AirportInvernessEGPIIslay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and ButeEGPAKirkwall AirportKirkwall, Orkney IslandsEGPBSumburgh AirportLerwick, ShetlandEGHQCornwall Airport NewquayNewquayEGSHNorwich AirportNorwichProfileEGHISouthampton AirportSouthamptonEGPOStornoway AirportStornoway, Western IslesEGPCWick John O'Groats AirportWickEGELColl AirportColl IslandEGEYColonsay AirstripColonsayEGEFFair Isle AirportFair IsleEGHCLand's End AirportLand's End, CornwallEGETLerwick / Tingwall AirportLerwick, Shetland IslandsEGEOOban AirportNorth ConnelEGENNorth Ronaldsay AirportNorth RonaldsayEGEPPapa Westray AirportPapa Westray, Orkney IslandsEGESSanday AirportSandayEGHESt. Mary's AirportSt. Mary's, Isles of ScillyEGERStronsay AirportStronsayEGEWWestray AirportWestray, Orkney IslandsEGHLLasham AirfieldAlton, HampshireEGOVAnglesey AirportAngelseyEGNLBarrow Walney Island AirportBarrow-in-FurnessEGNHBlackpool AirportBlackpoolEGULRAF LakenheathBrandon, SuffolkEGKABrighton City AirportBrighton, East SussexEGNRHawarden AirportBroughtonEGXHRAF HoningtonBury Saint Edmunds, SuffolkEGUNRAF MildenhallBury Saint Edmunds, SuffolkEGLKBlackbushe AirportCamberley, SurreyEGSCCambridge City AirportCambridge, CambridgeshireEGNCCarlisle Lake District AirportCarlisle, CumbriaEGVNRAF Brize NortonCarterton, OxfordshireEGDCRoyal Marines Base ChivenorChivenorEGWCRAF CosfordCosford, ShropshireEGTCCranfield AirportCranfield, Central BedfordshireEGABEnniskillen/St Angelo AirportEnniskillen, Fermanagh and OmaghEGVARAF FairfordFairford, GloucestershireEGLFFarnborough AirportFarnborough, HampshireEGYERAF Barkston HeathGrantham, LincolnshireEGFEHaverfordwest AirportHaverfordwestEGDRRNAS CuldroseHelstonEGVORAF OdihamHook, HampshireEGUWWattisham AirfieldIpswich, SuffolkEGYMRAF MarhamKing's Lynn, NorfolkEGQLLeuchars Station AirfieldLeuchars, FifeEGXCRAF ConingsbyLincoln, LincolnshireEGXWRAF WaddingtonLincoln, LincolnshireEGQSRAF LossiemouthLossiemouth, MorayEGXERAF LeemingNorthallerton, North YorkshireEGWURAF NortholtNortholt, Greater LondonEGBNNottingham City AirportNottingham, NottinghamshireEGXTRAF WitteringPeterborough, CambridgeshireEGDMMoD Boscombe DownSalisbury, WiltshireEGOSRAF ShawburyShrewsbury, ShropshireEGYDRAF CranwellSleaford, LincolnshireEGOMRAF SpadeadamSpadeadamEGSYMOD St AthanSt Athan, Vale of GlamorganEGBJGloucestershire AirportStaverton, GloucestershireEGFHSwansea AirportSwanseaEGCMLeeds East AirportTadcaster, North YorkshireEGXZRAF TopcliffeThirsk, North YorkshireEGUBRAF BensonWallingford, OxfordshireEGNOWarton AerodromeWartonEGDYRNAS YeoviltonYeovil, SomersetEGFAAberporth AirportAberporthEGUDRAF AbingdonAbingdon, OxfordshireEGCGStrubby AirfieldAlford, LincolnshireEGYIStrubby Glider FieldAlford, LincolnshireEGHOThruxton AerodromeAndover, HampshireEGEIBroadford AirstripAshaig, HighlandEGKEChallock AirfieldAshford, KentEGKHHeadcorn AerodromeAshford, KentEGPWUnst AirfieldBaltasound, Shetland IslandsEGSMBeccles AirfieldBeccles, SuffolkEGBFBedford AerodromeBedford, BedfordEGHJBembridge AirportBembridge, Isle of WightEGNYBeverley/Linley Hill AirfieldBeverley, East Riding of YorkshireEGTHOld Warden AirfieldBiggleswade, Central BedfordshireEGOQRAF MonaBodffordd, AngleseyEGLABodmin AirfieldBodminEGKCBognor Regis Lec AirfieldBognor Regis, West SussexEGTRElstree AirfieldBorehamwood, HertfordshireEGSLAndrewsfield AerodromeBraintree, EssexEGBMTatenhill AirfieldBurton upon Trent, StaffordshireEGCKCaernarfon AirportCaernarfon
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Location

EGLC and the other airports we support in United Kingdom.

Airways Flight Support

Coordination at EGLC

We arrange handling, fuel, permits and ground arrangements for movements through United Kingdom, coordinated as one operation rather than as separate arrangements.

Common questions

What is the ICAO code for London City Airport?

The ICAO code is EGLC.

What is the IATA code for London City Airport?

The IATA code is LCY.

What are the EGLC airport codes?

London City Airport is EGLC by ICAO and LCY by IATA. Operators and flight plans use the ICAO code; tickets and baggage use the IATA code.

Where is EGLC located?

London City Airport serves London, United Kingdom.

Which country and region is EGLC in?

EGLC is in United Kingdom, in our Europe region.

What are the coordinates of EGLC?

51.5053, 0.0553. This is the directory position for identifying the aerodrome; operational planning uses the current AIP.

What kind of aerodrome is EGLC?

The global directory classifies EGLC as a medium airport. It has scheduled airline service.

How many aerodromes are there in United Kingdom?

We can name 216 aerodromes in United Kingdom. They are listed on this page and on the United Kingdom directory page.

What are the operating hours at EGLC?

Aerodrome administration: Mon-Fri 0630-2200 (0530-2100); Sat 0630-1230 (0530-1130); Sun 1230-2200 (1130-2100); PH 0900-2200 (0800-2100).

What runways does EGLC have?

09/27 - 1508 m.

Who is the civil aviation authority for EGLC?

Permits for EGLC are issued in United Kingdom, where the authority recorded in our coverage is the Civil Aviation Authority. Current requirements are confirmed with it for each movement.

What other airports are near EGLC?

Other aerodromes we can arrange support at in United Kingdom include EGAA — Belfast International Airport, EGBB — Birmingham Airport, EGCC — Manchester Airport, EGFF — Cardiff Airport.

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