London’s six international airports
The metropolitan area of London, England, United Kingdom is served by six international airports and several smaller airports. Together, they make the busiest airport system in the world by passenger numbers and the second-busiest by aircraft movements.[1] In 2016, the six airports handled a total of 163,231,321 passengers. The London airports handle 60% of all the UK’s air traffic. The airports serve a total of 14 domestic destinations and 396 international destinations. The five major airports in London are: London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton and London Stansted.