What airport is LCY?
Why the code is LCY
London CitY.
The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.
The airport
- IATA code
- LCY
- ICAO code
- EGLC
- Airport
- London City Airport
- City
- London, United Kingdom
- Opened
- 1987
- Code origin
- Documented
Built in the derelict Royal Docks, it has a 5.5-degree approach — more than twice the usual 3 degrees — because the runway is short and surrounded by tall buildings. Only a handful of aircraft types are certified for it, and pilots need a specific endorsement to fly the approach at all.
The other code, EGLC
Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, LCY, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, EGLC, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why EGLC looks nothing like LCY.
Common questions
- What airport is LCY?
- London City Airport, in London, United Kingdom.
- Why is London's airport called LCY?
- London CitY.
- What is the difference between LCY and EGLC?
- LCY is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. EGLC is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.
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Sources
- OurAirports — OurAirports (Public domain)