The BREEAM rated design sympathetically references the steel shipping age of the Royal Docks and was approved by the local planning authority’s Design Review Panel, who described the scheme as ‘befitting the airport’s prestigious role as a gateway to London and the UK’. The site’s tight constraints demand a complex phasing strategy, with high quality temporary facilities required to enable the demolition of existing infrastructure and the construction of new. The multifaceted project includes the creation of the UK’s first digital air traffic control tower, eight new aircraft stands, new piers, a full-length parallel taxiway and a major extension of the existing terminal which will see it quadruple in size. Pascall+Watson are design team leaders for a constellation of projects known collectively as the City Airport Development Programme, a transformation scheme aimed at providing additional infrastructure and facilities to serve a forecast 6.5 million passengers a year by 2024.

To begin your journey, you will take Hartmann Rd toward Camel Rd before turning right onto Connaught Rd/A112. The airport witnessed more than 84,000 aircraft movements and handled 4.3 million passengers in 2015, which is expected to reach 100,000 and six million respectively by 2021.

Your transfer from City airport to London shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes in a taxi. The London City Airport expansion is proposed to meet the projected growth of passenger traffic and flight movements.

Located in the heart of the City of London, around 4.5 million passengers a year enjoy a bird’s eye view of many of the capital’s world famous landmarks when flying in to or out of the airport. London City Airport (LCY) is a small, one-runway international airport located just 11km east of London city centre.

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