LTN

London Luton Airport

Luton, Luton, United Kingdom

Opened1938ICAOEGGWElev526 ft
The Verdict
54/100Could be worse (but not by much)

Infrastructure is the weak link. Passengers have noticed — and they're not happy about it. At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #29 of 42 airportsBased on data from 2009–2026
Operational25%
79Actually decent
Sentiment25%
25Dire
Infrastructure15%
34Painful
Sent. Velocity15%
70Passable
Connectivity10%
79Actually decent
Operator10%
50Passable

Carbon Accreditation

Level 5/7Transformation
2024

Offsetting residual Scope 1 & 2 emissions

What People Think

LTN: solidly in the 'could be worse' category.

2.5Avg Rating / 10
1,071
ReviewsSkytrax 1071
10%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★☆☆
★★☆☆☆skytrax
Jan 2026

✅ Trip Verified | I have arrived at Luton Airport many times, always travelling with small children, and it is consistently a very difficult experie...

☆☆☆☆skytrax
Dec 2024

Horrible airport! Almost no seating available. If you want to sit, you have to sit at a restaurant and that means you’re required to buy overpriced ju...

★★★★★skytrax
Nov 2024

We had a really good experience at Luton. Started well with the official meet & greet parking in Car Park 1 -- this is clearly signposted and we were...

★★★★★skytrax
Jul 2024

I had a bad feeling as we queued for the temporary drop off zone at Luton airport as I had heard horror stories of this airport in the past, but I wen...

☆☆☆☆skytrax
Jun 2024

✅ Trip Verified | Giving up on Luton. Parking is so ridiculously expensive, we’re picking Gatwick or LHR from now on. All good other than that so not...

Sentiment Trajectory (20092022)-0.70 over 15 years
Then: 2.6/5 (11 reviews)Now: 1.9/5 (11 reviews)
Positive10%
Neutral27%
Negative63%
Queuing
1.9
Cleanliness
2.5
Staff
2.7
Food & Bev
2.3
Wifi
Wayfinding
3.2
Transport
3.7
Shopping

The Numbers

12.3MPassengers (2015)
-16.3%YoY Growth

12.3M passengers in 2015 — still 33% below the 2019 peak, though up 162% from the 2021 COVID crater.

11.3MInternational (92%)
946KDomestic (8%)
114,083Aircraft Movements
Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2014/12–2014/01 · 0 flights
Flights Delayed
Avg Delay

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Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway
07/257,093ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1938
Opened
Historythumb|The airport's logo 2001–2005 thumb|The airport's logo 2005–2014 In September 2004, Luton Airport embarked on a 10-month project to develop the departure and arrivals lounges and other facilities at a cost of £38million; this work included a ar...
ACI Service Quality Awards
2013🥇
1stBest Improvement
2011🥇
1stBest Improvement