LTN

London Luton Airport

Luton, Luton, United Kingdom

Operated by Aena SME SAmixed
Opened1938ICAOEGGWElev526 ft
The Verdict
65/100Decent enough to recommend without guilt

Infrastructure is the weak link. At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #35 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2009–2026
Operational30%
74Above average
Sentiment25%
43Room for improvement
Infrastructure15%
34Room for improvement
Sent. Velocity15%
100Suspiciously good
Connectivity15%
79Above average

Carbon Accreditation

Level 5/7Transformation
2024

Offsetting residual Scope 1 & 2 emissions

What People Think

LTN is the human-sized equivalent of an elevator — you're in it, you wait, you leave.

2.9Avg Rating / 10
3,771
ReviewsGoogle 2700Skytrax 1071
13%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★☆☆
3.7on Google Maps (2,700 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (20092026)+2.53 over 17 years
Then: 2.6/5 (11 reviews)Now: 5.1/5 (612 reviews)
Positive13%
Neutral27%
Negative60%
Queuing
1.9
Cleanliness
2.5
Staff
2.7
Food & Bev
2.3
Wifi
2.4
Wayfinding
3.1
Transport
3.6
Shopping

The Numbers

17.8MPassengers (2025)
+4.9%YoY Growth

17.8M passengers in 2025 — still 2% below the 2019 peak, though up 280% from the 2021 COVID crater.

16.5MInternational (93%)
1.3MDomestic (7%)
134,763Aircraft Movements
Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 250,578 flights
1.5%Flights Delayed3,814 of 250,578 flights
2.2minAvg Delay

Delays are genuinely rare here. We're suspicious.

Delay Causes (ATFM)
Weather82%
Carrier0%
ATC0%
Airport6%

Where You Can Escape To

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274 routes · 5 regions · Top: Geneva Cointrin International Airport (332/mo)
Europe10
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Belfast International Airport173
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Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)158
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)151
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)148
Glasgow International Airport147

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...
Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.