Transport in London in Battersea is used by private helicopters. There are also Biggin Hill and Farnborough Airfield. Croydon Airport was originally London's main airport, but was replaced by Heathrow, and closed in 1959. An airfield at Lydd has been rebranded London Ashford, but currently have little traffic. In August 2009, Oxford Airport, some 95 km from London's City Centre, re-branded itself London Oxford Airport in a controversial move, while Kent International was briefly called London Manston; it is 120 km from London. In addition, RAF Brize Norton with direct flights to the Falkland Islands is less than two hours away by car.
London Southend Airport aircraft based at Southend to four. In February 2018, Air Malta announced that it would begin flights to Cagliari, Catania and Malta. In March 2018, it was announced that Loganair would begin operations from the airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport. In June 2018, Ryanair announced that it would open a base at Southend, basing three aircraft there operating 55 flights per week to 13 destinations. The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at London Southend Airport: Routes accounting for more than 2.5% of passenger traffic, or 27,397 passengers, are shown below: Since 2011, the airport has its