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 Stansted Airport Villagelink services 5 and 7 connect to many of the nearby villages. Journeys are free of charge within the vicinity of the airport, by reason of a green travel plan instituted by the BAA to reduce staff demands for parking space. Stansted is also the start of the X30 and X10 coach services to Southend-on-Sea and Basildon via Chelmsford and London Southend Airport respectively, operated by First Essex, this route runs hourly 24 hours a day. Stansted is connected to northeast London and Cambridge by the M11 motorway and to Braintree, Colchester and Harwich by the A120, which is dual-carriageway