London City Airport serving the London area—after Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton—and was the 14th-busiest in the UK in 2017. The airport was first proposed in 1981 by Reg Ward, who was Chief Executive of the newly formed London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) that was responsible for the regeneration of the area. He in turn discussed the proposal with Sir Philip Beck (Chairman of John Mowlem & Co plc) and the idea of an airport for Docklands was born. By November of that year Mowlem and Bill Bryce of Brymon Airways had submitted an outline proposal to the LDDC for a Docklands STOLport
London City Airport DLR station 22 minutes to Bank in the City of London. Trains run eastbound every 10 minutes to Woolwich Arsenal. The journey time is 6 minutes to the terminus. In peak hours, the frequency increases to one train every eight minutes on both the Bank–Woolwich Arsenal and Stratford–Woolwich Arsenal lines, providing a service every four minutes between Canning Town and Woolwich Arsenal. London Buses routes 473 and 474 serve the station. London City Airport DLR station London City Airport is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Stratford-Woolwich and Bank-Woolwich Lines; serving London City Airport in East London. It