TQ4280 : Royal Albert Dock and London City Airport
taken 13 years ago, near to London City Airport, Newham, England
The Royal Docks are three large docks in East London, known as the Royal Victoria Dock (opened 1855), the Royal Albert Dock (opened 1880), and the King George V Dock (opened 1921).
During their heyday most of imported goods to London came through the Royal Docks which were the largest enclosed docks in the world. They were closed in the 1980's, and now form part of a redeveloped Docklands.
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Opened in 1987, the airport is situated by the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham. It has a single 1500m long runway, running between Royal Albert Dock and King George V dock.
In December 2005 the Docklands Light Railway was extended to the airport.
In 2011 almost 3.0 million passengers used the airport.
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