Welcome to another edition of No Money Mondays! In this week’s edition, we are going to the capital of the United Kingdom, to visit one of the most challenging airports in the world - London City Airport, whose rendition has been made by TheRedFox. 

Proposed in 1981 by the London Docklands Development Corporation, the project received the grant of detailed planning permission in early 1986. The construction began in May of the same year, and a year later, the first aircraft had landed. The first commercial service began in October 1987 -  operated by Brymon Airways’ de Haviland Canada Dash 7 to Plymouth.

In the first year of operation, the airport handled more than 133,000 passenger operations and received service from Paris, Plymouth, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. A very limited number of aircraft, such as Dash 7 and Dornier 228, could operate at the London City Airport, due to the 1,080m-long runway and a staggering 7.5° glideslope, due to noise abatement procedures. 

In 1992, LCY finally received a 428-meter-long runway extension, allowing for larger airliners, such as BAe-146 and Airbus A318, to operate. Alongside the runway extension, in the following years, the airport also received another pier with six additional parking stands, a terminal extension including a new departure lounge, more check-in desks, and catering facilities, mainly purposed for the rising number of corporate aviation operations at the airfield. 

Currently, the airport is served by 10 airlines, to 25 destinations, as well as 14 seasonal destinations, with most of them being popular summer and winter touristic destinations.

TheRedFox’s rendition of London City Airport features custom-modelled terminal buildings, custom ground markings, night lighting, and custom PAPI and ILS modified for the 5.5° approach. This amazing scenery is available for download at Flightsim.to.

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