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Colin Rosenstiel · May 27th 08, 06:04 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(James Farrar) wrote:

On Tue, 27 May 2008 06:47:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On 25 May, 07:53, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 07:46:19 on Sun,
25 May 2008, Martin Edwards remarked:

Also it is debatable whether Luton or Stanstead are actually in the
London area. *The names are a product of London's self-obsession
and
the international obsession with it.

Luton qualifies under your description (even though it's as well
connected to London as Gatwick and arguably better than Stansted)
but
Stansted is the official "third London Airport".

Surely Luton isn't closer to London than Stansted is? I'd have thought
they were about equi-distant.

Luton looks to be about 5 miles closer than Stansted.

St Pancras International to Luton Airport Parkway is 29 1/2 miles.
Liverpool St to Stansted Airport is 37 1/2 miles. But how far is it from
Luton Airport Parkway to Luton Airport?

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Colin Rosenstiel