The international ‘London' airport that is 3,285 miles from the UK – and no flights to the English city

The Sun

6 days ago

EVERYONE has faced a bit of airport confusion while travelling, but this terminal is particularly puzzling.
London International Airport might sound like one you'd find in the UK, but in fact it's over three thousand miles away in Canada.
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London International Airport is the terminal that serves London Ontario in Canada - a city between Toronto and Detroit.
The airport itself even prepares for confused travellers and explains its location on its website.
It reads: "YXU is our airport code. Sometimes people confuse us with the other London..the bigger London.. but we are the Forest City, the City of Music, halfway between Toronto and Detroit."
Despite the fact it's named after the UK capital, the airport does not fly to London, England.
Locations it does offer services to include Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver.
Starting in December 2025 until April 2026, the airport will also fly to Varadero and Cayo Coco in Cuba, Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and Cancun in Mexico.
To get from London International Canada to London Heathrow travellers will need to fly stop over in Toronto Pearson International, with the whole trip taking just under 10 hours.
While no one has admitted to making the mistake of booking a trip to the wrong airport, the two London cities have been compared.
Someone called London Ontario the "second best London in the world!"
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Another commented: "London England is a wee bit bigger and more famous. London Ontario has more donut shops per capita."
Someone on a Quora forum revealed that some of London Ontario's streets are named after places in London UK.
Through West London in Canada is its very own Oxford Street - however it doesn't have designer shops and lots of foot traffic.
Instead, it's a residential area with a busy road.
In London Canada, there's even Hyde Park which again is a residential area rather than a sprawling urban park.
On the outskirts of Hyde Park in Canada however are pretty rivers and wineries.
Another pretty area in Canada's London is named after a very prominent UK area - Westminster.
At Canada's Westminster Ponds explorers can venture through nature trails to see lots of birds and of course, the ponds.
Other spots that Brits might recognise is St James Street, Trafalgar, Nelson Park, Gainsborough Road and the Thames River.
Here's more on new flights for anyone planning from getting to Scotland to North America.
And read more from one writer who visited a Canadian bucket list destination with a natural wonder of the world, stunning car-free islands and great wine.