page_title: London International Airport
section_title: London Airport, 1929-1942
hierarchical_section_title: London International Airport / History / London Airport, 1929-1942
caption_attribution_description: English: An aerial view of RCAF Station Crumlin, based at the London, Ontario, Canada airport. The photograph was taken in the summer of 1942 because the terminal building, opened in 1942 is clearly visible. Crumlin sideroad is conspicuous and the Airmens' Canteen, in immaculate condition in 2014, is seen on Crumlin sideroad in front of an H-Hut. Runways 14-32 and 05-23 form an "X" pattern. Runway 05-23 was decommissioned in 1988 and no longer exists.
context_page_description: London International Airport is located 5 nautical miles northeast of the city of London, Ontario, Canada.
  In 2018, the airport handled 514,685 passengers, and, in 2011, was the 20th busiest in Canada in terms of aircraft movements, with 94,747. Air Canada Express, Swoop, WestJet and WestJet Encore serve London International Airport. It also provides services for cargo airlines.
  The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 180 passengers; however, they can handle up to 450 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.
context_section_description: In January 1927 the City of London selected a site for an airfield at Lambeth, Ontario near 42°55′00″N 081°17′00″W; the adjacent section of Wonderland Road to the east between Southdale and Exeter was named Airport Road up through 1989 when the town of Westminster was established and all rural roads were named by the town.  A group of local businessmen acquired the site in 1928 and by 3 May 1929 an airport license was issued to London Airport Ltd. The London Flying Club was formed in 1928 and became a tenant of the new airport.   The airfield was used for flying instruction, private aviation, and for air mail. By 1933 it had become too small for some commercial aircraft.
  The London Flying Club continued to use the Lambeth airfield until 7 August 1942.
caption: Airfield circa 1942
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