One of the 'goofs' mentioned by the researcher for this entry is that the TV announcer refers to 'London airport' and that this was a mistake.
This is actually incorrect, since London does not have two airports...technically it has FOUR - Heathrow and Gatwick aren't actually in London, but Stansted and London City Airport are, however. It was quite likely that the announcer was referring to one of these two in the film (more likely Stansted).
JJ
So where is Heathrow then ?
Cos the map i'm looking at would suggest its West London
If you needed an ambulance at Heathrow - you'd called LONDON Ambulance Service
If you needed the fire service at Heathrow - you'd call LONDON Fire Service
It has a TW postcode - ie London postcode
Oh and you forgot Luton Airport, which according to SqueezyJet is London !!
Yes I'm puzzled by the assertion that Stansted is more "in London" than Heathrow, as it's much further away from the centre (let's assume that the Houses of Parliament, for sake of argument, are in "the centre" of London).
I'm not sure of the logic that decrees that Oxford Airport is "London Oxford Airport" since it is 90 km / 57 miles from central London. Lydd is even further: 96 km / 60 miles. I wonder what the furthest airport is from the city whose name it perversely bears? :-)
On IMDb - Revealing mistakes: During the Embassy storm sequence two dummies are clearly used dangling from a helicopter, representing SAS soldiers entering the building through the top floor windows.
- That's not a goof as such either IMO. The only part with dummies is likely the very brief shot facing the building as they are about to enter, which lasts about one-second. All the other parts where they approach the building have them with freely moving body parts - they look real.
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I'd be very surprised if they were referring to London City Airport, it wasn't built when this film was made and Stanstead is further from central London than both Heathrow and Gatwick.
I'm only going to say this once: stay out of Camberwick Green - Sam Tyler
Heathrow used to be known as London Airport.... then after Gatwick was built it became London Airport (Heathrow) compared with London Airport (Gatwick)...
It was only later that it became London Heathrow Airport.
Either way it would have been incorrect at the time this film was made/set for a british TV announcer to refer to "London Airport".
There's more than 4. This is the official list of airports designated "london Airport XXX)
London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL) (known as London Airport until 1966), used for commercial aviation
Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) (formerly London Gatwick Airport), in
Crawley, West Sussex, used for commercial aviation
London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS), in Uttlesford, Essex, used for commercial aviation
London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW), in Luton, Bedfordshire, used for commercial and business aviation
London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC), used for commercial and business aviation
London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC), in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, used for commercial and general aviation
London Oxford Airport (IATA: OXF, ICAO: EGTK), in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, used for commercial and general aviation
London Biggin Hill Airport (IATA: BQH, ICAO: EGKB), used for business and general aviation
Lydd Airport (IATA: LYX, ICAO: EGMD) (also known as London Ashford Airport), in Lydd, Kent, used for general aviation