London Empty Leg Index: October 2026

SkyAccess listed 15,589 unique private jet empty legs touching a London airport over the 12 months to 1 October 2026. London Luton (4,487), Farnborough (4,438) and Biggin Hill (4,308) carried 13,233 of them, and Paris Le Bourget (1,662) was by far the most common counterpart.

Method: each leg is counted once, both directions of a route are combined, and the figures are empty legs listed on the SkyAccess marketplace, not flown flights. Window: trailing 12 months to 1 October 2026 (departures from 1 October 2025, including flights listed ahead on that date).

London empty legs by airport

Airport	ICAO	IATA	Unique empty legs
London Luton	EGGW	LTN	4,487
Farnborough	EGLF	FAB	4,438
London Biggin Hill	EGKB	BQH	4,308
London Stansted	EGSS	STN	928
RAF Northolt	EGWU	NHT	795
London City	EGLC	LCY	473
London Heathrow	EGLL	LHR	133
London Gatwick	EGKK	LGW	27
London total			15,589

The 15 most common counterparts for London empty legs

Counterpart airports, both directions combined.

Rank	Counterpart	Airport	Country	Unique empty legs
1	Paris	Le Bourget (LBG)	France	1,662
2	Geneva	Geneva (GVA)	Switzerland	621
3	Nice	Nice Cote d’Azur (NCE)	France	477
4	Amsterdam	Schiphol (AMS)	Netherlands	406
5	Zurich	Zurich (ZRH)	Switzerland	371
6	New York area	Teterboro (TEB)	United States	347
7	Prague	Vaclav Havel (PRG)	Czech Republic	262
8	Malaga	Malaga Costa del Sol (AGP)	Spain	260
9	Milan	Linate (LIN)	Italy	256
10	Palma de Mallorca	Palma (PMI)	Spain	220
11	Dublin	Dublin (DUB)	Ireland	219
12	Sion	Sion (SIR)	Switzerland	197
13	Madrid	Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas (MAD)	Spain	192
14	Antwerp	Antwerp (ANR)	Belgium	175
15	Rotterdam	Rotterdam The Hague (RTM)	Netherlands	173

Browse current departures on the London empty leg flights page, or see the England empty leg breakdown for the wider picture.

Methodology

London covers eight airports: Luton, Farnborough, Biggin Hill, Stansted, Northolt, City, Heathrow and Gatwick. Each unique leg is counted once across operator feeds (same origin, destination, departure time, aircraft registration and model), deleted, cancelled and never-public listings are excluded, and both directions are combined. Counterparts are counted per airport, so Paris here is Le Bourget only. The counts are listed empty legs, not flown flights. Each regional edition uses its own snapshot date, so a corridor shared with another edition can differ by a few legs. For the global ranking, see the Empty Leg Index (September 2026 edition) and the October 2026 edition.

Frequently asked questions

Which London airport has the most private jet empty legs?

London Luton (LTN), with 4,487 unique empty legs over the 12 months to 1 October 2026, just ahead of Farnborough (4,438) and Biggin Hill (4,308). Together the three account for 13,233 of London’s 15,589 empty legs.

How many private jet empty legs touch London?

SkyAccess listed 15,589 unique empty leg flights touching one of eight London airports (Luton, Farnborough, Biggin Hill, Stansted, Northolt, City, Heathrow and Gatwick) over the trailing 12 months to 1 October 2026, both directions combined.

Where do London empty legs go?

Paris Le Bourget is the top counterpart airport with 1,662 legs, followed by Geneva (621), Nice (477), Amsterdam (406) and Zurich (371). New York Teterboro (347) is the busiest transatlantic counterpart.

Are there empty legs from London City and Heathrow?

Yes, but far fewer. London City had 473 empty legs and Heathrow 133, against 4,308 or more at each of Luton, Farnborough and Biggin Hill. Gatwick had 27.

How much cheaper is a London empty leg than a full charter?

Empty legs on SkyAccess are typically priced 25 to 75% below a comparable full charter on the same route. The price is for the whole aircraft, and the saving depends on aircraft category, corridor and how close to departure the leg is booked.

How is the London Empty Leg Index counted?

Each unique leg is counted once, even when it appears in several operator feeds, both directions are combined, and deleted, cancelled and never-public listings are excluded. The figures are empty legs listed on the SkyAccess marketplace, not flown flights.

How to cite this index

Suggested citation: SkyAccess London Empty Leg Index, October 2026 edition. SkyAccess. https://skyaccess.com/blog/london-empty-leg-index-october-2026

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