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A sign for departures at Gatwick Airport, UK.
- Some airports name themselves after cities which, in reality, they are miles away from.
- Some of the worst offenders are almost 100 miles from their "home" cities. Here are the top six.
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A common complaint of travellers landing at several airports with London in their names is that they aren't in London at all.
London Luton (32 miles,) London Southend (37 miles,) and London Stansted (36 miles) have named themselves "London" airports, despite all of them being located more than 30 miles from the capital.
But there are far worse offenders from around the world who take the names of cities they're miles from.
Here are the worst six.