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Heathrow Airport

"Heathrow" and "LHR" redirect here. For other uses, see Heathrow (disambiguation) and LHR (disambiguation).

Heathrow Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHeathrow Airport Holdings
ServesGreater London Urban Area
LocationHillingdon, London, England
Opened25 March 1946 (1946-03-25)
Hub for
Built1929 (1929)
Elevation AMSL83 ft / 25 m
Coordinates51°28′39″N 000°27′41″W / 51.47750°N 0.46139°W / 51.47750; -0.46139
Websitewww.heathrow.com Edit this at Wikidata
Map
LHR/EGLL is located in Greater London
LHR/EGLL
LHR/EGLL
LHR/EGLL is located in England
LHR/EGLL
LHR/EGLL
LHR/EGLL is located in the United Kingdom
LHR/EGLL
LHR/EGLL
LHR/EGLL is located in Europe
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LHR/EGLL
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09L/27R 3,902 12,802 Grooved asphalt
09R/27L 3,660 12,008 Grooved asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers83,859,729 Increase
Aircraft movements473,965 Increase
Cargo (tonnes)1,536,385 Increase
Economic impact£4.7 billion[1]
Social impact114,000[2]
Land area1,227 ha (3,030 acres)[3]

Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL),[6] also colloquially known as London Heathrow Airport and named London Airport until 1966, is the primary and largest international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others being Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City and Southend).

The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, the privatisation of the British Airports Authority.[7] In 2024, Heathrow was the busiest airport in Europe, the fourth-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and the second-busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic.[8] Heathrow was the airport with the most international connections in the world in 2024.[9]

Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1930[10] but was developed into a much larger airport after World War II. It lies 14 miles (23 kilometres) west of Central London on a site that covers 4.74 square miles (12.3 square kilometres). It was gradually expanded over 75 years and now has two parallel east–west runways, four operational passenger terminals and one cargo terminal.[6] The airport is the primary hub for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. Due to congestion of air traffic at Heathrow, the construction of a third runway is under consideration.[11]

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  2. ^ "Heathrow Best placed for Britain" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Facts and figures | Heathrow". Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Aircraft and passenger traffic data from UK airports". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Traffic Statistics | Heathrow". Heathrow Airport. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "London Heathrow – EGLL". NATS Aeronautical Information Service. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  7. ^ "About Heathrow | Heathrow". Heathrow Airport. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Busiest Airports in the World 2024". OAG. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  9. ^ "London Heathrow Remains Number One Most Connected Airport in the World, OAG Data Reveals". OAG. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Our History | Heathrow". Heathrow Airport. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Expansion | Heathrow". Heathrow Airport. Retrieved 23 March 2025.

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