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London Heathrow Airport

London · United Kingdom · Europe/London

2Runways
12,799Longest (ft)
83Elevation (ft)
168Route Records
85Airline Records
UTC+0Timezone

Route Intelligence

Shortest route
MANManchester Airport242.6 km
American Airlines
Longest route
EZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini11,136.7 km
British Airways
Nearest international
RTMRotterdam The Hague Airport341.6 km
American Airlines
Longest international
EZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini11,136.7 km
British Airways
Longest domestic
ABZAberdeen International Airport647.1 km
American Airlines

Runways

09L/27R12,799 ftAsphaltLIT
09R/27L12,001 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
55
medium-haul
30
long-haul
54
ultra-long-haul
29

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
NHTRAF Northolt9.6 km
Nearest same country
NHTRAF Northolt9.6 km
Nearest international
CQFCalais Marck Airport177.4 km
Farthest airport
CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport19,112.8 km
Within 500 km: 113 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 286 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 595 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1NHTRAF Northolt9.6 kmM
2FABFarnborough Airport30.9 kmM
3BBSBlackbushe Airport31.5 kmM
4LCYLondon City Airport35.9 kmM
5BQHLondon Biggin Hill Airport37.5 kmM
6LGWLondon Gatwick Airport40.6 kmL
7ODHRAF Odiham42.6 kmM
8LTNLondon Luton Airport45.4 kmL
9BEXRAF Benson46.8 kmM
10STNLondon Stansted Airport66.5 kmL

ATC Frequencies15

ATISHeathrow ATIS113.75 MHz
ATISHeathrow ATIS (Arrival)115.1 MHz
ATISHeathrow ATIS (Departure)121.935 MHz
ATISHeathrow ATIS128.075 MHz
CLDHeathrow Delivery121.975 MHz
DIRHeathrow Director119.725 MHz
DIRHeathrow Director120.4 MHz
DIRHeathrow Director127.525 MHz
DIRHeathrow Director134.975 MHz
GNDHeathrow Ground121.7 MHz
GNDHeathrow Ground121.85 MHz
GNDHeathrow Ground121.9 MHz
TWRHeathrow Tower118.5 MHz
TWRHeathrow Tower118.7 MHz
TWRHeathrow Tower124.475 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
156
319
127
777
110
321
88
744
80
767
46
77W
34
333
29
763
27
788
17

Sample Routes

MANManchester Airport242.6 km
short-haulAmerican AirlinesCS
LBALeeds Bradford Airport278.4 km
short-haulAmerican AirlinesCS
RTMRotterdam The Hague Airport341.6 km
short-haulAmerican AirlinesCS
AMMQueen Alia International Airport3,682.9 km
medium-haulBritish Airways
YYTSt. John's International Airport3,715.9 km
medium-haulAir Canada
GYDHeydar Aliyev International Airport4,001.9 km
long-haulBritish Airways
MNLNinoy Aquino International Airport10,767 km
ultra-long-haulPhilippine Airlines
SINSingapore Changi Airport10,883.1 km
ultra-long-haulBritish Airways

Airline Records in Dataset85

A3Aegean Airlines
EIAer Lingus
AMAeroMéxico
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
AHAir Algerie
KCAir Astana
BTAir Baltic
ABAir Berlin
ACAir Canada
CAAir China
AFAir France
AIAir India Limited
KMAir Malta
MKAir Mauritius
NZAir New Zealand
JUAir Serbia
AZAlitalia
NHAll Nippon Airways
AAAmerican Airlines
OSAustrian Airlines
J2Azerbaijan Airlines
BGBiman Bangladesh Airlines
BABritish Airways
SNBrussels Airlines
FBBulgaria Air
CXCathay Pacific
CIChina Airlines
MUChina Eastern Airlines
CZChina Southern Airlines
OUCroatia Airlines
CYCyprus Airways
DLDelta Air Lines
BREVA Air
MSEgyptair
LYEl Al Israel Airlines
EKEmirates
ETEthiopian Airlines
EYEtihad Airways
AYFinnair
4UGermanwings
+45 more

Data Notes & Community Corrections5

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Silvanus_TaurisHeathrow Airport2022-11-05

Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports serving Greater London. The airport facility is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2021, it was the seventh-busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic and eighth-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic. Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1929 but was developed into a much larger airport after World War II. The airport lies 14 miles west of Central London on a site that covers 12.27 square kilometres. It was gradually expanded over seventy-five years and now has two parallel east–west runways, four operational passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. The airport is the primary hub for both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

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Airport HistoryEst. 1946

London Heathrow is Europe's busiest airport and one of the world's major aviation hubs. Originally a small airfield built during World War II, it has grown into a 5-terminal complex handling over 80 million passengers annually.

Heathrow handles more international passengers than any other airport in the world
Over 80 airlines operate from Heathrow to more than 180 destinations
The airport has only 2 runways — fewer than many regional airports — yet remains Europe's busiest
Heathrow's two runways operate at over 98% capacity, leaving virtually no room for delays
A third runway has been debated since the 1960s — over half a century of planning
1929
Great West Aerodrome Opens

A small grass airfield opens in Heathrow village, used for testing aircraft built at the nearby Fairey Aviation factory.

1944
RAF Wartime Expansion

The British Air Ministry requisitions the site during World War II to build a large military airfield with concrete runways.

1946
Civil Aviation Opens

Heathrow opens for civil aviation on January 1, 1946. First scheduled service operated by British South American Airways to Buenos Aires.

1955
Europa Building Opens

First permanent passenger terminal opens, replacing wartime tents and temporary structures.

1976
Concorde Service Begins

British Airways launches supersonic Concorde service from Heathrow to Bahrain, later extended to Washington and New York.

1986
Terminal 4 Opens

A fourth terminal opens, initially housing British Airways long-haul operations.

2008
Terminal 5 Opens

The £4.3 billion Terminal 5 opens as British Airways' dedicated home. Initial baggage system failures cause significant disruption in the first weeks.

2019
Third Runway Approved

UK government approves a controversial third runway expansion after decades of debate, environmental legal challenges continue.

Operator
Heathrow Airport Holdings (formerly BAA)1966 – presentPrivatised in 1987 as part of BAA plc, later acquired by Ferrovial-led consortium

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