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Airport London-Heathrow (LHR)
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London-Heathrow Airport
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London-Heathrow (LHR)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
United Kingdom (UK) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
51°28'0"N / 0°27'24"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
London-Heathrow |
| Service telephone: |
+44 (0) 20 / 87 45 66 55 |
Access to public transport: |
M4 and M25 |
| Address: |
BAA Heathrow, Heathrow Airport Limited, Visitor Center, Newall Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 5AP, UK |
Passengers: |
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| Operating Company: |
British Airports Authority (BAA plc) |
Take-off and landing: |
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| Parking spaces: |
yes; paid long and short term parking |
Stations: |
Heathrow Express, Heathrow Connect, London Underground |
| Altitude of runway: |
24 m |
Length of runway: |
3902 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Slough (10 km), Woking (18 km), Watford (23 km), London (24 km), Reading (38 km), Crawley (43 km), Luton (46 km), Oxford (64 km), Basildon (65 km), Gillingham (71 km)
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Operating airlines:
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American Airlines, British Airways, bmi british midland, United Airlines, Deutsche Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic Airways, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Qantas Airways
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Alternative airports:
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London-City Airport (LCY) 36 km, London-Gatwick (LGW) 40 km, London-Luton (LTN) 46 km, London-Stansted (STN) 66 km, Brighton (BSH) 71 km, Shoreham-By-Sea (ESH) 71 km |
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Description:
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London Heathrow Airport is an international passenger airport to the west of Great Britain’s capital city, London.
The airport is 15 miles from the centre of London in the London Borough of Hillingdon, inside the M25 motorway ring. It is the seat of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways. On an area of 1600 ha and with a total of 67 million passengers, Heathrow has the greatest number of passengers in Europe ahead of Paris Airport Charles de Gaulle. It comes after Atlanta and Chicago as the third largest airport worldwide. Heathrow also has the largest international passenger number of all airports. In 1987, the British government privatised the airport operator British Airports Authority (now called BAA plc). Along with Heathrow, the other six UK airports (Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh) now also belong to BAA.
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Location:
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Terminals 1,2 and 3 are accessible from the north via a six lane tunnel from the M4. Terminal 4 in the south of the airport may be reached via the M25. London Underground’s Piccadilly Line serves two stations: Heathrow Terminals 1-3 and Heathrow Terminal 4. The national railway network has 2 lines running from the airport to London Paddington Station: Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect. Heathrow Express is a non-stop train service, connecting Heathrow Airport with Central London (recommended for passengers going to Terminal 4), whilst Heathrow Connect runs between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport, also stopping at the stations Ealing Broadway (change for the Central and District Lines), West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall and Hayes & Harlington. The end of the line is Terminals 1-3; from here the Heathrow Express may be used for the ongoing journey to Terminal 4.
A connection to the national rail network exists via direct trains from 3 stations: Reading, Watford Junction and Woking, and the Bus 285 from Feltham. More local bus services serve Heathrow airport from the central bus station, several of which also stop at Terminal 4. National Express coaches run between the airports Gatwick, Stansted and Luton and various English cities as well as London Victoria Railway Station. Public transport buses also serve the surrounding suburbs.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Terminals 1 and 2 are primarily used for inner European and domestic flights. Terminal 3 is used mainly for intercontinental travel whilst Terminal 4 is used exclusively by British Airways and its partner organisations of the Oneworld Alliance for intercontinental flights, whereas other airlines only very occasionally use Terminal 4. Terminal 5 is the newest addition to the airport and is momentarily still under construction, completion being planned for 2008. The terminal will almost exclusively be used by British Airways, meaning that the considerable capacities of Terminal 4 will then be available for use by other airlines. The Airbus A380 of other airlines are also to be handled at Terminal 5 alongside British Airways flights. One of the piers at Terminal 3 was temporarily extended so that scheduled services to Heathrow could be taken up from 2006.
The largest of the hangars to be found to the east of the airport are operated by British Airways, which has stationed 75% of its fleet here, British Midland and Virgin Atlantic also have hangars at Heathrow.
Heathrow Airport has flights serving more than 190 destinations with about 90 airlines, which also have their base at the airport. Amongst the airlines with the most destinations are: Bmi, British Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways and many more.
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Favourite Flights from and to London-Heathrow / LHR
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Dubai (DXB) 136 Flights per week with American Airlines, British Airways, Emirates
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Accra (ACC) 14 Flights per week with American Airlines, British Airways
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Mumbai (Bombay) (BOM) 52 Flights per week with Air India, British Airways, Jet Airways (India)
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Istanbul-Ataturk (IST) 35 Flights per week with American Airlines, Turkish Airlines, British Airways
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Beirut (BEY) 19 Flights per week with bmi british midland, Middle East Airlines, British Airways
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) 140 Flights per week with United Airlines, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, British Airways, Gulf Air
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Dhaka (DAC) 8 Flights per week with British Airways, Biman Bangladesh Airlines
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Manchester (MAN) 489 Flights per week with American Airlines, ANA All Nippon Airways, TAP Air
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Diyarbakir (DIY)
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Perth International (PER)
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Flights from Dublin (DUB) to London-Heathrow (LHR) 582 Flights per week with American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Aer Lingus Irish Airlines
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Flights from Bangkok International Airport (BKK) to London-Heathrow (LHR) 67 Flights per week with British Airways, Qantas Airways, EVA Airways, Thai Airways, Air Canada
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Flights from Paris (PAR) to London-Heathrow (LHR)
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Flights from Mumbai (Bombay) (BOM) to London-Heathrow (LHR) 53 Flights per week with Air India, British Airways, Jet Airways (India)
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Flights from Tehran (IKA) to London-Heathrow (LHR)
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Flights from Bahrain (BAH) to London-Heathrow (LHR) 56 Flights per week with American Airlines, British Airways, bmi british midland, Gulf Air
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Flights from Frankfurt-Main (FRA) to London-Heathrow (LHR) 289 Flights per week with American Airlines, British Airways, Air New Zealand, Deutsche Lufthansa
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Flights from Cochin (COK) to London-Heathrow (LHR)
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Flights from Cape Town (CPT) to London-Heathrow (LHR) 42 Flights per week with South African Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Virgin Atlantic Airways, bmi british midland, United Airlines
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Flights from Kuala Lumpur-International Airport (KUL) to London-Heathrow (LHR) 8 Flights per week with Malaysia Airlines
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