London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL) is one of the busiest airports in the world.^[2] The airport is the United Kingdom's busiest airport, as well as being Europe's busiest airport for passenger traffic (see Busiest airport claims section below) and the airport with the highest international passenger traffic in the world. The airport is owned and operated by BAA^[3] which is owned by the Spanish Ferrovial Group. The airport is also a primary hub of British Airways and a major hub for rivals bmi and Virgin Atlantic.^[4] An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The following is a list of the worlds busiest airports by international passenger traffic. ... BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... Ferrovial Group (Grupo Ferrovial) is a Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, real estate and related services. ... This article is about the British airline. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. ...

The airport is near the southern end of the London Borough of Hillingdon, 24 km (15 miles) west of Central London, England. It is one of two international London airports to be located within the boundary of the Greater London Area, the other being London City Airport. To the north, Heathrow is surrounded by the built-up areas of Harlington, Harmondsworth, Longford and Cranford, to the east are Hounslow and Hatton, and to the south are East Bedfont and Stanwell. To the west, the M25 motorway separates the airport from Colnbrook in Berkshire. The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. ... Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... Harlington is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... Harmondsworth is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon nearby to London Heathrow Airport. ... Longford is a village immediately west of London Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... Cranford, the best-known of Elizabeth Gaskells novels, was first published in 1851 as a serial in the magazine Household Words (edited by Charles Dickens). ... , Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. ... Hatton is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow. ... East Bedfont, or simply Bedfont, straddles the Staines Road at the west of the London Borough of Hounslow from Baber Bridge on the River Crane to the boundary with Ashford. ... Stanwell is a suburban village in Surrey (or Middlesex — see below), on the southern border of Heathrow Airport. ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... , Colnbrook is a large village in the unitary authority of Slough, in Berkshire, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Heathrow has two parallel main runways running east-west and four terminals. A new terminal, Terminal 5, is under construction and will open in March 2008. There are plans to redevelop or rebuild other terminals and add extra runways. Beginning in 2008 and finishing by 2012, the construction of Heathrow East will replace Terminal 2 and The Queens Building.^[5] An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ...

Heathrow Airport has a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P527) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.^[6] The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. It was established in 1972. ...

History

1930s and 1940s

Heathrow started in the 1930s as the Great Western Aerodrome. Privately owned by Fairey Aviation, it was used primarily for aircraft assembly and testing.^[7] The land was originally acquired from the vicar of Harmondsworth. The airport was named after the hamlet Heath Row which was demolished to make way for the airport and was located approximately where Terminal 3 now stands.^[8] The airport stands on a parcel of land that was designated part of the London Metropolitan Green Belt. At first, it had no commercial traffic and Croydon Airport was the main airport for London. The Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Heyes (Middlesex) and Heaton Chapel/Ringway in Greater Manchester. ... In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ... Heath Row was a small hamlet in the former county of Middlesex, on the outskirts of London that was obliterated for construction of the London Heathrow Airport in 1945. ... The control tower of Croydon Airport in 1939, with the BOAC de Havilland DH 91 Albatross Fortuna alongside Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary of what are now the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton. ...

In 1944 Heathrow came under the control of the Ministry of Air.^[9]Harold Balfour (later Lord Balfour), then Under-Secretary of State for Air (1938-1944), wrote in his 1973 autobiography Wings over Westminster, that he deliberately deceived the government committee that a requisition was necessary in order that Heathrow could be used as a base for long-range transport aircraft in support of the war with Japan. In fact, Balfour wrote that he always intended the site to be used for civil aviation and used a wartime emergency requisition order to avoid a lengthy and costly public inquiry. Captain Harold Harington Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye (1897 – 1988) was a Conservative politician. ... The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry. ... In the politics and government of Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, a public inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by the government. ...

Heathrow

The location of Heathrow airport within Greater London

The Royal Air Force never made use of the airport and control was transferred to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on 1 January 1946 - the first civil flight that day being to Buenos Aires, via Lisbon for refuelling. The airport opened fully for civilian use on 31 May 1946 and by 1947 Heathrow had three runways, with three more under construction. These older runways, built for piston-engined planes, were short and angled to allow for all wind conditions. Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... RAF redirects here. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Lisbon (disambiguation). ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

1950s and 1960s

In 1953, the first concrete slab of the first modern runway was ceremonially placed by Queen Elizabeth II. She also opened the first permanent terminal building, the Europa Building (now known as Terminal 2), in 1955. On 1 April 1955, a new 38.8 metre control tower designed by Frederick Gibberd was opened, replacing the original RAF control tower. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir Frederick Ernest Gibberd (b. ...

Heathrow in the 1960s

The Oceanic Terminal (renamed as Terminal 3 in 1968) opened on 13 November 1961 to handle flight departures for long-haul routes.^[10] At this time the airport had a direct helicopter service from central London and gardens on the roof of the terminal building.^[11] By the time Terminal 1 was opened in 1968, completing the cluster of buildings at the centre of the airport site, Heathrow was handling 14 million passengers annually. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1284x864, 716 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): London Heathrow Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1284x864, 716 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): London Heathrow Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The location of the original terminals in the centre of the site has since become a constraint to expansion. The decision to locate them here reflected an early assumption that airline passengers would not require extensive car parking, as air travel was then only affordable to the wealthy - who would, of course, be chauffeur-driven.

The location of the airport to the west of London was unfortunate, because prevailing westerly winds require approaching airliners to fly low directly over much of the city for 80% of the year. Other leading European airports such as those at Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris were deliberately located north or south of their cities to minimise the overflying problem. Another disadvantage of the site is that it is low lying, at 83 feet (25 metres) above sea level, and so is relatively prone to fog. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

1970s and 1980s

In 1970 Terminal 3 was expanded with the addition of an arrivals building. Other facilities were also added, including the UK's first moving walkways.^[12] Heathrow's two main runways were also extended to their current lengths in order to accommodate the new large jets such as the Boeing 747. Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A moving walkway, moving sidewalk (in the US), moving pavement (elsewhere), walkalator, travelator (colloquial name, not to be confused with Trav-O-Lator, a type of moving walkway distributed exclusively by United Technologies Otis Elevator Company), or moveator is a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an... The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ...

In 1977, the London Underground was extended to Heathrow; connecting the airport with Central London in just under an hour via the Piccadilly Line. On 23 June 1998 the Heathrow Express train was inaugurated, providing a direct rail service to London's Paddington station via a specially constructed line between the airport and the Great Western Main Line. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ... London Transport Portal The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured blue on the Tube map. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Heathrow Express is a train service from Heathrow Airport to Paddington in central London operated by the Heathrow Express Operating Authority—a wholly owned subsidiary of BAA. The service is not part of the National Rail system, despite part of its journey sharing track with National Rail trains and terminating... Paddington Station, March 2005 during rush hour Paddington station or London Paddington station is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ... Maidenhead Railway Bridge The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads station in Bristol. ...

Terminal 4 arrivals

Continued growth in passenger numbers to 30 million annually by the early '80s led to construction of a new terminal - Terminal 4. This was built away from the three older terminals, to the south of the southern runway, and was opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales in April 1986 becoming the home for then newly-privatised British Airways. In 1987, the British government privatised the British Airports Authority (now known as "BAA Limited") which controls Heathrow^[13] as well as six other UK airports.^[14] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x683, 175 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x683, 175 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... “Prince Charles” redirects here. ... Princess Diana redirects here. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ... BAA plc is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ...

Accidents

• On 3 March 1948 Sabena Douglas DC3 Dakota OO-AWH crashed in fog. Three crew and 19 of the 22 passengers died.^[15]
• On 31 October 1950 British European Airways Vickers Viking G-AHPN crashed at Heathrow after hitting the runway during a go-around, 3 crew and 25 passengers died.^[16]
• On 1 August 1956 XA897 an Avro Vulcan strategic bomber of the Royal Air Force crashed at Heathrow after an approach in bad weather. The Vulcan was the first to be delivered to the RAF and was returning from a demonstration flight to Australia and New Zealand. The pilot and co-pilot ejected and survived but the 4 other occupants were killed.
• On 27 October 1965 BEA Vickers Vanguard G-APEE flying from Edinburgh, during a landing in poor visibility attempted to over shoot but crashed on runway 28R. All on board died. 6 crew and 30 passengers.^[17]
• On 8 April 1968 BOAC Boeing 707 G-ARWE, departing to Australia via Singapore, had an engine fire just after take-off. The engine fell from the wing into a nearby gravel pit Staines, before the plane managed to perform an emergency landing with the wing on fire. The plane burnt out on the ground — five people, 4 passengers and a stewardess, died; 122 survived. Barbara Harrison, a flight attendant on board who helped with the evacuation, was posthumously awarded the George Cross.^[18][19]
• On 3 July 1968 G-AMAD an Airspeed Ambassador of BKS Air Transport dropped a wing during approach, causing the aircraft to contact the grass and swerve towards the terminal building. It hit two parked British European Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident aircraft, burst into flames and came to rest against the ground floor of the terminal building. Six of the eight crew died and eight horses onboard died.^[20]
• On 18 June 1972 British European Airways Flight 548, flying from London Heathrow to Brussels, crashed shortly after take off into a field near Staines. All 109 passengers and nine crew on the Hawker Siddeley Trident-1C G-ARPI were killed in what became known as the Staines air disaster.^[21]

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Terrorism and security incidents

• On 19 May 1974, the IRA planted a series of bombs in the Terminal 1 car park injuring 2 people.[2]
• On 26 November 1983 the Brinks Mat robbery occurred, when 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million were taken from the Brink's Mat vault near Heathrow. Only a fraction of the gold was ever recovered and only two men were convicted of the crime.^[22]
• On 17 April 1986 semtex explosives were found in the bag of a pregnant Irishwoman attempting to board an El Al flight. The explosives had been given to her by her Jordanian boyfriend and father of their unborn child Nizar Hindawi, and the incident became known as the Hindawi Affair.[3]
• In 1994, over a six day period, Heathrow was targeted three times (8 March, 10 March and 13 March) by the IRA, who fired twelve mortars. Heathrow was a symbolic target due to its importance to the UK economy and the disruption caused when areas of the airport were closed over the period. Coverage of the incident was heightened by the fact that the Queen was being flown back to Heathrow by the RAF on 10 March.^{[citation needed]}
  

  

  Concorde G-BOAB in storage at London Heathrow Airport following the end of all Concorde flying. This aircraft flew for 22296 hours between first flight in 1976 and grounding in 2000. The Control Tower is in the background.

• In March 2002, thieves stole US $3 million that had arrived on a South African Airways flight.^[23]
• In February 2003, the British Army was deployed to Heathrow, with 1,000 extra police officers, due to intelligence reports that al-Qaeda terrorists might launch surface-to-air missile attacks at British or American airliners. [4]
• Scotland Yard's Flying Squad foiled an attempt by seven men to steal £40 million in gold bullion and a similar quantity of cash from the Swissport warehouse at Heathrow on 17 May 2004.
• On 10 August 2006, the airport became the focus of changes in security protocol following the revelation of a supposedly al-Qaeda based 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot. New rules were put in force immediately with lengthy delays and inconvenience to passengers. These included the prohibition of carry-on luggage (except essential items such as travel documents and medication) and all liquids - although this was later relaxed to allow medications, as well as baby milk - provided both were tasted first by the passenger at the security checkpoint.^{[citation needed]}

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Heathrow today

Heathrow is used by over 90 airlines which fly to 170 destinations worldwide (see Airlines and destinations below). Of the airport's 67 million annual passengers, 11% travel to UK destinations, 43% are short-haul international travellers, and 46% are long-haul. The airport has four passenger terminals (Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 4) and a cargo terminal. The fifth passenger terminal, Terminal 5 is expected to open on 27 March 2008,^[24] with construction of all satellite buildings completed in 2011.^[25] is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Heathrow Academy

Originally, Heathrow had six runways, arranged in three pairs at different angles, with the passenger terminal in the centre. With growth in the required length for runways, Heathrow now has just two parallel runways running east-west. Runway 23, a short runway for use in strong South-Westerly winds, was recently decommissioned and now forms part of taxiway A. The Department for Transport has issued a 'consultation document' in which one option is the construction of a third parallel east-west runway for frequent use, involving the demolition of local residential areas. Image File history File linksMetadata Heathrow_Visitor_Centre. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Heathrow_Visitor_Centre. ... In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ...

Pier 6 of Heathrow's Terminal 3 has recently been modified to accommodate the new Airbus A380 jet; in addition, Terminal Five will be fully compatible when it opens in March 2008. The first A380 test flight into Heathrow took place on 18 May 2006,^[26] but following delays to the aircraft's production, scheduled services are not now expected to start using the airport until 2008.^[27] The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, an EADS subsidiary. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Departures area in Terminal 3

Heathrow Airport has Anglican, Catholic, Free Church, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Jewish Chaplains. There is a multi-faith prayer room and counselling room in each terminal, in addition to St. George's Interdenominational Chapel which is located, literally, in an underground bunker adjacent to the old Control Tower, where Christian services take place. The chaplains organise and lead prayers at certain times in the prayer room. There is an Anglican Service every Tuesday and Wednesday, daily Catholic Mass and Free Church prayers in the Chapel. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 215 KB) Summary I took this picture myself on the 14th February 2005 in the Departures area of Londons Heathrow Airport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 215 KB) Summary I took this picture myself on the 14th February 2005 in the Departures area of Londons Heathrow Airport. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... A free church is a Christian church or denomination that is intrinsically separated from any government (as opposed to a theocracy or the state church). ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... Bhavna says there are 300 million gods in Hinduism. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... St. ...

Heathrow's facilities are designed to accommodate 45 million passengers annually. With numbers now approaching 70 million, the airport has become increasingly crowded and subject to delays. This has lead to growing criticism in recent years^[28] and in 2007 the airport was voted the world's worst in a TripAdvisor survey.^[29] TripAdvisor screenshot. ...

Operations

Further information: Bovingdon stack and Cranford protocol

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 seen near Heathrow.

Aircraft destined for Heathrow usually enter its airspace via one of four main 'reporting points': Bovingdon (BNN) over Hertfordshire, Lambourne (LAM) over Essex, Biggin Hill (BIG) over Bromley and Ockham (OCK) over Surrey. Each is defined by a VOR radio-navigational beacon. When the airport is busy, aircraft will orbit in the associated holds. These reporting points/holds lie respectively to the north-west, north-east, south-east and south-west of the London conurbation. The Bovingdon stack is a section of airspace to the north west of London where inbound planes to London Heathrow Airport, which is 20 miles (30 km) to the south, are held. ... The Cranford protocol or Cranford agreement is a verbal deal struck in 1952 between the British Government and the residents of Cranford in London regarding the usage of the runways at London Heathrow Airport to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on local residents. ... Spotters view of a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340. ... Spotters view of a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. ... Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... This article is about the English county. ... In Norse Mythology Vor is a goddess of the Aesir. ... A standard holding pattern. ...

Air traffic controllers at Heathrow Approach Control (a mile north of the airport at the London Terminal Control Centre in West Drayton) then guide the aircraft to their final approach, merging aircraft from the four holds into a single stream of traffic, sometimes as close as 2.5 nautical miles apart. Considerable use is made of continuous descent approach techniques to minimise the environmental effects of incoming aircraft, particulary at night.^[30] Once an aircraft is established on its final approach, control is handed over to Heathrow Tower. Controllers survey the field at Misawa Air Base, Japan. ... The London Terminal Control Centre (LTCC) is an air traffic control centre based in West Drayton, Middlesex, England, approximately 2. ... , West Drayton is an area of West London in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... A nautical mile is a unit of distance, or, as physical scientists like to call it, length. ... Continuous Descent Approach is an aircraft approach method designed to reduce fuel burn and noise. ...

Qantas Boeing 747-438 descending near London Heathrow Airport

Because aircraft generate significantly more noise on departure than when landing, there is a preference for "westerly operations" during daytime operations.^[31] In this mode aircraft depart towards the west and approach from the east over London, thereby minimising the noise impact to the most densely populated areas. Heathrow's two runways generally operate in 'segregated mode' whereby arriving aircraft are allocated to one runway and departing aircraft to the other. To further reduce noise nuisance to people beneath the approach and departure routes, the use of runways 27R and 27L is swapped at 3 pm each day, when the wind is from the west. When easterly landings are in progress there is no alternation; 09L remains the landing runway and 09R the departure runway. Occasionally landings are allowed on the nominated departure runway, to help reduce airborne delays and to position landing aircraft closer to their terminal, thus reducing taxi times. A Qantas Boeing 747-400 (registration unknown) lands over the roofs of Myrtle Avenue at the south east corner of London (Heathrow) Airport. ... A Qantas Boeing 747-400 (registration unknown) lands over the roofs of Myrtle Avenue at the south east corner of London (Heathrow) Airport. ... Qantas (Qantas Airways Limited) (IPA: ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia. ... The Boeing 747-400 is the latest version of the Boeing 747 in service. ...

Night-time flights at Heathrow are subject to various restrictions. Between 11.00pm and 7.00am (the night period) the noisiest aircraft (rated QC/8 and QC/16) cannot be scheduled to operate at all. In addition, between 11.30pm and 6.00am (the night quota period) there are three limits: Quota Count is a system used by Londons Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted to limit the amount of noise generated by night-time aircraft movements. ...

• An overall limit on the number of flights allowed;
• A Quota Count system which limits the total amount of noise permitted, but allows operators to choose to operate fewer noisy aircraft or a greater number of quieter planes;^[32]
• A voluntary ban on QC/4 aircraft.

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Security

Routine policing of the airport is the responsibility of the aviation security unit of the Metropolitan Police, however the army, including armoured vehicles of the Household Cavalry, has occasionally been deployed to the airport during periods of heightened security. Heathrow's reputation for thefts has led to it sometimes being referred to as 'Thiefrow'.^[33] The Aviation Security Operational Command Unit (SO18) is a Specialist Operations unit of the London Metropolitan Police that provides policing and security for both Heathrow and London City airports. ... Metropolitan Police redirects here. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Dismounted Blues and Royals (left) and Life Guards (right) preparing to line the route of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings...

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Regulation

Further information: Landing slots

British Airways aircraft at Terminal 4

As owner of London's three major airports^[34] and therefore with a monopolistic position, the amount BAA is allowed to charge airlines to land aeroplanes at Heathrow is heavily regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority. Until 1 April 2003, the annual increase of the cost of landing per passenger was capped at inflation minus 3%. This has meant that landing charges have been falling in absolute terms. The average landing cost per passenger in April 2003 was £6.13, similar to landing charges at Gatwick and Stansted. In order to reflect the fact that Heathrow, as an international hub, is more popular with passengers and airlines, the CAA agreed that BAA will be allowed to increase landing charges at Heathrow by inflation plus 6.5% per year for the next five years. When Terminal 5 opens in 2008, landing charges are expected to be £8.23 per passenger. Landing fee restrictions at Gatwick and Stansted will remain tighter. Landing slots are allocated to an airline by the airport authority in question and specify the time at which that airline may use a certain runway to allow one of its aeroplanes to land or take-off. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x702, 251 KB) Summary Photo copyright Tom Collins. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x702, 251 KB) Summary Photo copyright Tom Collins. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... This article is about the economic term. ... The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. It was established in 1972. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. ... The lawn in front of Stansted Airport used to attract large numbers of people waiting for their flight during the summer. ...

American Airlines Boeing 777 landing at Heathrow

In addition, air traffic between Heathrow and the United States is strictly governed by the countries' bilateral Bermuda II treaty. The treaty originally allowed only British Airways, Pan Am, and TWA to fly from Heathrow to the US. In 1991 PAA and TWA sold their rights to United Airlines and American Airlines respectively, and Virgin Atlantic Airways was added to the list of airlines allowed to operate on these routes. In 2002, American Airlines and British Airways announced plans to coordinate the scheduling of their trans-Atlantic routes but plans were dropped after the United States Department of Transportation made approval conditional on the granting of further access slots to Heathrow to other US airlines. AA and BA considered the slots too valuable and dropped the plans.^[35] The Bermuda bilateral agreement conflicts with the Right of Establishment of the United Kingdom in terms of its membership in the EU, and as a consequence the UK was ordered to drop the agreement in 2004. A new "open skies" agreement was signed by the United States and the European Union on 30 April 2007, and will come into effect on 30 March 2008. Image File history File linksMetadata Boeing_777-AA.jpg American Airlines Boeing 777 landing at London (Heathrow) Airport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Boeing_777-AA.jpg American Airlines Boeing 777 landing at London (Heathrow) Airport. ... Bermuda II is a Bilateral Air Transport Agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States signed on July 23, 1977 as a renegotiation of the original 1946 Bermuda Agreement. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Pan Ams seaplane terminal at Dinner Key in Miami, Florida, was a hub of inter-American travel during the 1930s and 1940s. ... The Twa, also known as Batwa, are a pygmy people who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great Lakes region of central Africa. ... United Airlines, also known as United Air Lines, Inc. ... American Airlines, Inc. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd (usually referred to as Virgin Atlantic) is a British airline which is owned by Richard Bransons Virgin Group (51%) and Singapore Airlines (49%). It operates long-haul routes between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from... The Open Skies system is an integrated web-enabled reservation and inventory system suite that includes Internet, call center, airport departure control functionality and more. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Whilst the cost of landing at Heathrow is determined by the CAA and BAA, the allocation of landing slots to airlines is carried out by Airport Co-ordination Limited (ACL). Landing slots are allocated to an airline by the airport authority in question and specify the time at which that airline may use a certain runway to allow one of its aeroplanes to land or take-off. ...

Busiest airport claims

Queue of aircraft for take-off including jets from Virgin Atlantic Airways, British Airways, Air India, and bmi

The operator of Heathrow, BAA, claims that Heathrow is the "world's busiest international airport",^[36] but Heathrow is only the world's third-busiest airport by total passenger traffic, after Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson and Chicago-O'Hare in the United States, which are both also international airports. However, Heathrow has the highest number of international passengers. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1800x1205, 869 KB) Four aircraft queue at London Heathrow Airport (England), for take off from runway 26R (the eastern end of the northern of the two main Heathrow runways). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1800x1205, 869 KB) Four aircraft queue at London Heathrow Airport (England), for take off from runway 26R (the eastern end of the northern of the two main Heathrow runways). ... Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd (usually referred to as Virgin Atlantic) is a British airline which is owned by Richard Bransons Virgin Group (51%) and Singapore Airlines (49%). It operates long-haul routes between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Air India (formerly Air-India, Hindi: ) is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. ... This article is about the British airline. ... BAA plc is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... Worlds busiest airport is a claim that is fiercely fought over by the owners of the worlds largest airports. ... FAA diagram of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), locally known as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson, or simply Hartsfield, is located seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... OHare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD) is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. ... The following is a list of the worlds busiest airports by international passenger traffic. ...

In 2006 Heathrow was the busiest airport in Europe in terms of total passenger traffic (18.8% more passengers than at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and 27.9% more than at Frankfurt International Airport),^[37] but it was third behind Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt in terms of plane movements (11.9% fewer landings and take offs than at Charles de Gaulle, and 2.5% fewer than at Frankfurt).^[38] Heathrow airport was fourth in terms of cargo traffic (36.9% less cargo than at Charles de Gaulle, 36.8% less than at Frankfurt, and 14.2% less than at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport).^[39] For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Charles de Gaulle International Airport (French: A roport de Roissy-Charles de Gaulle), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), serving Paris, is one of Europes principal aviation centers, as well as Frances main international airport. ... Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt Airport (IATA: FRA, ICAO: EDDF), known in German as Rhein-Main-Flughafen or Flughafen Frankfurt am Main, is located near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. ... Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ...

Heathrow's traffic growth is constrained by its runway capacity. The airport has only two runways, compared to three at Frankfurt Airport and four at Paris CDG Airport. Heathrow Airport's runways operate at 98.5% of their permitted capacity, leaving little room for growth, whereas Paris CDG Airport's runways operate at only 73.5% of their permitted capacity and Frankfurt Airport's runways operate at 74.2% of their permitted capacity.^[40] If current trends continue, Paris CDG Airport should pass Heathrow Airport by 2010 and become the busiest European airport in terms of passenger traffic. In 2006 total passenger numbers at Heathrow fell 0.6% whereas they rose 5.7% at Paris CDG.^[37] During the 12 months to April 2007, passenger traffic at Heathrow fell 0.8% to 67.35 million whereas at Paris CDG it rose 5.6% to 57.87 million.^[41]

The opening of Terminal 5 in 2008 will have little effect on Heathrow's future growth, because traffic is more constrained by the airport's runway capacity than its terminal capacity. In order to improve runway capacity, BAA has proposed using the current two runways in 'mixed mode' whereby aircraft would be allowed to take-off and land on the same runway.^[42] This would increase the airport's capacity from its current 480,000 movements per year to as many as 550,000 according to British Airways CEO Willie Walsh.^[43] BAA has also proposed to build a third runway to the north of the airport, which would significantly increase traffic capacity (see Third Runway and Terminal 6 below).^[44] For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Willie Walsh is an airline executive and is the current Chief Executive of British Airways. ...

Access

Public transport

• London Underground Piccadilly Line with three stations (Terminals 1-3, Terminal 4 and Hatton Cross) and a further terminal opening in March 2008 (Terminal 5). As of 2007, the standard journey time from the Terminals 1-3 station to central London is around 40-50 minutes (for example, 48 minutes to Piccadilly Circus).

Heathrow Express train at Paddington station

• Heathrow Express: a non-stop service directly to London's Paddington station, which is quicker and more expensive; as of April 2007 trains leave every 15 minutes for a 15-minute journey costing £14.50–£23.50. The Heathrow Express is also used for transferring people between the central area of Heathrow (Terminals 1, 2 and 3) and Terminal 4 which has its own station. This section is free of charge.

• Heathrow Connect service to Paddington calling at many National Rail stations en route; as of December 2006 trains leave every 30 minutes for a 25-minute journey costing £7 The Heathrow Connect train stops at Heathrow Central for Terminals 1, 2 and 3, with free transfer to the Heathrow Express for Terminal 4.

• Long-distance coach services operated by National Express to various parts of the UK, including Victoria Coach Station in London.

• BAA also licences Hotelink to operate a door-to-door London hotel shuttle service with a desk in each terminal.

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• There are four RailAir coach services connecting nearby railway stations with the airport using dedicated non-stop coaches. These run to:
  • Reading railway station, connecting with railway services to the West Country, South Wales, Midlands and south coast of England
  • Feltham railway station, for destinations on the South West Trains network in south-West London, Surrey and Berkshire, including Windsor (this has now been discontinued and replaced by the 285 bus service, as advertised on South West Trains)
  • Woking railway station, for places in Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire
  • Watford Junction railway station, for Virgin Trains and Silverlink services to Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, the Midlands, north-west England and Scotland
• Heathrow airport also has one of the United Kingdom's biggest bus stations, with many local bus services (Transport for London) to nearby London suburbs.

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Car

Boeing 777 crossing perimeter road. Road has now been re-routed to avoid the aircraft crossing.

Heathrow is accessible via the nearby M4 motorway and A4 road (terminals 1–3), the M25 motorway (terminals 4 and 5), and the A30 road (terminal 4). There are drop off and pick up areas at all terminals and short and long stay multi-storey car parks. Additionally, there are car parks not run by BAA lying just outside the airport claiming to offer cheaper parking. Very often, these are connected to the terminals by shuttle buses. Heathrow airport is also served by taxi services; these may be somewhat more expensive than using public transport. Download high resolution version (1500x1061, 446 KB) An unusual road at London Heathrow Airport, England. ... Download high resolution version (1500x1061, 446 KB) An unusual road at London Heathrow Airport, England. ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. ... The A4 at Hotwells in Bristol The A4 crosses Picadilly Circus in central London The A4 is a major road in England, also known as the Great West Road. ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... The A30 is an old trunk road (main road) which runs from central London to Lands End, the westernmost point of the mainland of England (though not of mainland Great Britain), and is sometimes called the Great South West Road. ...

Four parallel tunnels under one of the runways connect the M4 motorway and the A4 road to Terminals 1–3. The two larger tunnels are each 2 lanes wide and are used for motorised traffic. The two smaller tunnels were originally reserved for pedestrians and bicycles; to increase traffic capacity the cycle lanes have been modified to each take a single lane of cars, although bicycles still have priority over cars. Pedestrian access to the smaller tunnels has been discontinued, with the free bus services being the alternative.

Other tunnels, not open to the general public, connect parts of the Airport. The Heathrow Cargo Tunnel connects Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to Terminal 4 as well as to Perimeter Road. The Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel connects Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to the site of Terminal 5 and provides access to future T5 gates that are currently in use as remote stands. The Heathrow Cargo Tunnel is a tunnel in the London Borough of Hillingdon, London, UK that connects Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to Terminal 4 as well as Perimeter Road/beacon Road of Heathrow Airport. ... The Heathrow Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel is a tunnel in the London Borough of Hillingdon, London, UK that connects Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to Terminal 5. ...

Bicycle

There are (mainly off-road) bicycle routes almost to the terminals. Free bicycle parking places are available in car parks 1 and 1A, though use of the left-luggage services may be more secure. Free specialist maps showing cycle routes are published by Transport for London - 'London Cycling Guide 6' covers Terminals 1, 2 & 3 while 'London Cycling Guide 9' covers Terminal 4 (as of the June 2007 revision). Transport For London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system throughout Greater London in England. ...

One coach on each Heathrow Connect train has an area reserved for wheelchairs and bicycles (wheelchairs have priority). Heathrow Express trains have space for 3 bicycles. There are rush-hour restrictions: unfolded bicycles are NOT allowed on trains due to arrive at Paddington between 07:45 and 09:45, or departing between 16:30 and 18:30, Monday to Friday.

If luggage and conditions permit, it is very much cheaper (about 1/3 the price) to travel by train between Paddington and Hayes & Harlington and then cycle the remaining two miles.

Future of Heathrow

Terminal 5

The possibility of a fifth terminal at Heathrow emerged as early as 1982, when there was debate over whether the expansion of Stansted or the expansion of Heathrow (advocated by BA) was the way forward for the UK aviation industry.^[45] Richard Rogers was selected to design the terminal in 1989 and BAA formally announced its proposal for T5 in May 1992, submitting a formal planning application on 17 February 1993.^[46][47] A public inquiry into the proposals began on 16 May 1995 and lasted nearly four years, finally ending after 525 days on 17 March 1999.^[48][49] Finally on 20 November 2001, more than eight years after the initial planning application, then-transport minister Stephen Byers announced the British government's decision to grant planning permission for the building of a fifth passenger terminal at Heathrow. The lawn in front of Stansted Airport used to attract large numbers of people waiting for their flight during the summer. ... For the American composer, see Richard Rodgers. ... is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... In the politics and government of Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, a public inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by the government. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Right Honourable Stephen John Byers (born April 13, 1953) is a British Labour Party politician and former cabinet minister. ...

Terminal 5 under construction in July 2006.

The new terminal is being constructed on the western side of the airport, between the northern and southern runways. In addition to the main terminal building, Terminal 5 also consists of two satellite buildings linked to the main terminal by an underground people mover. The first satellite, Concourse B, will include dedicated aircraft stands for the new Airbus A380; Concourse C, will not open until 2010. In total T5 will have 60 aircraft stands and a 4,000 space multi-storey car park linked to the terminal by a personal rapid transit system.^[50] It will cater for 30 million passengers, and £4bn will have been spent and 20,000 people will have worked on the project. It will enable Heathrow to handle up to 90 million passengers a year, up from its current figure of 68 million (compared with a design capacity of 45 million). In 2005, T5 was the largest construction project in Europe — expenditure peaked at £12m per week. None of the cost comes from the taxpayer. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 2538 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 2538 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... A people mover is a fully-automated light rail or tram system. ... The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, an EADS subsidiary. ... Personal rapid transit (PRT), also called personal automated transport (PAT) or podcar is a public transportation concept that offers automated on-demand non-stop transportation, on a network of specially-built guideways. ...

Heathrow's layout by early 2008.

The terminal buildings have been designed by Richard Rogers Partnership and the lead project architects are Pascall and Watson, who specialise in airports and transport facilities. The four storeys of the main terminal building (Concourse A) are covered by a single-span undulating steel frame roof, stretching 90 m from east to west. Departing passengers will enter Departures level (on the 3rd floor) after taking one of the lifts or escalators from the interchange plaza. Upon entering the Departures concourse, passengers will see views across the Heathrow area and be in a space that is unobstructed to the rising roof above. After check-in and ticket presentation, the airside lounges will provide views across the tarmac and the runways beyond. There will be an abundance of retail outlets. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 1200 pixel, file size: 257 KB, MIME type: image/png) London Heathrow Airport by early 2008 I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 1200 pixel, file size: 257 KB, MIME type: image/png) London Heathrow Airport by early 2008 I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... For the American composer, see Richard Rodgers. ...

The transport network around Heathrow is being extended to cope with increased number of passengers. A motorway spur has been built from the M25 between junctions 14 and 15 to the new terminal. New branches of both the Heathrow Express and the Underground's Piccadilly Line will serve a new shared Heathrow Terminal 5 station, which will also have space for a third pair of tracks for future additional services. There are plans to build a rail link, called AirTrack from Staines to Terminal 5. The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... Heathrow Express is a train service from Heathrow Airport to Paddington in central London operated by the Heathrow Express Operating Authority—a wholly owned subsidiary of BAA. The service is not part of the National Rail system, despite part of its journey sharing track with National Rail trains and terminating... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ... London Transport Portal The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured blue on the Tube map. ... Heathrow Terminal 5 station is a shared railway station currently under construction to serve Terminal 5, which is under construction at London Heathrow Airport. ... AirTrack may refer to: AirTrack (rail link) AirTrack in-flight entertainment system, see SimiGon Antonov AirTrack, see Antonov An-124 Category: ... For the French commune, see Stains. ...

When T5 opens on 27 March 2008^[51] it will be used exclusively by British Airways which will transfer its entire operation from Terminals 1 and 4 except for flights to/from Australia, Italy, and Spain. It has been announced that the first flight to use the terminal will be a British Airways flight 26 from Hong Kong. Flight 302 to Paris will be the first flight out of Terminal 5. is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

Refurbishment of Terminal Three

Terminal 3 has a large centralised waiting/shopping area

In February 2007, BAA announced that they would be refurbishing Terminal Three.^[52] The changes aim to improve passenger experiences, reduce traffic congestion and improve security. The changes are expected to be completed by the end of 2007. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x1108, 1124 KB) The waiting area at London Heathrow airports terminal 3. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x1108, 1124 KB) The waiting area at London Heathrow airports terminal 3. ... Look up baa, BAA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Heathrow East Terminal

Heathrow's layout after the completion of Heathrow East

BAA announced in November 2005 that when Terminal 5 opens Terminal 2 will be closed to allow the Heathrow East scheme to be built.^[53] This will see Terminal 2 and the Queen's Building offices being replaced by a new terminal capable of handling 30 million people, five million fewer than Terminals 1 and 2. Work is planned to start in 2008 and to be completed by 2012, in time for the London Olympics. The plan envisages the complete realignment of piers more logically, and to provide for an increase in capacity, in a site taking up roughly the same amount of space as T5. The entire project is set to cost £1-1.5bn.^[54] Planning permission was granted in May 2007^[55] on the condition that the project meets a number of 'green' targets. Rafael del Pino, head of BAA owner Ferrovial, says that Heathrow East will only be built if BAA is allowed to increase Heathrow's landing charges.^[13] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 1200 pixel, file size: 678 KB, MIME type: image/png) The Heathrow East project will change the look and layout of Heathrow. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 1200 pixel, file size: 678 KB, MIME type: image/png) The Heathrow East project will change the look and layout of Heathrow. ... BAA plc is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... “London 2012” redirects here. ... --59. ... Rafael del Pino (and family) (born 10 November 1920 in Madrid, Spain) is one of the wealthiest men in the world. ... Ferrovial Group (Grupo Ferrovial) is a Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, real estate and related services. ...

Third Runway and Terminal 6

The major airlines at Heathrow, in particular British Airways, have long advocated a third full-length runway at Heathrow. However, this project is opposed by local residents and environmental groups.^[56] On 16 December 2003 Transport Secretary Alistair Darling released a white paper^[57] on the future of air transport in the UK. A key proposal of the paper was that a third runway would be built at Heathrow by 2020, provided that its owners meet targets on environmental issues such as aircraft noise, traffic congestion and pollution. It could involve the loss of Sipson and much of Harmondsworth but not the Grade 1 listed church or tithe barn.^[58] For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. ... Alistair Maclean Darling (born November 28, 1953) is a British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer since June 28, 2007. ... A white paper is an authoritative report. ... British Airways Boeing 747 landing at London Heathrow Airport The Future of air transport in the United Kingdom is the Governments strategic framework for the development of United Kingdom (UK) airport capacity up to the year 2030. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Air pollution Pollution is the introduction of pollutants (whether chemical substances, or energy such as noise, heat, or light) into the environment to such a point that its effects become harmful to human health, other living organisms, or the environment. ... Sipson is a petite road in the London Borough of Hillingdon situated near the northern perimeter of London Heathrow Airport and 14. ... Harmondsworth is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon nearby to London Heathrow Airport. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... A tithe barn was a type of barn used in England in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes - a tenth of the farms produce which had to be given to the church. ...

A sixth terminal would be likely to accompany the new runway. The total capacity would be increased to 115 million passengers per year. At this stage firm locations and timetables have not been determined, although proposals would require the demolition of around 700 homes.^[59]

Airlines and destinations

Current locations

Terminal 1

• Aer Lingus (Belfast [begins 14 January, 2008], Cork, Dublin, Shannon [Ends 13 January, 2008])
• Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
• bmi (Aberdeen, Addis Ababa, Aleppo, Almaty, Amman, Amsterdam, Ankara, Baku, Beirut, Belfast-City, Bishkek, Brussels, Cairo, Dakar, Damascus, Dublin, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Ekaterinburg, Freetown, Glasgow-International, Hanover, Inverness, Jeddah, Jersey, Khartoum, Leeds-Bradford, Lyon, Manchester, Moscow-Domodedovo, Naples [seasonal], Palma de Mallorca, Riyadh, Sarajevo [begins 3 March, 2008], Tbilisi, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Tel Aviv [begins Spring 2008/Pending Government Approval], Venice, Yerevan)
• British Airways (Aberdeen, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin-Tegel, Bucharest-Otopeni, Budapest, Delhi, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow-International, Hamburg, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Istanbul-Atatürk, Johannesburg, Kiev-Boryspil, Larnaca, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manchester, Milan-Linate, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Munich, Newcastle, Nice, Prague, Rome-Fiumicino, St. Petersburg, San Francisco, Sofia, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stuttgart, Tripoli, Tokyo-Narita, Vancouver, Warsaw)
  • British Airways operated by GB Airways (Casablanca, Fez, Málaga, Marrakesh) [end 29 March, 2008]
• Cyprus Airways (Larnaca, Paphos)
• El Al Israel Airlines (Ovda [seasonal], Tel Aviv)
• Finnair (Helsinki)
• Icelandair (Reykjavik-Keflavik)
• LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
• South African Airways (Cape Town, Johannesburg)
• Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)

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Terminal 2

• Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
• Air Algérie (Algiers)
• Air Astana (Almaty)
• Air France (Los Angeles [begins April 2008]^[60], Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Air Seychelles (Seychelles)
• Air Transat (Toronto-Pearson)
• Alitalia (Milan-Linate, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
  • Alitalia Express (Milan-Linate)
• Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
  • Tyrolean (Vienna)
• Azerbaijan Airlines (Baku)
• Avianca (Bogotá) [begins 2008]
• Bellview Airlines (Freetown, Lagos)
• Bestair (Antalya)
• B&H Airlines (Sarajevo) [begins March 2008]
• China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
• Clickair (La Coruña, Valencia)
• Croatia Airlines (Rijeke Split, Zagreb)
• Czech Airlines (Prague)
• Bulgaria Air (Sofia)
  • operated by Hemus Air (Sofia)
• Iberia Airlines (Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid)
• Iran Air (Tehran-Imam Khomeini)
• Jat Airways (Belgrade)
• Libyan Airlines (Tripoli)
• Lufthansa (Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart)
• Luxair (Luxembourg)
• Nouvelair (Monastir)
• Olympic Airlines (Athens)
• Rossiya (St. Petersburg, Moscow-Vnukovo)
• Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca, Marrakesh, Tangier)
• Sudan Airways (Khartoum)
• Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
• Syrian Arab Airlines (Damascus)
• TAP Portugal (Faro, Funchal, Lisbon, Porto)
• TAROM (Bucharest-Otopeni)
• Tunisair (Tunis)
• Ukraine International Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
• Uzbekistan Airways (Amritsar, Tashkent)
• Varig (São Paulo-Guarulhos)
• Yemenia (Sana'a)

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Terminal 3

• Air Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
• Air China (Beijing, Shanghai-Pudong)
• Air India (Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Chennai, Chicago-O'Hare, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New York-JFK)
• Air Mauritius (Port Louis)
• Air New Zealand (Auckland, Hong Kong, Los Angeles)
• Air Sylhet (Dhaka, Sylhet) [begins 2008/Pending Government Approval]
• All Nippon Airways (Tokyo-Narita)
• American Airlines (Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth [begins 29 March], Los Angeles, Miami, New York-JFK, Raleigh/Durham [begins 29 March])
• Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Dhaka, Dubai)
• British Airways (Miami)
• Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong)
• Cyprus Turkish Airlines (Izmir, Lefkosa)
• EgyptAir (Cairo, Luxor)
• Emirates (Dubai)
• Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa, Rome-Fiumicino)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• EVA Air (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
• Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat)
• Japan Airlines (Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
• Jet Airways (Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Delhi, Mumbai)
• Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait, New York-JFK)

More aircraft at T3

• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
• Middle East Airlines (Beirut)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Royal Brunei Airlines (Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai)
• Royal Jordanian (Amman)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah (seasonal), Riyadh)
• Scandinavian Airlines (Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kiruna [begins 18 December], Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm-Arlanda)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
• Turkish Airlines (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk, Izmir)
• Turkmenistan Airlines (Amritsar, Ashgabat)
• United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver [begins 30 March], Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles)
• Virgin Atlantic Airways (Barbados [begins 11 December/ends 17 March], Boston, Cape Town, Chicago-O'Hare, Delhi, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Lagos, Los Angeles, Miami, Mumbai, Nairobi, New York-JFK, Newark, Port Louis, San Francisco, Shanghai-Pudong, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Washington-Dulles)

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Terminal 4

BA Planes at Terminal 4

• Air Malta (Luqa)
• British Airways (Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Accra, Algiers [begins 30 March]^[61], Amsterdam, Bahrain, Baltimore/Washington, Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Basel/Mulhouse, Beijing, Belgrade, Boston, Brussels, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cairo, Calgary, Cape Town, Chennai, Chicago-O'Hare, Copenhagen, Dallas/Fort Worth [begins 30 March], Dar es Salaam, Delhi, Denver, Detroit [ends 29 March]^[62], Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Entebbe, Faro [begins 30 March], Geneva, Gibraltar [begins 30 March], Grand Cayman, Houston-Intercontinental, Islamabad, Kolkata, Kuwait, Lagos, Luanda, Lusaka, Lyon, Malaga [begins 30 March], Mexico City, Montréal, Mumbai, Muscat, Nairobi, Nassau, New York-JFK, Newark, Oslo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Port Louis, Providenciales, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Vienna, Washington-Dulles, Zürich)
• Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark) [begin 29 March]^[63]
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, New York-JFK) [begins 30 March]
• Kenya Airways (Nairobi)
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
  • KLM Cityhopper (Eindhoven, Rotterdam)
• Northwest Airlines(Detriot) [pending slot availability]^[64]
• Qantas (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Singapore, Sydney)
• Sri Lankan Airlines (Colombo, Malé)
• TAM Linhas Aéreas (São Paulo-Guarulhos)
• US Airways (Philadelphia) [begins 29 March[5]]

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From March 2008

When Terminal 5 opens in 2008, Heathrow's terminal system will undergo major changes in order to simplify and streamline the transfer process for passengers. The transfer of airlines between terminals will be sequential and well planned. The transfer will be completed over a period of 10 months starting from March 2008.^[65]

Star Alliance members will move to Terminal 1. Oneworld members, Aer Lingus, and Virgin Atlantic will move all flights to Terminal 3; British Airways will also keep some of its flights at Terminal 3 awaiting the completion of the second Terminal 5 pier. Skyteam alliance members as well as non-aligned airlines will move to Terminal 4. Eventually, all British Airways flights will move to Terminal 5.^[66][67] All Nippon Airways aircraft with Star Alliance livery seen in 2006 A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 in Star Alliance livery while still maintaining its corporate logo on the tail, the only Star Alliance member to do so. ... For other uses, see Oneworld (disambiguation). ... SkyTeam is the second largest airline alliance in the world — behind Star Alliance — partnering fourteen carriers from four continents, with two pending members. ...

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