# London Heathrow Airport (LHR / EGLL)

**London Heathrow Airport** (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL) is a large airport in London, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 31 May 1946. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,901 m (12,799 ft). It is operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2024 it handled 83.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LHR / EGLL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Heathrow Airport Holdings
- Serves: London, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 31 May 1946
- Elevation: 25 m / 83 ft
- Coordinates: 51.4707, -0.4599
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,901 m / 12,799 ft
- Passengers: 83,884,572 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://heathrow.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow_Airport (89 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8691
- Weather station: EGLL · WMO 03772
- Ident: EGLL

## Timeline

- 31 May 1946: London Heathrow Airport opens.
- 2 Mar 1948: 1948 Heathrow Disaster.
- 31 Oct 1950: 1950 Heathrow BEA Viking accident.
- 1 Oct 1956: 1956 London Heathrow Avro Vulcan crash. 4 killed.
- 2 Sep 1958: 1958 London Vickers Viking accident. 7 killed.
- 8 Apr 1968: BOAC Flight 712. 5 killed.
- 3 Jul 1968: BKS Air Transport Flight C.6845.
- 18 Jun 1972: British European Airways Flight 548. 118 killed.
- 17 Jan 2008: British Airways Flight 38. No deaths.
- 21 Mar 2025: Hayes substation fire.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09L/27R | 3,901 m / 12,799 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 09R/27L | 3,658 m / 12,001 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 72,331,500 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 73,371,383 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 74,954,438 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 75,671,860 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 77,987,375 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 80,100,311 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 80,886,588 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 22,109,550 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 19,392,178 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 61,611,838 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 79,151,723 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 83,884,572 | Wikidata |

## Routes

234 destinations in 90 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (193)

- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 243 km / 151 mi · British Airways
- [GCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjb.md) Guernsey Airport · Guernsey · 272 km / 169 mi · British Airways
- [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · Jersey · 280 km / 174 mi · British Airways
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 348 km / 216 mi · Air France, British Airways
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 350 km / 217 mi · Brussels Airlines, British Airways
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 365 km / 227 mi · Vueling
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 370 km / 230 mi · KLM, British Airways
- [IOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egns.md) Isle of Man Airport · Isle of Man · 403 km / 250 mi · Loganair
- [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · United Kingdom · 405 km / 252 mi · British Airways
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 449 km / 279 mi · Aer Lingus, British Airways
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 502 km / 312 mi · Eurowings, British Airways
- [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · United Kingdom · 503 km / 313 mi · British Airways
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 514 km / 319 mi · British Airways
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 534 km / 332 mi · British Airways
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 555 km / 345 mi · British Airways
- [ORK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick.md) Cork International Airport · Ireland · 555 km / 345 mi · Aer Lingus
- [DND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpn.md) Dundee Airport · United Kingdom · 579 km / 360 mi · Loganair
- [SNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/einn.md) Shannon Airport · Ireland · 594 km / 369 mi · Aer Lingus
- [LDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egae.md) City of Derry Airport · United Kingdom · 597 km / 371 mi · Loganair
- [NOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eikn.md) Ireland West Airport Knock · Ireland · 625 km / 388 mi · Aer Lingus
- [ABZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpd.md) Aberdeen International Airport · United Kingdom · 647 km / 402 mi · British Airways
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 654 km / 406 mi · Lufthansa City Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 703 km / 437 mi · British Airways
- [INV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpe.md) Inverness Airport · United Kingdom · 714 km / 444 mi · British Airways
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 718 km / 446 mi · British Airways
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 745 km / 463 mi · Eurowings, British Airways
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 754 km / 469 mi · British Airways
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 756 km / 470 mi · Eurowings
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 758 km / 471 mi · British Airways
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 788 km / 490 mi · British Airways
- [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · Denmark · 791 km / 492 mi · British Airways
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 883 km / 549 mi · British Airways
- [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · Spain · 927 km / 576 mi · Vueling
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 936 km / 582 mi · British Airways
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 941 km / 585 mi · Lufthansa City Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 961 km / 597 mi · Eurowings, British Airways
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 979 km / 608 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways
- [LIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liml.md) Milano Linate Airport · Italy · 981 km / 610 mi · British Airways
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 989 km / 615 mi · British Airways
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,041 km / 647 mi · British Airways
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,044 km / 649 mi · British Airways
- [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Sweden · 1,069 km / 664 mi · British Airways
- [SCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lest.md) Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport · Spain · 1,126 km / 700 mi · Vueling
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,148 km / 713 mi · Vueling, British Airways
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,151 km / 715 mi · British Airways
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 1,163 km / 723 mi · British Airways
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 1,186 km / 737 mi · British Airways
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 1,206 km / 749 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways
- [FLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirq.md) Florence Airport, Peretola · Italy · 1,218 km / 757 mi · British Airways
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,244 km / 773 mi · Iberia, British Airways
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,275 km / 792 mi · Austrian Airlines, British Airways
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 1,332 km / 828 mi · British Airways
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 1,368 km / 850 mi · Croatia Airlines
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,427 km / 887 mi · British Airways
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,444 km / 897 mi · ITA Airways, British Airways
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,463 km / 909 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 1,469 km / 913 mi · LOT Polish Airlines, British Airways
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,489 km / 925 mi · British Airways
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 1,564 km / 972 mi · TAP Air Portugal, British Airways
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,620 km / 1,007 mi · Vueling
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,630 km / 1,013 mi · British Airways
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 1,669 km / 1,037 mi · Air Algérie
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,676 km / 1,041 mi · British Airways
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 1,701 km / 1,057 mi · Air Serbia
- [GIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lxgb.md) Gibraltar Airport · Gibraltar · 1,747 km / 1,086 mi · British Airways
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 1,818 km / 1,130 mi · British Airways
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 1,831 km / 1,138 mi · Tunisair
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 1,848 km / 1,148 mi · Finnair
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 1,895 km / 1,177 mi · Icelandair, British Airways
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,898 km / 1,179 mi · British Airways
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 2,041 km / 1,268 mi · Bulgaria Air, British Airways
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 2,094 km / 1,301 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 2,104 km / 1,307 mi · KM Malta Airlines
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 2,105 km / 1,308 mi · British Airways
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 2,294 km / 1,425 mi · British Airways
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,427 km / 1,508 mi · Aegean Airlines, British Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,487 km / 1,545 mi · Turkish Airlines, British Airways
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,932 km / 1,822 mi · British Airways
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 3,278 km / 2,037 mi · British Airways
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 3,482 km / 2,164 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,533 km / 2,195 mi · EgyptAir, British Airways
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 3,574 km / 2,221 mi · British Airways
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 3,589 km / 2,230 mi · EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd., British Airways
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 3,683 km / 2,289 mi · Royal Jordanian, British Airways
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 4,002 km / 2,487 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [RSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rsi.md) Red Sea International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 4,270 km / 2,653 mi · BeOnd
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 4,585 km / 2,849 mi · Air Canada
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 4,675 km / 2,905 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 4,748 km / 2,950 mi · Saudia
- [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 4,774 km / 2,966 mi · Air Peace, British Airways
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 4,940 km / 3,070 mi · Riyadh Air, Saudia, British Airways
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 5,004 km / 3,109 mi · Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 5,021 km / 3,120 mi · Saudia
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 5,094 km / 3,165 mi · Gulf Air, British Airways
- [ACC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dgaa.md) Kotoka International Airport · Ghana · 5,100 km / 3,169 mi · British Airways
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 5,215 km / 3,240 mi · Air Canada, British Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 5,240 km / 3,256 mi · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, British Airways
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,241 km / 3,257 mi · Qatar Airways, British Airways
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 5,261 km / 3,269 mi · Uzbekistan Airways
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 5,346 km / 3,322 mi · Air Canada
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,498 km / 3,416 mi · Royal Brunei Airlines, Emirates, British Airways
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,516 km / 3,427 mi · Etihad Airways, British Airways
- [BDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/txkf.md) L.F. Wade International Airport · Bermuda · 5,520 km / 3,430 mi · British Airways
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 5,540 km / 3,442 mi · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, British Airways
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 5,562 km / 3,456 mi · United Airlines, British Airways
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 5,624 km / 3,495 mi · Air Astana
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 5,690 km / 3,536 mi · American Airlines, British Airways
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 5,707 km / 3,546 mi · Air Canada, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 5,833 km / 3,624 mi · Oman Air
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 5,834 km / 3,625 mi · British Airways
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 5,902 km / 3,667 mi · United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 5,920 km / 3,679 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 5,971 km / 3,710 mi · British Airways
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 6,045 km / 3,756 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 6,216 km / 3,862 mi · American Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 6,344 km / 3,942 mi · United Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 6,361 km / 3,953 mi · British Airways
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 6,409 km / 3,982 mi · American Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 6,443 km / 4,003 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [ANU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa.md) V. C. Bird International Airport · Antigua & Barbuda · 6,553 km / 4,072 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [KGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr.md) Kigali International Airport · Rwanda · 6,605 km / 4,104 mi · RwandAir
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 6,713 km / 4,171 mi · British Airways
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 6,731 km / 4,182 mi · IndiGo, Virgin Atlantic, Air India, British Airways
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 6,751 km / 4,195 mi · Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 6,761 km / 4,201 mi · Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 6,841 km / 4,251 mi · Kenya Airways, British Airways
- [SVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsa.md) Argyle International Airport · St. Vincent & Grenadines · 6,854 km / 4,259 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [PLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mbpv.md) Providenciales International Airport · Turks & Caicos Islands · 6,885 km / 4,278 mi · British Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 6,965 km / 4,328 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [NAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mynn.md) Lynden Pindling International Airport · Bahamas · 6,977 km / 4,335 mi · British Airways
- [GND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tgpy.md) Maurice Bishop International Airport · Grenada · 6,998 km / 4,348 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 7,014 km / 4,358 mi · WestJet, Air Canada
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 7,085 km / 4,402 mi · Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 7,109 km / 4,417 mi · Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, British Airways
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 7,213 km / 4,482 mi · IndiGo, Virgin Atlantic, Air India, British Airways
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 7,435 km / 4,620 mi · British Airways
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 7,497 km / 4,658 mi · United Airlines, British Airways
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 7,548 km / 4,690 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 7,579 km / 4,709 mi · Air Canada, British Airways
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 7,627 km / 4,739 mi · American Airlines, British Airways
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 7,702 km / 4,786 mi · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, British Airways
- [GCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mwcr.md) Owen Roberts International Airport · Cayman Islands · 7,719 km / 4,796 mi · British Airways
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 7,754 km / 4,818 mi · British Airways
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 7,763 km / 4,824 mi · United Airlines, British Airways
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 7,811 km / 4,854 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 7,886 km / 4,900 mi · British Airways
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 7,892 km / 4,904 mi · British Airways
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 7,951 km / 4,941 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 8,015 km / 4,980 mi · Biman Bangladesh Airlines
- [ZYL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgsy.md) Osmany International Airport · Bangladesh · 8,018 km / 4,982 mi · Biman Bangladesh Airlines
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 8,046 km / 5,000 mi · Virgin Atlantic, Air India, British Airways
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 8,154 km / 5,067 mi · Air China
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 8,197 km / 5,093 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [MAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomm.md) Chennai International Airport · India · 8,235 km / 5,117 mi · British Airways
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 8,244 km / 5,123 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [TSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtj.md) Tianjin Binhai International Airport · China · 8,278 km / 5,144 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 8,355 km / 5,192 mi · Air China
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 8,395 km / 5,216 mi · Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 8,463 km / 5,259 mi · British Airways
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 8,473 km / 5,265 mi · Avianca
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 8,538 km / 5,305 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 8,539 km / 5,306 mi · BeOnd, British Airways
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 8,616 km / 5,354 mi · United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 8,667 km / 5,385 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Sri Lanka · 8,715 km / 5,415 mi · SriLankan Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 8,760 km / 5,443 mi · United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, British Airways
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 8,807 km / 5,472 mi · British Airways
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 8,861 km / 5,506 mi · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Virgin Atlantic
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 8,875 km / 5,515 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 8,904 km / 5,533 mi · Aeroméxico, British Airways
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 9,054 km / 5,626 mi · Hainan Airlines
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 9,075 km / 5,639 mi · Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 9,238 km / 5,740 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 9,241 km / 5,742 mi · China Eastern Airlines, British Airways
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 9,253 km / 5,750 mi · British Airways
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 9,460 km / 5,878 mi · LATAM Brasil, British Airways
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 9,496 km / 5,901 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 9,578 km / 5,951 mi · EVA Air
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 9,592 km / 5,960 mi · All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, British Airways
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 9,594 km / 5,961 mi · Shenzhen Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 9,630 km / 5,984 mi · Cathay Pacific, British Airways
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 9,640 km / 5,990 mi · Hainan Airlines
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 9,682 km / 6,016 mi · British Airways
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 9,783 km / 6,079 mi · China Airlines, EVA Air
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 10,219 km / 6,350 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 10,605 km / 6,590 mi · Malaysia Airlines, British Airways
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 10,883 km / 6,762 mi · Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways, British Airways
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 11,137 km / 6,920 mi · British Airways
- [BWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbsb.md) Brunei International Airport · Brunei · 11,282 km / 7,010 mi · Royal Brunei Airlines
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 11,653 km / 7,241 mi · British Airways
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 14,508 km / 9,015 mi · Qantas Airways
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 16,908 km / 10,506 mi · Qantas Airways, British Airways
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 17,021 km / 10,576 mi · Qantas Airways, British Airways

### Seasonal (43)

- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 534 km / 332 mi · British Airways
- [NUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddn.md) Nuremberg Airport · Germany · 844 km / 524 mi · British Airways
- [KOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpa.md) Kirkwall Airport · United Kingdom · 847 km / 526 mi · Loganair
- [LSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpb.md) Sumburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 936 km / 582 mi · Loganair
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,050 km / 652 mi · British Airways, Lufthansa
- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · Slovenia · 1,235 km / 767 mi · British Airways
- [RMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipr.md) Federico Fellini International Airport · Italy · 1,278 km / 794 mi · British Airways
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · France · 1,326 km / 824 mi · British Airways
- [PEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirz.md) Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport · Italy · 1,347 km / 837 mi · British Airways
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,348 km / 838 mi · British Airways
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 1,368 km / 850 mi · British Airways
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 1,401 km / 871 mi · British Airways
- [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 1,408 km / 875 mi · British Airways
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 1,531 km / 951 mi · Croatia Airlines, British Airways
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,713 km / 1,064 mi · British Airways
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,723 km / 1,071 mi · British Airways
- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 1,763 km / 1,095 mi · British Airways
- [BDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libr.md) Brindisi Airport · Italy · 1,852 km / 1,151 mi · British Airways
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 2,052 km / 1,275 mi · British Airways
- [PVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpz.md) Aktion National Airport · Greece · 2,157 km / 1,340 mi · British Airways
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 2,166 km / 1,346 mi · British Airways
- [EFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkf.md) Kefallinia Airport · Greece · 2,208 km / 1,372 mi · British Airways
- [ZTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgza.md) Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · Greece · 2,261 km / 1,405 mi · British Airways
- [TOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/entc.md) Tromsø Airport · Norway · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · British Airways
- [PDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppd.md) João Paulo II Airport · Portugal · 2,493 km / 1,549 mi · British Airways
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · Greece · 2,552 km / 1,586 mi · British Airways
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 2,638 km / 1,639 mi · British Airways
- [JTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsr.md) Santorini International Airport · Greece · 2,644 km / 1,643 mi · British Airways
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 2,711 km / 1,685 mi · British Airways
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,715 km / 1,687 mi · British Airways
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,793 km / 1,735 mi · British Airways
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,804 km / 1,742 mi · British Airways
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 2,824 km / 1,755 mi · British Airways
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 3,217 km / 1,999 mi · British Airways
- [LXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/helx.md) Luxor International Airport · Egypt · 4,005 km / 2,489 mi · EgyptAir
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 6,742 km / 4,189 mi · British Airways
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 7,702 km / 4,786 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 8,463 km / 5,259 mi · American Airlines
- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 8,539 km / 5,306 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [SJO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc.md) Juan Santamaría International Airport · Costa Rica · 8,708 km / 5,411 mi · British Airways
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 9,664 km / 6,005 mi · Xiamen Airlines
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 9,682 km / 6,016 mi · Virgin Atlantic
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 9,904 km / 6,154 mi · Virgin Atlantic

### Cargo (13)

- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 348 km / 216 mi · Korean Air, Cathay Pacific
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 350 km / 217 mi · Virgin Atlantic, DHL Aviation
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 370 km / 230 mi · DHL Aviation
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 654 km / 406 mi · Korean Air, Lufthansa Cargo
- [LEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp.md) Leipzig/Halle Airport · Germany · 879 km / 546 mi · DHL Aviation
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 936 km / 582 mi · DHL Aviation
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 941 km / 585 mi · Qatar Airways
- [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 4,797 km / 2,981 mi · Aerotranscargo
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,241 km / 3,257 mi · Qatar Airways
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 6,361 km / 3,953 mi · DHL Aviation
- [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 8,478 km / 5,268 mi · One Air
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 8,861 km / 5,506 mi · Korean Air
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 9,630 km / 5,984 mi · Cathay Pacific, Aerotranscargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LHR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 161
- VS [Virgin Atlantic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-atlantic) · 28
- SZS [Scandinavian Airlines Connect](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines-connect)

### Passenger (80)

- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 10
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 7
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 7
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 6
- LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 5
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 5
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 4
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 4
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 4
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 3
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 3
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 3
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 3
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 3
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 3
- GS [Tianjin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tianjin-airlines) · 3
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 2
- [BeOnd](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/beond) · 2
- BG [Biman Bangladesh Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/biman-bangladesh-airlines) · 2
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 2
- OU [Croatia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/croatia-airlines) · 2
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 2
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 2
- HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 2
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 2
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2
- VL [Lufthansa City Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-city-airlines) · 2
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 2
- BI [Royal Brunei Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-brunei-airlines) · 2
- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 2
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1
- KC [Air Astana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-astana) · 1
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 1
- JU [Air Serbia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-serbia) · 1
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1
- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 1
- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1
- JD [Beijing Capital Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/beijing-capital-airlines) · 1
- SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1
- FB [Bulgaria Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bulgaria-air) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 1
- LY [EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd.](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/el-al-israel-airlines-ltd) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- AZ [ITA Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ita-airways) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- KM [KM Malta Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/km-malta-airlines) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 1
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- ME [Middle East Airlines - Air Liban](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/middle-east-airlines-air-liban) · 1
- WY [Oman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/oman-air) · 1
- RX [Riyadh Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/riyadh-air) · 1
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- WB [RwandAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rwandair) · 1
- ZH [Shenzhen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shenzhen-airlines) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- UL [SriLankan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/srilankan-airlines) · 1
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1
- TU [Tunisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1
- MF [Xiamen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xiamen-airlines) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (4)

- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 5
- F5 [Aerotranscargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerotranscargo) · 2
- LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 1
- HE [One Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/one-air) · 1

Former hub of [British Asia Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-asia-airways), [British Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-eagle), [British European Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-european-airways), [British Mediterranean Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-mediterranean-airways), [British Midland Airways Limited](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-midland-airways-limited), [British Overseas Airways Corporation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-overseas-airways-corporation), [Pan Am](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pan-am).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 83.9M (2024) | #6 of 3,974 | #2 in Europe | #1 in GB |
| Longest runway | 3,901 m / 12,799 ft | #176 of 29,858 | #16 in Europe | #1 in GB |
| Elevation | 25 m / 83 ft | =37,595 of 43,403 | =5,021 in Europe | #471 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =728 in Europe | =175 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DIR | Heathrow Director | 119.725 |
| CLD | Heathrow Delivery | 121.975 |
| GND | Heathrow Ground | 121.700 |
| TWR | Heathrow Tower | 118.500 |
| ATIS | Heathrow ATIS (Departure) | 121.935 |
| ATIS | Heathrow ATIS | 128.075 |
| GND | Heathrow Ground | 121.900 |
| GND | Heathrow Ground | 121.850 |
| TWR | Heathrow Tower | 118.700 |
| TWR | Heathrow Tower | 124.475 |
| ATIS | Heathrow ATIS | 113.750 |
| ATIS | Heathrow ATIS (Arrival) | 115.100 |
| DIR | Heathrow Director | 120.400 |
| DIR | Heathrow Director | 127.525 |
| DIR | Heathrow Director | 134.975 |

## Nearby airports

- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 31 km / 20 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 38 km / 23 mi
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · 41 km / 25 mi

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #6
- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #12

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Heathrow Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heathrow_Airport&oldid=1376024574), revision of 21 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll/data