LHR
Major hub airport · United Kingdom
London Heathrow Airport
London, United Kingdom · #8 world#1 of 47 in country
LHRIATA code
EGLLICAO code
83.9Mpassengers in 2024
3,902 mlongest of 2 runways
24 melevation · 79 ft
1946opened
London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) is an airport in the United Kingdom serving London.
It handled 83,884,572 passengers in 2024, making it number 8 in our world ranking and number 1 of 47 ranked airports in the United Kingdom.
It has 2 runways, the longest 3,902 m, at an elevation of 24 m.
3 airlines use it as a hub, including Scandinavian Airlines Connect, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
Passengers per year
2011–202469.4M70M72.4M73.4M75M75.7M78M80.1M80.9M22.1M19.4M61.6M79.2M83.9M
2011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’24
Identification
- IATA
- LHR
- ICAO
- EGLL
- Wikidata
- Q8691
Location
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City served
- London
- Located in
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Coordinates
- 51.4775, -0.4614
- Elevation
- 24 m (79 ft)
Organisation
- Type
- international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
- Opened
- 1946-05-31
- Operator
- Heathrow Airport Holdings
- Owner
- Heathrow Airport Holdings
- Named after
- London, Heathrow
Runways
- 09L/27R
- 3,902 m · 12,802 ftasphalt concrete
- 09R/27L
- 3,660 m · 12,008 ftasphalt concrete
Hub for 3 airlines
SZSScandinavian Airlines ConnectBABritish AirwaysVSVirgin Atlantic