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Heathrow Airport

London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL) – named London Airport until 1966 – is the primary and largest international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others being Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, and Southend).

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Location
Hillingdon, London, England
Aircraft movements
473,965
Airport type
Public
Built
1929; 97 years ago (1929)
Cargo (tonnes)
1,536,385
Direction
Direction Length Surface m ft 09L/27R 3,902 12,802 Asphalt 09R/27L 3,660 12,008 Asphalt

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History

Operations

Terminals

Other facilities

Ground transport

Accidents and incidents

Terrorism and security incidents

Future expansion and plans

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Heathrow Airport

Nodes279
Edges278
Triples354
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007168
Components1

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Heathrow Airport

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related to Terrorism and security incidents · 79
Heathrow Airport → All, American, An, Angolan, April, At, Bahrain, Brink's-Mat, British, British Airways, British Airways Airbus A320, British Army, By, Canadian, Climate Emergency, December, El Al, El Al Flight, February, Frankfurt
related to Accidents and incidents · 76
Heathrow Airport → Airbus A340-311, Airspeed Ambassador, All, April, Australia, Avro Vulcan, BA038, Barbara Harrison, BEA, BEA Vickers Vanguard, BEA Vickers Viking, BEA Vickers Viscount, BEA548, Beijing, BKS Air Transport, BOAC, BOAC Flight, Boeing, British Airways, British Airways Boeing
related to Regulation · 43
Heathrow Airport → ACL, Airport Co-ordination Limited, American Airlines, April, Bermuda II, British Airways, CAA, CDPQ, Civil Aviation Authority, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, FGP, Following Brexit, From, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Heathrow, Heathrow Airport Holdings, In, In April
related to overview · 25
Heathrow Airport → Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, British Airways, Charles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, December, Denver International Airport, Dominant, Dubai International Airport, Europe, European, Frankfurt Airport, Gaulle, Gaulle Airport, Hartsfield, Heathrow, In, Istanbul Airport, Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Jackson Atlanta International Airport
related to Flight movements · 19
Heathrow Airport → Air, Aircraft, As, Considerable, Cranford Agreement, Hampshire, Heathrow, Heathrow Airport Limited, Heathrow Approach Control, Heathrow Tower, Heathrow's, Hillingdon Council, In, London, Occasionally, Once, Swanwick, To, When
related to Other facilities · 17
Heathrow Airport → At, BA, BAA Limited, British Airways, Compass Centre, Harmondsworth, Heathrow, Heathrow Airport Holdings, Heathrow's, June, Previously International Airlines Group, Scandinavian Airlines, Speedbird House, The, The World Business Centre, Waterside, World Business Centre
related to Other incidents · 15
Heathrow Airport → December, Dreamliner, ELT, Ethiopian Airlines Boeing, From, Heathrow, Heathrow Pause, Heathrow Winter Resilience Enquiry, July, London, On, September, Some, The, There
related to Facilities · 12
Heathrow Airport → As, British Airways, From, Heathrow, In, It, JFK Airport, New York, The, These, UK's, Virgin Atlantic
related to history · 12
Heathrow Airport → Central Terminal Area, Chapel, CTA, Gatwick, London, London Airport, March, September, Sir Frederick Gibberd, St George's, Stansted, The
related to New transport proposals · 12
Heathrow Airport → Currently, Elizabeth Line, Heathrow, Heathrow Hub, High Speed, HS2, London, London Waterloo, March, Reading, This, Waterloo

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heathrow terminal airport british runway airways terminals airlines aircraft london passengers flights two flight air passenger four million third new

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Heathrow AirportAircraft movements473,9651.00infobox
Heathrow AirportAirport typePublic1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportBuilt1929; 97 years ago (1929)1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportCargo (tonnes)1,536,3851.00infobox
Heathrow AirportCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportDirectionDirection Length Surface m ft 09L/27R 3,902 12,802 Asphalt 09R/27L 3,660 12,008 Asphalt1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportElevation AMSL83 ft (25 m)1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportHub forBritish Airways1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportHub forVirgin Atlantic1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportLocationHillingdon, London, England1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportOpened25 March 1946; 80 years ago (1946-03-25)1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportOwner/OperatorHeathrow Airport Holdings1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportPassengersPassengers83,859,729 Rank (world)7thAircraft movements473,965 Cargo (tonnes)1,536,3851.00infobox
Heathrow AirportPassengers83,859,7291.00infobox
Heathrow AirportRank (world)7th1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportServesLondon1.00infobox
Heathrow AirportWebsiteheathrow.com1.00infobox

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