LHR Heathrow Airport Information
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Where is Heathrow Airport?
London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), or simply Heathrow Airport, is located west of central London, in the Borough of Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom.
LHR Airport has two parallel east–west runways along with four operational terminals. The newest, Terminal 5, opened in 2008. Construction of a new Terminal 2 complex began in 2009 with the first phase expected to open in 2014.
In 2012, London Heathrow Airport served 69,983,142 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the European Union, and the 3rd busiest in the world.
Heathrow Airport is the busiest of London's 6 airports, the others being London Gatwick Airport (LGW), London Stansted Airport (STN), London Luton Airport (LTN), London City Airport (LCY) and London Southend (SEN).
Together, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend, make London the busiest city airport system in the world, with a total of 133,666,888 passengers served in all 6 airports.
Airlines the world over fly to London, and Heathrow Airport is the primary hub of British Airways, BMI and Virgin Atlantic.
The top international cities served from London Heathrow Airport are Amsterdam, Athens, Boston, Chicago, Copenhagen, Delhi, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm, Toronto, Vienna, Washington DC and Zurich. LHR has flights to hundreds more cities.
Your best bet for a London Heathrow Airport transfer is the train. Details on all options are included in this guide.
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Distance from Heathrow Airport to City Centre or CBD
Internet at Heathrow Airport & WiFi Access
Yes, there is WiFi at Heathrow Airport, but it is a fee-based service, through Boingo.
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Other Items of Interest at Heathrow Airport
Allow 16-20 minutes travel time between Heathrow Airport's four terminals. Terminals 1 and 3 are a short walk from each other. Terminals 4 and 5 are served by free trains and buses.
Services at Heathrow Airport include:
- Free power pole charging stations - all departure lounges
- Luggage storage - ground floor, all terminals
- Servisair Executive Lounge (fee) - Terminals 1 and 3
- No.1 Traveller Lounge (fee) - Terminal 3
- Harrod's - all terminals
- Mobile apps
- Cell phone rental
To transfer to Gatwick Airport (LGW) or Stansted Airport (STN), see Travel Between Airports.
Heathrow Airport Departures and Arrivals Airlines
, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot Russian Airlines
, Air Algerie, Air Astana, Air Berlin
, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air India Limited, Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, ANA All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, bmi British Midland, British Airways, SN Brussels Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Croatia Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Delta Air Lines, Egyptair, El Al Israel Airlines, Emirates Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Flyhy Cargo Airlines, Formosa Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Gulf Air Bahrain, Iberia Airlines, Icelandair, Iran Air, JAL Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic, Jat Airways, Jet Airways, Kenya Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Malaysia Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Olympic Airlines, Oman Air, PIA Pakistan International, Qantas Airways, Qatar Airways, Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Jordanian, SATA International, Saudi Arabian Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SAA South African Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Swiss Airlines, Syrian Arab Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, TAM Brazilian Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Tarom, Thai Airways International, Transaero Airlines, Tunisair, Turkish Airlines, Turkmenhovayollary, United Airlines, US Airways, Uzbekistan Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and Vueling Airlines.Closest Airports to LHR Heathrow Airport
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Official LHR Heathrow Airport Website Links
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