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London Northolt

London, GB.

Code

NHT

Position

51.553, -0.418

Runway

1,650 m paved

Capacity

About 1,300 movements a week, 12 stands, terminal generation 1

Weather

Worst month loses about 1.9% of flights

Confidence

estimated (to be verified). Coordinates agree with published sources to within about 2.5 km. Other figures are estimates unless the evidence below says otherwise.

Source: Coordinates from public geographic knowledge (rounded). BEA used Northolt as its main base from 1946 and moved to Heathrow from April 1950, all done by late 1954 (Wikipedia, British European Airways, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_European_Airways). Runway length and capacity are estimates.