London Heathrow
London, GB.
- Code
- LHR
- Position
- 51.470, -0.454
- Runway
- 3,353 m paved from 1945, 3,902 m paved from 1970
- Capacity
- About 5,200 movements a week, 62 stands, terminal generation 3
- 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: Terminal 1 opened 6 November 1968; main runways extended in 1970 for the 747 (History of Heathrow Airport). Capacity, passenger and weather figures are estimates.