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London Heathrow AirportIATA code LHR

London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) is the primary air passenger gateway serving London, United Kingdom in Europe. Originfacts tracks 12 direct destinations across 4 countries departing from LHR.

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Serves
London, United Kingdom
Codes
LHR · EGLL
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
Europe/London
Region
Europe
Airport record, updated 4 Sept 2026Route records, updated 21 May 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Travelpayouts fares, 5 Oct 2026NASA POWER climate, 2016–2025Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) is the primary air passenger gateway serving London, United Kingdom in Europe. Operating on Europe/London local time at coordinates 51.470°, -0.450°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 12 destinations across 4 countries departing from LHR, with primary carrier operations including Singapore Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Kuwait Airways, connecting key routes to Bangkok, Boston, New York and Los Angeles. Passengers traveling through London Heathrow Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into London, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.

London Heathrow Airport details

Airport record · 4 Sept 2026
IATA code
LHR
ICAO code
EGLL
City
London
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Europe
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.471°, -0.460°
From OurAirports
Official website
heathrow.com (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 4 Sept 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against London Heathrow Airport’s own pages.

LHR airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
25 m (83 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
31 May 1946
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator
Heathrow Airport Holdings
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Owner
Heathrow Airport Holdings
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2024
83.9 million
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing aci.aero (opens in a new tab)
Named after
London, Heathrow
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
London City Airport LCY · 36 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at LHR

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

2 open runways, all lit. Longest 09L/27R: 3,901 m, asphalt.

Runways at LHR: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
09L/27R3,901 m12,799 ft50 masphalt
09R/27L3,658 m12,001 ft50 masphalt

Airlines and destinations from LHR

Travelpayouts · 5 Oct 2026

Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from LHR in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.

Nonstop fares from LHR to 173 destinations in 81 countries, on 53 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for LHR are listed separately below.

Airlines named on the fares

The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.

Destinations by country

United States (17)
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle
Spain (10)
Barcelona, Bilbao, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Palma, Santiago De Compostela, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia
Italy (9)
Bologna, Florence, Milan, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Pisa, Rome, Venice
Germany (7)
Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart
Greece (7)
Athens, Chania, Heraklion, Kerkyra, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Thira
United Kingdom (7)
Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester, Newcastle
China (6)
Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan
France (5)
Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Toulouse
India (5)
Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi
Canada (4)
Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
Australia (3)
Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Croatia (3)
Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb
Ireland (3)
Cork, Dublin, Shannon
Portugal (3)
Faro, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada
Switzerland (3)
Basel, Geneva, Zurich
Turkiye (3)
Bodrum, Dalaman, Istanbul
Austria (2)
Salzburg, Vienna
Bangladesh (2)
Dhaka, Sylhet
Cyprus (2)
Larnaca, Paphos
Denmark (2)
Billund, Copenhagen
Mexico (2)
Cancun, Mexico City
Morocco (2)
Casablanca, Marrakech
Nigeria (2)
Abuja, Lagos
Norway (2)
Oslo, Tromso
Poland (2)
Krakow, Warsaw
South Africa (2)
Cape Town, Johannesburg
Sweden (2)
Gothenburg, Stockholm
United Arab Emirates (2)
Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Vietnam (2)
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Albania (1)
Tirana
Algeria (1)
Algiers
Argentina (1)
Buenos Aires
Azerbaijan (1)
Baku
Bahamas (1)
Nassau
Bahrain (1)
Manama
Barbados (1)
Bridgetown
Belgium (1)
Brussels
Bermuda (1)
Bermuda
Brazil (1)
Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria (1)
Sofia
Cayman Islands (1)
Georgetown
Chile (1)
Santiago
Colombia (1)
Bogota
Costa Rica (1)
San Jose
Czech Republic (1)
Prague
Egypt (1)
Cairo
Ethiopia (1)
Addis Ababa
Finland (1)
Helsinki
Georgia (1)
Tbilisi
Ghana (1)
Accra
Gibraltar (1)
Gibraltar
Grenada (1)
St. George's
Hong Kong (1)
Hong Kong
Hungary (1)
Budapest
Iceland (1)
Reykjavik
Isle of Man (1)
Isle Of Man
Jamaica (1)
Montego Bay
Japan (1)
Tokyo
Jersey (1)
Jersey
Kazakhstan (1)
Almaty
Kenya (1)
Nairobi
Luxembourg (1)
Luxembourg
Malaysia (1)
Kuala Lumpur
Maldives (1)
Male
Malta (1)
Malta
Netherlands (1)
Amsterdam
Oman (1)
Muscat
Pakistan (1)
Islamabad
Qatar (1)
Doha
Romania (1)
Bucharest
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
St Vincent
Saudi Arabia (1)
Jeddah
Serbia (1)
Belgrade
Singapore (1)
Singapore
Slovenia (1)
Ljubljana
South Korea (1)
Seoul
Sri Lanka (1)
Colombo
Taiwan (1)
Taipei
Thailand (1)
Phuket
Tunisia (1)
Tunis
Uzbekistan (1)
Tashkent

Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from LHR.

Check schedules with the airline or London Heathrow Airport before you book.

Airlines on routes from LHR

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The airlines listed on the 12 routes Originfacts tracks from LHR. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not London Heathrow Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at London Heathrow Airport.

Routes from LHR

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The 12 routes Originfacts tracks from LHR so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not London Heathrow Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.

Full list of destinations: heathrow.com (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)

Airlines with a hub at LHR

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names LHR, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where LHR is

Calculated

23 km west

London Heathrow Airport lies 23 km west of London city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at LHR

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into London, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against London Heathrow Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:heathrow.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Climate at LHR, month by month

NASA POWER · 2016–2025

Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 51.47°, -0.45° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.

Warmest: July (average high 24°C). Coolest: January (7°C high, 1°C low). Wettest: October (84 mm); driest: April (41 mm).

Average daily high and low temperature and average monthly precipitation at LHR, 2016–2025
MonthHighLowRain
Jan7°C1°C70 mm
Feb9°C2°C58 mm
Mar11°C3°C62 mm
Apr14°C4°C41 mm
May18°C7°C48 mm
Jun21°C11°C59 mm
Jul24°C13°C54 mm
Aug24°C13°C53 mm
Sep21°C11°C56 mm
Oct16°C8°C84 mm
Nov11°C4°C80 mm
Dec8°C4°C82 mm

Airports near London

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

London Heathrow Airport: common questions

Where is London Heathrow Airport?

London Heathrow Airport serves London, United Kingdom. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 51.471°, -0.460°.

What are the airport codes for London Heathrow Airport?

The IATA code is LHR and the ICAO code is EGLL.

What time zone is LHR in?

London Heathrow Airport is in the Europe/London time zone.

What is the official website of London Heathrow Airport?

The airport’s official website is heathrow.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

Which airlines are listed on routes from LHR?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list Singapore Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kuwait Airways, Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Air Canada and Qantas on routes from LHR. This is not a complete list of airlines at London Heathrow Airport; check current schedules with the airline.

Where can you fly from LHR?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include 12 routes from LHR so far, to 12 destinations in 4 countries: Bangkok, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Chicago, New York, Montreal, Calgary, Toronto and Singapore. These are the routes Originfacts tracks, not London Heathrow Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (heathrow.com) or the airlines.

How many runways does London Heathrow Airport have?

OurAirports lists 2 open runways at LHR: 09L/27R (3,901 m (12,799 ft), asphalt); 09R/27L (3,658 m (12,001 ft), asphalt).

Where can you fly nonstop from LHR?

Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from LHR to 173 destinations in 81 countries, the most in United States (17), Spain (10) and Italy (9). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.

When did London Heathrow Airport open?

Wikidata gives 31 May 1946 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use London Heathrow Airport?

Wikidata records 83.9 million passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.

Who operates London Heathrow Airport?

Per Wikidata, LHR is operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which also owns it.

Which airlines have a hub at LHR?

Wikidata lists LHR as a hub of British Airways, Scandinavian Airlines Connect and Virgin Atlantic.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from London Heathrow Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)