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Heathrow was the airport with the most international connections in the world in 2024. [9] Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1930 [10] but was developed into a much larger airport after World War II. It lies 14 miles (23 kilometres) west of Central London on a site that covers 4.74 square miles (12.3 square kilometres).
Late 1950s: BEA Helicopters ran an experimental helicopter service to Heathrow Central from London's South Bank and other destinations. The roof gardens on top of the Queen's Building and Europa Terminal were popular with the public, and above the tunnel there was a ground enclosure from which sight-seeing flights operated.
Map of Heathrow Airport showing the original proposed extension and third runway; T1 and T2 operations have since merged into the new T2 terminal. In January 2009, the then Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon announced that the UK government supported the expansion of Heathrow by building a third runway, 2,200 m (7,218 ft) long serving a new passenger terminal, a hub for public and private ...
British Airways Flight 38 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, to Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, an 8,100-kilometre (4,400 nmi; 5,000 mi) trip.
Heathrow Terminal 2, also known as The Queen's Terminal, is an airport terminal at Heathrow Airport, the main airport serving London, United Kingdom. The new development was originally named Heathrow East Terminal, and occupies the sites where the previous Terminal 2 and the Queens Building stood.
Heathrow Terminal 5 Terminal 5A exterior Location within Greater London Alternative names Terminal 5, British Airways Terminal 5, T5 General information Status Completed Type Airport terminal Location Junction 14 of the M25 off the A3044 Address Harmondsworth, Hounslow, TW6 2GA Coordinates 51°28′22″N 0°29′15″W / 51.47278°N 0.48756°W / 51.47278; -0.48756 Elevation 22 m ...
Heathrow Terminal 3 is an airport terminal at Heathrow Airport, serving London, the capital city of the United Kingdom.Terminal 3 is currently used as one of the main global hubs of the International Airlines Group members British Airways (alongside Terminal 5) and Iberia since 12 July 2022.
The bombing took place just three days after the murder of Yvonne Fletcher and wounding of 11 anti-Gaddafi demonstrators in the street by machine gun fire from the Libyan Embassy in London. Libyan Arab Airlines used Terminal 2 for its flights into London Heathrow, which raised suspicion as to whether the two events were related.