In 2019, it was the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic, the seventh busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic, and the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic. Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1929, but was developed into a much larger airport post-World War Two.
At that time the land consisted of farms, market gardens and orchards; there was a "Heathrow Farm" approximately where the modern Terminal 2 is situated, a "Heathrow Hall" and a "Heathrow House." This hamlet was largely along a country lane (Heathrow Road), which ran roughly along the east and south edges of the present central terminals area. Development of the whole Heathrow area as a much larger airport began in 1944.
The airport was opened on 25 March 1946 as London Airport and was renamed Heathrow Airport in 1966.
The busiest single destination in passenger numbers is New York, with over 3 million passengers flying between Heathrow and JFK Airport in 2013. In the 1950s, Heathrow had six runways, arranged in three pairs at different angles in the shape of a [with the permanent passenger terminal in the middle and the older terminal along the north edge of the field; two of its runways would always be within 30° of the wind direction.
Heathrow Airport, originally called London Airport until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England.
The airport was opened on 25 March 1946 as London Airport and was renamed Heathrow Airport in 1966.
The airport is the primary hub for British Airways and the primary operating base for Virgin Atlantic; in 2019, it handled a record 80.8 million passengers, a 0.9% increase from 2018, as well as 475,861 aircraft movements. In September 2012, the Government of the United Kingdom established the Airports Commission, an independent commission chaired by Sir Howard Davies to examine various options for increasing capacity at UK airports.
The busiest single destination in passenger numbers is New York, with over 3 million passengers flying between Heathrow and JFK Airport in 2013. In the 1950s, Heathrow had six runways, arranged in three pairs at different angles in the shape of a [with the permanent passenger terminal in the middle and the older terminal along the north edge of the field; two of its runways would always be within 30° of the wind direction.
In July 2015, the commission backed a third runway at Heathrow, which the government approved in October 2016.
In July 2015, the commission backed a third runway at Heathrow, which the government approved in October 2016.
Of Heathrow's 78 million passengers in 2017, 94% were international travellers; the remaining 6% were bound for (or arriving from) places in the UK.
The airport is the primary hub for British Airways and the primary operating base for Virgin Atlantic; in 2019, it handled a record 80.8 million passengers, a 0.9% increase from 2018, as well as 475,861 aircraft movements. In September 2012, the Government of the United Kingdom established the Airports Commission, an independent commission chaired by Sir Howard Davies to examine various options for increasing capacity at UK airports.
In 2019, it was the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic, the seventh busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic, and the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic. Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1929, but was developed into a much larger airport post-World War Two.
The airport is the primary hub for British Airways and the primary operating base for Virgin Atlantic; in 2019, it handled a record 80.8 million passengers, a 0.9% increase from 2018, as well as 475,861 aircraft movements. In September 2012, the Government of the United Kingdom established the Airports Commission, an independent commission chaired by Sir Howard Davies to examine various options for increasing capacity at UK airports.
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