AirportsLondon Heathrow Airport is a large airport serving London, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LHR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LHR
- ICAO code
- EGLL
- City
- London
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.4707° N, 0.4599° W
- Elevation
- 25 m (83 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,901 m (12,799 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LHR means London Heathrow Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGLL. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.4707° N, 0.4599° W. It stands 25 metres (83 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
London Heathrow Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,901 metres (12,799 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L/27R | 3,901 m 12,799 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09R/27L | 3,658 m 12,001 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| London City AirportLondon | LCY | 36 km |
| London Gatwick AirportLondon | LGW | 41 km |
| London Luton AirportLuton, Luton | LTN | 45 km |
| London Stansted AirportLondon, Essex | STN | 66 km |
| London Southend AirportSouthend-on-Sea, Essex | SEN | 81 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,731 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,213 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,498 km | 7 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,540 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,760 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,883 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,592 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,021 km | 21 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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