Where is LHR airport?

LHR is a large airport in London, England, United Kingdom, at 51.4707, -0.4599, 25 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve London?

London has 6 airports: LHR, LGW, STN, LTN, LCY, SEN. The city code LON stands for all of them on tickets and in flight searches.

What time zone is LHR in?

LHR is in the Europe/London time zone, UTC / UTC+1 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use LHR?

83,884,572 passengers in 2024, according to Wikidata.

London Heathrow Airport opened in 1946.

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Large airport in London, United Kingdom.

IATA code: LHR
ICAO code: EGLL
City code: LON; All London airports
Passengers: 83,884,572; 2024 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 138; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC / UTC+1; Europe/London
Elevation: 25 m; 82 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,901 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with L

About LHR

London Heathrow Airport is a large airport serving London, United Kingdom. It opened in 1946 and is run by Heathrow Airport Holdings. 83,884,572 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 138 nonstop routes from LHR. On tickets, the city code LON covers it together with the other London airports.

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Busiest nonstop routes from LHR

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LHR → JFK	New York, United States	5,555 km	2,984,474
LHR → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	450 km	1,903,141
LHR → MAD	Madrid, Spain	1,243 km	1,550,044
LHR → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	371 km	1,460,366
LHR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	656 km	1,410,787
LHR → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	8,781 km	1,410,748
LHR → MUC	Munich, Germany	944 km	1,304,262
LHR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,493 km	1,281,925
LHR → ZRH	Zurich, Switzerland	790 km	1,147,298
LHR → CDG	Paris, France	348 km	1,121,802
LHR → LIS	Lisbon, Portugal	1,564 km	1,121,519
LHR → BOS	Boston, United States	5,255 km	1,082,778
LHR → MIA	Miami, United States	7,121 km	1,048,211
LHR → SFO	San Francisco, United States	8,638 km	1,040,938
LHR → ORD	Chicago, United States	6,362 km	1,036,729
LHR → GVA	Geneva, Switzerland	755 km	1,033,466
LHR → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	1,147 km	981,945
LHR → EWR	New York, United States	5,577 km	974,748
LHR → CPH	Copenhagen, Denmark	982 km	926,274
LHR → ATH	Athens, Greece	2,430 km	918,788
LHR → ARN	Stockholm, Sweden	1,466 km	860,923
LHR → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	7,645 km	856,971
LHR → VIE	Vienna, Austria	1,279 km	803,962
LHR → IAD	Washington, United States	5,917 km	800,971
LHR → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,776 km	756,478
LHR → FCO	Rome, Italy	1,446 km	728,767
LHR → OSL	Oslo, Norway	1,208 km	685,346
LHR → NCE	Nice, France	1,042 km	684,043
LHR → DUS	Düsseldorf, Germany	503 km	618,215
LHR → BER	Berlin, Germany	964 km	611,164
LHR → HAM	Hamburg, Germany	748 km	581,731
LHR → WAW	Warsaw, Poland	1,474 km	579,372
LHR → BRU	Brussels, Belgium	351 km	570,620
LHR → SEA	Seattle, United States	7,725 km	563,864
LHR → HEL	Helsinki, Finland	1,853 km	532,334
LHR → IAH	Houston, United States	7,780 km	510,582
LHR → GRU	Sao Paulo, Brazil	9,435 km	502,466
LHR → CLT	Charlotte, United States	6,425 km	498,778
LHR → LIN	Milan, Italy	982 km	476,974
LHR → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	5,705 km	440,122

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at LHR on flights to and from the US

BA British Airways · 30,087 flights
AA American Airlines · 14,706 flights
UA United Air Lines · 13,689 flights
VS Virgin Atlantic Airways · 13,559 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 7,023 flights
B6 JetBlue Airways · 2,159 flights
AS Alaska Airlines · 143 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Other airports in London

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
LGW	London Gatwick Airport	London	41 km
STN	London Stansted Airport	London	67 km
LTN	London Luton Airport	London	45 km
LCY	London City Airport	London	36 km
SEN	London Southend Airport	London	81 km

All London airports and the distances between them →

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SOU	Southampton Airport	Southampton, United Kingdom	85 km
BOH	Bournemouth Airport	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	123 km
BHX	Birmingham Airport	Birmingham, United Kingdom	140 km

Distance from LHR to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LHR → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,505 km	—
LHR → CDG	Paris, France	348 km	1,121,802
LHR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	656 km	1,410,787
LHR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,493 km	1,281,925
LHR → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	371 km	1,460,366
LHR → JFK	New York, United States	5,555 km	2,984,474
LHR → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,776 km	756,478
LHR → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	8,781 km	1,410,748
LHR → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,888 km	—
LHR → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,616 km	—
LHR → DOH	Doha, Qatar	5,247 km	—
LHR → HKG	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	9,647 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09L/27R	3,901 m	50 m	Asphalt	Yes
09R/27L	3,658 m	50 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

London, England, United Kingdom · 51.4707, -0.4599

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Questions

London Heathrow Airport has the IATA code LHR and the ICAO code EGLL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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