MGM4274 London Heathrow Airport

London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
London, United Kingdom (GB)

Facts and figures
Size
Total size of Heathrow Airport: 1,227 hectares
Number of runways: 2
Length of runways: Northern 3,902m x 50m. Southern 3,658m x 50m.
Movements
Annual air transport movements in 2014: 470,695
Daily average air transport movements in 2014: 1,290
Aircraft stands
Number of aircraft stands served by an air bridge: 125
Number of remote stands: 40
Number of cargo stands: 12
Destinations and airlines
Number of airlines: 80
Number of destinations served: 185 (in 84 countries)
Most popular destinations
New York (JFK)
Dubai
Dublin
Hong Kong
Frankfurt
Passenger numbers
Number of passengers arriving and departing per day: average 201,000 (split 50/50 between arriving and departing)
Number of passengers arriving and departing in 2014: 73.4 million
Busiest day ever recorded (passenger numbers): 17 August 2014 with 241,412
Busiest year ever recorded (passenger numbers): 2014 with 73.4 million
Percentage of international passengers in 2014: 93% (68.1 million)
Percentage of domestic passengers in 2014: 7% (5.3 million)
Percentage of business travellers in 2014: 30% (22.2 million)
Percentage of other leisure travellers in 2014: 70% (51.2 million)
Percentage of transfer passengers in 2014: 36% (26.3 million)
Passenger volume by terminal (millions) 2014:
Terminal 1 – 9.8 million passengers on 81,696 flights
Terminal 2 – 6.2 million passengers on 41,481 flights
Terminal 3 – 16.6 million passengers on 82,801 flights
Terminal 4 – 9.2 million passengers on 54,567 flights
Terminal 5 – 31.6 million passengers on 207,859 flights
Cargo
Cargo volume in 2014: 1.50 million metric tonnes
Terminals
Terminal areas:
Terminal 1 – 74,601 square metres
Terminal 2 – 40,000 square metres
Terminal 3 – 98,962 square metres
Terminal 4 – 105,481 square metres
Terminal 5 – 353,020 square metres
Figures do not include Flight Connections Centre and passenger piers
Terminal openings:
Terminal 1 – 1968
Terminal 2 – 2014
Terminal