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London Airport may refer to:

in London, England, United Kingdom (sorted by size):

• London Heathrow Airport (known as London Airport until 1966), used for commercial aviation
• London Gatwick Airport, in Crawley, West Sussex, used for commercial aviation
• London Stansted Airport, in Uttlesford, Essex, used for commercial and general aviation
• London Luton Airport, in Luton, Bedfordshire, used for commercial and business aviation
• London City Airport, used for commercial and business aviation
• London Biggin Hill Airport, used for business aviation
• London Southend Airport, in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, used for general aviation
• London Oxford Airport, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, used for general aviation
• London Ashford Airport, in Lydd, Kent, used for general aviation
• Closed:
  • Croydon Airport 1920-1959
  • Heston Airport 1929-1947

in Scotland, United Kingdom:

• Eday Airport, also known as London Airport, located near the Bay of London

in Canada:

• London International Airport, in London, Ontario
• London/Chapeskie Field Airport, in London, Ontario

in the United States:

• London-Corbin Airport, in London, Kentucky

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London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), located in London, England, is the principal and biggest airport serving the United Kingdom. Heathrow is also Europe's busiest airport for passenger traffic, and handles more international passenger traffic than any other airport in the world.^[1] Heathrow is owned and operated by BAA Limited, which also owns/operates six other UK airports^[2] and is itself owned by an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.^[3] Heathrow is the primary hub of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic and a major hub for bmi.

Located 15 miles (24 km) west of Central London, England, Heathrow has two parallel main runways running east-west and five terminals. The site covers 12.14 square kilometres (4.69 square miles). Terminal 5 was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 14 March 2008 and opened to passengers on 27 March 2008. Construction of Heathrow East to replace Terminal 2 and The Queens Building is planned to start in 2008 and be completed by 2012, and Terminals 3 and 4 will be refurbished during this period.^[4] In November 2007 a consultation process began for the building of a new third runway.

Heathrow Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P527) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.^[5]

[change] Runway use

Heathrow airport currently has 2 operation runways. These are:

• Northern runway (09L/27R)
• Southern runway (09R/27L).

Currently, 1 runway is used for takeoff and another used for landing depending on the approach path used at the time. Approach plans are normally cycled between 2 options at 12 hour intervals in order to reduce noise and environmental impacts for residents. In the future, BAA are considering switching to "Mixed mode" where both runways are used for landing and takeoff. This would boost capacity.

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