EGLL · LHR

London Heathrow Airport

London Heathrow Airport (EGLL / LHR) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving London, England. The field lies at 83 ft (25 m) above sea level and has two parallel runways, the longest 12,799 ft (3,901 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is RAF Northolt (NHT), 5 nm NNE.

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Location

Elevation
83 ft (25 m)
Coordinates
51.4707, -0.4599
Serving
London
Region
England
Time zone
Europe/London

Runways2 · longest 12,799 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
09L/27R12,799 ft3,901 m164 ftAsphaltLit
09R/27L12,001 ft3,658 m164 ftAsphaltLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
NHTRAF Northolt · 5 nm NNE
Airfields within 25 nm
16

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.