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LHR London Heathrow Airport

Local timeUTC+0Europe/London
Runways2longest 12,799 ft3,901 m
Elevation83 ft25 mabove sea level
CodesLHR · EGLLIATA · ICAO

Photo: Warren Rohner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of London Heathrow Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 09L/27R: 12,799 ft (3,901 m), asphaltRunway 09R/27L: 12,001 ft (3,658 m), asphalt09L27R09R27L1 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
09L/27R
90° / 270° true		 12,799 ft3,901 m164 ft50 masphalt · lit
09R/27L
90° / 270° true		 12,001 ft3,658 m164 ft50 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates51.5°N, 0.5°W (51.4707, -0.4599)
RegionEngland, United Kingdom
Time zoneEurope/London: UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
Official sitewww.heathrow.com/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from LHR to 19 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRUCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDLHR
HubDistanceFrom LHRTo LHR
Paris CDG348 km216 mi1 h 25 min1 h 30 min
Frankfurt FRA654 km406 mi1 h 45 min1 h 50 min
Istanbul IST2,487 km1,546 mi3 h 40 min4 h 10 min
Doha DOH5,241 km3,257 mi6 h 35 min7 h 30 min
Dubai DXB5,498 km3,417 mi6 h 50 min7 h 50 min
New York JFK5,540 km3,442 mi7 h 55 min6 h 50 min
Toronto YYZ5,707 km3,546 mi8 h 05 min7 h 05 min
Chicago ORD6,344 km3,942 mi8 h 50 min7 h 45 min
Delhi DEL6,731 km4,183 mi8 h 05 min9 h 25 min
Atlanta ATL6,761 km4,201 mi9 h 25 min8 h 10 min
Beijing PEK8,154 km5,067 mi9 h 50 min10 h 50 min
Los Angeles LAX8,760 km5,443 mi11 h 35 min10 h 25 min
Mexico City MEX8,904 km5,533 mi12 h10 h 30 min
Johannesburg JNB9,075 km5,639 mi11 h 10 min11 h 35 min
São Paulo GRU9,460 km5,878 mi12 h 05 min11 h 30 min
Tokyo HND9,592 km5,960 mi11 h 35 min12 h 20 min
Hong Kong HKG9,630 km5,984 mi11 h 20 min12 h 45 min
Singapore SIN10,883 km6,762 mi12 h 40 min14 h 15 min
Sydney SYD17,021 km10,576 mi19 h 30 min21 h 20 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
London LCY
London City Airport		36 km22 mi E
London LGW
London Gatwick Airport		41 km25 mi SSE
London LTN
London Luton Airport		45 km28 mi N
London STN
London Stansted Airport		66 km41 mi NE
Southend-on-Sea, Essex SEN
London Southend Airport		81 km50 mi E
Southampton SOU
Southampton Airport		85 km53 mi SW
Bournemouth BOH
Bournemouth Airport		123 km77 mi SW
Birmingham BHX
Birmingham Airport		140 km87 mi NW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

483 hours
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22312 hours

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Route guides from LHR

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ATIS (recorded airport information)Heathrow ATIS113.750
ATIS (recorded airport information)Heathrow ATIS (Arrival)115.100
ATIS (recorded airport information)Heathrow ATIS (Departure)121.935
ATIS (recorded airport information)Heathrow ATIS128.075
Clearance deliveryHeathrow Delivery121.975
DIRHeathrow Director119.725
DIRHeathrow Director120.400
DIRHeathrow Director127.525
DIRHeathrow Director134.975
GroundHeathrow Ground121.700
GroundHeathrow Ground121.850
GroundHeathrow Ground121.900
TowerHeathrow Tower118.500
TowerHeathrow Tower118.700
TowerHeathrow Tower124.475

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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