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| Heathrow Airport | |||
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| IATA: LHR – ICAO: EGLL – WMO: 03772 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Heathrow Airport Holdings | ||
| Operator | Heathrow Airport Limited | ||
| Serves | London, England | ||
| Location | Near Longford in Hillingdon borough, London | ||
| Hub for | British Airways | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 83 ft / 25 m | ||
| Coordinates | 51°28′39″N 000°27′41″W / 51.47750°N 0.46139°WCoordinates: 51°28′39″N 000°27′41″W / 51.47750°N 0.46139°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09L/27R | 3,902 | 12,802 | Grooved asphalt |
| 09R/27L | 3,660 | 12,008 | Groovedasphalt |
| Statistics (2018) | |||
| Passengers | 80,102,017 | ||
| Passenger change 17-18 |  2.7% | ||
| Aircraft movements | 480,339 | ||
| Movements change 17-18 | 0.9% | ||
| Sources: Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority | |||
London Heathrow Airport, or Heathrow, is the main, and busiest 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.
Heathrow is owned and operated by BAA Limited, which also owns/operates six other UK airports and is itself owned by an international group led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group. Heathrow is the main hub of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
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