We’ve compiled some of the amazing facts and figures behind the Heathrow Terminals and airfield! Enjoy!
Terminal 1
- Opened: 17th April 1968
- Area: 74,601 square metres
- Airlines: 17 including: BKS Air Transport, Cambiran Airlines, Brussels Airlines
- First flight: British Airways 5362 to Edinburgh
- Last flight: British Airways 970 departed to Hanover
- Closed: 30th June 2015
Other facts:
- Catered for approximately 13.8 million passengers on 123,000 flights annually;
- Over 60% of flights went to UK and EU countries;
- The terminal operated BA Concorde charter flights – champagne specials which simply flew around the Bay of Biscay and back again.
Terminal 1 Fact Sheet
Terminal 2
- Opened: 1955, and reopened in 2014
- Area: 40,000 square metres
- Airlines: 24 including: Virgin Atlantic, Air China, Egyptair, Swiss, Air New Zealand, Flybe
- First flight: United Airlines 958 from Chicago
Other facts:
- Terminal 2 was awarded for World’s Best Airport Terminal at Skytax’s World Airport Awards;
- Across the UK, Terminal 2 has supported 35,000 jobs;
- Terminal 2 is almost 4 times the size of Buckingham Palace.
Terminal 2 Fact Sheet
Terminal 3
- Opened: 13th November 1961
- Area: 98,962 square metres
- Airlines: 18 including: Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Qantas, American Airlines, Emirates, Delta, Finnair, Japan Airlines, Maroc Air.
Other facts:
- Over 15 million passengers travel through Terminal 3 every year, on over 76,000 flights;
- More than 45% of flights go to non-EU countries;
- The Terminal was originally called the “Oceanic Terminal”.
Terminal 3 Fact Sheet
Terminal 4
- Opened: 1st April 1986
- Area: 105,481 square metres
- Airlines: 35 including: Delta, KLM, Etihad Airlines, Air France, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air
Other facts:
- Heathrow Terminal 4 was originally the base for British Airways before they moved to Terminal 5 in 2008;
- It was opened by His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Princess Diana;
- The Terminal cost around £200 million to build.
Terminal 4 Fact Sheet
Terminal 5
- Opened: 14th March 2008
- Area: 353,020 square metres
- Airlines: British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines
- First flight: British Airways 026 arriving from Hong Kong
Other facts:
- Terminal 5 was rated Skytrax World’s Best Terminal for 5 years in a row between 2012-2016;
- 60,000 people were involved in building Terminal 5;
- At almost a quarter of a mile long, Terminal 5 is the equivalent length of 40 Routemaster double deck buses parked end to end.
Northern Runway
- Official names: 27R, 09L
- Length: 3,902m x 50m
Southern Runway
- Official names: 27R, 09L
- Length: 3,658m x 50m
Control Tower
- Opened: 1955
- Height: 87m (285ft)
