Heathrow at a glance

Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport.

Operating hours: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Opened: 1946 (Terminal 1 - 1969, Terminal 2 - 1955, Terminal 3 - 1961, Terminal 4 -1986)

Runways: Two - Northern 3,902m long by 45m wide, Southern 3,658m long by 45m wide

Terminals: Four, with Terminal 5 to open in 2008

Airlines: 87

Destinations: 192

Air transport movements per year: 468,000

Passengers in 2005: 67.7 million

Passenger volume per terminal in 2005: T1 – 24.3m (of which domestic passengers 9.8m and international 14.5m) T2 – 8.9m T3 – 18.8m T4 15.6m

Number of passengers a day arriving and departing: average 186,000

Busiest day ever recorded: 226,000 passengers (July 18 2004)

Passenger profile: AB: 47%; C1: 43%; C2: 7%; DE: 3%

Areas per terminal (excluding piers and Flight Connection Centre): T1 74,601m2, T2 49,654m2, T3 98,962m², T4 105,481m2

Total retail space: 48,000m²

Rail links: Heathrow Express - 15 minutes to London; www.heathrowexpress.com.

Heathrow Connect – 30 minutes to Central London, stopping at intermediate stations; www.heathrowconnect.com

Underground Piccadilly Line – 50-60 minutes to Central London

Number of bus routes serving Heathrow: 30

Number of destinations served by National Express coaches from Heathrow: more than 500
People signed up to Heathrow Airport Carshare: 4,700 www.airportcarshare.co.uk 

Percentage of passengers using public transport to get to Heathrow (2003 CAA Survey): 35.5%

Employs: 68,000 (4,500 are BAA Heathrow employees). 77,000 including T5 and British Airways Waterside.

Jobs around country related to Heathrow: 200,000

Number of visitors to London using Heathrow per annum: 30 million (8% of London’s GDP)

Air cargo per year: 1.3 million tonnes per year

Status: World's busiest international airport. The most weekly non-stop departures to international destinations.