Figures are for the period October 2008 – September 2009

Total size of Heathrow Airport: 1,227 hectares

Number of runways: 2

Length of runways: Northern 3,902m x 45m. Southern 3,658m x 45m.

Annual air transport movements Oct 2008 – Sep 2009: 462,835

Daily average air transport movements: 1,268

Number of airlines: 92

Number of destinations served: 181

Most popular destinations:

• New York (JFK)
• Dubai
• Dublin
• Amsterdam
• Hong Kong

Total employment at Heathrow Airport: 72,000

Number of passengers arriving and departing per day: average 180,100 (split 50/50 between arriving and departing).

Number of passengers arriving and departing Oct 2008 – Sep 2009: 65.7 million

Busiest day on record (passenger numbers): 1 August 2004, with 227,284

Percentage of international passengers: 91.9% (60.4 million)

Percentage of domestic passengers: 8.1% (5.3 million)

Percentage of leisure travellers: 66.4%*

Percentage of business travellers: 33.6%*

Percentage of transfer passengers: 37%*

* Figures: BAA Retail profiler

Percentages of domestic, European, North American and other long haul passengers Oct 2008 – Sep 2009:

• Domestic – 8.1%
• Europe – 38.9%
• North Atlantic – 22.7%
• Other long haul – 30.3%

Passenger volume by terminal Oct 2008 – Sep 2009:

• Terminal 1 – 11.7 million
• Terminal 2 – 5.2 million
• Terminal 3 – 19.7 million
• Terminal 4 – 4.7 million
• Terminal 5 – 24.4 million

Total airport passenger volume: 65.7 million.

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