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London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
London, United Kingdom · ICAO EGLL · Large airport
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2Runwayspaved runways
118,160Annual departuresscheduled flights / yr
312Direct connectionsdestinations served
83ftElevationabove sea level
51.47, -0.46Coordinateslatitude / longitude
22:11 Europe/LondonTime zonecurrent local time
22,300,768People within 100 kmcatchment area
London Heathrow Airport (LHR / EGLL) is large airport serving London in United Kingdom. It sits at 51.471, -0.460, 83 ft above sea level, with 2 runways. Around 22,300,768 people live in major cities within 100 km.
Catchment area
London Heathrow Airport serves a catchment area of approximately 22,300,768 people in major cities within 100 km (about 28,508,329 within 150 km). This is our own calculation from airport coordinates and a global cities dataset.
Population in major cities (50k+) within each radius of the airport.
Major cities near London Heathrow Airport
Major cities within 100 km of the airport (its catchment area):
- Feltham 63,368 people · 4 km
- Hayes 93,928 people · 5 km
- Hounslow 103,337 people · 6 km
- Southall 78,253 people · 7 km
- Uxbridge 70,560 people · 8 km
- Twickenham 62,148 people · 9 km
- Slough 119,070 people · 10 km
- Walton upon Thames 66,566 people · 10 km
- Ruislip 58,217 people · 12 km
- Ealing 85,014 people · 12 km
Alternative airports near London
London City Airport
LCY · 36 km away
London Gatwick Airport
LGW · 41 km away
London Luton Airport
LTN · 45 km away
London Stansted Airport
STN · 67 km away
London Southend Airport
SEN · 81 km away
Southampton Airport
SOU · 85 km away
Local time and daylight
London
- Current time22:11
- Time zoneEurope/London
- Sunrise04:44
- Sunset21:13
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