![]() ![]() It lies 14 miles (23 kilometres) west of Central London on a site that covers 12.27 square kilometres (4.74 square miles). Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1929 but was developed into a much larger airport after World War II. In 2022, it was the second-busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic and the second busiest airport in Europe. The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others being Gatwick, City, Luton, Stansted and Southend). Heathrow Airport ( / ˌ h iː θ ˈ r oʊ, ˈ h iː θ r oʊ/), called London Airport until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow ( IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), is the main international airport serving London, the capital of the United Kingdom. ![]()
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