Heathrow airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Heathrow Airport Holdings | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Heathrow Airport Limited | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Location | London Borough of Hillingdon | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | British Airways | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 83 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°28′39″N 000°27′41″W / 51.47750°N 0.46139°WCoordinates: 51°28′39″N 000°27′41″W / 51.47750°N 0.46139°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Passengers | 75,671,863 |
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| Passenger change 15-16 |
 1.0% |
| Aircraft movements | 473,199 |
| Movements change 15-16 |
0.2% |
Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL) is a major international airport in London, England. Heathrow is the third busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic (surpassed by Dubai International in 2014, and Hong Kong International in 2016), as well as the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic, and the sixth busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic. In 2016, it handled a record 75.7 million passengers, a 1.0% increase from 2015.
Heathrow lies 14 miles (23 km) west of Central London, and has two parallel east–west runways along with four operational terminals on a site that covers 12.27 square kilometres (4.74 sq mi). The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which itself is owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium led by Ferrovial that also includes Qatar Holding LLC, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, Alinda Capital Partners, China Investment Corporation and Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). London Heathrow is the primary hub for British Airways and the primary operating base for Virgin Atlantic.
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