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LHR · London, United Kingdom
--:--:-- · BST (UTC+01:00) · 51.4707° N, 0.4599° W
Heathrow Airport
Main airport serving London, England
Last updated Apr 30, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; live clock and weather values are request-time snapshots, not permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at May 7, 7:44 AM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--BST · UTC+01:00
Time zone
BST
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
24 km
Approximate distance to central London.
Official source
Heathrow Airport
Wikipedia / reference summary
Local airport time
--:--:--BST · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
24 km
Approximate distance to central London.
Nearby indexed airports: 5
Country capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
Not clearly stated
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Arrival bank
Early-day departures are most active right now, which usually means longer check-in, security, and curbside processing times.
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
London Heathrow Airport is a major commercial gateway for London, United Kingdom. London's built-up core sits roughly 24 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/London (UTC+01:00, BST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
London Heathrow Airport (LHR / EGLL) is at 51.4707° N, 0.4599° W, elevation 83 ft (25 m), serving London, United Kingdom.
Heathrow Airport, also known as London Heathrow Airport and named London Airport until 1966, is the primary and largest international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system.
London is in United Kingdom (capital London); regulated by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA); on Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00); working languages: English; currency: GBP (£).
Distance from central London: 24 km.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
See operational notes
LHR (EGLL) is a near sea-level field at 83 ft (25 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LHR sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
Civil aviation oversight for LHR runs through UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
These operational notes are synthesized from the airport summary source at Heathrow Airport, then blended with the local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These fields are the concrete signals that separate LHR from nearby airport-code pages: codes, field elevation, coordinates, route references, country peers, and source-backed operating context.
Airport identity
London Heathrow Airport · IATA LHR · ICAO EGLL
Field profile
near sea-level field · 83 ft (25 m) · large airport
Coordinates
51.4707° N, 0.4599° W · Northern high mid-latitudes
Clock anchor
Europe/London · BST · UTC+01:00
City access
24 km from central London
Route reference
London, Essex STN (55m) · Birmingham, West Midlands BHX (1h 1m) · Bristol BRS (1h 2m)
Country peers
BFS Belfast · BHX Birmingham, West Midlands · BRS Bristol · CWL Cardiff
Civil aviation authority
UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Example flight and gate labels are generated for display; local-time values use the timezone records shown on the page.
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| Destination | Route code | Estimated window | Arrival local time now |
|---|---|---|---|
| London, Essex | STN | 55m | 08:44 AM |
| Birmingham, West Midlands | BHX | 1h 1m | 08:44 AM |
| Bristol | BRS | 1h 2m | 08:44 AM |
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
London is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
London Heathrow Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
London Heathrow Airport is still useful as a route-planning anchor even when the current source summary does not spell out a long airline list, because nearby-airport context and time-zone differences are often what travelers need first.
The route timing references on this page are designed to answer the practical question behind most airport searches: if you leave or arrive here, what kind of cross-timezone planning burden are you taking on right away? The strongest current examples are London, Essex (STN), Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX), Bristol (BRS).
Planning checkpoints
Questions
London Heathrow Airport is in the Europe/London timezone (UTC+01:00, BST).
London Heathrow Airport uses IATA code LHR and ICAO code EGLL.
London Heathrow Airport is located in London, United Kingdom at coordinates 51.4707° N, 0.4599° W, with an elevation of 83 ft (25 m) (near sea-level field in the high mid-latitudes).
London Heathrow Airport sits roughly 24 km from the nearest mapped city center for London.
London, Essex (STN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m and an arrival-side local time of 08:44 AM.
London Heathrow Airport sits inside United Kingdom, where civil aviation oversight is led by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
LHR's curated peers in United Kingdom on this site include BFS Belfast, BHX Birmingham, West Midlands, BRS Bristol, plus 3 more.
