LHR — London Heathrow Airport
Britain's main airport, opened to civil traffic in 1946 on a former airfield west of London. Its terminals sit boxed in between two parallel runways.
The airport
- City
- London
- Country/region
- United Kingdom
- Runway
- 3,902 m
- Slots
- 270
- Open
- 1946 onwards
- International flights
- Accepted
- Playable in
- European Liberalization · European Liberalization to Modern · Europe Modern
Its 3,902 m runway takes 182 of the game's 182 aircraft types — up to the Airbus A380-800.
About London
Capital of the United Kingdom and the historic centre of world finance and aviation. Its scale, empire-era connections and financial district make it Europe's densest long-haul market.
Population about 8,200,000 at the game's 2010 snapshot.
London is a business market: its traffic comes from companies and connections rather than from holidays, which rewards frequency over seat count.