Heathrow Airport Flight Arrivals        Heathrow Airport Flight Departures  Buses, Coaches, Shuttles                        Heathrow Airport Taxi / Cabs          Heathrow Airport Parking                      Heathrow Airport Trains and Tubes    London Heathrow Airport                                                                            The world's busiest airport handles over 67 Million passengers per year ! Around 90 airlines fly from Heathrow to over 180 locations worldwide, carrying nearly 67 million passengers and 1.3 million tonnes of cargo each year. Heathrow has five terminals, two main runways, and a cross wind runway.  London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the largest airport in the United Kingdom. It is the fourth busiest airport in the world, In terms of total passenger traffic and it handles more international passengers than any other airport in the world. It is also the busiest airport in the European Union in terms of passenger traffic and the second busiest in Europe in terms of traffic movements, second to Paris CDG airport in Paris, France. The airport is owned and operated by BAA, who also own and operate five other UK airports. Heathrow is a primary hub for BMI and British Airways, and is a base for Virgin Atlantic Airways. Heathrow is 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) west of Central London, and has two parallel main runways spanning east-to-west and four operational terminals. The site covers 12.14 square kilometers (4.69 sq mi).