How big is Terminal 5 at Heathrow?

Terminal 5 The terminal measures 353,020 square metres which is the same size as 50 football pitches. In 2021, 10.5 million passengers travelled through Terminal 5 on 92,925 flights.



In 2026, Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) remains one of the most impressive aviation structures in the world. The main terminal building, known as T5A, is massive, covering an area of 353,020 square meters. To put that in perspective, the entire T5 complex, which includes the main building and two satellite buildings (T5B and T5C), sits on a 260-hectare site—roughly the same size as London’s Hyde Park. The main building alone is nearly a quarter of a mile long. It was designed to handle an annual capacity of 30 million passengers and is the primary hub for British Airways. The facility includes 62 aircraft stands, a 4,000-space multi-story car park, and its own dedicated rail station for the Heathrow Express and Elizabeth Line. Its sheer scale once made it the largest construction site in Europe during its multi-year development.

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Terminal 5 at London Heathrow is the busiest airport terminal in the UK, with over 32 million passengers each year – more than Edinburgh Airport and Birmingham Airport combined.

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The whole Terminal 5 has five floors, each the size of ten football pitches, redefining the passenger experience at Heathrow Airport and setting new standards both in terminal design and customer satisfaction.

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The seating area around gate A10 is usually busy, but if you make your way to the north or south ends of the terminal building there are more seats and a bit of peace and quiet. Spend a tenner on food and drink and the experience isn't substantially different from that in the Galleries.

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Terminal 5, which opened on March 27, 2008, was designed by Rogers, Stirk, Harbour & Partners. It was built at a cost of £4.3 billion. It is exclusively used by British Airways and Iberia and has the capacity to handle more than 30 million customers a year.

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The peak times at London Heathrow Airport is from 10 AM to 1 PM, and 5 PM to 8 PM.

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Terminal 5 beat its international counterparts, winning “World's Best Airport Terminal” for the sixth time in its 11-year history, whilst Terminal 2 is close behind as fourth best globally. Overall, Heathrow maintained its position as one of the top 10 airports in the world.

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We recommend that you allow the following minimum connection times: 1 hour for connections within the same Heathrow terminal. 1 hour 30 minutes for connections that require travel between terminals at Heathrow.

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T5's computer system didn't recognise staff IDs. Doors that should have opened were locked, 17 out of the 18 terminal lifts were jammed, the transit system that moves passengers from the main terminal to the satellite terminal broke down, and the carousels, escalators, walkways and electronic screens all failed.

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Sofitel London Heathrow T5 is the only hotel with direct access to Heathrow Terminal 5 through a covered walkway, as well as a courtesy rail connection to Terminals 1, 2 and 3.

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Use the eGates for quicker entry a national of an EU country, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the USA.

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' No. Has the person who told you this ever been to Heathrow? Not only is the concept of precheck rarely to never seen outside the States, it's not in use at UK airports, period.

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Sit on the right. Heathrow has a westerly preference, meaning that you are more likely to fly in over central London, from the east towards the west. This happens around 70% of the time. This is due both to the prevailing wind direction and government policy to avoid take offs departing over more inhabited areas.

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Heathrow Terminal 1 is a disused airport terminal at London Heathrow Airport that was in operation between 1968 and 2015. When it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in April 1969 it was the largest new airport terminal in western Europe.

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It is never quiet in any meaningful sense. It runs at 98% capacity most of the time with flights landing & taking off every 30 seconds. Quiet & Heathrow don't really go together. Brittraveller: As far as I'm aware Sunday is almost always the busiest day of the week at Heathrow, particularly in summer.

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During the week, traffic between 7am and 9am can be busy and this is repeated again in the afternoon and evening, with a rush hour traffic period taking place between 4pm and 7pm. If you can avoid travelling to, from or around Heathrow Airport at these times, do so as it will save you a lot of stress.

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Until 2012 the terminal was used solely by British Airways. It was then exclusively used as one of the three global hubs of IAG, served by British Airways and Iberia until 12 July 2022, when Iberia moved all flights to Terminal 3, leaving British Airways as sole user again.

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British Airways operates from London Heathrow Terminal 3 and Terminal 5, as well as London City, London Gatwick and London Stansted airports. If you're not sure where your flight is departing from or arriving into you can use our Which London airport and terminal tool.

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