How do I check my flight terminal?

This can be found either in your email confirmation, or on the airline's website closer to the day of departure. The flight terminal is sometimes included on your boarding pass, along with the gate number, when you check in.



You can check your flight terminal by looking at your digital booking confirmation email or the airline's official app under "My Trips." Most airlines assign a terminal at the time of booking, but it is officially confirmed when you check in 24 hours before the flight. Additionally, searching your flight number (e.g., "BA123") on Google usually brings up a live status card showing the departure and arrival terminals. If you are already at the airport, the large "Departures" flight information screens (FIDS) will list your flight along with the specific terminal and gate number. It’s important to check this on the day of travel, as terminals can change due to operational needs.

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How do I find out my flight's terminal? To find out your flight's terminal, you generally just need to check your airline confirmation or flight itinerary. This can be found either in your email confirmation, or on the airline's website closer to the day of departure.

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To find out your flight's terminal, you generally just need to check your airline confirmation or flight itinerary. This can be found either in your email confirmation, or on the airline's website closer to the day of departure.

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Terminal 2 is set up to handle not only international flights, but also UK domestic and Irish flights, which is like Terminal 5 and unlike Terminals 3 and 4. Aer Lingus and Loganair serve UK domestic and Irish flights from this terminal.

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Terminal 3 is used by the majority of the members of the Oneworld airline alliance: American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qantas, Royal Jordanian, and SriLankan Airlines. British Airways, which mainly uses Terminal 5, also offers some flights from this terminal.

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Which airlines fly from Terminal 3 Heathrow?
  • American Airlines.
  • Cathay Pacific.
  • Delta Airlines.
  • Emirates.
  • Finnair.
  • Hainan Airlines.
  • Iberia Express.


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Heathrow Terminal One caters largely for domestic and Irish routes, as well as some European and long-haul flights. Fifteen airlines fly from terminal one, including Aer Lingus, bmi, British Airways and United Airlines. Terminal one handles over 25 million passengers a year.

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Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 is the base of operations for the remaining members of the SkyTeam alliance. These are China Eastern Airlines, ITA Airways, Kenya Airways, Korean Air, Saudia, TAROM and Vietnam Airlines. Meanwhile, oneworld's Malaysia Airlines, Royal Air Maroc and Qatar Airways are also present.

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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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You can walk between Terminals 2 and 3 via the pedestrian underpass. The route is well signposted and can be followed on our interactive Heathrow map. If you have an impairment or mobility difficulties, find out how to request assistance.

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* Flight numbers beginning with 'TOM' operate from North Terminal. Flight numbers beginning with 'BY' operate from South Terminal.

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An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from aircraft . A gate, or gatehouse, is an area of an airport that provides a waiting area for passengers before boarding their flight .

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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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Walking is only available between terminals 2 and 3 as they are located at the centre of Heathrow airport while the other terminals are significantly farther apart.

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  1. Check in online at Manage My Booking and print your boarding pass.
  2. Use the British Airways app to check in and download your boarding pass to your mobile device.
  3. Once at the airport, head straight to the Bag Drop area in Zones B, C and D to check in your bags.


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In June 2021, Terminal 4 reopened as a terminal for passengers arriving from red list countries only. The rail and underground station remained closed back then. On 23 February 2022, Heathrow CEO John Holland Kaye announced that Heathrow Terminal 4 was to reopen in time for the summer travel peak in July.

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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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When to arrive. We recommend getting to the airport three hours before your flight if you're travelling internationally, or two hours if you're travelling domestically or to Europe.

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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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The original T2, Heathrow's oldest passenger terminal operating since 1955, was closed in November 2009 and demolished a year later to enable the construction of a future-ready terminal in its place.

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