How much does it cost to land a plane at Heathrow?

The average maximum per-passenger fee will drop from £31.57 this year to £25.43 in 2024, and should stay flat until at least 2026. Heathrow was campaigning to have the landing fee, which is paid by passengers as part of the cost of their ticket, as high as £40. The fee covers things like security and handling luggage.



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Heathrow has argued it needs higher fees to provide a good service, pay its shareholders returns and fund investment such as new security scanners which mean liquids can stay in bags and a modern baggage system for one of its terminals.

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Heathrow takes in about 1,300 planes a day. In the rush hour, air traffic controllers sometimes have to land one plane every 45 seconds. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remains the busiest airport in the world with 5.2 million seats in September 2023. The composition of the Global Top 10 Busiest Airports is also the same as last month but there are a few changes to the rankings.

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Take a look at the complete list of the 10 busiest international airports for July 2023:
  • Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport—5,519,067 seats.
  • Dubai International Airport—4,907,003 seats.
  • Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)—4,580,855 seats.
  • Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport—4,400,744 seats.


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Today Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport and the hub of the civil aviation world. Over 67 million passengers travel through the airport annually on services offered by 90 airlines travelling to over 180 destinations in over 90 countries.

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Private flyers who own their own aircraft often pay fees to land at the airport. These fees can range from a couple of dollars to thousands of dollars. The fees are determined by a number of factors, such as the weight of the aircraft, the length of the runway, the type of aircraft, and even the type of fuel used.

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Airlines will fly more than 4.5 billion passengers this year to generate that $28 billion. That's an average of just over $6 of profit a passenger.

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Next time you board a flight, just imagine you're putting a $20 bill in the airline's tip jar. Profit per passenger at the seven largest U.S. airlines averaged $19.65 over the past four years—record-setting profitable years for airlines. In 2017, it stood at $17.75, based on airline earnings reports.

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The cheapest day to fly to London is on a Tuesday, saving up to $33.

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“There's still a lot of pent-up demand for travel going back to the pandemic,” explains Kayak's UK country manager, Evan Day. “And that demand - combined with rising inflation and high fuel costs - has kept flight prices high.”

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The Best Airports in the World 2023
  • Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) It's no surprise this picturesque airport has clinched the top spot. ...
  • Tokyo Haneda (HND) ...
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) ...
  • Madrid Barajas Airport(MAD) ...
  • Kansai International Airport (KIX) ...
  • Dubai International Airport (DXB)


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The busiest airport in the United States is Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). The Atlanta airport is also the No. 1 busiest airport in the world. In 2022, 45.4 million passengers boarded commercial aircraft in Atlanta, according to the FAA.

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