What improvements are planned for Heathrow Airport?

Plan overview
  • A new terminal building. To the west of Terminal 5 and the eventual demolition of Terminal 3 to make way for a series of new satellite terminals.
  • Transport. The creation of new public transport interchange points and the consolidation of parking facilities.
  • Surface access capacity. ...
  • Community. ...
  • Additional flights.




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Heathrow's plans for expansion at the airport with a third runway to the north-west of the existing two are currently supported by Government policy through the Airports National Policy Statement. Expansion at the airport would create tens of thousands of jobs and billions in economic benefits to the UK.

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As with other airports worldwide, Heathrow has been experiencing chaos due to staff shortages amid a summer rush as Covid-19 bans are being lifted.

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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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This resulted in luggage delays, long queues and delays for travellers with reduced mobility. As with other airports worldwide, Heathrow has been experiencing chaos due to staff shortages amid a summer rush as Covid-19 bans are being lifted.

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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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The airfield is managed by three FAA air traffic control towers. O'Hare has a voluntary nighttime (22:00–07:00) noise abatement program. Currently, O'Hare has the most runways of any civilian airport in the world, totaling eight.

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Plans appear to still be on pause, as other area airports increase capacity. Plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) have yet to resume following the rebound of international air traffic. The project and its associated new West Terminal will facilitate an additional 260,000 flights annually.

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In fact, Heathrow started to go in another direction, dropping most of its runways. It has had only two runways since the 1970s as the shorter strips couldn't keep up with the requirements of modern aircraft such as the new jets that were arriving on the scene.

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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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Heathrow's status as a world-class airport is down to the quality and the expertise of our colleagues and it's great to see the team's efforts to make this one of the best airports in the world recognised.

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Ultimately, Terminal 5 was completed on time and under budget, which for many seemed like an impossibility given previous projects. The success of this project was, unfortunately, overshadowed by much of the events surrounding the opening day.

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First opened officially as 'London Airport' in 1946 and renamed 'Heathrow' in 1966, today more than 78 million passengers travel through Heathrow Airport annually. Amid the ongoing legal fight over controversial plans to build a third runway by 2026, read more about the airport's history…

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Heathrow is already one of the biggest single sources of greenhouse gases in the UK, and yet government, big business and Heathrow plan to increase its contribution to climate breakdown by building a third runway. We all know we are in a climate emergency.

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Arguments Against Heathrow Expansion
  • 725,000 people already living under the flight path. ...
  • External Costs: Noise and air pollution would increase through expansion. ...
  • John Stewart, of the Airport Watch campaign, said Heathrow would become the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the country]


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