What is the terminal capacity of an airport?

Terminal capacity is explained in many different ways: from maximum throughput to a quality standard. According to ICAO it is the number of passengers and tonnes of cargo within a certain period of time which can be processed in the terminal building (4).



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Airport capacity is the maximum number of aircraft movements (take-offs and landings) that an airport can handle in a given period of time, under certain conditions.

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Arrival capacity is typically expressed as an hourly rate: the number of arriving aircraft the airport can handle per hour.

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) remains the busiest airport with 5.4 million seats in October 2023.

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Capacity-demand balance It indicates how well an airport can accommodate the desired level of traffic, and how much congestion, delay or inefficiency it may experience. A positive balance means that the airport has excess capacity, and can handle more traffic without compromising the quality of service.

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Heathrow Terminal 5 handles more passengers than any other terminal in the UK – even when busy single-terminal airports are included. In September an average of 100,000 passengers arrived or departed each day from T5, which is the main hub for British Airways.

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Heathrow is one of the busiest two-runway airports in the world with about 1,300 combined take-offs and landings a day under normal pre-Covid conditions.

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Airlines at Heathrow The smallest terminal is Terminal 2 with 40,000 square meters, while Terminal 5 takes the grand prize in size at over 353,000 square meters. Here is a list of the airlines featured at each terminal: Terminal 2—Aer Lingus, Icelandair, Eurowings, Star Alliance, and Flybe.

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Liquids are also limited to a size of 100ml and must be in a clear plastic bag. This requirement to remove items from hand luggage is now set to be lifted, and the 100ml liquid limit will be extended to 2 litres.

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Any liquids carried in hand luggage must be in containers no larger than 100ml (3.4 fl oz) and placed in a transparent, resealable plastic bag no larger than 20 cm x 20 cm (7.9 inches x 7.9 inches).

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According to the TSA's 3-1-1 rule, you can bring (in your carry-on baggage) as many 100ml containers of liquid that you can fit into a 1-quart (20mmX20mm) bag.

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