Heathrow (Great West) (Harmondsworth) (London)
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"Sharp-eyed viewers will notice that in all-time great Peter Sellers 1964 film Dr Strangelove the airfield map as seen in an office at the fictional Burpelson Air Force Base depicts Heathrow’s highly distinctive ‘Star of David’ layout, a very rare but perfectly understandable error from brilliant director Stanley Kubrick.
"| Also known as: | Great West Aerodrome / Harmondsworth Aerodrome / Heath Row (misspelling) / Heathrow Aerodrome / Heathrow Airport / London Airport / London Heathrow Airport / USAAF Station 574 |
| County: | Greater London |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened 28 June 1930 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / FAA / Civil (main user) / Civil (foreign) (main user) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Aircraft flight testing (main role) / Airliner (main role) / Fighter / Naval aviation / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
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- American Express
- AMT Coffee
- Apostrophe
- Armani Collezioni
- Arora Hotel Heathrow
- Bagel Street
- Bally
- Barbour
- Be Relax Spa & Lounge
- Beauty Studio
- Bite
- Boots
- BOSS
- Bottega Veneta
- Bradley Smith Hair Express Bar
- Bridge Bar and Eating House
- British Hotel Reservation Centre
- Bulgari
- Burberry
- Ca'puccino
- Caffe Italia Pronto
- Caffe Nero
- Carluccio's
- Cartier
- Case
- Cath Kidston
- Caviar House & Prunier Seafood
- Caviar House Oyster Bar
- Chanel
- Chez Gerard
- Chloe
- Chocolate Box
- Clarks
- Cocoon
- Collection
- Comfort Hotel Heathrow
- Costa
- David Clulow
- Dining Street Restaurant
- Dior
- Dixons Travel
- Dunhill
- EAT.
- Ermenegildo Zegna
- Escada
- Espresso
- Est
- Etro
- Excess Baggage Company
- Fendi
- Fortnum & Mason
- French Connection
- Garfunkel's
- Giraffe
- Giraffe Juice
- Glorious Britain
- Gordon Ramsay Plane Food
- Gucci
- Hackett
- Hamleys
- Harlequin Alehouse & Eatery
- Harrods
- Harrods GVC
- Harrods - Fine Watch Room
- Harrods Signature
- Heathrow Airport Holdings
- Hermes
- Hilton London Heathrow Airport Hotel
- HMV
- Holiday Inn Heathrow
- HUGO
- Huxleys
- Itsu
- Jack Wills
- JD
- Jimmy Choo
- Jo Malone London
- John Lewis
- Kate Spade New York
- Krispy Kreme
- Kurt Geiger
- L'Orchidee
- L.K.Bennett
- Lacoste
- Links of London
- London Airport Shuttle
- Longchamp
- Louis Vuitton
- M&S Simply Food
- M.A.C Cosmetics
- Mappin & Webb
- Michael Kors
- Millie's Cookies
- Montblanc
- Mulberry
- No1 Lounges
- Nokia
- Omega
- Park Inn Hotel Heathrow
- Paul Smith
- Paul Smith Globe
- Pink Shirtmaker
- Plaza Premium
- Post Office
- Prada
- Premier Inn Heathrow
- Pret A Manger
- Quality Hotel Heathrow
- Ralph Lauren
- Reiss
- Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
- rhubarb
- Rituals
- Roberto Cavalli
- Rolex
- Rolling Luggage
- Saint Laurent
- Salvatore Ferragamo
- Servisair
- Sheraton Heathrow Hotel
- Shoeshine Express
- Shoeshine.co
- SIM Local
- Simply Chocolate by World Duty Free
- Smythson
- Sofitel Heathrow
- Spectrum Interactive Limited
- Starbucks
- Stella McCartney
- Sunglass Hut
- Sunglasses Boutique
- Superdry
- Swarovski
- T5 Gallery
- Ted Baker
- The 5 Tuns
- The Bookshop by WHSmith
- The Crown Rivers
- The Globe Freehouse
- The Green Man
- The Harry PotterTM Shop
- The London 2012 Shop
- The Skylark
- The Three Bells
- The Tin Goose
- The Windsor Castle
- Thomas Cook
- Thomas Pink
- Tie Rack
- Tiffany & Co.
- Timberland
- Tod's
- Travelex
- Tumi
- V Bar
- Valentino
- Versace
- Vodafone
- Voyager Entertainment
- Watches of Switzerland
- WeKnowLondon
- Wetherspoon Express
- WHSmith
- WHSmith Bookshop
- World Duty Free
- World Duty Free Arrivals Store
- World of Whiskies
- YO! Sushi
- Yotel - London Heathrow
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Aviance UK
- BAA Limited
- BAA plc
- British Airports Authority
- Fairey Aviation Company
- Hayes & District Model Aero Club
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 Sqn
- No 5 EFTS
- No 781 Sqn
- Aegean Airlines
- Aer Lingus
- Aeroflot
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Aeromexico
- Air Algerie
- Air Astana
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air France
- Air India
- Air Jamaica
- Air Malta
- Air Mauritius
- Air Namibia
- Air New Zealand
- Air Nigeria
- Air Serbia
- Air Seychelles
- Air UK
- AirBaltic
- Alitalia
- All Nippon Airways
- American Airlines
- Arik Air
- Asiana Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- Avianca
- Azerbaijan Airlines
- Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
- BEA
- Beecham Imperial Aviation
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines
- BKS Air Transport
- Blue1
- BOAC
- British Airways
- British Airways Flight Training
- British Eagle
- British Mediterranean Airways
- Brussels Airlines
- Brymon Airways
- Bulgaria Air
- Canadian Airlines
- Caribbean Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- China Airlines
- China Eastern Airlines
- China Southern Airlines
- Clickair
- Continental Airlines
- Croatia Airlines
- Cyprus Airways
- Cyprus Turkish Airlines
- Czech Airlines
- Dan-Air
- Delta Air Lines
- East African Airways
- EgyptAir
- El Al
- Emirates
- Emirates SkyCargo
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- Eurowings
- EVA Air
- Finnair
- Garuda Indonesia
- Germanwings
- Gulf Air
- Hunting-Clan Air Transport
- Iberia
- Icelandair
- IDS Fanjets
- Iran Air
- Iraqi Airways
- ITA Airways
- Japan Airlines
- Jat Airways
- Jet Airways
- Kenya Airways
- KLM Cityhopper
- Korean Air
- Kuwait Airways
- Libyan Airlines
- Loganair
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Luxair
- Malaysia Airlines
- Malaysia-Singapore Airlines
- Malev Hungarian Airlines
- MAM Aviation
- Middle East Airlines
- Nigeria Airways
- Northwest Airlines
- Olympic Air
- Olympic Airlines
- Oman Air
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Pan Am
- Panair do Brasil
- Philippine Airlines
- Pulkovo
- Qantas
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- Royal Brunei Airlines
- Royal Jordanian
- SAS Braathens
- Saudia
- Scandinavian Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- Singapore Airlines Cargo
- South African Airways
- South West Aviation
- Spanair
- SriLankan Airlines
- Starways
- Sudan Airways
- Swiss International Air Lines
- Syrian Air
- TAM Airlines
- TAP Portugal
- TAROM
- Thai Airways International
- TMA Cargo
- Trans World Airlines
- Transaero
- Travel Service Airlines
- TUI Airways
- Tunisair
- Turkish Airlines
- Turkmenistan Airlines
- United Airlines
- US Airways
- Uzbekistan Airways
- Varig
- Viasa
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Virgin Express
- Vueling
The 1950s control tower, replaced in 2007, 4 April 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
The radar tower at Heathrow, 4 April 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
One of the British Airways hangars on the eastern side of the airport. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
A large cargo building near Terminal 4, 4 April 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
The British Midland maintenance hangar located on the eastern side of the airfield, 4 April 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
Terminal 2 at Heathrow looking east, 4 April 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
World Cargo Centre at Heathrow, 20 March 2010. © Richard Flagg
Cathedral Hangar at Heathrow, 20 March 2010. © Richard Flagg
British Airways World Cargo Centre at Heathrow, 20 March 2010. © Richard Flagg
London Heathrow Airport from the south, 11 October 2011. © Thomas Nugent and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
Looking east from the runway 09R threshold, 26 April 2015. © Richard Flagg
Owen Williams BOAC Headquarters Hangar at Heathrow, 26 April 2015. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Heathrow, 22 May 2016. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Heathrow, 22 May 2016. © Richard Flagg
Terminal 5 at Heathrow, 22 May 2016. © Richard Flagg
Terminal 1 at Heathrow, 24 May 2016. © Richard Flagg
The new control tower at Heathrow, 24 May 2016. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Heathrow, 23 July 2016. © Richard Flagg
Terminal 3 at Heathrow, 10 March 2017. © Richard Flagg
Footage of the Royal Aeronautical Society's Garden Party at Heathrow, 1938. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of the Royal Aeronautical Society's Garden Party at Heathrow, 1938. Courtesy of British Pathé
Civil flying starts again at Heathrow, 1946. Courtesy of British Pathé
Heathrow's construction. Courtesy of AIRBOYD
Building London Airport, 1950. Courtesy of British Pathé
"London Airport's new look", 1955. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of Heathrow in the 1950s. Courtesy of thekinolibrary
Footage of Heathrow in the 1950s. Courtesy of thekinolibrary
London Airport, 1960. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of Heathrow in the 1960s. Courtesy of Johnny Burr
Field Aircraft Services at Heathrow, 1981-1983. Courtesy of ClassicAviationTV
Heathrow's control tower, 1955-2013. Courtesy of MrFlashjet Aviation Productions
A short history of Heathrow. Courtesy of Heathrow Airport