Heathrow airport is owned and run by Heathrow Airport Limited, a subsidiary company of BAA plc, the world's largest privatized airports company.
Heathrow is the busiest international airport in the world, handling 58 million passengers on more than 420,000 flights a year, with over 95 airlines flying to more than 185 destinations worldwide.

Heathrow airport is situated 15 miles west of central London. It has four terminals and two main runways.

London Heathrow Airport has four terminals Terminal 1 is for all domestic flights, most UK airline departures to Europe plus EL AL and South African Airways flights. Terminal 2 is for most non-UK carriers' flights to Europe and some long haul destinations. Terminal 3 is the long haul terminal for US, South American, Asian and Asia Pacific airlines plus most African carriers. Terminal 4 is for British Airways long haul and Concorde flights and BA flights to Amsterdam, Athens, Paris, Moscow and Tel Aviv. KLM and Qantas also use T4.

Heathrow airport is situated 15 miles west of central London. It has four terminals and two main runways.
There are many ways of reaching Heathrow including a wide network of coach services and local buses, London Underground and the new Heathrow Express.

Bus: Most bus services arrive at the central Bus Station in the main airport area between Terminals 1, 2 & 3. Pedestrian access to the terminals is signposted. A limited number of services additionally stop at Terminal 4.

Getting to Heathrow by train: Train Heathrow has two rail services from central London. In addition to the London Underground ( "the tube" ) is the Heathrow Express train service from London Paddington station.

There are many ways of reaching Heathrow including a wide network of coach services and local buses, London Underground and the new Heathrow Express.

Heathrow's passenger terminals are grouped into two main areas. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 are in the Central Terminal Area; Terminal 4 is located on the southside of the airport. A frequent courtesy bus runs between each of the central area terminals and Terminal 4. Pedestrian subways link the three central terminals.