London Heathrow Airport (LHR / EGLL)
#7 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
500 flights through London Heathrow Airport (LHR / EGLL) in London, United Kingdom have been caught by people using this site. They were caught by 8 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
In the last 30 days our receivers heard 13,147 airline flights heading to London Heathrow Airport and 12,859 airline flights leaving it, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- EGLL
- IATA
- LHR
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Position
- 51.471, -0.462
- Catches
- 500
- Spotters
- 8
- arriving, 30 days
- 13147
- departing, 30 days
- 12859
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
London Heathrow Airport serves London. It sits 83 ft (25 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 12,799 ft (3,901 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
4 pilots visited London Heathrow Airport in the simulator, 27 visits in all. The latest was on November 10, 2026.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
- pilots
- 4
- visits
- 27
- last visit
- 2026-11-10
Captain
@lcameron — Resident · 24 days · since 2026-10-20
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Regulars
- @lcameron — Resident · 24 days · 2026-11-10
- @qt21 — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-11-10
- @leehall — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-10-28
- @neslin — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-10-25
Recently visited
- @lcameron — Resident · 24 days · 2026-11-10
- @qt21 — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-11-10
- @leehall — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-10-28
- @neslin — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-10-25
Race for captain
- Quoc: 1 day · 29 more days to take the seat (candidate)
- Lee Hall: 1 day · 29 more days to take the seat
- Neslin: 1 day · 29 more days to take the seat
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- Amsterdam (AMS) — 17 catches
- Edinburgh (EDI) — 16 catches
- Dublin (DUB) — 13 catches
- San Francisco (SFO) — 11 catches
- New York (JFK) — 11 catches
- Istanbul (IST) — 11 catches
- Houston (IAH) — 11 catches
- Chicago (ORD) — 10 catches
- Zürich (ZRH) — 10 catches
- Prague (PRG) — 10 catches
- Glasgow (GLA) — 9 catches
- Toronto (YYZ) — 9 catches
Aircraft types caught here
- Airbus A320neo — 108 catches
- Airbus A320 — 85 catches
- Airbus A321neo — 53 catches
- Airbus A319 — 39 catches
- Boeing 777-200 — 36 catches
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — 35 catches
- Boeing 777-300ER — 30 catches
- Airbus A380-800 — 16 catches
- Airbus A350-1000 — 13 catches
- Airbus A330-900neo — 13 catches
- Boeing 767-300 — 11 catches
- Airbus A220-300 — 10 catches
Airlines
- British Airways — 219 catches
- United Airlines — 25 catches
- Virgin Atlantic — 20 catches
- American Airlines — 16 catches
- Air Canada — 11 catches
- SWISS — 11 catches
- Aer Lingus — 11 catches
- SAS — 10 catches
- Turkish Airlines — 8 catches
- Emirates — 7 catches
- LOT Polish Airlines — 7 catches
- KLM — 7 catches
Top spotters through this airport
- @lcameron — 469 catches
- @0krypt — 9 catches
- @qt21 — 8 catches
- @pfshady — 6 catches
- @leehall — 5 catches
- @ess — 1 catch
- @neslin — 1 catch
- @taihei — 1 catch
Recent catches
- BAW783C — Airbus A320neo · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- BAW427 — Airbus A319 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- BAW877 — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- SIA308 — Airbus A380-800 · Singapore Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- UAE4PY — Airbus A380-800 · Emirates · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- BAW21V — Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · British Airways · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- FIN4PE — Airbus A321 · Finnair · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- ASA100 — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · Alaska Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- AAL734 — Boeing 777-200 · American Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- BAW252N — Boeing 777-200 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- AAL134 — Boeing 777-300ER · American Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- UAE1 — Airbus A380-800 · Emirates · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- BAW755 — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- BAW2PD — Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- LOT282 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · LOT Polish Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- SHT15D — Airbus A320 · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- VIR20V — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · Virgin Atlantic · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- ITY203 — Airbus A321neo · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- BAW978 — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- VIR103M — Airbus A350-1000 · Virgin Atlantic · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- SHT9Z — Airbus A321neo · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- BAW131 — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- SHT7S — Airbus A320 · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- BAW473D — Airbus A320neo · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
Questions
How many flights to and from London Heathrow Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 13,147 airline flights arriving and 12,859 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 14, 2026, with 1,223 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from London Heathrow Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of London Heathrow Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through London Heathrow Airport?
Yes: 500 catches by 8 spotters so far.
How high is London Heathrow Airport above sea level?
83 ft (25 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at London Heathrow Airport?
12,799 ft (3,901 m), the longest of its 2 runways.
Can I fly over London Heathrow Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit London Heathrow Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. 4 pilots visited London Heathrow Airport in the simulator, 27 visits in all. The latest was on November 10, 2026.