heathrow airport case study

2. UTKARSH GAURAV
NISHANT GANORKAR
SANKET KAPURE
HIMANSHU WARKE
SANNYAM GUPTA
SHANTANU BANGAD

3. INTRODUCTION
Heathrow Airport in London is the UK's largest and busiest
airport as well
as being the busiest airport in Europe and the seventh
busiest in the world
based on passenger traffic.
It is located 3 mi (4.8 km) west of the town of Hounslow, 3
miles south of Hayes and 3 miles north-east of Staines-
upon-Thames.
As the airport is located west of London and as its
runways run east–west, an airliner's landing approach is
usually directly over the conurbation of London when the
wind is from the west, which is most of the time.

4. History

5. HISTORY
In the beginning of the First World War the area that is now London
Heathrow airport was used as a training ground and British airport for the
military
• Around 1930 British aero engineer and aircraft builder Richard fairey paid the
vicar of Harmon’s worth at the time £15,000 for a 150 acre piece of land to
create an airport to build and test different aircrafts
• After world war II was over the British government handed over the base to
the air to becomes London new civil airport,

6. Facilities
Heathrow Airport is used by over 80 airlines flying to 185 destinations in 84 countries. The
airport is the primary hub of British Airways and is a base for Virgin Atlantic. It has four
passenger terminals (numbered 2 to 5) and a cargo terminal. Of Heathrow's 78 million
passengers in 2017, 94% were international travelers; the remaining 6% were bound for (or
arriving from) places in the UK. The busiest single destination in passenger numbers is New
York, with over 3 million passengers flying between Heathrow and JFK Airport in 2013
Heathrow Airport has Anglican, Catholic, Free Church, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh
chaplains. There is a multi-faith prayer room and counselling room in each terminal, in addition
to St. George's Interdenominational Chapel in an underground vault adjacent to the old control
tower, where Christian services take place. The chaplains organize and lead prayers at certain
times in the prayer room.

7. HEATHROW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
TOWER
Air traffic control tower was formerly installed in 1955,
which was designed by Sir Frederick
In April 2005 the new air traffic control tower was topped
out and in March 2005 the control tower was erected to its
full height of 87m.
The cone, which contains the control room, is supported on
top of an 85m-high, 4.6m-diameter triangular steel mast
anchored to the ground, with three pairs of cable stays
The new ATC became operational during the third quarter
of 2006

8. ASSEMBLING OF NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
TOWER
•The commission for a new control tower (or visual control room) at London
Heathrow Airport
followed on from design of the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow, and reflects the
growth in traffic at
Europe’s busiest airport. The 87m-tall tower incorporates a 24-hour-a-day,
seven-days-a-week facility.
•The location at Heathrow’s centre necessitates full 360 ̊views from the cab.
•To fulfill these requirements, the final design provides what is thought to
be the largest cone of vision
of any control tower in the world.
•Also which included reduced angles of vision for individual controllers,
larger areas of glass, more solar
gain, and wind drag on the tower also it provided air traffic control services
to aircraft arriving and
departing

9. RUNWAYS OF HEATHROW AIRPORT
•In the 1950s, Heathrow had six runways, arranged in three pairs at different angles in the shape
of a hexagram (✡) with the permanent passenger terminal in the middle and the older terminal
along the north edge of the field, and two of its runways would always be within 30° of the wind
direction.
•As the required length for runways has grown, Heathrow now has only two parallel runways
running east–west. These are extended versions of the two east-west runways from the original
hexagram

10. RUNWAYS OF HEATHROW AIRPORT
•Heathrow has two parallel east–west runways, plus a cross wind runway along with four
operational terminals on a site that covers 3,000 acres (1,200 ha).
CROSSWIND RUNWAY
•A consultation process for the building of a third runway and a sixth terminal began in
November 2007, and the project was controversially approved on 15 January 2009 by Labor
government ministers. It was subsequently cancelled on 12 May 2010 by the Cameron
Government.
•A third runway at Heathrow is the best solution for linking UK to fast-growing markets The
shortlisted option is a new westerly proposal that delivers less noise Heathrow will now work
with local communities to develop proposals further. But according to SKYNEWS” A third
runway for Heathrow has met with bitter opposition and the publication of the report will
likely trigger a substantial political row”.

11. TERMINALS
•Terminal 1 opened in 1968 and was formally inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth
II in May 1969. Before Terminal 5 opened, Terminal 1 was the base for British
Airways' domestic network from Heathrow and for a few of its long haul
routes.
•With an area of 74,601 m2
(803,000 sq ft. )
Terminal 1 is home to all Heathrow's domestic flights, as well as some European
and long-haul destinations. 22 airlines operate from Terminal 1, carrying over 25
million passengers each year.

12. TERMINALS
The newest terminal in Heathrow Airport, also called Queen’s Terminal.
Most of the international services departs and arrives from Terminal 2.
It has a satellite pier, Terminal 2B.
Heathrow Terminal 3 is used by Emirates Airlines. Emirates is the major
user of the terminal with dailyflights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
On the other hand, Delta and Virgin Atlantic carriers also use
Terminal 3 for all flights to US and Canada, which have
their own check-in area known as Zone A. Most of
the flights from Terminal 3 are international.

13. TERMINALS
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 is located next to the southern runway, adjacent to the cargo terminal.
Most of the flights hosted in Terminal 4 are international (North Africa, Asia and Europe).
All SkyTeam members operate from Terminal 4 with the exception of Delta Air Lines and Middle East Airlines
(operates From T3).
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 is located on the western end of Heathrow Airport.
It is exclusively used as one of the three global hubs of International Airlines Group,
that means that Iberia and British Airways are the only ones that use the facility.
Heathrow Terminal 5 is equipped with three concourses: A, B and C

14. TERMINALS

15. FUTURE OF HEATHROW
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.
Heathrow 2.0 is our sustainability strategy. It represents a step-change for business
and captures the momentum of an industry-wide shift towards a sustainable future
for aviation.

16. SECURITY
Policing of the airport is the responsibility of the aviation security unit of the
Metropolitan Police, although the army, including armored vehicles of the Household
Cavalry, has occasionally been deployed at the airport during periods of heightened
security.
Full body scanners are now used at the airport, and passengers who object to their use
after being selected are required to submit to a hand search in a private room.
The scanners display passengers' bodies as a cartoon-style figure,
with indicators showing where concealed items may be.

17. 1
Reasons Making Heathrow Airport Specia
It is truly a leading airport in the world as regards
passenger numbers and flight movements and is
the most important link in the air transportation
network in UK.
It handles more passengers annually than the total
of what the two next airports handle together.
It is expected that the airport will continue to grow
despite its star shaped design by making innovative
use of the space
available at the site

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