Editing Heathrow Airport (section)

==Air traffic and statistics==
===Overview===
[[File:London Heathrow Statistics.png|thumb|upright=2.05|Development of passenger numbers, aircraft movements and air freight between 1986 and 2014]]
When ranked by [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|passenger traffic]], Heathrow is the eighth busiest airport internationally, behind [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]], [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]], [[Denver International Airport]], [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport]], [[Dubai International Airport]], [[Los Angeles International Airport]], and [[Istanbul Airport]], for the 12 months ending December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 April 2023 |title=The top 10 busiest airports in the world by passenger numbers |url=https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/32311/top-10-busiest-airports-world-passenger-number/ |publisher=International Airport Review |access-date=24 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928231001/https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/32311/top-10-busiest-airports-world-passenger-number/ |url-status=live }}</ref> London Heathrow Airport was noted as the best-connected airport globally in 2019 according to the [[OAG (company)|OAG]]'s Megahubs Index with a connectivity score of 317. Dominant carrier British Airways was recorded as holding a 51% share of flights at the hub.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oag.com/oag-megahubs-2019|title=Megahubs Index 2019|publisher=OAG|location=Luton|date=29 October 2019|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927151251/https://www.oag.com/oag-megahubs-2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Heathrow was [[List of the busiest airports in Europe|the busiest airport in Europe]] in total passenger traffic, with 14% more passengers than [[Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport]]<ref name=cdg>{{cite web|url=http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/group/finance/investor-relations/traffic|title=Investor Relations – Paris Airports Traffic|publisher=Aeroports De Paris|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313085015/http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/group/finance/investor-relations/traffic|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and 22% more than [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dhmi.gov.tr/istatistik.aspx|title=Turkish Airport Statistics|publisher=DHMI|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510154340/http://dhmi.gov.tr/istatistik.aspx|archive-date=10 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Heathrow was the fourth busiest European airport by cargo traffic in 2013, after [[Frankfurt Airport]], Paris–Charles de Gaulle and [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Annual-Traffic-Data/Cargo/2016-final-summary|title=Cargo Traffic 2013 Final|year=2013|access-date=23 March 2018|publisher=Airports Council International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141937/http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Annual-Traffic-Data/Cargo/2016-final-summary|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Heathrow's passenger numbers dropped sharply by over 72%, (a decrease of 58{{nbsp}}million travellers compared to 2019), due to the impact caused by restrictions and/or bans on travel caused by the global [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. More than four million passengers travelled on domestic and international flights in and out of Heathrow in March 2023, meaning it was once again the busiest airport in Europe after falling to the second spot in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businesstravelerusa.com/news/london-heathrow-reigns-supreme-as-europes-busiest-airport/|title=Europe's Busiest Airports|date=12 April 2023|website=Business Traveler USA}}</ref>

On 29 November 2024, it was reported that Heathrow Airport is testing the usage of Artificial Intelligence, a system known as Amy, to assist air controllers in managing one of the world's busiest airports. The system, which relies heavily on the efficiency of coordination, is capable of tracking aircraft across a wide airspace with the combination of radar and video data collected from the ground.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-29 |title=How AI is being piloted to help direct air traffic at Heathrow airport |url=https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/11/29/one-of-the-worlds-busiest-airports-is-piloting-using-ai-to-assist-air-traffic-control |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=euronews |language=en |archive-date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207060521/https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/11/29/one-of-the-worlds-busiest-airports-is-piloting-using-ai-to-assist-air-traffic-control |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Annual traffic statistics===
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{|class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="padding:0.5em; text-align:center"
|+Annual traffic statistics at Heathrow<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.heathrow.com/company/investor-centre/reports/traffic-statistics|title=Traffic statistics|date=6 October 2022|publisher=Heathrow Airport Holdings|location=London|archive-date=9 March 2023|access-date=22 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309002807/https://www.heathrow.com/company/investor-centre/reports/traffic-statistics|url-status=live}}</ref>
! rowspan=2|Year
! colspan=2|Passengers handled{{efn|Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit}}
! colspan=2|Cargo
! colspan=2|Aircraft movements
|-
! Numbers
! % change
! (tonnes)
! % change
! Numbers
! % change
|- 
|1986||31,675,779||{{sort|26|{{nochange}}}}||537,131||{{sort|27|{{nochange}}}}||315,753||{{nochange}}
|- 
|1987||35,079,755||{{increase}}{{sort|02|10.7}}||574,116||{{increase}}{{sort|09|6.9}}||329,977||{{increase}} 4.3
|- 
|1988||37,840,503||{{increase}}{{sort|04|7.9}}||642,147||{{increase}}{{sort|05|11.8}}||351,592||{{increase}} 6.1
|- 
|1989||39,881,922||{{increase}}{{sort|08|5.4}}||686,170||{{increase}}{{sort|10|6.9}}||368,429||{{increase}} 4.6
|- 
|1990||42,950,512||{{increase}}{{sort|05|7.7}}||695,347||{{increase}}{{sort|17|1.3}}||390,372||{{increase}} 5.6
|- 
|1991||40,494,575||{{decrease}}{{sort|24|5.7}}||654,625||{{decrease}}{{sort|23|5.9}}||381,724||{{decrease}} 2.3
|- 
|1992||45,242,591||{{increase}}{{sort|01|11.7}}||754,770||{{increase}}{{sort|01|15.3}}||406,481||{{increase}} 6.1
|- 
|1993||47,899,081||{{increase}}{{sort|07|5.9}}||846,486||{{increase}}{{sort|04|12.2}}||411,173||{{increase}} 1.1
|- 
|1994||51,713,366||{{increase}}{{sort|03|8.0}}||962,738||{{increase}}{{sort|03|13.7}}||424,557||{{increase}} 3.2
|- 
|1995||54,461,597||{{increase}}{{sort|10|5.3}}||1,031,639||{{increase}}{{sort|08|7.2}}||434,525||{{increase}} 2.3
|- 
|1996||56,049,706||{{increase}}{{sort|15|2.9}}||1,040,486||{{increase}}{{sort|18|0.9}}||440,343||{{increase}} 1.3
|- 
|1997||58,185,398||{{increase}}{{sort|13|3.8}}||1,156,104||{{increase}}{{sort|06|11.1}}||440,631||{{increase}} 0.1
|- 
|1998||60,683,988||{{increase}}{{sort|11|4.3}}||1,208,893||{{increase}}{{sort|13|4.6}}||451,382||{{increase}} 2.4
|- 
|1999||62,268,292||{{increase}}{{sort|16|2.6}}||1,265,495||{{increase}}{{sort|12|4.7}}||458,300||{{increase}} 1.5
|- 
|2000||64,618,254||{{increase}}{{sort|14|3.8}}||1,306,905||{{increase}}{{sort|16|3.3}}||466,799||{{increase}} 1.8
|- 
|2001||60,764,924||{{decrease}}{{sort|25|6.0}}||1,180,306||{{decrease}}{{sort|26|9.6}}||463,567||{{decrease}} 0.7
|- 
|2002||63,362,097||{{increase}}{{sort|12|4.3}}||1,234,940||{{increase}}{{sort|14|4.6}}||466,545||{{increase}} 0.6
|- 
|2003||63,495,367||{{increase}}{{sort|19|0.2}}||1,223,439||{{decrease}}{{sort|20|0.9}}||463,650||{{decrease}} 0.6
|- 
|2004||67,342,743||{{increase}}{{sort|06|6.1}}||1,325,173||{{increase}}{{sort|07|8.3}}||476,001||{{increase}} 2.6
|- 
|2005||67,913,153||{{increase}}{{sort|17|0.8}}||1,305,686||{{decrease}}{{sort|21|1.5}}||477,887||{{increase}} 0.4
|- 
|2006||67,527,923||{{decrease}}{{sort|21|0.6}}||1,264,129||{{decrease}}{{sort|22|3.2}}||477,048||{{decrease}} 0.2
|- 
|2007||68,066,028||{{increase}}{{sort|18|0.8}}||1,310,987||{{increase}}{{sort|15|3.7}}||481,476||{{increase}} 0.9
|- 
|2008||67,054,745||{{decrease}}{{sort|22|1.5}}||1,397,054||{{increase}}{{sort|11|6.6}}||478,693||{{decrease}} 0.6
|- 
|2009||66,036,957||{{decrease}}{{sort|23|1.5}}||1,277,650||{{decrease}}{{sort|24|8.5}}||466,393||{{decrease}} 2.6
|- 
|2010||65,881,660||{{decrease}} {{sort|20|0.2}}||1,472,988||{{increase}}{{sort|02|15.3}}||454,823||{{decrease}} 2.5
|- 
|2011||69,433,230||{{increase}} {{sort|09|5.4}}||1,484,351||{{increase}}{{sort|19|0.8}}||480,906||{{increase}} 5.4
|- 
|2012||70,037,417||{{increase}} {{sort|09|0.9}}||1,464,390||{{decrease}}{{sort|25|1.3}}||475,176||{{decrease}} 1.2
|- 
|2013||72,367,054||{{increase}} {{sort|09|3.3}}||1,422,939|| {{decrease}}{{sort|24|2.8}}||471,936||{{decrease}} 0.7
|- 
|2014||73,374,825||{{increase}} {{sort|20|1.4}}||1,498,906|| {{increase}}{{sort|22|5.3}}||472,802||{{increase}} 0.2
|- 
|2015||74,959,058||{{increase}} {{sort|20|2.2}}||1,496,551|| {{decrease}}{{sort|22|0.2}}||473,087||{{increase}} 2.7
|- 
|2016||75,676,223||{{increase}} {{sort|20|1.0}}||1,541,029|| {{increase}}{{sort|23|3.0}}||473,231||{{increase}} 0.2
|- 
|2017||77,988,752||{{increase}} {{sort|20|3.1}}||1,698,455|| {{increase}}{{sort|23|9.3}}||474,033||{{increase}} 0.6
|- 
|2018||80,102,017||{{increase}} {{sort|20|2.7}}||1,788,815|| {{increase}}{{sort|23|5.3}}||477,604||{{increase}} 1.0
|- 
|2019||80,884,310||{{increase}} {{sort|09|0.9}}||1,587,451|| {{decrease}}{{sort|23|11.2}}||475,861||{{decrease}} 0.3
|- 
|2020||22,109,723||{{decrease}} {{sort|09|72.7}}||1,150,030|| {{decrease}}{{sort|23|28.0}}||200,905||{{decrease}}57.8
|- 
|2021||19,393,145||{{decrease}} {{sort|09|12.3}}||1,402,913|| {{increase}}{{sort|23|22.0}}||190,032||{{decrease}}5.4
|-
|2022||61,611,838||{{increase}} {{sort|09|217.6}}||1,350,878|| {{decrease}}{{sort|23|3.7}}||384,383||{{increase}}98.7
|-
|2023||79,151,723||{{increase}} {{sort|09|28.5}}||1,387,060|| {{increase}}{{sort|23|2.7}}||454,089||{{increase}}18.1
|}

===Busiest routes===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:align"
|+ Busiest international routes from LHR (2024)
! Rank 
! Destination
! Passengers
! Change 2023 / 24
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon | USA}} [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK, United States]]
| 3,238,557
| {{increase}} 5.4%
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon | UAE}} [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai, UAE]]
| 2,856,618
| {{increase}} 8.1%
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon | QAT}} [[Hamad International Airport|Doha, Qatar]] 
| 2,006,096
| {{increase}} 17.2%
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon | IRE}} [[Dublin Airport|Dublin, Ireland]] 
| 1,902,023
| {{increase}} 12.3%
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon | USA}} [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles, United States]] 
| 1,679,883
| {{increase}} 1.0%
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon | ESP}} [[Madrid-Barajas Airport|Madrid, Spain]]
| 1,549,602
| {{increase}} 5.3%
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon | SIN}} [[Changi Airport|Singapore–Changi, Singapore]] 
| 1,510,465
| {{increase}} 5.9%
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon | NED}} [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam, Netherlands]] 
| 1,460,574
| {{increase}} 5.4%
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon | IND}} [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|New Delhi, India]] 
| 1,438,046
| {{increase}} 12.0%
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon | GER}} [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt, Germany]] 
| 1,418,172
| {{increase}} 6.4%
|-
| 11
| {{flagicon | GER}} [[Munich Airport|Munich, Germany]] 
| 1,309,796
| {{increase}} 4.5%
|-
| 12
| {{flagicon | TUR}} [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul, Turkey]] 
| 1,294,030
| {{increase}} 6.4%
|-
| 13
| {{flagicon | UAE}} [[Zayed International Airport|Abu Dhabi, UAE]] 
| 1,197,342
| {{increase}} 30.78%
|-
| 14
| {{flagicon | Switzerland}} [[Zurich Airport|Zurich, Switzerland]] 
| 1,174,518
| {{increase}} 9.0%
|-
| 15
| {{flagicon | India}} [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai, India]] 
| 1,158,732
| {{increase}} 16.2%
|-
| 16
| {{flagicon | Canada}} [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto, Canada]] 
| 1,145,736
| {{increase}} 7.5%
|-
| 17
| {{flagicon | Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]] 
| 1,135,962
| {{decrease}} 1.5%
|-
| 18
| {{flagicon | USA}} [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago, United States]] 
| 1,132,812
| {{increase}} 2.4%
|-
| 19
| {{flagicon | France}} [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris, France]] 
| 1,128,059
| {{increase}} 3.5%
|-
| 20
| {{flagicon | Portugal}} [[Humberto Delgado Airport|Lisbon, Portugal]] 
| 1,104,336
| {{increase}} 5.8%
|-  class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Annual airport data 2023 |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2023/annual-2023/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=www.caa.co.uk |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326165259/https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2023/annual-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:align"
|+ Busiest domestic routes from LHR (2024)
! Rank 
! Destination
! Passengers
! Change 2023 / 24
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon | Scotland}} [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] 
| 1,147,536
| {{increase}} 10.5%
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon | Scotland}} [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] 
| 953,371
| {{increase}} 11.1%
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon | England}} [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] 
| 629,227
| {{increase}} 8.9%
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon | Northern Ireland}} [[Belfast City Airport|Belfast-City]] 
| 585,479
| {{increase}} 3.8%
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon | Scotland}} [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]] 
| 569,470
| {{increase}} 12.5%
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon | England}} [[Newcastle International Airport|Newcastle upon Tyne]] 
| 497,469
| {{increase}} 13.6%
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon | Jersey}} [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]] 
| 334,885
| {{increase}} 0.0%
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon | Scotland}} [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]] 
| 160,215
| {{increase}} 0.7%
|-
| 19
| {{flagicon | Northern Ireland}} [[City of Derry Airport|Derry]] 
| 46,770
| {{increase}} 59.3%
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon | Isle of Man}} [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]] 
| 33,797
| {{increase}} 1.5%
|-  class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="auto2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual airport data 2024 |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/ |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=www.caa.co.uk |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326165259/https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}