London Heathrow Airport
| Continent: Europe | Country: United Kingdom | Region: England |
| London Heathrow Airport | |
| Location | London, England |
| IATA code | LHR |
| ICAO code | EGLL |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | [www.heathrowairport.com www.heathrowairport.com] |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 118.7, 118.5 |
| Ground | 121.9, 121.7 |
| Clearance | 121.975 |
| Approach | 120.4 |
| Departure | 118.5 |
| ATIS | |
Official Spotting Locations
The Queens Building
On top of terminal 2. Shut, indefinately.
Other Spotting Locations
Rwy 23 threshold
Early in the morning, if traffic is coming down on 27R, you could get lucky and witness dual rwy ops/landings. In such cases most the BA heavies will opt for 27L whilst a lot of the T3 traffic will land on 27R.
Block 94 crash gate
A real no-no, the Police will see you off from here quicker than anything! If you dare to venture into here, as it is open, be aware it's not advisable to hang around for too long. Shots of a/c lining up at B94 (for 27L) can be had though, should you get lucky.
Or shots of landing a/c onto 27L also.
Almost as good a spot is across the dual carriageway, which is perfectly fine, where landing a/c can be shot over the fence.
09L Field
There's a field similar to that found at Myrtle Avenue, although this one is for 09L arrivals. Very nice in the mornings when light from the rising Sun hits the fans.
Hilton Hill
Either walk from Myrtle Av. or from terminal 4. Expect a 15 minute walk from Myrtle, 5 from T4. The hill is on the side of the road that leads into terminal 4 itself. Plenty of space to not bother anyone. Very hazy in the summer though. Only good for 27L arrival shots, with a different backdrop from the "normal" LHR ones.
Line ups on 27R
Shooting through the fence on the Northern Perimeter Road. Excellent spot on late summer evenings when the Sun is almost behind you.
Gate by Road Crossing
Only good for 27R ops. Better for landing traffic than departing. Spot is by the mini roundabout near the white huts. Where the a/c cross the road from the airport to the maintenance area there's a red and white gate. Excellent spot for touch downs on 27R.
Aircraft being tugged across the road are also easily shot here too.
Myrtle Avenue
A field at the end of Myrtle Avenue, by the approach lights for 27L. By foot, either walk from terminal 4 northbound alongside the dual carriageway or southbound from Hatton cross tube. The field can not be missed; it's about a 10 minute walk from either end.
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Tesco Dukes Green
Excellent spot just outside the airport perimeter,located on the A312.About a 10-15 minute southbound walk from Hatton Cross tube station.A good spot for shooting banking,heavy takeoffs when 09R is use(about 30% of the time)especially for heavy A340s.
Former Essso garage alongside the southern perimeter road
Popular spot for capturing takeoffs from 27L.Hard to park the car here now as the slip lane as been coned off to prevent such activity!Possible to get a bus to the cargo centre but and walk westbound for about 10minutes.Brick bollards provide useful height for shooting aircraft climbing out slowly after a long takeoff run.