LHR is the IATA code for London Heathrow airport, located 14 miles (or 23 kilometres) west of Central London.
Originally called London Airport, it was renamed Heathrow in 1966 after the rural hamlet of Heath Row that made way for the airfield and aerodrome that were precursors to the present-day airport.
Heathrow is one of six airports with scheduled flights serving the London area and it is the United Kingdom’s busiest airport by total passenger numbers.
