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Historical flight & ship archive

London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

London, GB.

Records by year

14,678,981 movements across 70 years. Each year is graded for how complete the record is — that grade matters more than the count.

YearMovements DaysCoverage
2026 150,245 119 complete
2025 479,700 363 complete
2024 478,071 366 complete
2023 452,768 361 complete
2022 379,748 365 partial
2021 194,720 363 complete
2020 204,531 366 complete
2019 478,741 365 complete
2018 477,770 365 complete
2017 474,668 364 complete
2016 476,243 366 complete
2015 471,574 364 complete
2014 472,801 365 complete
2013 471,914 365 complete
2012 475,155 366 complete
2011 480,741 365 complete
2010 438,986 360 complete
2009 465,379 363 complete
2008 476,000 364 complete
2007 483,980 365 complete
2006 475,659 363 complete
2005 477,678 365 complete
2004 475,567 366 complete
2003 462,193 364 complete
2002 445,839 350 complete
2001 455,032 364 complete
2000 458,440 362 complete
1999 457,678 365 complete
1998 450,394 365 complete
1997 439,699 365 complete
1996 438,384 366 complete
1995 286,560 361 partial
1994 211,071 363 partial
1993 205,569 365 partial
1992 37,331 231 thin
1991 190,886 365 partial
1990 150,905 310 partial
1989 22,344 245 sightings
1988 18,914 241 sightings
1987 12,297 245 sightings
1986 1,601 281 sightings
1985 1,135 228 sightings
1984 998 198 sightings
1983 965 209 sightings
1982 776 261 sightings
1981 943 181 sightings
1980 1,000 175 sightings
1979 969 180 sightings
1978 1,199 194 sightings
1977 1,178 171 sightings
1976 948 142 sightings
1975 1,690 170 sightings
1974 1,297 163 sightings
1973 970 98 sightings
1972 826 97 sightings
1971 329 68 sightings
1970 959 112 sightings
1969 1,609 132 sightings
1968 835 117 sightings
1967 483 85 sightings
1966 623 80 sightings
1965 161 23 sightings
1964 95 39 sightings
1963 149 43 sightings
1962 184 52 sightings
1961 137 29 sightings
1960 154 31 sightings
1959 133 32 sightings
1958 370 17 sightings
1955 90 24 sightings

A "sightings" year is a spotter's log, not a movements record — it captures what one observer happened to see. Early years are mostly of that kind, so a low count there reflects the recording, not the traffic.

Routes from LHR

RouteSectors Airlines
LHR–EDI 161,393 2
LHR–GLA 141,928 2
LHR–AMS 131,170 8
LHR–MAN 124,382 3
LHR–CDG 117,691 18
LHR–BRU 90,179 6
LHR–FRA 88,014 8
LHR–ABZ 85,411 2
LHR–GVA 83,944 3
LHR–JFK 76,763 2
LHR–MUC 73,724 5
LHR–ZRH 71,933 4
LHR–DUB 69,767 4
LHR–NCE 64,444 3
LHR–DUS 62,463 4
LHR–FCO 61,697 3
LHR–BCN 60,683 2
LHR–NCL 58,095 2
LHR–CPH 56,971 3
LHR–MAD 54,104 3
LHR–ARN 53,388 1
LHR–LIN 52,219 2
LHR–BHD 51,368 2
LHR–TXL 51,064 2
LHR–VIE 48,199 4
LHR–LIS 46,655 5
LHR–HAM 45,356 3
LHR–PRG 39,238 4
LHR–OSL 36,061 2
LHR–BOS 33,379 2
LHR–BFS 33,336 2
LHR–STR 33,277 5
LHR–MXP 31,554 3
LHR–WAW 30,740 3
LHR–BUD 30,382 2
LHR–ATH 29,424 3
LHR–LYS 29,174 3
LHR–LAX 26,505 1
LHR–HAJ 26,051 4
LHR–BSL 26,042 2
LHR–IAD 25,314 1
LHR–LBA 24,749 2
LHR–ORD 24,428 3
LHR–HEL 24,227 2
LHR–DXB 23,343 1
LHR–EWR 23,117 1
LHR–HKG 22,349 1
LHR–JNB 21,822 1
LHR–YYZ 21,220 1
LHR–IST 21,127 1
LHR–SFO 20,779 1
LHR–SIN 20,619 1
LHR–TLV 20,077 3
LHR–MIA 20,033 1
LHR–DME 19,598 2
LHR–BOM 19,005 1
LHR–PHL 17,999 1
LHR–LCA 17,332 2
LHR–DEL 17,271 1
LHR–CGN 16,890 5
LHR–BLQ 16,607 2
LHR–MME 16,573 2
LHR–IAH 16,423 1
LHR–OTP 16,115 2
LHR–JER 15,846 2
LHR–TLS 15,794 2
LHR–ORY 15,086 4
LHR–VCE 14,743 2
LHR–GOT 14,364 2
LHR–SEA 14,291 1
LHR–CPT 13,594 1
LHR–NRT 13,521 1
LHR–CAI 12,588 2
LHR–YVR 11,952 1
LHR–PMI 11,895 2
LHR–MRS 10,422 2
LHR–LUX 10,338 1
LHR–YUL 10,295 1
LHR–BAH 10,202 1
LHR–AGP 10,070 4
LHR–BER 10,065 3
LHR–LOS 9,902 1
LHR–KWI 9,844 1
LHR–GRU 9,247 1
LHR–GIB 9,119 2
LHR–HYD 9,089 1
LHR–INV 8,812 2
LHR–ACC 8,759 1
LHR–NBO 8,364 1
LHR–AUH 8,243 1
LHR–JED 8,146 3
LHR–ABV 7,982 1
LHR–BWI 7,911 1
LHR–DEN 7,853 1
LHR–PSA 7,802 2
LHR–SOF 7,779 2
LHR–PHX 7,490 1
LHR–BLR 7,122 1
LHR–RUH 7,065 2
LHR–MAA 7,003 1