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traffic in the world. The airport is owned and
operated by BAA which is owned by the Spanish
Ferrovial Group. The airport is also a primary hub

of British Airways and a major hub for rivals BMI
and Virgin Atlantic.

The airport is located towards the southern end of
the London Borough of Hillingdon, 24 km (15

miles) west of Central London, England. It is one
of two international London airports to be located
within the boundary of the Greater London Area,
the other being London City Airport. To the north,
Heathrow is surrounded by the built-up areas of
Harlington, Harmondsworth, Longford and
Cranford, to the east are Hounslow and Hatton, and

to the south are East Bedfont and Stanwell. To the
west, the M25 motorway separates the airport from
Colnbrook in Berkshire.

Heathrow has two parallel main runways running

east-west and four terminals. A new terminal,
Terminal 5, is under construction and will open in
March 2008. There are plans to redevelop or
rebuild other terminals and add extra runways.
Beginning in 2008 and finishing by 2012, the
construction of Heathrow East will replace
Terminal 2 and The Queens Building.

Heathrow Airport has a United Kingdom Civil

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