Heathrow is going to be replaced within the next 10-20 years to a new airport built on the Isle of Grain which will be 2 r 3 times the size and with more runways
(Part 1) Atlanta, Beijing & Chicago are all busier than Heathrow but what a lot of people don't understand is Heathrow is the most sought out airspace in the world. Heathrow has hit its max capacity and can't grow anymore because there's just no space to grow. If tomorrow, Heathrow decided to make a 8 runway airport with terminals the size of the new Dubai Al Maktoum Airport with a capacity of 160 million, those gates would be purchased by airlines and sold out in hours!
@tithm9 If you listen to the video, it says "the busiest AIRSPACE in the world not airport. Also Heathrow is now 3rd most busiest passenger wise in the world, please keep updated before posting! Thanks :)
@YouGotCaughtSlipping What's u're point? Learn to read; I agreed that Heathrow is the most sought out airspace in the world. If you saw the whole video, you would know that they're really talking about planes coming in and out of "Heathrow Airport" not the "Airspace" in which case Heathrow was the 4th busiest at the end of 2010. I'm a pilot & has been flying for about 7 years now as a FO so I do know what I'm talking about. Full stats for 2011 has not been out yet, only until July!
@YouGotCaughtSlipping So please "really know" what u're talking about instead of "pretending"to be smart next time. okie dokie. hey btw, YouGotCaughtSlipping! ;) don't slip and read the whole thing next time.
Heathrow is going to be closed down and replaced in the next 10-20 years anyway, they are in discussions and planning a mega airport on the Isle of Grain with 6 runways and capacity for 150 million
(Part 2) Which would instantly make Heathrow the busiest airport in the world. That's just simply not the case with Atlanta, Chicago and Beijing. Atlanta for example is nothing but Delta. Other airlines don't really care about being there. Possibly every airline in the world lands at Heathrow. & i'm not even showing favoritism to Heathrow, I'm from Dallas. I just happen to understand the situation than most of the people on here that talks nonsense!
@steven8hamilton I don't know what u're point is. If you read my first comment, I said "Heathrow is the most sought out airspace in the world". If the airport had more space, it would instantly become the busiest airport in the world ahead of Atlanta. Atlanta only has Delta, Other airlines dont care to be there. So what is the point u're trying to make? :/
I am pointing out that the proportions at the worlds major airports are dependent on different circumstances.
Heathrow is big because London is world a centre.
Atlanta is big only because Delta decided to put up stakes there.
When Gateway gets built and replaces Heathrow it will be the biggest airport in no time, it will be around twice the size as Heathrow in terms of space and runways
@steven8hamilton Actually the biggest airport in the world is going to be Dubai's Al Maktoum International because it has a capacity of 160 million and they have already started building that airport. New London airport would be 150 million "IF" they decide to even build it which is easily 10 years away.
Nope wrong, biggest airport in the world will be Beijing Daxing which when completed will have 200 million passengers and 9 runways.
Anyway New London Airport with 6 runways and 150 million as well as extra space to be 8 runways and 180 million pax in 30 years is better than Heathrow with capacity for 90 million and only 2 runways.
anyway that isnt the point, is Delta decided to move their hub to Jacksonville then over night Jacksonville would be the worlds largest airport and Atlanta would be a little second tier airport
@steven8hamilton I agree. As a FO who's been to ATL plenty of times, I can tell you there's nothing in ATL except Delta. Daxing will have 120-200 million. They don't really know if its going to be closer to the 120 or 200. The majority of that will be domestic traffic in China. As far as DXB goes, Its all intl traffic. It would be the biggest "INTL airport". I'm sure you read my comment on the Dubai Al Maktoum Video. DXB WILL take traffic away from other airports once EK gets their full orders.
Well now that Qatar and China seem to be joining the race, Germany is enlarging its airports and UK is contemplating Gateway I belive that all this hype about DXB was reliastic maybe 3 years ago but more and more competitors are showing up now EK wont be able to become the worlds airline
Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world, not Heathrow. ATL handles more passengers annually and more than double the aircraft movements per year compared to Heathrow.
London is the busiest aviation hub in the world if you were to add the passenger traffic for all 5 airports. ,a sixth one is confirmed. One airport is the busiest in Europe, two are major airports. The other two, are smaller airports which deal with significant numbers. What other city has this many airports???
Just to think, this was recorded years ago, since then, British Airways has build Terminal 5, Retired their 757's, brought more 777, Airbus's, and changed their livery, PLUS More flights have been added and passenger numbers have increased!
The caption at the start of the video talking about 1400 flights per day seems to imply that LHR has the most aircraft movements in the world. Nothing could be further from the truth. That accolade goes to Atlanta also with 950,000 movements per year (2600 per day). LHR is only in 13. position with 455,000 movements per year (1246 per day)
According to recent statistics, Heathrow fell back on 4th place - JFK (46 million pax) shows up right behind Dubai and Madrid and one in front of Amsterdam - here are the figures of 2010: 1. Atlanta 2. Beijing 3. Chicago 4. London 5. Tokio-Haneda 6. L.A. 7. Paris 8. Dallas 9. Frankfurt 10. Denver
Okay, now I'm not sure I ever want to fly into that airport ever again. (Just kidding!) As for the job of air traffic controller...not enough money in the world would ever prompt me to do that for a living!
kirza94 not sure how you determine Heathrow has the "busiest airspace in the world". Perhaps we are thinking in different terms. I have an ATC background and I think of "busy" in terms of number of airplanes, not passengers, or int'l flights. I would find it hard to believe any busier airspace in terms of air traffic than either the NY or LA Metroplex's where there are several very busy airports within close proximity to one another. In # of passenger Heathrow ranks 4 behind ATL, BEJ, ORD
@cvsrf123 With those terms of view it would be like combining Heathrow's airspace with Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport and all the other airports in close proximity.
@Zero7evenX That's exactly what I am talking about, the airspace is shared by those airports in close proximity to one another. Do the math. JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, vs Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton. New York wins airport vs airport or airspace vs. airspace. No big deal here. I'm not saying Heathrow is not a busy airport or the airspace isn't busy. I just challenge the claims of busiest in the world. Not!
@cvsrf123 true. this guy says "noone does more with less" hmmm but i think that doesn't mean anything, because new york does more with more and i always hear them being very busy on the radio with crossing runways. I'm going to london heathrow on friday to film ATC and timelapse so subscribe to me to see this, it's going to be 6 hours long at least.
Yes, a busy airport with only two runways....however...certainly not the busiest in the world. In 2010 Heathrow was ranked "12th" in aircraft movements behind Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Beijing, and Philadelphia. A bit of British hype noted here.
@cvsrf123 Yes but its the busiest air space in the world and the busiest international airport in the world joint with JFK. All the others count non commercial flights, and Heathrow has the most people a year checking in/out a year, as one plane carries 500 odd people. Other airports might have more planes but they have less passengers. << this is all from wiki btw
When I was there in July 07, they had the new tower up and running. Why is this video showing the old tower? Still in use i guess. I must have missed them showing the new one or something.
Every busy airport says it is the busiest; much like every office or business you visit says, ''we are really busy, all the time; some staff are on leave, too".
In main airport of Ukraine Boryspol (KBP/UKBB) we also have 2 runways. Once, during very snowy day and lots of delays caused buy inappropriate RW conditions, one of its manager said, that our airport actually can handle 90 (ninety) traffic per hour, as KBP has exactly 90 stands. So now state aviation administration wants us (controllers) to be able to handle 90 landing/take-off operations per hour. with the same 2 runways)
@AirTCO I've flown to/from Boryspol a number of times, and while I understand that it may have a theoretical capacity of 90 flights per hour, as far as I am aware the terminal (even counting the new one) and ground operations probably couldn't handle the passenger numbers for that many flights! And they never seem to be very busy ;-)
Does anyone know the name of this program? It seems like part of some documentary. I am curious because it is sooooo interesting and would like to watch it in better resolution, provide I can get it!
@zaeemahmedabbasi Actually, Heathrow can only operate planes from 06:00 to 23:00 - due to noise level contraints - which is a total of just 17 hours, or 1020 minutes. So, it's less than a flight a minute.
@Pink038 It can seem that way I know. They're only allowed a very limited number of flights between 11pm to 6am. If they break the limit they face hefty fines, but sometimes they have to clear a backlog of late night flights because of delays and may run over 11pm. Also, some direct long-haul flights arrive during the "quiet time" so this may be what you are hearing/seeing.
@pjburgess I was outside a hospital not far from Heathrow and watched a plane appear from behind the building, I counted the seconds till the next plane appeared and it was 11 seconds, then I counted again...it was 11 seconds. I had four planes in view within 1 minute. Awesome but frightning
Airplanes never take-off and land in opposite directions as shown in the animation in this video. They always head in the same direction (against the wind) for both.
@RamMohankumar It's busiest in domistic flights and because it's the hub of delta airlines the largest airline in domastic flights in the US, in addition some international flights.
Population of the US is too much..
Atlanta just uses one airport for domestic and international flights.
The only problem with the snow was that the uk weren't prepared to expect the unexpected. In Toronto, Canada, we don't give a damn what forecast is even if there's a snow storm. Just get your ass in the sky.
@firexfalcon.... u r right.... it just hve 2 runways 09L/27R and 09R/27L but its not the worlds busiest airport.... but the worlds busiest airspace i can say
@leathermodelcuir It was badly explained but they didn't mean actually taking off in opposite directions, they meant departing aircraft following alternating departure routings after takeoff, so if flight 1 takes off from 27R and turns right after departure, flight 2 takes off 27R but turns left after departure.
@leathermodelcuir Heh he don't worry, I think the program was very badly explained and illustrated. I do get frustrated with these over dramatized documentaries that give the impression everything is just one minor slipup away from complete disaster! No wonder some people have a fear of flying with these badly researched dramas around!
@tjf4375 yeah defo I hate watching those on discovery etc. makes me cringe and then turn off the tv and read Wiki instead to get the real info, turns out that less dramatised
It is not the busiest airport on earth, in term of take-off and landing movements many US airports are bigger. Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris also has more movements than Heathrow.
Do not mix number of movements and number of passengers! ;-)
@Pouipouine heathrow is the biggest and busiest airport in Europe and the 3rd busiest in the world after Hartsfieldjackson in Atlanta and O,hare in chicago
Go on Airports Council International website then clic statistics reports, annual traffic reports and then "The Top 30 Airports 2008 - Aircraft movements" and you'll find that, for instance, Atlanta is n°1, Las Vegas n°6, Paris n°8, Frankfurt n°12 and London n°13.
Sorry i couldn't find the numbers on the eurocontrol website but in term of traffic it's not the busiest.
London: aside from LHR, London has four other airports, plus other small airstrips including an RAF base. And high altitude aircraft passing the UK, and lower aircraft from Europe. Plus choppers and local traffic. Bit scary.
cant they make a new runway......i cant imagine if anything went wrong, it would be the deadliest aircrash....from where can we see this program in full?
i knew these things....the brain behind the air traffic system over here should be appreciated as well....but whats wrong in making a new runway? some environmental problem matters....but this is a case of crucial condition...it can be very dangerous....they have made it....but they cant rely on just 2 runways...thx for replying
There is NO place for a new runway without demolishing some of London's outskirts boroughs. Plus, you'd also feed some good air pollution to other nearby areas. Remember, people are living all around the airport.
@spitalul2bad Exactly, they should not be living there. People live in there shitty houses near Hounslow or whatever fucking borough it is Hillingdon literally putting the economic growth of a nation at stake. In America this shit would never happen as people would simply not live next to an airport with engines producing 100 thousand pounds of thrust going over there heads at two minute intervals.
@1037pm Boros Johnson, the mayor of London has plans to open an airport on an artificial island in Essex, I think but he says it will replace Heathrow and it will become a 24hr functioning airport with multiple runways.
Not a disaster. Pure skill and precision.
rahstamon19 1 day ago
A disaster waiting to happen.
66KevinSmith 3 days ago
what is this programe called ?
Jacowski13 2 weeks ago
Heathrow is going to be replaced within the next 10-20 years to a new airport built on the Isle of Grain which will be 2 r 3 times the size and with more runways
steven8hamilton 3 weeks ago
Atlanta Int'l Airport is the busiest.
e081194eng 3 weeks ago
@e081194eng
Heathrow is third busiest after Atlanta (first) and Chicago (second)
steven8hamilton 3 weeks ago
At 2:51 , it says wrong : planes are landing and taking-off of from the same direction !!
hyrrokinfamily 1 month ago
Oh great--I land there in a few weeks!
carolinadebate 1 month ago
(Part 1) Atlanta, Beijing & Chicago are all busier than Heathrow but what a lot of people don't understand is Heathrow is the most sought out airspace in the world. Heathrow has hit its max capacity and can't grow anymore because there's just no space to grow. If tomorrow, Heathrow decided to make a 8 runway airport with terminals the size of the new Dubai Al Maktoum Airport with a capacity of 160 million, those gates would be purchased by airlines and sold out in hours!
tithm9 1 month ago
@tithm9 If you listen to the video, it says "the busiest AIRSPACE in the world not airport. Also Heathrow is now 3rd most busiest passenger wise in the world, please keep updated before posting! Thanks :)
YouGotCaughtSlipping 1 month ago 4
@YouGotCaughtSlipping What's u're point? Learn to read; I agreed that Heathrow is the most sought out airspace in the world. If you saw the whole video, you would know that they're really talking about planes coming in and out of "Heathrow Airport" not the "Airspace" in which case Heathrow was the 4th busiest at the end of 2010. I'm a pilot & has been flying for about 7 years now as a FO so I do know what I'm talking about. Full stats for 2011 has not been out yet, only until July!
tithm9 4 weeks ago
@YouGotCaughtSlipping So please "really know" what u're talking about instead of "pretending"to be smart next time. okie dokie. hey btw, YouGotCaughtSlipping! ;) don't slip and read the whole thing next time.
tithm9 4 weeks ago
@tithm9
Heathrow is going to be closed down and replaced in the next 10-20 years anyway, they are in discussions and planning a mega airport on the Isle of Grain with 6 runways and capacity for 150 million
steven8hamilton 3 weeks ago
(Part 2) Which would instantly make Heathrow the busiest airport in the world. That's just simply not the case with Atlanta, Chicago and Beijing. Atlanta for example is nothing but Delta. Other airlines don't really care about being there. Possibly every airline in the world lands at Heathrow. & i'm not even showing favoritism to Heathrow, I'm from Dallas. I just happen to understand the situation than most of the people on here that talks nonsense!
tithm9 1 month ago
@tithm9
British Airways owns half of Heathrow, Delta owns 90 percent of Atlanta
Heathrow is successful because it is serving a very busy international city
Atlanta is successful only because Delta is there and used as a transit stop, if Delta left then Atlanta would be tiny in terms of movements
steven8hamilton 3 weeks ago
@steven8hamilton I don't know what u're point is. If you read my first comment, I said "Heathrow is the most sought out airspace in the world". If the airport had more space, it would instantly become the busiest airport in the world ahead of Atlanta. Atlanta only has Delta, Other airlines dont care to be there. So what is the point u're trying to make? :/
tithm9 3 weeks ago
@tithm9
I am pointing out that the proportions at the worlds major airports are dependent on different circumstances.
Heathrow is big because London is world a centre.
Atlanta is big only because Delta decided to put up stakes there.
When Gateway gets built and replaces Heathrow it will be the biggest airport in no time, it will be around twice the size as Heathrow in terms of space and runways
steven8hamilton 3 weeks ago
@steven8hamilton Actually the biggest airport in the world is going to be Dubai's Al Maktoum International because it has a capacity of 160 million and they have already started building that airport. New London airport would be 150 million "IF" they decide to even build it which is easily 10 years away.
tithm9 2 weeks ago
@tithm9
Nope wrong, biggest airport in the world will be Beijing Daxing which when completed will have 200 million passengers and 9 runways.
Anyway New London Airport with 6 runways and 150 million as well as extra space to be 8 runways and 180 million pax in 30 years is better than Heathrow with capacity for 90 million and only 2 runways.
steven8hamilton 2 weeks ago
@tithm9
anyway that isnt the point, is Delta decided to move their hub to Jacksonville then over night Jacksonville would be the worlds largest airport and Atlanta would be a little second tier airport
steven8hamilton 2 weeks ago
@steven8hamilton I agree. As a FO who's been to ATL plenty of times, I can tell you there's nothing in ATL except Delta. Daxing will have 120-200 million. They don't really know if its going to be closer to the 120 or 200. The majority of that will be domestic traffic in China. As far as DXB goes, Its all intl traffic. It would be the biggest "INTL airport". I'm sure you read my comment on the Dubai Al Maktoum Video. DXB WILL take traffic away from other airports once EK gets their full orders.
tithm9 2 weeks ago
@tithm9
Well now that Qatar and China seem to be joining the race, Germany is enlarging its airports and UK is contemplating Gateway I belive that all this hype about DXB was reliastic maybe 3 years ago but more and more competitors are showing up now EK wont be able to become the worlds airline
steven8hamilton 2 weeks ago
@tithm9
btw who do you fly with???
my uncle and grandfather were both pilots with Dan-Air (now bust) and British Airways
steven8hamilton 2 weeks ago
Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world, not Heathrow. ATL handles more passengers annually and more than double the aircraft movements per year compared to Heathrow.
ganno24 1 month ago
@ganno24
BUSIEST AIRSPACE IN THE WORLD NOT AIRPORT
READ THE INFO
steven8hamilton 3 weeks ago
the busiest airport in the world is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport but heathrow has the most international flights in the world
MrAman707 1 month ago
Heathrow is also the most annoying airport in the world.....
wowspare 2 months ago
London is the busiest aviation hub in the world if you were to add the passenger traffic for all 5 airports. ,a sixth one is confirmed. One airport is the busiest in Europe, two are major airports. The other two, are smaller airports which deal with significant numbers. What other city has this many airports???
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hundhun17 3 months ago
It's because the UK is an island.
phillyguy95 3 months ago
Just to think, this was recorded years ago, since then, British Airways has build Terminal 5, Retired their 757's, brought more 777, Airbus's, and changed their livery, PLUS More flights have been added and passenger numbers have increased!
minitrundle 3 months ago
wow!
thebeautifulkelly 3 months ago
I didnt think an airport closed lol or do I just sound stupid?
ashybline 4 months ago
No doubt, superb professional expertise in the operation of flights Landing & Take off.
KhalidAsgharRadioPak 4 months ago
Amazing, height of technology!
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@AlanaPower111 In terms of aircraft movements, yes, but as the video states Heathrow is the busiest INTERNATIONAL airport in the world.
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@AlanaPower111 In terms of aircraft movements, yes, but as the video states Heathrow is the busiest INTERNATIONAL airport in the world.
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ATL has been the busiest airport in the world for about 8 years now...Check your facts
AlanaPower111 4 months ago
thats been taken out of aci
101TheAviator 4 months ago
what a crap quality of video
kazantzidis60 5 months ago
The caption at the start of the video talking about 1400 flights per day seems to imply that LHR has the most aircraft movements in the world. Nothing could be further from the truth. That accolade goes to Atlanta also with 950,000 movements per year (2600 per day). LHR is only in 13. position with 455,000 movements per year (1246 per day)
ryanhaart 5 months ago
Heathrow is not the busiest airport in the world. Atlanta is.
ryanhaart 5 months ago
hopefully when terminals 3 and 4 are updated and the new terminal 2 is build the mess of heathrow will be cleared...
jamwithmates123 5 months ago
I think its London as a whole is the busiest airpsace in the world.
hundhun17 5 months ago
@hundhun17 no, the USA does.
OFFICIALGEEMACBEE 5 months ago
globetrotter0580 5 months ago
@globetrotter0580 Ahh but they all have more runways and more space. Heathrow is a bulging airport unable to expand.
alex471996 5 months ago
Okay, now I'm not sure I ever want to fly into that airport ever again. (Just kidding!) As for the job of air traffic controller...not enough money in the world would ever prompt me to do that for a living!
Albanwinter 6 months ago
I Think This Clip Should Be Updated !
Spaky247 6 months ago
kirza94 not sure how you determine Heathrow has the "busiest airspace in the world". Perhaps we are thinking in different terms. I have an ATC background and I think of "busy" in terms of number of airplanes, not passengers, or int'l flights. I would find it hard to believe any busier airspace in terms of air traffic than either the NY or LA Metroplex's where there are several very busy airports within close proximity to one another. In # of passenger Heathrow ranks 4 behind ATL, BEJ, ORD
cvsrf123 6 months ago
@cvsrf123 With those terms of view it would be like combining Heathrow's airspace with Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport and all the other airports in close proximity.
Zero7evenX 6 months ago
@Zero7evenX That's exactly what I am talking about, the airspace is shared by those airports in close proximity to one another. Do the math. JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, vs Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton. New York wins airport vs airport or airspace vs. airspace. No big deal here. I'm not saying Heathrow is not a busy airport or the airspace isn't busy. I just challenge the claims of busiest in the world. Not!
cvsrf123 6 months ago
@cvsrf123 true. this guy says "noone does more with less" hmmm but i think that doesn't mean anything, because new york does more with more and i always hear them being very busy on the radio with crossing runways. I'm going to london heathrow on friday to film ATC and timelapse so subscribe to me to see this, it's going to be 6 hours long at least.
directorphilip2 5 months ago
Yes, a busy airport with only two runways....however...certainly not the busiest in the world. In 2010 Heathrow was ranked "12th" in aircraft movements behind Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Beijing, and Philadelphia. A bit of British hype noted here.
cvsrf123 6 months ago
@cvsrf123 Yes but its the busiest air space in the world and the busiest international airport in the world joint with JFK. All the others count non commercial flights, and Heathrow has the most people a year checking in/out a year, as one plane carries 500 odd people. Other airports might have more planes but they have less passengers. << this is all from wiki btw
kirza94 6 months ago
When I was there in July 07, they had the new tower up and running. Why is this video showing the old tower? Still in use i guess. I must have missed them showing the new one or something.
M1sterHamilton 6 months ago
who would want jfk airport if heathrows around
boeingairbus1000 6 months ago
What, you mean Heathrow air traffic controlers don't take naps in front of their screens? Amazing!
riadhk 7 months ago
great quality!
fearfulAC130 7 months ago
I'm excited for being at Heathrow. Weird. I'll be there in about 4 days.
Any advice?
sammyyyy90 7 months ago
awesome, planes are so kool i'd love 2 work in an airport
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HeathrowSecurePark 7 months ago
I wonder how much the air controllers get paid. They should get something close to what a professional athlete makes.
beverynice 8 months ago
once on a landing at heathro are plane took a kind of sinic route and we all saw the london bridge and houses of parlment on landing
Ebajgora1998 9 months ago
@Ebajgora1998 That isn't a scenic route, that's lined up with the runway!
m3stu 9 months ago
Can someone tell me the shows name?? Please this episode looks sooo interesting.
Palestine787 9 months ago
Every busy airport says it is the busiest; much like every office or business you visit says, ''we are really busy, all the time; some staff are on leave, too".
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Did he meen that heathrow airport closes it' airport after 11 PM ??!!
fawii 10 months ago
Did he meen that heathrow airport closes it' airport after 11 PM ??!!
fawii 10 months ago
@fawii The airport never closes, it's open 24 hours. They just heavily restrict the number of flights between 11pm and 6am because of the noise.
pjburgess 10 months ago
60 traffic/hour? hm...
In main airport of Ukraine Boryspol (KBP/UKBB) we also have 2 runways. Once, during very snowy day and lots of delays caused buy inappropriate RW conditions, one of its manager said, that our airport actually can handle 90 (ninety) traffic per hour, as KBP has exactly 90 stands. So now state aviation administration wants us (controllers) to be able to handle 90 landing/take-off operations per hour. with the same 2 runways)
AirTCO 10 months ago
@AirTCO I've flown to/from Boryspol a number of times, and while I understand that it may have a theoretical capacity of 90 flights per hour, as far as I am aware the terminal (even counting the new one) and ground operations probably couldn't handle the passenger numbers for that many flights! And they never seem to be very busy ;-)
pjburgess 10 months ago
@pjburgess during EURO2012 football championship we gonna have such capacity.
AirTCO 9 months ago
Неплохая движуха у них там
rostovskedisp 10 months ago
Does anyone know the name of this program? It seems like part of some documentary. I am curious because it is sooooo interesting and would like to watch it in better resolution, provide I can get it!
Thanks Vebrox for uploading this!!!!
0x7B2 10 months ago
anyone know how the airport handled traffic after the 777 crash a couple of years back? did they use 1 runway for take offs and landings?
iminsouthdublin 10 months ago
Holy cow!
joybury 10 months ago
Holy cow!
joybury 10 months ago
wow!
waseemullahkhan 10 months ago
This is incomplete .. anyone got a link of the whole program ??
djarcher72 11 months ago
We have 1440 Minutes in 1 Day
Heathrow ATC are handling 1400 Flights in 1440 Minutes
zaeemahmedabbasi 11 months ago 46
@zaeemahmedabbasi Actually, Heathrow can only operate planes from 06:00 to 23:00 - due to noise level contraints - which is a total of just 17 hours, or 1020 minutes. So, it's less than a flight a minute.
pjburgess 10 months ago
@pjburgess But I swear planes are landing and taking off throughout the night?! :O
Pink038 10 months ago
@Pink038 It can seem that way I know. They're only allowed a very limited number of flights between 11pm to 6am. If they break the limit they face hefty fines, but sometimes they have to clear a backlog of late night flights because of delays and may run over 11pm. Also, some direct long-haul flights arrive during the "quiet time" so this may be what you are hearing/seeing.
pjburgess 10 months ago
@pjburgess Ah ok, that would make sense. So planes rarely take off overnight after 11, but some do land.
Pink038 9 months ago
@pjburgess I was outside a hospital not far from Heathrow and watched a plane appear from behind the building, I counted the seconds till the next plane appeared and it was 11 seconds, then I counted again...it was 11 seconds. I had four planes in view within 1 minute. Awesome but frightning
faey06 9 months ago
@zaeemahmedabbasi and the airport is closed at nite for about 5 hours !
TheHandOfGod10AFA 5 months ago
@zaeemahmedabbasi no they hav only 1020 mins bcoz it starts morg 6 n closes night 11!!!!! amazing...
bejs16 4 months ago
@zaeemahmedabbasi Actually, there is 1020 minutes at heathrow, because it isn't open 24/7 with planes landing and taking off -
Therefore, 1020 minutes, with 1400 flights
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Just only 2 runways... and 100 Air Traffic controllers... to handle half a million flights a year... Amazing...
vkrsoft 11 months ago
Just only 2 runways... and 100 Air Traffic controllers... to handle half a million flights a year... Amazing...
vkrsoft 11 months ago
omg just increase the runway numbers man.. why so much risk lol its a matter of little more area
indiagreat2 11 months ago
Mashallah
MrAraoof 11 months ago
worst airport ever
srsairbags 11 months ago
Airplanes never take-off and land in opposite directions as shown in the animation in this video. They always head in the same direction (against the wind) for both.
ghrishi 11 months ago
Wow that is amazing....salute to the men and women working in the ATC towers of Heathrow...
amiyaiitkgp 11 months ago 12
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"salute to the men and women working in the ATC towers of Heathrow..."
Airport ins only managed by ATC right?!
danialimran06 3 months ago
Unless it is an emergency no aircraft land or take off between 11pm and 6am, plenty of time for maintenance.
It's a shame the baggage handling isn't as efficient :-D
jemilyboo 11 months ago
how do u find time for maintaining the runaways??
samin2012 11 months ago
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
2,700 Aircrafts Movement per day.. World's Busiest Airport...
Largest number of passengers annually. (1998–present)
Most arrivals and departures (operations) annually. (1999–2000, 2005–present).[6]
In 2007, Hartsfield again set the world's record for most aircraft movements in one year with 994,346....
RamMohankumar 11 months ago
@RamMohankumar It's busiest in domistic flights and because it's the hub of delta airlines the largest airline in domastic flights in the US, in addition some international flights.
Population of the US is too much..
Atlanta just uses one airport for domestic and international flights.
fawii 10 months ago
narrated by alan johnson from peep show??
alexdude1991 11 months ago
... but in heathrow ... 2 minutes is tooo looong! looool ...
gryllomania 1 year ago
That was a great video. On FSX I'm flying there now :)
MrAflac9916 1 year ago
The only problem with the snow was that the uk weren't prepared to expect the unexpected. In Toronto, Canada, we don't give a damn what forecast is even if there's a snow storm. Just get your ass in the sky.
BasicAviation 1 year ago
No other airport does more with less?
After Christmas 2010 they had better get more snow removal equipment ...
norrisrock 1 year ago
Actually a queue not a stack... FIFO!
Borbuster 1 year ago
there doing just fine with 2 runways
1982FMJ 1 year ago
does anyone knw which documentry is it frm???? Is tht documentry available online sumwhere?????
BuppyKhan 1 year ago
@BuppyKhan looks like national geographic
1053857 1 year ago
@1053857 But do u knw wht's the name of tht programme and where cn i find it?
BuppyKhan 1 year ago
@BuppyKhan It's called Megacities
RobertNicholls 1 year ago
@RobertNicholls Thanx a millllllllllion man! :-) :-)
BuppyKhan 1 year ago
@BuppyKhan No problem
RobertNicholls 1 year ago
@firexfalcon.... u r right.... it just hve 2 runways 09L/27R and 09R/27L but its not the worlds busiest airport.... but the worlds busiest airspace i can say
lovershores 1 year ago
The way have shown the stack is wrong..you cannot have planes landing in the opposite direction as the take offs. It never happens in LHR
sanjusreekumar 1 year ago
@sanjusreekumar does in Sydney :L
fsxpilot21 1 year ago
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@sanjusreekumar I have seen it happen
Jimmywills7 1 year ago
wow this is old, theres 7 Runways now. Rofl
GKart64 1 year ago
@GKart64 loool u r talking about another airport heathrow is the world most famous 2 runways airport
firexfalcon 1 year ago
Also theres 3 runways now and a new control tower ;)
BassLoverDude 1 year ago
@BassLoverDude New control tower, yes... I don't see three runways though... I'm pretty sure of that, I live near Sipson and it's still there ;)
JamieDobinson 1 year ago
@JamieDobinson ohhh I must be wrong, Ilive in Stanwell and Its still fucking annoying in the mornings
BassLoverDude 1 year ago
Hahaha, Heathrow is my neighbour, only one problem Bloddy loud in the mornings!!!
BassLoverDude 1 year ago
@vebrox
where can i watch the entire video?
darkmensch 1 year ago
Atlanta is the busiest in the world.
JumpStartation 1 year ago
@JumpStartation
It said air space not airport idiot.
thelinkinparkfan504 1 year ago
@thelinkinparkfan504 Atlanta has the busiest airspace. geez.... row up kid.
JumpStartation 1 year ago
what an old video! At least 15 years old?
lhrlyc 1 year ago
if blips touch = disaster NO! it's not!! they can be at different altitudes
leathermodelcuir 1 year ago
WTF! Plane Taking off opposite way...how wrong can this be...they dont do that, they take off and land in same direction
leathermodelcuir 1 year ago
@leathermodelcuir It was badly explained but they didn't mean actually taking off in opposite directions, they meant departing aircraft following alternating departure routings after takeoff, so if flight 1 takes off from 27R and turns right after departure, flight 2 takes off 27R but turns left after departure.
tjf4375 1 year ago
@tjf4375 LOL I think it's because I was looking at the Diagram where it's showing them landing while the greens are going into them
leathermodelcuir 1 year ago
@leathermodelcuir Heh he don't worry, I think the program was very badly explained and illustrated. I do get frustrated with these over dramatized documentaries that give the impression everything is just one minor slipup away from complete disaster! No wonder some people have a fear of flying with these badly researched dramas around!
tjf4375 1 year ago
@tjf4375 yeah defo I hate watching those on discovery etc. makes me cringe and then turn off the tv and read Wiki instead to get the real info, turns out that less dramatised
leathermodelcuir 1 year ago
uk is the best :)
LAYUCHEBI 1 year ago 33
@LAYUCHEBI to right
harrybyles1996 1 year ago
@LAYUCHEBI yea as if is it because there is only two runways and its very busy and risky for the passengers
even in poor countries there are better airports
jubinjibin 11 months ago
where did you get this vid? does some1 have it in better quality?
Verbrox 1 year ago
Its amazing how they pull off the 45 second clearance gap and damn those ATC controllers are skilled.
rcukreviews 1 year ago
Everything in this airport is expensive as shit.
EstupedMexicanz 1 year ago
Gayway to london LOL
12step100 1 year ago
amazing!!!
portugal700 1 year ago
amazing
12345628673 1 year ago
Just horrible quality... Is there better quality version of this available somewhere?
VirtualPilot13 1 year ago
Actually the third busiest.
FlumeWay 1 year ago
When was this made
hawk45653 1 year ago
It is not the busiest airport on earth, in term of take-off and landing movements many US airports are bigger. Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris also has more movements than Heathrow.
Do not mix number of movements and number of passengers! ;-)
Pouipouine 1 year ago
@Pouipouine heathrow is the biggest and busiest airport in Europe and the 3rd busiest in the world after Hartsfieldjackson in Atlanta and O,hare in chicago
dionsanchez24 1 year ago
@dionsanchez24
Go on Airports Council International website then clic statistics reports, annual traffic reports and then "The Top 30 Airports 2008 - Aircraft movements" and you'll find that, for instance, Atlanta is n°1, Las Vegas n°6, Paris n°8, Frankfurt n°12 and London n°13.
Sorry i couldn't find the numbers on the eurocontrol website but in term of traffic it's not the busiest.
Pouipouine 1 year ago
@Pouipouine JACKSON atlanta is the biggest in the world
est1830 7 months ago
@est1830 You're right,! I just named the cities and not the airports thninking it was pretty obvious which one was bigger
Pouipouine 7 months ago
To x46raptor: stfu u ignorant jackass!
silvair25 1 year ago
London: aside from LHR, London has four other airports, plus other small airstrips including an RAF base. And high altitude aircraft passing the UK, and lower aircraft from Europe. Plus choppers and local traffic. Bit scary.
transonicbuoy1 1 year ago
Shit hot pilots
stuartrules456789 1 year ago
dats really great.. y dont they make other runway???
avatarpendora 1 year ago
The crappiest airport..but interesting how they manage it....
AamirSonia 1 year ago
Also one of the shittest most bureaucratic messes on earth.
X46RAPTOR 1 year ago
where can we find d full video from?
jebijash 1 year ago
cant they make a new runway......i cant imagine if anything went wrong, it would be the deadliest aircrash....from where can we see this program in full?
jebijash 1 year ago
@jebijash they have made it
Techvlogs 1 year ago
i knew these things....the brain behind the air traffic system over here should be appreciated as well....but whats wrong in making a new runway? some environmental problem matters....but this is a case of crucial condition...it can be very dangerous....they have made it....but they cant rely on just 2 runways...thx for replying
jebijash 1 year ago 2
@jebijash nah, they've just had their application for a new one denied by the High Court.
freedo500 1 year ago
@freedo500 thx for replying...but y?
jebijash 1 year ago
@jebijash
There is NO place for a new runway without demolishing some of London's outskirts boroughs. Plus, you'd also feed some good air pollution to other nearby areas. Remember, people are living all around the airport.
spitalul2bad 1 year ago 2
@spitalul2bad thx for replying
jebijash 1 year ago
@spitalul2bad Exactly, they should not be living there. People live in there shitty houses near Hounslow or whatever fucking borough it is Hillingdon literally putting the economic growth of a nation at stake. In America this shit would never happen as people would simply not live next to an airport with engines producing 100 thousand pounds of thrust going over there heads at two minute intervals.
X46RAPTOR 1 year ago
@X46RAPTOR people do live around airports, trust me. there's more noise abatement policies than you know.
d0rkiishchris 1 year ago
Does anyone know by chance what is the title of this movie? Cheers!
luci66 1 year ago
every 7 seconds a 737 lands on the face of this earth
jgpwlcs36 1 year ago
Wake turbulence:P?
Kungcocos111 2 years ago
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more.
EXAir113 2 years ago
amazing how they only use two parallels. they need to get another :/
1037pm 2 years ago 35
@1037pm Boros Johnson, the mayor of London has plans to open an airport on an artificial island in Essex, I think but he says it will replace Heathrow and it will become a 24hr functioning airport with multiple runways.
cooleyculchie 1 year ago
@1037pm They would have a third runway, if it not were for protest groups and high-profile stars buying the land needed for the runway in protest >:(
easyJetAirbus 1 year ago
@1037pm they were but it would have destroyed a whole village so they didnt
ChannelUltimate 1 year ago
@1037pm the sad fact is that there is no space to put more
lhrlyc 1 year ago