About Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport is traceable to its Western side and between the Northern and Southern runways therein, spanning 640 acres of land. This terminal has been equipped to handle about 35 million passengers per year and it was built at a cost of £4 billion over a period of 20 years. With its 50 gates and 3 stands, T5 has been operational since the year 2008. Currently, this terminal is being used only by British Airways and it is the global hub of this flagship airline of the United Kingdom.
While the leading architects of T5 were from Richard Rogers Partnership, its production design was managed by Aviation architects Pascall+Watson. Also, Arup and Mott MacDonald were the engineers of the T5 structure.
History
The date 14th March 2008 marks the unveiling of Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport by Queen Elizabeth. However, the terminal started operations on 27th March 2008.
Before the year 2012, T5 was being only used by British Airways. Even so, as a result of the merger between British Airways and Iberia in the year 2012, Iberia started operating from T5 thereafter and this made Terminal 5 the home of the International Airlines Group. Then, on 12th July 2022, Iberia shifted operations back to Terminal 3.
Building Complex
The Terminal 5 complex of the London Heathrow Airport is made up of many buildings, a railway station, and a new control tower. Among buildings, the terminal contains a 4-storey main terminal building (Terminal 5A) and 2 satellite buildings (Terminal 5B and Terminal 5C). All these buildings are connected via an underground people-mover transit system.
Terminal 5A is reserved for the narrowbody fleet of aircraft of British Airways for serving UK and European destinations. Furthermore, whereas Terminal 5B has dedicated stands for the widebody fleet of BA and Iberia flights (excluding A380), Terminal 5C has dedicated 7 aircraft stands serving the A380.
Additionally, the Terminal 5 building complex boasts of 60 aircraft stands and over 100 shops and restaurants. Moreover, this terminal houses the Flagship lounge of British Airways, the Concorde Room, and other BA branded lounges, including the British Airways Arrivals Lounge.
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Contact Centre: 0844 335 1801
London Heathrow Address
Heathrow Airport Limited,
The Compass Centre,
Nelson Road, Hounslow
Middlesex, TW6 2GW
Transport Network
The transport network of the airport has been enlarged to accommodate the rise in passenger numbers. As part of this extension, the M25 Motorway was widened and new branches of the London Underground Piccadilly line and Heathrow Express came up. Moreover, bus and coach services are available from Terminal 5 to take passengers to various destinations across the United Kingdom.
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