London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)

London, United Kingdom

The airport has 2 runways; the longest is 09L/27R at 3,901 m (12,799 ft). Its elevation is 25 m (83 ft).

Weather

Observed 14:50

Mostly cloudy 21 °C

Automatic observation; some weather may not be detected.

Wind: From the southwest 28 km/h (15 kt) Moderate wind
Rain: None
Snow: None
Thunderstorm: None
Fog and mist: None
Visibility: 10 km or more
Cloud: Mostly cloudy, lowest cloud 880 m
Temperature: 21 °C
Humidity: About 65%
Pressure: 1019 hPa
Next 2 hours: Not stated in the report

Forecast

30% chance at times between 04:00 tomorrow and 08:00 tomorrow: drizzle and rain
At times between 02:00 tomorrow and 09:00 tomorrow: light rain

Forecast valid until 19:00 tomorrow.

Local time 15:07 (UTC+1)
Sunrise 07:25
Sunset 18:08

Details (expert)

Code-by-code decoding of the report
Code	Meaning
METAR	METAR (routine report)
EGLL	Airport ICAO code
151350Z	Observed at 13:50 UTC (14:50 local time)
AUTO	Automatic observation; some weather may not be detected.
22015KT	Wind: 220° 15 kt (28 km/h)
9999	Visibility: 10 km or more
FEW029	Cloud: A few clouds 2,900 ft (880 m)
BKN043	Cloud: Mostly cloudy 4,300 ft (1,300 m)
21/14	Temperature 21 °C, dew point 14 °C
Q1019	Pressure (QNH): 1019 hPa

Flight category (US classification, aviationweather.gov): VFR. This classification says nothing about whether flights operate.

Raw METAR

METAR EGLL 151350Z AUTO 22015KT 9999 FEW029 BKN043 21/14 Q1019

Forecast periods (TAF issued 11:54 (10:54 UTC))
Period	Change	Wind	Visibility	Weather	Cloud
13:00 to 19:00 tomorrow (1512/1618)	Main forecast	210° 10 kt (19 km/h)	10 km or more	—	A few clouds 1,800 ft (550 m); Mostly cloudy 3,500 ft (1,050 m)
13:00 to 17:00 (1512/1516)	30% chance at times (PROB30 TEMPO)	220° 15 kt (28 km/h), gusts 25 kt (46 km/h)	—	—	—
19:00 to 04:00 tomorrow (1518/1603)	30% chance at times (PROB30 TEMPO)	—	—	—	Mostly cloudy 900 ft (270 m)
02:00 tomorrow to 09:00 tomorrow (1601/1608)	At times (TEMPO)	—	8 km	Light rain	Mostly cloudy 1,200 ft (370 m)
04:00 tomorrow to 08:00 tomorrow (1603/1607)	30% chance at times (PROB30 TEMPO)	—	4 km	Drizzle and rain	Partly cloudy 500 ft (150 m); Mostly cloudy 700 ft (210 m)
05:00 tomorrow to 08:00 tomorrow (1604/1607)	Gradually (BECMG)	330° 10 kt (19 km/h)	—	—	—
09:00 tomorrow to 11:00 tomorrow (1608/1610)	30% chance at times (PROB30 TEMPO)	—	—	—	Mostly cloudy 1,000 ft (300 m)

Raw TAF

TAF EGLL 151054Z 1512/1618 21010KT 9999 FEW018 BKN035 PROB30 TEMPO 1512/1516 22015G25KT PROB30 TEMPO 1518/1603 BKN009 TEMPO 1601/1608 8000 -RA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1603/1607 4000 DZRA SCT005 BKN007 BECMG 1604/1607 33010KT PROB30 TEMPO 1608/1610 BKN010

Aerodrome forecasts do not include temperature.

Sunrise and sunset are calculated for sea level and a flat horizon; in mountainous terrain they may differ by a few minutes.

METAR/TAF log

Aviation weather reports issued in the last 24 hours, newest first. Times are the airport’s local time (currently UTC+1), with UTC alongside. METAR is the routine report, SPECI a special report issued when the weather changes significantly, and TAF the aerodrome forecast.

London Heathrow Airport: reports from the last 24 hours (44 reports)
Time	Type	Summary	Raw report
11:2010:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 19 °C, from the southwest 22 km/h (12 kt)	METAR EGLL 151020Z AUTO 22012KT 9999 SCT018 SCT022 BKN028 19/15 Q1020
10:5009:50 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 19 °C, from the southwest 24 km/h (13 kt), varying between south and west	METAR EGLL 150950Z AUTO 22013KT 190V260 9999 SCT017 BKN021 BKN030 19/15 Q1020
10:2009:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 19 °C, from the southwest 24 km/h (13 kt), varying between south and west	METAR EGLL 150920Z AUTO 21013KT 170V250 9999 SCT018 BKN022 BKN029 19/15 Q1020
09:5008:50 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 19 °C, from the south 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 150850Z AUTO 20010KT 170V240 9999 FEW020 SCT027 BKN034 19/16 Q1020
09:2008:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 17 °C, from the south 15 km/h (8 kt), gusts 33 km/h (18 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 150820Z AUTO 19008G18KT 170V230 9999 FEW020 SCT025 BKN029 17/15 Q1020
08:5007:50 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 17 °C, from the south 17 km/h (9 kt), gusts 37 km/h (20 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 150750Z AUTO 19009G20KT 160V240 9999 FEW023 BKN038 17/15 Q1020
08:2007:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 17 °C, from the south 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 150720Z AUTO 20011KT 180V240 9999 SCT019 BKN024 BKN030 17/15 Q1020
07:5006:50 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 16 °C, from the south 17 km/h (9 kt)	METAR EGLL 150650Z AUTO 20009KT 9999 SCT018 BKN042 16/15 Q1020
07:2006:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 16 °C, from the south 15 km/h (8 kt), varying between south and west	METAR EGLL 150620Z AUTO 20008KT 180V250 9999 FEW020 BKN042 16/14 Q1020
06:5005:50 UTC	METAR	Partly cloudy, 16 °C, from the south 17 km/h (9 kt)	METAR EGLL 150550Z AUTO 20009KT 9999 SCT041 16/14 Q1020
06:2005:20 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 16 °C, from the south 19 km/h (10 kt), gusts 37 km/h (20 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 150520Z AUTO 20010G20KT 170V230 9999 OVC039 16/14 Q1020
05:5604:56 UTC	TAF	Forecast for 07:00 to 13:00 tomorrow	TAF EGLL 150456Z 1506/1612 19008KT 9999 FEW040 TEMPO 1506/1512 BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 1506/1511 4000 -RADZ BKN009 PROB30 TEMPO 1512/1516 22015G25KT PROB30 TEMPO 1522/1601 8000 -RA BKN012 TEMPO 1601/1608 8000 -RA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1602/1607 4000 RADZ BKN006 PROB30 TEMPO 1608/1611 BKN014
05:5004:50 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 16 °C, from the south 19 km/h (10 kt)	METAR EGLL 150450Z AUTO 20010KT 9999 FEW027 OVC037 16/14 Q1020
05:2004:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 16 °C, from the southwest 15 km/h (8 kt)	METAR EGLL 150420Z AUTO 21008KT 9999 BKN040/// 16/14 Q1021
04:5003:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 16 °C, from the southwest 15 km/h (8 kt)	METAR EGLL 150350Z AUTO 21008KT 9999 NCD 16/13 Q1021
04:2003:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 16 °C, from the south 17 km/h (9 kt)	METAR EGLL 150320Z AUTO 20009KT 9999 FEW028 BKN035 16/13 Q1021
03:5002:50 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 16 °C, from the south 17 km/h (9 kt)	METAR EGLL 150250Z AUTO 19009KT 9999 BKN034 16/13 Q1021
03:2002:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 15 °C, from the south 17 km/h (9 kt)	METAR EGLL 150220Z AUTO 19009KT 9999 BKN034 15/12 Q1022
02:5001:50 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 15 °C, from the south 17 km/h (9 kt)	METAR EGLL 150150Z AUTO 20009KT 9999 OVC034 15/12 Q1022
02:2001:20 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 15 °C, from the southwest 13 km/h (7 kt)	METAR EGLL 150120Z AUTO 21007KT 9999 BKN036 15/12 Q1022
01:5000:50 UTC	METAR	Partly cloudy, 14 °C, from the south 13 km/h (7 kt)	METAR EGLL 150050Z AUTO 20007KT 9999 SCT035 14/12 Q1022
01:2000:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 14 °C, from the south 6 km/h (3 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 150020Z AUTO 20003KT 170V230 9999 NCD 14/12 Q1023
00:5023:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 13 °C, from the south 7 km/h (4 kt)	METAR EGLL 142350Z AUTO 18004KT 9999 NCD 13/12 Q1023
00:2023:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 14 °C, from the south 9 km/h (5 kt)	METAR EGLL 142320Z AUTO 19005KT 9999 NCD 14/12 Q1023
14 October 23:5922:59 UTC	TAF	Forecast for 01:00 to 07:00 tomorrow	TAF EGLL 142259Z 1500/1606 19008KT 9999 FEW040 TEMPO 1503/1512 BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1503/1506 8000 -RA PROB40 TEMPO 1506/1511 4000 -RADZ BKN009 PROB30 TEMPO 1512/1516 22015G25KT PROB30 TEMPO 1522/1524 8000 -RA BKN012 TEMPO 1600/1606 8000 -RA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1601/1606 4000 RADZ BKN008
14 October 23:5022:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 14 °C, from the south 11 km/h (6 kt), varying between southeast and southwest	METAR EGLL 142250Z AUTO 19006KT 150V220 9999 NCD 14/12 Q1024
14 October 23:2022:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 14 °C, from the south 13 km/h (7 kt)	METAR EGLL 142220Z AUTO 18007KT 9999 NCD 14/12 Q1024
14 October 22:5021:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 14 °C, from the south 15 km/h (8 kt)	METAR EGLL 142150Z AUTO 20008KT 9999 NCD 14/12 Q1024
14 October 22:2021:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 15 °C, from the southwest 15 km/h (8 kt)	METAR EGLL 142120Z AUTO 21008KT 9999 NCD 15/12 Q1024
14 October 21:5020:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 15 °C, from the southwest 15 km/h (8 kt)	METAR EGLL 142050Z AUTO 21008KT 9999 NCD 15/12 Q1024
14 October 21:2020:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 15 °C, from the south 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between southeast and southwest	METAR EGLL 142020Z AUTO 18010KT 150V210 9999 NCD 15/12 Q1024
14 October 20:5019:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 15 °C, from the southwest 19 km/h (10 kt)	METAR EGLL 141950Z AUTO 21010KT 9999 NCD 15/12 Q1025
14 October 20:2019:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 15 °C, from the southwest 20 km/h (11 kt)	METAR EGLL 141920Z AUTO 21011KT 9999 NCD 15/12 Q1024
14 October 19:5018:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 16 °C, from the south 17 km/h (9 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 141850Z AUTO 19009KT 160V230 9999 NCD 16/11 Q1024
14 October 19:2018:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 16 °C, from the south 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 141820Z AUTO 20010KT 170V230 9999 NCD 16/11 Q1024
14 October 18:5017:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 16 °C, from the south 20 km/h (11 kt)	METAR EGLL 141750Z AUTO 20011KT 9999 NCD 16/11 Q1025
14 October 18:2017:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 17 °C, from the southwest 22 km/h (12 kt)	METAR EGLL 141720Z AUTO 22012KT 9999 NCD 17/10 Q1025
14 October 18:1617:16 UTC	TAF	Forecast for 14 October 19:00 to 01:00 tomorrow	TAF EGLL 141716Z 1418/1524 19008KT 9999 FEW040 TEMPO 1503/1512 BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1503/1506 8000 -RA PROB40 TEMPO 1506/1511 4000 -RADZ BKN009 PROB30 TEMPO 1512/1516 22015G25KT PROB30 TEMPO 1522/1524 8000 -RA BKN012
14 October 17:5016:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 17 °C, from the southwest 26 km/h (14 kt), varying between south and west	METAR EGLL 141650Z AUTO 23014KT 190V250 9999 NCD 17/10 Q1025
14 October 17:2016:20 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 18 °C, from the southwest 26 km/h (14 kt), gusts 44 km/h (24 kt)	METAR EGLL 141620Z AUTO 22014G24KT 9999 NCD 18/10 Q1025
14 October 16:5015:50 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 18 °C, from the southwest 26 km/h (14 kt)	METAR EGLL 141550Z AUTO 22014KT 9999 FEW043 18/10 Q1025
14 October 16:2015:20 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 19 °C, from the southwest 24 km/h (13 kt), varying between south and southwest	METAR EGLL 141520Z AUTO 21013KT 180V240 9999 FEW042 19/09 Q1025
14 October 15:5014:50 UTC	METAR	No cloud detected (automatic), 19 °C, from the southwest 26 km/h (14 kt)	METAR EGLL 141450Z AUTO 22014KT 9999 NCD 19/09 Q1026
14 October 15:2014:20 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 19 °C, from the southwest 22 km/h (12 kt)	METAR EGLL 141420Z AUTO 21012KT 9999 FEW034 19/11 Q1026

Reports are kept for 30 days; the last 7 days are available from the API.

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Key facts

IATA code: LHR
ICAO code: EGLL
Type: Large airport
Country: United Kingdom
Municipality served: London
Airport reference point: 51.4707° N, 0.4599° W51° 28′ 15″ N, 0° 27′ 36″ W
Elevation: 25 m (83 ft)
Runways: 2

Runways

Runways at London Heathrow Airport
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting	True bearing	Displaced runway threshold
09L/27R	3,901 m (12,799 ft)	50 m	Asphalt	Yes	09L 90°27R 270°	09L 307 m
09R/27L	3,658 m (12,001 ft)	50 m	Asphalt	Yes	09R 90°27L 270°	09R 309 m

Bearings are relative to true north; runway names come from the magnetic bearing.

A displaced runway threshold means landings start this far along the runway rather than at its beginning.

Nearest airports

London City Airport (LCY), United Kingdom: 36 km
London Gatwick Airport (LGW), United Kingdom: 41 km
London Luton Airport (LTN), United Kingdom: 45 km

Distances are straight-line distances between airport reference points.