The airport is situated 32 miles (52km) northwest of London.234 Bath Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 5AP, UK Currently the third-busiest international airport on the planet in terms of passenger traffic, London Heathrow International Airport (LHR) is just 19 km / 12 miles west of central London, next to Hounslow, Longford and West Drayton.Built to handle around 45 million passengers a year, London Heathrow Airport has become over stretched and is almost bursting at the seams.London Heathrow International Airport is close to the M3, M4 and M25, and is therefore easy to reach by road. Underground trains, buses and a number of coaches are also on hand, transporting passengers into central London and nearby cities and towns, such as Guildford, Leat

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