Heathrow Terminal 5

Heathrow Terminal 5 is an airport terminal at Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), serving the UK city of London. Opened in 2008, the main building in the complex is the largest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom. Terminal 5 is currently used exclusively as one of the three global hubs of International Airlines Group, served by British Airways and Iberia, with the others being London Gatwick North and Madrid Barajas Terminal 4. Prior to 2012, the terminal was used solely by British Airways.

The terminal was designed to handle 35 million passengers a year. In 2012 Terminal 5 handled 29.8 million passengers on 199,627 flights. 41% of the airport's passengers on 43% of its flights with an average of 149 passengers per flight. It was the busiest terminal at the airport, measured both by passenger numbers and flight movements.

The building's leading architects were from the Richard Rogers Partnership and production design was completed by aviation architects Pascall+Watson. The engineers for the structure were Arup and Mott MacDonald. The building cost £4 billion and took almost 20 years from conception to completion, including the longest public inquiry in British history.

Terminal 5

Terminal 5 may refer to:

  • Heathrow Terminal 5, a passenger terminal at London Heathrow Airport, England
  • Heathrow Terminal 5 station, a rail station serving London Heathrow Terminal 5
  • Terminal 5 (venue), a venue in New York City
  • TWA Flight Center, originally known as the Trans World Flight Center, now Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York
  • Terminal 5 (exhibition), art exhibition at the TWA Flight Center, October 2004
  • AirTrain JFK

    AirTrain JFK is a 3-line, 8.1-mile-long (13.0 km) people mover system and elevated railway in New York City providing service to John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is operated by Bombardier Transportation under contract to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the operator of the airport. The service operates all day, year-round.

    History

    The JFK Express, advertised as The Train to The Plane, was a premium-fare service of the New York City Subway, connecting Midtown Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport that ran from 1978 through 1990 via subway and then transfer to a shuttle bus. There had long been a desire for a rail connection to JFK Airport, which suffered from major traffic congestion on its access roads. However, efforts to build a system took time to bear fruit and the current AirTrain JFK is much smaller than what was originally planned. Plans included:

  • The line was to begin in Midtown Manhattan at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge and cross the East River via the side roads, formerly used by trolley cars, on the lower level. It would then use the Sunnyside Yards as a right-of-way towards LaGuardia Airport. From there, the AirTrain would connect to the LIRR's former Rockaway Beach Branch, head south to Howard Beach and then go onto JFK Airport.
  • Terminal 5 (exhibition)

    Terminal 5 was an art exhibition that took place in October 2004 at the then disused Eero Saarinendesigned TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in Queens, New York. The City of New York had designated both the interiors and the exteriors of the Saarinen terminal a historic landmark in 1994 (the building ultimately to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places), but following TWA's continued financial deterioration during the 1990s and eventual purchase by American Airlines, the Saarinen-designed terminal had ended operations in October 2001 and entered a period of disuse.

    Curated by Rachel K. Ward,Terminal 5 showed the work of 19 artists from 10 countries including Jenny Holzer, Dan Graham, Vanessa Beecroft, Tom Sachs, Tobias Wong, Douglas Coupland, Mark Handforth, Anri Sala, Sean Linezo, Jonas Mekas, Aleksandra Mir, Jonathan Monk, Toland Grinnell, Kendell Geers, Ryoji Ikeda, and Jennifer & Kevin McCoy. The exhibit included sculptures, audio installations, lectures and temporary installations drawing inspiration from the idea of travel as well as the terminal's architecture.

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