A new landmark for London, Terminal 5 at Heathrow will be one of the world’s most exciting airport terminals, visually stunning and easy to use; a fitting gateway to the UK. Due to open on 30 March 2008, our £4.2 billion investment will handle around 30 million passengers every year and provide much needed terminal and airfield capacity to ease congestion and enable Heathrow to maximise use of its existing runways.

Who will use it?
On completion, British Airways will transfer its entire operation, currently split between Terminals 1 and 4, to Terminal 5. As a result BAA will be able to address the investment and refurbishment needs of the four remaining terminals and complete the transformation of Heathrow.

More than a building
Terminal 5 is one of Europe’s largest construction projects.With 16 major projects and over 147 sub-projects, it encompasses a vast and hugely complex programme of works. Set to be a template for major construction projects of the future, Heathrow's fifth terminal is pushing the boundaries of traditional construction, harnessing innovation and best practice from other industries and translating it into mainstream construction management.

In addition to the main terminal building, Terminal 5 also consists of two satellite buildings (the second of which will be completed by 2011), 60 aircraft stands, a new air traffic control tower, a 4,000 space multi-storey car park, the creation of a new spur road from the M25 motorway, a 600-bed hotel, the diversion of two rivers and over 13 kilometres of bored tunnel, including extensions to the Heathrow Express and Piccadilly Line services.

Learn more about the Terminal 5 project.