When was heathrow airport opened

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Terminal 1 is opened. Concorde makes its first passenger flight. Heathrow Hotels Heathrow Information. In the airport was closed due to variuos logistical reasons including bad communication possibilities, the bumpy nature of Hounslow Heath, its tendency to become boggy and muddy in Winter and its its frequent covering of mist.

In the 's the area was born again as an airfield called the Great Western Aerodrome also had other names such as Harmondsworth Aerodrome and Heath Row Aerodrome , it was owned by Fairey Aviation, a private company, and the airport was mainly for aircraft testing purposes. In the airfield was requisitioned by the government for use by the ministry of Air. At the time it was said the airport was needed for long haul flights to support the war with Japan. However it later emerged that it was always intended to be used for civil purposes and a requisition meant a public enquiry would be side stepped.

The take-off at Heathrow Airport of the first commercial Concorde flight, 21 January Passengers waiting at Heathrow Airport, 31 July Passengers wait near the departures board at Heathrow Airport, 4 January Members of the British pop group Duran Duran pose on an airplane ramp before departing for Australia from Heathrow Airport, 26 July A father supports his son on his shoulders as a four-engined airliner passes directly overhead, about to land at Heathrow Airport, 17 August Photo by In Pictures Ltd.

An aerial view of Heathrow Airport showing the service area with Boeing and Concorde aircraft, An aeroplane flying over rooftops near Heathrow Airport, April Emma Mason Social networks.