LHREGLL
January 1, 2026915 flights858,211 ADS-B points
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About the data

Flights reconstructed from ADS-B — the position signal modern aircraft broadcast to air traffic. Coverage is strongest across North America and Europe, thinner over oceans, polar regions, and parts of Asia and Africa.

Long-haul flights whose paths cross sparsely-covered areas may appear with an unknown origin or destination — the receiver network loses sight of them mid-ocean. We mark those unknown rather than guess. Every flight is still counted in the totals; the route-by-route breakdown filters to flights with identified endpoints.

Traffic data for London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) was captured on 1 January 2026, the 80th anniversary of Heathrow's official opening as London's main airport. The dataset covers 915 flights across 429 unique aircraft, split between 492 arrivals and 423 departures, with 9 ground operations recorded. Activity ran from 00:00 to 23:59 GMT, averaging 38.1 flights per hour across the day. The busiest hour was 18:00, which logged 73 movements (41 arrivals, 32 departures). Hours 1 and 2 recorded zero traffic. Departures were absent until 06:00, while arrivals began trickling in from midnight. The top routes by combined movements were Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) and Madrid Barajas (MAD), each with 25 total flights. Geneva (GVA) and Frankfurt (FRA) followed at 22 each, with Dublin (DUB) at 20. Approach directions skewed heavily from the east, with ESE leading at 100 arrivals, followed by E (71) and SE (50). Departure directions spread more evenly, with ESE (78) and WNW (76) nearly tied at the top. UK-registered aircraft made up the largest share of the fleet at 218 of 429 unique aircraft, followed by US (37) and unclassified XX (26). Altitude data spans 858,211 ADS-B position points. The two largest altitude bands were 38,000 to 39,000 ft (58,341 points) and 36,000 to 37,000 ft (58,477 points), with a secondary concentration at ground level below 1,000 ft (67,209 points). The peak recorded altitude was 42,575 ft, logged by G-ZBJK on an arrival. The shortest flight in the dataset was a 69.3 nm arrival from London Stansted (STN) lasting 32 minutes. The longest was a 2,196.8 nm arrival of 347.4 minutes flown by G-VTOM. Combined flight distance across all legs totalled 654,230 nm, with an average leg distance of 715 nm and an average duration of 123.8 minutes.

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Summary

Total Flights

915

Arrivals

492

Departures

423

Unique Aircraft

429

Peak Hour Flights

73

Avg / Hour

38

Notable Flights

Shortest

69 NM32 min

From STNLondon Stansted Airport

G-EUUF

Longest

2197 NM347 min

G-VTOM

Highest

42,575 ft657 NM

G-ZBJK

Most Active

7flights

G-EUPK

Time Highlights

Times in GMT

Busiest Hour

6 PM

73 flights · 41 arr / 32 dep

Quietest Hour

12 AM

1 flight · 1 arr / 0 dep

Peak Frequency

49 sec

between flights at peak

Performance

Max Altitude

42,575ft

Avg Altitude

21,081ft

Max Groundspeed

635kts

Avg Groundspeed

326kts

Total Distance

654,230NM

Avg Leg Distance

715NM

Avg Leg Duration

124min

Traffic Flow

Arrivals
Departures
N43 · 43NE28 · 18E112 · 93SE150 · 118S23 · 19SW36 · 25W27 · 19NW73 · 88

Routes

Arriving from

AMS
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol16
MAD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport13
FRA
Frankfurt Airport13
GVA
Geneva Cointrin International Airport12
MUC
Munich Airport12
LIS
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport11
CDG
Charles de Gaulle International Airport11
DUB
Dublin Airport10
OTP
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport10
GLA
Glasgow Airport8
MAN
Manchester Airport8
BCN
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport8
CPH
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport8
OSL
Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport8
ZRH
Zürich Airport7
NCL
Newcastle International Airport7
LRWG
West Gate Helipad7
EDI
Edinburgh Airport6
ABZ
Aberdeen International Airport6
BER
Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport6

Departing to

MAD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport12
GVA
Geneva Cointrin International Airport10
DUB
Dublin Airport10
GLA
Glasgow Airport10
AMS
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol9
FRA
Frankfurt Airport9
MAN
Manchester Airport8
EDI
Edinburgh Airport8
ABZ
Aberdeen International Airport8
MUC
Munich Airport7
BCN
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport7
ZRH
Zürich Airport7
BER
Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport7
NCE
Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport7
LIS
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport6
CPH
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport6
NCL
Newcastle International Airport6
VIE
Vienna International Airport6
BHD
George Best Belfast City Airport6
ARN
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport6

Aircraft by Registration Country

United Kingdom218
United States37
Unknown26
Germany18
Croatia15
India12
United Arab Emirates11
Canada8
Türkiye8
China8

Aircraft

429 unique aircraft

G-EUPK
7 flights
40822DADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
7 flights
4081A1ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
6 flights
G-EUUH
6 flights
G-DBCD
6 flights
G-EUUR
5 flights
G-EUPO
5 flights
G-EUUZ
5 flights
G-TTNE
5 flights
G-NEOP
5 flights
4CAD80ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
5 flights
G-TTSD
5 flights
G-DBCC
5 flights
40822EADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
5 flights
G-TTNK
5 flights
G-DBCH
5 flights
G-EUPJ
5 flights
G-EUYW
5 flights
G-TTNF
5 flights
G-EUYN
5 flights

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