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Where does British Airways fly from? Terminals and gates at 41 airports
British Airways is built around London Heathrow Airport (LHR): 55 of its 61 gates (90%) are there, in Terminal 5 and Terminal 3. British Airways is the biggest airline at LHR by departures. British Airways’ median turn at LHR is 78 min, 6 min shorter than the airport median.
Top airports
At London Heathrow Airport (LHR), British Airways has 55 gates of its own in Terminal 5 and Terminal 3 and runs about 333 departures a day, the most of any airline there.
At Amsterdam Airport (AMS), British Airways has 1 gate of its own in Terminal 3’s Concourse D and runs about 13 departures a day.
At New York JFK Airport, British Airways has 1 gate of its own in Terminal 8 and runs about 8-9 departures a day, 5th of 74 airlines.
At Washington Dulles Airport (IAD), British Airways has 1 gate of its own in Concourse B and runs about 3 departures a day.
At Houston Bush Airport (IAH), British Airways has 1 gate of its own in Terminal D’s Concourse D and runs about 2 departures a day.
At Miami Airport (MIA), British Airways has 1 gate of its own in Concourse E and runs about 2 departures a day.
At Baltimore/Washington Airport (BWI), British Airways has 1 gate of its own in Concourse E and runs about 1 departure a day.
At Zurich Airport (ZRH), British Airways uses shared gates in Concourse E, about 6 departures a day.
British Airways’ network
In all: 41 airports, 61 gates of its own and about 446 departures a day (added up across them). The most nonstop destinations from one airport: 132, from LHR. At LHR it has 51% of departures, about 11 times Virgin Atlantic’s 4%.
When it flies
Its earliest departure across its top airports is around 6:05 am at LHR. The busiest single hour is 12:00 pm–1:00 pm at LHR (~45 arrivals and departures). About 45 of its aircraft spend the night at LHR.
Routes and aircraft
From LHR, British Airways flies nonstop to 132 destinations, the busiest Edinburgh (EDI, 11/day), Glasgow (GLA, 9-10/day), New York JFK (8-9/day) and Rome (FCO, 8-9/day). At LHR it flies the A320 (88/day, 180 seats), A320neo (76/day, 180 seats) and A319 (49/day, 143 seats).
About this data
Based on 516 full days of flights at LHR, AMS, JFK and IAD and more, Sep 25 – Oct 21, 2026. Gates of its own are the gates where British Airways flies the most (regional partners count as their brand). 37% of its departures have no seat count yet, so seat numbers run low.
British Airways: questions
Where does British Airways fly from?
British Airways flies from 41 airports that Chockwise tracks. The biggest are London Heathrow Airport (LHR), in Terminal 3 & 5; Amsterdam Airport (AMS), in Terminal 3; and New York JFK Airport, in Terminal 8.
Which terminal is British Airways at in London Heathrow?
British Airways flies from Terminal 5 (86% of its departures) and Terminal 3 (14%) at London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
Which terminal is British Airways at in Amsterdam?
British Airways flies from Terminal 3’s Concourse D at Amsterdam Airport (AMS).
How many gates does British Airways have at LHR?
British Airways has 55 gates of its own at London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
How many flights a day does British Airways have from LHR?
About 333 departures a day from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (Oct 7–9, 2026).
Which aircraft does British Airways fly from LHR?
At LHR British Airways flies the A320 (88/day, 180 seats), A320neo (76/day, 180 seats) and A319 (49/day, 143 seats).
Where does British Airways fly nonstop from LHR?
British Airways flies nonstop from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to 132 destinations: Edinburgh, Glasgow, New York JFK, Rome, Amsterdam and Barcelona and more.
Where does British Airways have the most gates?
At London Heathrow Airport (LHR), with 55 gates, then Amsterdam Airport (AMS) with 1 gate.
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