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Which Heathrow terminal does my airline use?

By Louise Holden · 26 September 2026

Heathrow has four terminals*: 2, 3, 4 and 5. Terminal 5 is home to British Airways with a small number using Terminal 3. Virgin Atlantic, American, Delta and Emirates use Terminal 3. United, Lufthansa, Air India and most other Star Alliance airlines use Terminal 2. Air France, KLM, Qatar Airways and Etihad use Terminal 4.

* Terminal 1 closed in 2015.

Type your airline or the city you are flying to into the box below. The list underneath shows every airline at each terminal.

Airlines by terminal

Terminal 2

  • Aegean Airlines
  • Aer Lingus
  • Air Canada
  • Air China
  • Air India
  • ANA
  • Asiana Airlines
  • Austrian
  • Avianca
  • Brussels Airlines
  • Croatia Airlines
  • EgyptAir
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • Eurowings
  • EVA Air
  • Icelandair
  • ITA Airways
  • JetBlue
  • Loganair
  • LOT Polish Airlines
  • Lufthansa
  • Lufthansa City Airlines
  • Middle East Airlines (MEA)
  • SAS Scandinavian Airlines
  • Shenzhen Airlines
  • Singapore Airlines
  • Swiss
  • TAP Air Portugal
  • Thai Airways
  • Turkish Airlines
  • United Airlines
Hotels for Terminals 2 and 3

Terminal 3

  • Aeromexico
  • Air Peace
  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • Beijing Capital Airlines
  • British Airways (31 routes)
  • Cathay Pacific
  • China Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Emirates
  • Finnair
  • Hainan Airlines
  • IndiGo
  • Japan Airlines
  • LATAM Airlines
  • Qantas
  • Royal Jordanian
  • SriLankan Airlines
  • Tianjin Airlines
  • Virgin Atlantic
Hotels for Terminals 2 and 3

Terminal 4

  • Air Algérie
  • Air Astana
  • Air France
  • Air Serbia
  • Azerbaijan Airlines
  • Biman Bangladesh Airlines
  • Bulgaria Air
  • China Eastern
  • China Southern
  • El Al
  • Etihad Airways
  • Gulf Air
  • Kenya Airways
  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
  • KM Malta Airlines
  • Korean Air
  • Kuwait Airways
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Oman Air
  • Pakistan International Airlines
  • Qatar Airways
  • Riyadh Air
  • Royal Air Maroc
  • Royal Brunei Airlines
  • RwandAir
  • Saudia
  • Tunisair
  • Uzbekistan Airways
  • Vietnam Airlines
  • Vueling
  • WestJet
  • Xiamen Airlines
Hotels for Terminal 4

Terminal 5

  • British Airways (115 routes)
  • Iberia
Hotels for Terminal 5

Checked against Heathrow's airline list on 26 September 2026. Airlines do move terminal from time to time, so check your booking or the airline's app on the day you fly.

UK and EU airlines at Heathrow

UK261 covers these airlines on flights into Heathrow from anywhere in the world, as well as on flights out.

  • British Airways UK
  • Loganair UK
  • Virgin Atlantic UK
  • Aegean Airlines EU
  • Aer Lingus EU
  • Air France EU
  • Austrian EU
  • Brussels Airlines EU
  • Bulgaria Air EU
  • Croatia Airlines EU
  • Eurowings EU
  • Finnair EU
  • Iberia EU
  • Icelandair Iceland
  • ITA Airways EU
  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines EU
  • KM Malta Airlines EU
  • LOT Polish Airlines EU
  • Lufthansa EU
  • Lufthansa City Airlines EU
  • SAS Scandinavian Airlines EU
  • Swiss Switzerland
  • TAP Air Portugal EU
  • Vueling EU

Swiss and Icelandair are not EU airlines, but all their flights into Heathrow leave from Switzerland or Iceland. EU261 covers every flight leaving those countries, whatever the airline.

Other airlines at Heathrow

UK261 covers these airlines on flights out of Heathrow. On flights into Heathrow it does not apply. You can still claim proven costs under the Montreal Convention.

  • Aeromexico
  • Air Algérie
  • Air Astana
  • Air Canada
  • Air China
  • Air India
  • Air Peace
  • Air Serbia
  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • ANA
  • Asiana Airlines
  • Avianca
  • Azerbaijan Airlines
  • Beijing Capital Airlines
  • Biman Bangladesh Airlines
  • Cathay Pacific
  • China Airlines
  • China Eastern
  • China Southern
  • Delta Air Lines
  • EgyptAir
  • El Al
  • Emirates
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • Etihad Airways
  • EVA Air
  • Gulf Air
  • Hainan Airlines
  • IndiGo
  • Japan Airlines
  • JetBlue
  • Kenya Airways
  • Korean Air
  • Kuwait Airways
  • LATAM Airlines
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Middle East Airlines (MEA)
  • Oman Air
  • Pakistan International Airlines
  • Qantas
  • Qatar Airways
  • Riyadh Air
  • Royal Air Maroc
  • Royal Brunei Airlines
  • Royal Jordanian
  • RwandAir
  • Saudia
  • Shenzhen Airlines
  • Singapore Airlines
  • SriLankan Airlines
  • Thai Airways
  • Tianjin Airlines
  • Tunisair
  • Turkish Airlines
  • United Airlines
  • Uzbekistan Airways
  • Vietnam Airlines
  • WestJet
  • Xiamen Airlines

NB. A codeshare flight leaves from the terminal of the airline that operates it. If your ticket says BA but the booking reads “operated by Iberia”, look up Iberia.