Heathrow is
London's major airport. It opened in 1929 as a small base for flight test, and
became an international airport in 1946.
Over 40 million people pass though Heathrow
each year and 1000 aircrafts a day. More than 53000 people work a Heathrow
airport. There are dogs which can smell drugs. There are four terminals. From
them you can fly directly to 85 countries. Path from Heathrow to central London
takes an hour. There are many robberies at the airport, and it is sometimes
called "Thiefrow".
Gatwick
Gatwick is London's second airport after
Heathrow. It is about 25 miles south of London. Gatwick opened in 1930. It has
two terminals. Twenty one million passengers pass through the airport every
day, and about 700 flights land every day.
Stansted is
London's third airport. It was opened in 1942 as a base for the American Air
Force during the WII. In 1966 Stansted became a passenger airport and its first
terminal opened in 1969. It takes over 1 million passengers a year, many of
them holiday - makers. A second terminal opened 1991 and Stansted can now
handle 8 milion passengers a year , many of whom are people who can’t go
through London's two other airports.