Happy birthday Heathrow

Today marks 70 years of Heathrow Airport and it’s changed beyond all recognition from the grass strip and tents of 1946 to the bustling international hub that it is today.

To celebrate, we’ve delved into the archive to find some of our best photos of Heathrow through the decades.

And if you’ve got stories to share about travelling through Heathrow, the airport has set up a special page where you can do just that.

Where it all began – Heathrow 1946

1950s Heathrow air traffic control

Heathrow air traffic control in the 1960s

Heathrow’s old ‘star’ runway configuration

The old control tower

In the old tower during the 1990s.

The new tower under construction in 2003

Moving the new tower into place in 2004

The flight strips from the last Concorde flights out of Heathrow in 2003

In the tower today.

Happy birthday!