{"id":553357,"date":"2026-09-27T05:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T19:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/london-heathrow-3rd-runway-delayed-2039\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T05:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T19:56:44","slug":"london-heathrows-49-billion-3rd-runway-delayed-by-4-years-wont-open-until-2039","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=553357","title":{"rendered":"London Heathrow’s \u00a349 Billion 3rd Runway Delayed By 4 Years, Won’t Open Until 2039"},"content":{"rendered":"

The third runway for London Heathrow Airport<\/a><\/span> is now expected not to be completed until at least 2039, insiders have said, after the original deadline of 2035 was deemed unrealistic. It is expected that the airport will secure planning permission by 2039, after which it is expected to be opened within a decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plans envisage 240,000 extra annual flights, terminal redesign and an M25 reroute under a private \u00a349 billion plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476,759,1022,13345,701],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-553357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-london","category-london-heathrow-airport","category-newrunway","category-united-kingdom"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t