Originally Posted by
LeisureFirst
LHR is in a pretty stupid location, isn't it? The main flight paths go over London, which means it cannot operate during the night. Most modern major airports are to the North or South of the city they serve (rather than East or West) thereby avoiding this problem.
Given a blank sheet of paper I would agree that LHR would not be the best location. But surely if a new airport were to be built, going NW rather than SE of London would be more sensible. At least this would make it available to a wider population. Of course, some people will always be affected by the noise and other disruption.