Planes over City of London today
For Heathrow's expansion consultation, open until 22 December 2026.
Whatever your view, these are the figures for City of London now: the planes from Heathrow counted over each of its postcode districts, and the borough's noise, air and flood figures from official data. They are today's flights on today's routes, not those of a third runway. Sky Score takes no side in the consultation.
Heathrow's consultation page: how to respond, and Heathrow's own documents.
Planes from Heathrow, district by district
Planes land and take off into the wind, so the weather decides which way Heathrow flies, and that decides how many pass over each place. Counted over each postcode, January to August 2026.
Each cell gives the most planes over any one postcode of the district on that kind of day, and counts its postcodes in the busiest band reached; the bar splits all of them by how many planes pass over them a day. Each district's own page goes sector by sector.
| District | Flying west56% of days | Both ways15% of days | Flying east29% of days |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC1A104 postcodes | up to 21 a day104 at 10 to 99 | up to 15 a day104 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day104 under 10 |
| EC1Y160 postcodes | up to 24 a day160 at 10 to 99 | up to 18 a day160 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day160 under 10 |
| EC2M120 postcodes | up to 36 a day120 at 10 to 99 | up to 26 a day120 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day120 under 10 |
| EC2N34 postcodes | up to 34 a day34 at 10 to 99 | up to 25 a day34 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day34 under 10 |
| EC2R52 postcodes | up to 31 a day52 at 10 to 99 | up to 22 a day52 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day52 under 10 |
| EC2V76 postcodes | up to 27 a day76 at 10 to 99 | up to 19 a day76 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day76 under 10 |
| EC2Y73 postcodes | up to 25 a day73 at 10 to 99 | up to 18 a day73 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day73 under 10 |
| EC3A51 postcodes | up to 40 a day51 at 10 to 99 | up to 29 a day51 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day51 under 10 |
| EC3M67 postcodes | up to 41 a day67 at 10 to 99 | up to 30 a day67 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day67 under 10 |
| EC3N75 postcodes | up to 55 a day75 at 10 to 99 | up to 38 a day75 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day75 under 10 |
| EC3R71 postcodes | up to 49 a day71 at 10 to 99 | up to 34 a day71 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day71 under 10 |
| EC3V69 postcodes | up to 38 a day69 at 10 to 99 | up to 27 a day69 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day69 under 10 |
| EC4A92 postcodes | up to 17 a day92 at 10 to 99 | up to 13 a day92 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day92 under 10 |
| EC4M80 postcodes | up to 27 a day80 at 10 to 99 | up to 19 a day80 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day80 under 10 |
| EC4N54 postcodes | up to 34 a day54 at 10 to 99 | up to 25 a day54 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day54 under 10 |
| EC4R42 postcodes | up to 38 a day42 at 10 to 99 | up to 27 a day42 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day42 under 10 |
| EC4V98 postcodes | up to 28 a day98 at 10 to 99 | up to 20 a day98 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day98 under 10 |
| EC4Y112 postcodes | up to 20 a day112 at 10 to 99 | up to 15 a day112 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day112 under 10 |
| WC1V79 postcodes | up to 13 a day67 at 10 to 99 | up to 10 a day4 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day79 under 10 |
| WC2A91 postcodes | up to 14 a day91 at 10 to 99 | up to 11 a day31 at 10 to 99 | up to 1 a day91 under 10 |
Each district's own page splits it by postcode sector and counts every airport over it.
Noise, air and flood in City of London
- Aircraft noise band
- Low-ModerateEstimated from the distance to the airport and its routes, scaled by the size of its DEFRA noise map
- Road noise
- HighDEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB
- Air quality
- PoorDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021
- Flood risk
- LowEnvironment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences
City of London: every figure we publish, with its score
What counts as overhead
Overhead means more than halfway up the sky (48.5 degrees or more) and below 7,000 ft, the CAA's definition of an overflight (CAP 1498). A day counts as one way when 80% of its flights used that way. PO boxes and other postcodes for organisations that receive a lot of post are left out: they sit at a delivery office or a business, not at homes.
Where these figures come from
Counted from community flight tracking, checked against the CAA's monthly totals for Heathrow. Flight tracks: adsb.lol (ODbL 1.0); Weather at each airport: Iowa Environmental Mesonet; Ground heights: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right; Postcode positions: ONS National Statistics Postcode Lookup (OGL). Licence: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0.
Aviation noise context: DEFRA strategic noise mapping, Open Government Licence v3.0
Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation
Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0
Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0
Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0