Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport. It is also one of the world's most badly located airports. As a result, it one of the most intrusive and damaging airports for local residents. Wildlife and habitats are being destroyed by the construction of Terminal 5. Support West London Friends of the Earth in saying Enough Is Enough!

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Heathrow was sneaked in as a civil airport at the end of World War 2, using wartime regulations in order to avoid proper planning controls. As a result, it grew up in the most unsuitable of locations - within the London metropolis. It is surrounded by housing on 3 sides and even on the west side there are populations far too close for comfort.

Over half a million people are exposed to noise levels which exceed the World Health Organisation's guidelines. (BAA claims less people are affected because they insist, for PR and political reasons, that only people exposed to an average of 57 decibels or more are affected by noise).

Thousands of people are exposed to air pollution levels which breach standards set to protect human health. (BAA and the government are now being forced to take notice because some standards have been made mandatory by the EU. They ignore the standards where they are simply UK ones.)

Heathrow is the most dangerous airports in the country and one of the most dangerous in the world in terms of the total risk to people on the ground. (This is because of the large number of people overflown.)

The Heathrow area is one of the most congested areas for road traffic in the country. (The goverment is currently widening the M25 to support Heathrow expansion.)
Wildlife and habitats are being destroyed by the construction of Terminal 5.

Villages, listed buildings and priceless heritage are threatened by Runway 3.

While the devastation and the folly of further expansion is apparant to local residents, the aviation industry makes absurd claims about the economic benefits of expanding Heathrow even more.

No wonder local people are saying "enough is enough".