(4k) STUNNING London Approach Into Heathrow Airport

[@alastairgordon-forbes3139]

I will never forget the first time I flew into London. It was extremely cloudy and suddenly we broke through the cloud and there below me was the Thames with the bridges and St Paul’s Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament. I had tears in my eyes. I had arrived.

[@LeoMyst01]

A bit over dramatic 💀

[@LeoMyst01]

A bit over dramatic 💀

[@bladerunner20491]

Lol

[@jessevans8819]

Loved seeing Concorde on the tarmac there. Beautiful bird.

[@oneglitch3543]

Its not a TARMAC its a RUNWAY 😂

[@reazyy9667]

@@oneglitch3543 no?

[@CarlTheAviator]

​@@oneglitch3543it's a stand

[@showmoke]

@@oneglitch3543 - no, the official term for the area that Concorde is standing is called an 'Apron'.

[@sam.p12345]

@@showmokeThat’s not an official term, as in it’s not prescribed by a public office.

[@clairenoon4070]

Years ago I spent 3 months backpacking in India, and although I had a wonderful time, I had tears streaming down my face watching all this as we came in to Heathrow! It was about 6:30am on a beautiful summer morning and you could really sense London starting a new day. I couldn't wait to get on the ground and be a part of it all again!

[@stephaniestj5237]

That's lovely. You can't beat the Big Smoke. 👍🛫🛬

[@johnjkiwi7818]

I remember flying over London before landing at Heathrow. It was a beautiful August day with not a cloud in the sky. It was an emotional experience seeing some of London's landmarks including the houses of parliament, Big Ben and Tower Bridge for the first time just a few hundred metres down.Unforgettable!

[@SpeccyMan]

It is impossible to see Big Ben from an aeroplane since it is the name of the bell, not the clock!

[@ac9110]

@@SpeccyMan Mr Pedantic showing off. A person from abroad isn't going to call it by any other name, why pull him up on that in such a smart arsed way?

[@johnjkiwi7818]

@@SpeccyMan Yes you are right. Unfortunately most tourists flying into London for the first time wouldn't know that. Still it was an unforgettable flight.

[@marker9751]

@@SpeccyMan knob

[@Bahama3ay]

@@johnjkiwi7818, I'm a Brit who now lives in Canada and have flown into Heathrow a couple of times on return trips and it really is amazing following the Thames as you come in to land and seeing the major landmarks.

[@lawrencemartin1113]

The best and most beautiful Heathrow arrival I have witnessed! Thanks for sharing. that amazing Broken Spectre of the aircraft on the cloud was stunning!

[@merledoughty5787]

My first ever trip to the UK was in 2003, magic long haul trip from New Zealand, out across the USA, coming across Britain from the north we had a clear trip all the way down to HR, biggest thrill was when the air NZ Jumbo banked right over the tower of London we were in the left side of the aircraft so could just see the river Thames and London eye great trip, love seeing these videos thanks makes us yearn to return again, last trip was 2015 and before that 2011 both up through Europe one via Bankok and the other Dubai

[@andyrob3259]

London arrivals have generally always been spectacular. Right down the Thames over all the famous sites one has heard about. Sitting on the right hand side often is best.

[@madeovstarstuff]

@@andyrob3259 approach to London City airport at night is a beautiful sight

[@jl453]

My first flight and first international flight into Heathrow last month was a dream. I felt that dip,roll and turn just like in the video. Loved this!

[@francesfarmer736]

I’m from the US, I’ve only flown into London twice, one at Heathrow, the other at Gatwick……Heathrow is a heavily traveled airport and we had to circle around 30 minutes before landing…that was my first time and it was so exciting bc it was my first time to England, I was 46 at the time and can remember a line that “John Lennon” said in “Hard Days Night” a reporter asked Lennon: how did you get here (US) Lennon: took a left at Greenland……lol….

[@ronnie6508]

I was blessed with two trips to Europe a few years ago. On one of the trips I landed at Heathrow. This video really brought back some wonderful memories. Those pilots do a fantastic job!

[@DanielSilva-cf8ri]

Like me Ronnie in 2019. Daniel from Rio de Janeiro.

[@gzk6nk]

Back when I was working I was a regular on the BA Shuttle to Heathrow, so done that countless times. I always tried to get a RHS window seat just for that view! On a clear day you could follow the entire route from Manchester - Knutsford, Crewe - Stoke - Birmingham - M40 - Chilterns, Wembley and then that turn onto long final for the Heathrow westerly runways.

[@christianobrien6553]

7:21 just a Concorde casually sitting there.

[@kategreaves_daisies1000]

Eye 👁️👁️Spy: 😊 Found "Concord' too! 👆👍

[@maudwelford7919]

Good landing, fantastic shadow of the aircraft on the ⛅️ clouds 😍🇬🇧

[@Tim_Raths]

I'll be flying into that airport in two months and I can't wait.

[@theplaneimage]

3:13 ...nice capture of a "Glory" as well. I've been on this approach a few times. Great views of central London. Great video at 2160p 4K

[@grosvenorclub]

Usually flown in from Australia or North America at some god awful time in the morning or night into fog or cloud so this video is good to see !

[@robotsonmars1989]

Takes me back to when I lived and worked in London. Lived in South Ealing which ion the Heathrow approach.We used to picnic in the park and watch the planes line up off the stack. You could see 4 in a line. I also worked on the construction of the Canary Wharf tower .. Happy days

[@thistledownz.2982]

The cloud shadows were awesome 😎.

[@Gadgetonomy]

7:21 Always good to see Concorde still sitting majestically on the boundary as you land! Oh how I miss that beautiful bird.

[@kimmyk4425]

Had a similar landing from Hong Kong in April 1990. Saw the royal Albert Hall amongst other landmarks. Yes the right hand side of the plane is usually best. ✈️

[@paterpull]

The aircraft rainbow shadow is exceptional. Thanks.

[@stevedom1]

Did it in night time even lower with about 6 passes as we waited 15 years ago, it was totally spectacular!!

[@timsan55]

Enjoyed, that, thanks ! And congrats to you on keeping the camera straight and steady all the way in. I've done that arrival many times, and after a long trip it's always nice to see London again.

[@ivanjulian2532]

Great video. I loved every second of it!

[@AirlinersLive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jameswadley7291]

Thanks for sharing this amazing video. How great will it be when we can all freely travel again!

[@antonydicesare4632]

What an awesome video, loved the silhouette of the plane in the clouds. Followed by a beauty of a landing.

[@paulingham7815]

Beautiful video, absolutely mesmerising and top quality. I loved it. Thanks.

[@AirlinersLive]

Thanks a lot Paul!

[@basfinnis]

Always nice coming in over London 😘

[@RealDukeOfEarl]

Nicely filmed. Beautiful day for that approach to 27L.

[@AirlinersLive]

Many thanks!

[@abdulmismail]

3:14 That's called the "aviator's rainbow". My first flight from a De Havilland T Mk10 Chipmunk was in 1987 from RAF Woodvale. The Flight Lieutenant told me about this. It's where the silhouette of the aircraft is projected on a cloud and you'll see a circular rainbow around the silhouette.

[@Bahama3ay]

RAF Woodvale is/was just down the road from me. I'm originally from Southport although I live in Canada now.

[@gregfaris6959]

Actually, aviators are more pretentious than you think. We call it a "Glory".

[@trepicks]

Broken Spectre on the clouds. Excellent.

[@chevalvivant]

Beautiful glide slope and landing, love it

[@PearlDrummer68]

Love that Concord under the wing @ 7:21

[@hyzeinkem7536]

I felt like i was actually in that aircraft sitting by that window looking out at that view! I miss London and I miss flying.

[@68dart]

Awesome for sure , Thanks Airliners Live

[@medhashas]

You have a Very Steady hand, superb picturisation - and thankfully the weather was Good

[@DanielSilva-cf8ri]

It happened to me on November 28 2019 coming from Munich. My destiny: Rio de Janeiro, my homeland. Thanks!

[@karlbraun9564]

3:13-3:30 Great photo opportunity, aircraft reflection in the clouds.

[@paulspickernell6875]

Cracking video guys really enjoyed that

[@truckatadders]

Nice that at 07.24 you can still see Concord 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Wae1x]

Dam MSFS has had a big scenery update

[@raybgoodale6656]

A peaceful descent

[@anthonystone8270]

Um...yeah. About that "zero turbulence" thing you got going on here. WHY...can't I get this on my flights????? Huh????? :) Literally have never seen a more smooth landing on KZbin. That was awesome.

[@SamButlerUK]

“We liked the aeroplanes, thank you for putting the aeroplanes on” - Dominic, aged 2 😍

[@siletamus2016]

The plane is so stable. What a flight

[@bitsbobs5509]

I clearly remember flying along the Thames past the Houses of Parliament on that same approach some years ago but without the low cloud. 4 years ago I made a similar film of our long low approach to Toronto’s Lester Pearson airport which I filmed. I will try to post it on here some day. But what topped it all was flying along the snow covered coast of Greenland in clear blue weather on our way to Colorado from Heathrow with the cliffs and fjords standing out like on a map. We flew over Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man on the way. So glad I had a starboard window seat and camera handy👍

[@TAMS1952]

Spectacular video. 3 airports I used to love landing at. Heathrow Singapore And the old Hong Kong airport. All for different reasons. Heathrow, whether it’s day or night, is always spectacular, more so on a nice clear day. Singapore, as you are coming into land, you can see just how clean Singapore is. Old Hong Kong airport. On the approach, flying in over The Peak, then the rooftop of the flats below you. It used to be a bit of a sharper drop down onto the runway, this was one airport where you could not get it wrong, otherwise you was likely to end up in the drink at the end of the runway.

[@peterc.1618]

You might love landing at Kai Tak, the pilots not so much. You know about the chekcerboard I assume.

[@andyadventures2841]

Awesome views of London ✈️ 🙏

[@padstowmade]

Is this recent if so are you going live at Heathrow to catch the A380s?

[@Glasgowurbanwildlife]

stunning vid! good job!

[@AirlinersLive]

Thanks a lot!

[@artistinbeziers7916]

Wow! Brilliant video.

[@AirlinersLive]

Thank you very much!

[@TheNobbynoonar]

Wow!! People on an aeroplane flying in from somewhere far away. Those were the days!!

[@celticsanster]

Fantastic vid, thanks! Loved the whole thing. Covered my whole London commute back in the day. The best was flying over Kew. I’ve stayed/lived there a few times and I was delighted to see “There’s my flat!”, “There’s my other flat!” 4K makes a difference, seeing to that level of detail, along with the steady camerawork. Well done! From the other side, maybe someone was standing at my old kitchen window and looked up in time to see this plane coming in to land. I’d watch the planes as I did dishes, the traffic was continuous. The BA heavies are an impressive sight. But the sound of the planes was a constant background noise to be sure, but then so were the Tube and above ground trains a few blocks in the other direction. (I wonder how quiet it all became when things shut down due to COVID….another topic.)

[@sussertheoriginal]

Really good video and well taken. Thanks for sharing this. Best place to be as well. Great views of the landscape and the flying control surfaces.

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Excellent.👍😊🛫✈️🇨🇮

[@antoineduchamp4931]

I worked most of my days not far from the Tower of London, and minute after minute I would see airliners like this fly over the City using the Tower as a reference point, then flying on down to Heathrow, following the line of the Thames, in a matter of minutes. Glad when the days of Concorde were finished - the noise of that thing flying above was enough to wake the dead.

[@gzk6nk]

They use radar vectors to the ILS localiser as a reference to position on final, not items on the ground like the Tower of London. Concorde was amazing - you have no soul!

[@aerialexplorer772]

"Glad when the days of Concorde were finished" - sacrilege! lol

[@ttonypayne5077]

Thank you i loved this.

[@rickipaddon6962]

Nice views of Stamford Bridge and Craven Cottage

[@silverfunnel6819]

Nice! How did you fix the cam? No vibrations at all.

[@derisleybrittain]

Superb ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mark_lhr3]

Beautiful !

[@andynixon2820]

That was an incredibly neat landing .

[@billygraham5971]

Super Smooth!

[@paulburman9972]

Beautiful video, thanks very much for this ✈️🛩🛬🛫

[@siletamus2016]

Beautiful

[@brentsummers7377]

Great video! Looks like a lot of new buildings going up near the Hounslow Central Asda.

[@gryzzl233]

6:08 "Let's get that nose up," said the little boy to the pilot.

[@lenny108]

This is really cool! Amazing that London almost has 9 million inhabitants.

[@richardwills-woodward5340]

24 million if its entire urbanised area is included.

[@victoriasmith3884]

AWSOME view more please big thanks to planes fans

[@golddalekwho5944]

I just zoomed in and can see myself hanging the washing out.

[@andyrob3259]

Really love those lace Knick. Ers blowing in the breeze. 👍

[@golddalekwho5944]

@@andyrob3259 Only for weekend use

[@PatrickOxley]

wow that was a perfect landing, well done to the pilot :)

[@johnmcguire7435]

Great pilots n landing

[@LeoMyst01]

Whenever flying and getting close to landing like 3mins before landing, I look out the window and look down, it feels crazy almost like this huge 70 ton object is slowly floating, now I know it isn’t slow, it’s moving like 170 mph but to me it seems crazy

[@ridefast0]

I still remember that sense of arriving home (from Boston or NYC) in nice weather with all the potential of a new day ahead - arriving into Virgin 'Arrivals' lounge with a shower and a cooked breakfast, followed by a chauffeured car home, was a bonus!

[@chocolatcats]

THANK YOU AIRLINERS LIVE.

[@TenMinuteTrips]

“Second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning.”

[@nathonhamilton4524]

Yes ,thanks a lovely video......

[@BillyAlabama]

I love this. Breathtaking.

[@AirlinersLive]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@kg3718]

Very nice thank you

[@johnf3885]

Great video.

[@dexcon3763]

An excellent video. Thank you. What camera did you use (GoPro)? And how did you anchor it to get such stability - and what with?

[@dexcon3763]

Despite asking a week ago about the camera and its mounting - as did another person before me - the OP didn't respond. Two days ago, the OP did reply to a much more recent comment asking much the same, the reply being that it was a GoPro mounted to the window. Its a pity that the OP couldn't have been kind enough to respond to the previous requests. I won't be back to this channel.

[@kxpn]

This looks great on a large 4k monitor, very well done.

[@AirlinersLive]

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it

[@tomthumb3085]

Great footage, thanks. Are you going to film the take-off as well next time. It’s my favourite part of any flight.

[@gertjanschutten2049]

Flight Sim is stunningly realistic. ;-)

[@mickydub3]

No town like the " HOME " town " Great Vid "

[@patspencer5649]

NICE! 'nuff said.

[@veritygriffiths8129]

Awesome

[@UnrealSFX]

A321 nice landing

[@RobCCTV]

Extremely good. Must have had the camera fixed on a mount of some sort, which I tried a few times, but was stopped by cabin crew.

[@AirlinersLive]

It's a GoPro mounted to the window, cabin crew were fine with it

[@koochie88]

I have missed that view. Its been 2 years since I have flown into London...Hopefully this Chrimbo...............but im not holding my breath!

[@brianmilligan1787]

Just behind harrads Pont street We were renovating a house and we're working late at night if you look up you can see the planes circulating the stack system it's like a whirlwind of lights like a long funnel it is quite amazing sight it's a must to see it would be well worth staying up late and the journey I lived in Cranford London beside Heathrow directly under flight path planes hand grabbing directly over roof of house every 2 minutes 40 seconds it's a lot less now

[@raalaa121]

Stunning view. Just makes you think how irrelevant our problems are in the grand scale of things. We are but small ants in the universe.

[@Ashfaq1999]

Amazing

[@osangraketera6381]

Hello always keepsafe and Godblesd you

[@forestcobra7796]

Notice that this gives the demonstration of the perfect full rainbow as the plane passes through some light clouds. What do I mean? A perfect rainbow is a full circle. See for yourself.

[@waqasahmad8015]

Looks like the eastenders finishing part

[@DrTWG]

That landing was serrrmooooth ! Radio altimeter " 50 centimetres , 40 centimetres , 30 centimeters , 20 ,10 , 5 centimetres ......... 10 millimetres ........

[@tobyhutchinson8078]

What airline and plane is this

[@padstowmade]

Looks to be a A321 neo

[@darksideka]

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