• Cost: £4.3bn
• No. of Passengers annually: 30 million
• Phase 1 - Terminal 5A and B opening 2008   
  50 aircraft stands (total)
• Phase 2 - Terminal 5C opening 2010   
  60 aircraft stands (total)
• Terminal 5A dimensions: 396m long x 176m wide x 40m high, levels above ground 4
• Terminal 5B dimensions: 442m long x 52m wide x 19.5m high, levels above ground 3
• Multi-storey car park: 3,800 spaces
• Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel: 605 rooms (opens June)
• Rail links: Heathrow Express & Underground Piccadilly Line
• Check-in self service kiosks: 96
• Check-in fast bag drops: over 90
• Check-in standard desks: 54
• Security lanes: 20
• No of bags processed per hour: 12,000
• Number of toilets: 800
• Number of baby change facilities: 32
• Number of retail facilities:112 (including 25 food and drink outlets)

Designed by 2006 Stirling Prize winner Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the building's design meets the needs of the passenger from the moment they arrive at the airport to boarding their aircraft. It offers space, convenience, comfort and spectacular views across the airfield for virtually every step of the passenger's journey.
 
Commenting on this, Sir Nigel Rudd said : "From every perspective, this is a landmark project and I am proud to think that Terminal 5 has become a model construction project, setting new, higher standards for an industry around the world." 

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