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# Heston Airport

Heston was an important interwar civil airport west of London, opened in 1929 and closed after the Second World War.

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## History

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### Opened as a purpose-built civil airport

Heston opened in July 1929 as a civilian airport rather than a converted military field. It became one of London's important interwar airports.

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### It closed after the war

Heston ceased airport operations in 1947 as post-war civil traffic consolidated around Heathrow and other larger airports.

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## Legacy

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### A pioneering concrete hangar remains

One of Heston's 1929 hangars survives and is Grade II listed. Historic England describes it as Britain's first all-concrete hangar.

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## Links here

- [History of London's airports](page:62999)