Originally Posted by
Trinity 09L
DR UK
You have published an error - there is no Terminal 6, this is a planning application for a new 3rd runway and ancillary taxiways.
To assist if you look at the plans there are a string of piers fixed to a building where it is likely passengers will board and leave an aircraft. This building will be named the Sipson - Harlington - International Terminus building.
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Joking aside, there have actually been two different plans published for the R3/T6 option - the original "northwest R3" and a variation labelled "potential optimisation".
Both show T6 in its planned location west of T5, to the south of where the Sofitel is at present.
The original plan shows 3 satellites, aligned N-S (i.e. with east/west-facing aircraft stands) roughly midway between the new runway and the current 09L/27R extended centreline.
The "optimised" plan has R3 moved southeast by around 300m. This moves the airport boundary clear of the M4/M25 interchange (though that would still need a grade change to get the M25 under the runway) and replaces the 3 N-S satellites with two oriented E-W (so the stands face north/south).
The various artists impressions of the Northwest option published so far all appear to show the original (3-satellite) configuration with the runway located closer to J4A.