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In general and not specifically Heathrow aircraft takeoff into the wind, this helps reduce the four flight problems of weight, drag, thrust and lift.

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It's the world's busiest airport, ATC (Air Traffic Control) at Heathrow tries to accommodate most aircraft to land into the wind, so you would probably be taking off against the wind

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Aeroplanes ideally should take off or land into a head wind. The wind direction generally dictates the direction in which aeroplanes will take off or land.

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