Farnborough Airport: the UK’s business aviation home.
The birthplace of British powered flight, and today the only UK airport dedicated entirely to business aviation. Here’s a look at the field - and an honest note on why we don’t work there.
We don’t currently service Farnborough.
Farnborough works with a closed list of approved suppliers and is not accepting new third-party service providers onto the airfield. Until that changes, we can’t take aircraft detailing bookings at EGLF - and we’d rather say so plainly than have you find out after enquiring.
We do cover 44 other UK airports, including Biggin Hill, Luton, Oxford and Stansted - all within reach of the same operators who use Farnborough. If your aircraft repositions, we can meet it there.
See the airports we coverFarnborough at a glance.
The essentials for anyone flying into EGLF. Operating hours and procedures change - always check the current AIP before you plan a movement.
- Codes
- EGLF / FAB
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire~40 miles south-west of central London
- Runway
- 06/24Asphalt, approx. 2,440 m
- Operating hours
- 06:30–22:00 Mon–Fri08:00–20:00 weekends & public holidays
- Traffic
- Business aviation onlyNo scheduled airline services
- Movements
- Capped by planning consentAnnual limits on weekend and total movements
Farnborough: a few things worth knowing.
It’s one of the most storied patches of tarmac in British aviation - a little context on the field itself.
The birthplace of British flight
On 16 October 1908, Samuel Cody made the first officially recognised powered aeroplane flight in Britain right here at Farnborough. The field has been flying ever since.
Home of the RAE
For most of the 20th century Farnborough was home to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, the research centre behind decades of British aviation breakthroughs.
The Farnborough International Airshow
Every two years the airfield hosts the Farnborough International Airshow, one of the largest aerospace and defence trade events in the world.
Business aviation only
Unlike Heathrow or Gatwick, Farnborough handles no scheduled airlines. It’s the UK’s dedicated business aviation airport - private and corporate jets, start to finish.
EGLF / FAB, on London’s doorstep
Sitting in Hampshire, around 40 miles southwest of central London, Farnborough is one of the fastest private gateways into the capital.
Carbon neutral
Farnborough was among the first airports in the world to be certified carbon neutral - a fittingly modern chapter for such a historic field.
FAQ
Farnborough questions, answered.
No. Farnborough operates a closed supplier list and isn’t onboarding new third-party service providers, so we can’t take detailing bookings at EGLF. We cover 44 other UK airports - if your aircraft repositions to one of those, we can meet it there.
Broadly 06:30–22:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00–20:00 at weekends and public holidays, with a limited number of movements permitted outside those hours under the airport’s planning consent. Hours change - check the current AIP before planning a movement.
The ICAO code is EGLF and the IATA code is FAB. You’ll see it referred to as London Farnborough in some scheduling systems.
No. Farnborough is the only UK airport dedicated exclusively to business and private aviation. There are no scheduled passenger services, which is what keeps ground movements quick and handling discreet.
Samuel Cody flew the first officially recognised powered aeroplane flight in Britain here in October 1908. The site then housed the Royal Aircraft Establishment for most of the twentieth century, and it still hosts the Farnborough International Airshow every two years.
44 UK airports, including Biggin Hill (EGKB), Luton (EGGW), Stansted (EGSS), Oxford (EGTK), RAF Northolt (EGWU), Birmingham (EGBB), East Midlands (EGNX), Manchester (EGCC), Liverpool (EGGP), Bristol (EGGD) and Newcastle (EGNT). The full list is in our online booking form.
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