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UK royal air base welcomes business jets
It’s quite literally fit for a queen and no more than a 40-minute drive to the heart of London, and these days the Royal Air Force’s Northolt base has capa

It’s quite literally fit for a queen and no more than a 40-minute drive to the heart of London, and these days the Royal Air Force’s Northolt base has capacity to spare for business aircraft. Although civil aircraft movements are limited to a ceiling of 7,000 per year, much more often than not it is perfectly possible to get a slot at the secure and conveniently situated airfield in the UK capital’s northwestern suburbs.

Northolt has become something of a secret too well kept in recent years, with many operators wrongly assuming that slots are too hard to come by to make it a worthwhile option for flights into London. This perception is based partly on recent construction work at the site that has resulted in some airfield closures, but this is now complete (including improvements to the taxiways and lighting).