Airports
London-area Farnborough Airport Soars to New Heights
Farnborough Airport set a traffic record in 2022 and is now the top business aviation airport in the London area.
UK Farnborough Airport
Farnborough Airport set a traffic record in 2022 and is now the top business aviation airport in the London area. (Photo: Farnborough Airport)

London-area Farnborough Airport, the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airfield, has smashed its annual aircraft movements record and expects the upward trend to continue this year, airport CEO Simon Geere said yesterday. Driven by sustained demand for business aircraft travel, the airport logged 33,120 takeoffs and landings last year—up from 26,007 in 2021 and 32,366 in its previous record year of 2019.  

The 2022 tally gives Farnborough a 31 percent share of business aircraft movements for London-area airports, followed by Luton (27 percent), Biggin Hill (22 percent), Stansted (10 percent), Northolt (7 percent), and London City (7 percent).