Airports
UK Aviation Groups Seek Strategic Airfield Policy
Aviation leaders say there needs to be a strategic policy for small airport infrastructure in the UK.
Fairoaks Airfield is an active general aviation hub in the London area.
Fairoaks Airport in suburban Surrey close to London supports a diverse range of general aviation activities. (Image: Fairoaks Airport)

A session at the recent British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) annual conference sought to address how to support small airports in the UK and develop a strategic policy to maintain this infrastructure. 

At the session, John Gilder, co-chair of the General Aviation Awareness Council and the Airports Working Group of the All Party Parliamentary Group for General Aviation, advocated for a strategic airfield network review on how these airfields are used. “We would like to examine if these sites are in the right place. Most small airports are disproportionately concentrated in the east of the British Isles. Do we need more, can we afford to lose some? We’ve been waiting some time for government approval to start this and agree to the funding,” he said.

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