Farnborough Airport private jet charter: airport guide (FAB)

Farnborough Airport at a glance

Farnborough Airport serves the London trip-planning area. Use the identifiers below to distinguish the airport from its individual private terminals.

Airport

Farnborough Airport

IATA code

FAB

ICAO code

EGLF

Field elevation

238 ft MSL / 73 m

Longest physical runway

2,440 m / 8,005 ft (06/24)

Map coordinates

51.27528, -0.77750

Runway length is a physical dimension, not the usable takeoff or landing distance for your flight. Aircraft, loading, weather, declared distances and operating rules determine suitability.

Airport data checked October 12, 2026. NATS UK AIP ↗ Farnborough Airport ↗ OurAirports geographic record ↗

FAB and regional airport map

The map marks Farnborough Airport and the comparison airports. Use your confirmed FBO or handler address for the passenger transfer.

Other airports to compare near London

Compare these airports against the final address, ground transfer and aircraft proposal. Distances are not driving times, and the closest airfield is not necessarily suitable for the flight.

When should you compare Farnborough for a London trip?

Include Farnborough when its ground journey suits the London address or a destination west or southwest of the city. Do not choose it solely because a quote calls it a London airport; the private terminal and the final appointment are separate parts of the itinerary.

Compare Farnborough and Biggin Hill on the same aircraft, passenger load and arrival window. A central London appointment, a Hampshire visit and an Ascot event can call for different transfer plans. Our London location guide covers the wider airport choice.

What opening hours does Farnborough publish?

The airport lists Monday–Friday opening from 07:00 to 22:00, and weekends and bank holidays from 08:00 to 20:00. It lists Christmas Day and Boxing Day as closed. Have the provider confirm the schedule and applicable local times for the date of travel. Farnborough Airport ↗

For a Sunday evening return, ask whether the proposed timing leaves a workable margin. An airline delay, late event finish or changed overseas departure can make the original arrival unsuitable. Request an alternative plan before accepting a tight schedule.

Which postcode should you give the driver?

Farnborough’s contact page gives GU14 0LJ for satnav, while its general postal address uses GU14 6XA. Use the airport’s stated navigation guidance together with the handling confirmation and entrance instructions. Farnborough Airport ↗

Send the driver the confirmed passenger meeting point, flight contact and local arrival time. Ask whether a requested car is included or separately billed. For travelers arriving on different flights, agree whether the car waits and how a delayed arrival changes the charge.

Avoid using an advertised road-transfer duration as a fixed appointment buffer. The final London address and traffic conditions matter.

How do you coordinate an event trip?

Arrange the flight, event access and car service as one schedule. A charter booking does not supply Wimbledon tickets or Royal Ascot admission, and the event finish must still fit the proposed departure plan.

Give the provider the venue, hospitality arrival time and latest acceptable return. Ask whether the aircraft stays for the event or repositions, and which parking, handling and waiting charges apply. If the group may split, request a separate option before the original return is confirmed.

For an international flight, have the provider confirm required passenger information and arrival arrangements. Use the flight request form once the airport and event windows are clear.

Connect this airport with your complete itinerary

Start with the London location guide to compare this airport with the wider destination. Then use the airport-specific details here when requesting the flight.

For an existing route guide, continue to New York–London, London–Nice. Each covers the wider city pair; the proposal still needs to identify this airport explicitly.

Compare the dedicated Biggin Hill airport guide before fixing the airport pair.

For date-specific travel, use our Royal Ascot guide, Wimbledon guide. Coordinate the aircraft, parking or handling plan and onward transport around the same event schedule.

Take the next planning step

Use these related guides to compare the details that could change your booking decision.

• London Biggin Hill Airport private jet charter: airport guide

Related private aviation news

Read our dated reporting for context on questions to ask before your next booking.

• Flexjet’s $34 million Farnborough terminal is open—but access is limited

Flying private through FAB

For Farnborough Airport, ask the operating provider to name the FBO or handler, passenger meeting point and vehicle entrance. Confirm the facility for each direction before arranging a driver.

Continue with the London city guide to compare onward-transfer geography and the wider itinerary.