# Farnborough Airport (FAB / EGLF)

**Farnborough Airport** (IATA: FAB, ICAO: EGLF) is a medium airport in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1908. It closed in 1996. It has one runway, 2,440 m (8,005 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Aircraft Establishment. In 2002 it handled 7 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FAB / EGLF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Aircraft Establishment
- Serves: Farnborough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1908
- Closed: 1996
- Elevation: 73 m / 238 ft
- Coordinates: 51.2758, -0.7763
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,440 m / 8,005 ft
- Passengers: 7 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.farnboroughairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnborough_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1231271
- Weather station: EGLF · WMO 03768
- Ident: EGLF

## Timeline

- 1908: Farnborough Airport opens.
- 6 Sep 1952: 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash. 31 killed.
- 1996: Farnborough Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,440 m / 8,005 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 062° / 242° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1993 | 6 | Eurostat |
| 1995 | 1 | Eurostat |
| 2000 | 21 | Eurostat |
| 2001 | 3 | Eurostat |
| 2002 | 7 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- BOO [Bookajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bookajet)
- GMA [Gama Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gama-aviation)

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7 (2002) | =3,909 of 3,974 | =819 in Europe | =62 in GB |
| Longest runway | 2,440 m / 8,005 ft | =2,696 of 29,858 | =516 in Europe | #25 in GB |
| Elevation | 73 m / 238 ft | =32,997 of 43,403 | =4,146 in Europe | #296 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1908 | =8 of 15,079 | =4 in Europe | #2 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 134.350 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.400 |
| DIR | DIRECTOR | 130.050 |
| OPS | TAG Aviation | 130.375 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.500 |
| LARS | Farnborough West Radar | 125.250 |
| LARS | Farnborough East Radar | 123.225 |
| LARS | Farnborough North Radar | 132.800 |
| MISC | Farnborough Fire | 121.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
- [ODH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvo.md) RAF Odiham · 12 km / 7.8 mi
- [EGHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghl.md) Lasham Airfield · 20 km / 13 mi
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 40 km / 25 mi
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · 43 km / 27 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #5

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf/data