Airports

Airports for airline and private flights

This category lists airports and airport operators, from large passenger hubs to smaller airfields used mainly by business jets, flight training and general aviation. Airline passengers mostly need terminal and transport information. Private and business aviation users have different questions: which FBO handles the aircraft, the opening hours, whether prior permission or a slot is required, customs and immigration availability, runway length and fuel.

Around London the choice matters: business aviation airfields such as Farnborough, Biggin Hill and Oxford handle private flights that the main hubs restrict or price out.

We list 22 airports and airport operators, most in the United Kingdom (5), France (3) and Germany (2), with others in Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic.

• London City Airport (LCY) in the Royal Docks, close to the financial district.
• Farnborough Airport in Hampshire, dedicated to business and private aviation.
• London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), southeast of London, serving mainly private jets.
• London Oxford Airport near Kidlington, used primarily for business aviation.
• Cambridge Airport, operated by Marshall, with a 1,965 m runway and the Cambridge Jet Centre FBO.
• Finavia, the company that manages Finland's airports.

At the airport you may also need ground handling, aviation fuel suppliers or chauffeur services for the onward trip. Our data on the busiest European private jet airports, UK airports by passenger numbers and chauffeur services at London's private jet airports adds more context.