Farnborough Airfield

Farnborough Airport TAG London Farnborough Airport
IATA: FAB ICAO: EGLF
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Techniques d'Avant Garde (TAG)
Operator	TAG Farnborough Airport Ltd.
Serves	Farnborough, Aldershot
Location	Farnborough, Rushmoor, Hampshire
Elevation AMSL	238 ft / 73 m
Coordinates	51°16′31″N 000°46′39″W / 51.27528°N 0.77750°W / 51.27528; -0.77750Coordinates: 51°16′31″N 000°46′39″W / 51.27528°N 0.77750°W / 51.27528; -0.77750
Website	www.tagaviation.com
Map
EGLF Location in Hampshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 2,440 8,005 Asphalt
Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Farnborough Airport or TAG London Farnborough Airport (IATA: FAB, ICAO: EGLF) (previously called RAE Farnborough, ICAO Code EGUF) is an operational business/executive general aviation airport in Farnborough, Rushmoor, Hampshire, England. The 310-hectare (770-acre) airport covers about 8% of Rushmoor's land area.

Farnborough Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P864) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (TAG Farnborough Airport Limited).

The first powered flight in Britain was at Farnborough on 5 October 1908, when Samuel Cody took off in his British Army Aeroplane No 1.

The airfield is the home of the Farnborough Airshow which is held in even numbered years. It is also home to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, part of the Department for Transport.

Farnborough Airport has a long history, beginning at the start of the 20th century with the creation of His Majesty's Balloon Factory and the first powered flight in Britain in 1908. This subsequently became the Royal Aircraft Establishment, a connection which continues in the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust museum.

Farnborough airfield and RAE was bombed by Germany on 13 August 1940 by a flight of Junkers 88 A-1’s from the KG 54 squadron during World War 2.

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