Farnborough Airfield
| Farnborough Airfield | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EGLF |
| IATA code | FAB |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 71 m (233 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 3 km southwest of Farnborough |
| Street | Motorway M3 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1908 |
| operator | TAG Farnborough Airport Ltd. |
| surface | 310 hectares |
| Flight movements |
20,500 |
| Employees | > 1,000 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 06/24 | 2440 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Farnborough Airport is one for the business aviation unused airfield about 55 km south west of London in the county of Hampshire in southern England.
history
The airfield was established by the United Kingdom Department of Defense (MOD) in 1908. The area was used as a military base by the Royal Aircraft Establishment . The aviation pioneer Samuel Franklin Cody completed the first motorized flight in Great Britain there on October 16, 1908.
The first civil flights took place from 1989, the Luxembourg Techniques d'Avant Garde (TAG) took over the operation of the airfield in 1997. In 2003, the airfield was leased to TAG by the Civil Aviation Authority for 99 years . The airfield is only used by business aircraft with a maximum permitted cargo of 100 kg. Local affairs are the responsibility of Rushmoor County .
The Secretary of State granted permission for up to 50,000 aircraft movements per year in February 2011. The operator wants to achieve this number by 2019.
Facilities
In addition to the British Department of Transportation Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is also a flight simulator center of the Flight Safety resident. The new passenger terminal built by TAG opened in 2006 in the presence of Prince Andrew, Duke of York .
Farnborough International Airshow
Every two years , the Farnborough International Airshow , organized by the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), takes place on the site .
Incidents
- On August 19, 1952, a Vickers Valetta C.1 of the Royal Air Force ( aircraft registration number VL266 ) broke on a test flight eight miles west of Farnborough airfield and crashed near Hook, Hampshire. First the fin released , then the left wing, followed by the right. The two pilots were killed.
Trivia
The filming of the film James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace took place at the airport in 2008 . In the film, the scene is portrayed as a fictional Austrian Bregenz airport .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ rushmoor.gov.uk: Performance Monitoring Report ( memento of the original from October 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 2, 2011
- ↑ tagaviation.com: TAG Farnborough Airport Master Plan (April 2009) , accessed May 2, 2011
- ↑ nats-uk.ead-it.com: Information on the UK air traffic control website , accessed on May 2, 2011
- ↑ rushmoor.gov.uk: Key Facts about Farnborough Airport ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 2, 2011
- ↑ communities.gov.uk: Report to the Secretaries of State for Communities and Local Government and Transport No. APP / P1750 / A / 09/2118357 ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , from September 16, 2010
- ↑ 4-5graysinnsquare.co.uk: Farnborough Airport appeal decision, national aviation policy and the Localism Bill ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , dated February 11, 2011
- ↑ accident report Valetta VL266 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 12 2020th
- ↑ gethampshire.co.uk: Barracks and airport provide location for Bond film ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , dated October 30, 2008
