Farnborough (EGLF)

Airport information

Nearest town: Farnborough (7m by car), Hampshire

PPR: Yes

ICAO: EGLF

Phone: 01252 526 701

Website: Tag Aviation. Wikipedia entry

Landing fees:

Runway: 2,440m x 46m, Asphalt/Concrete.

Opening times: Summer – Mon-Fri 0700-2200; Sat, Sun, & Bank Holidays 0800-2000. Winter – Mon-Fri 0600-2100; Sat, Sun, & Bank Holidays 0700-1900.

Fuel: AVGAS 110LL, AVTUR JET A-1

AIP plates and airport diagram

Airport map

Airport services

• Handling: Tag Aviation (01252 379 000).
• Taxis: Aviacars (08708 508 073, located at the airfield), A-Line Taxi Service (01252 377 500), Airport and West End Transfer (01252 548 015).
• Car Hire: Hertz (01252 516 137, www.hertz.co.uk), Enterprise (01252 336 633, www.enterprise.com), G Force Economy Car Hire (01252 341 551).
• Nearest railway stations: Farnborough Main (1 nm); North Camp (1 nm).
• Passenger facilities: Hotel on site plus several hotels and restaurants within 2nm of the airport. Lounges with conference rooms and catering, crew lounge with wi-fi and satellite television and a full service café. Limited first aid treatment. Customs and immigration by arrangement.
• UK home of Flight Safety.

Pubs

• The Prince of Wales, 184 Rectory Rd, Farnborough (01252 545 578). Traditional pub with a good selection of ales.
• The Old Courthouse, 80 Cove Road, Cove (01252 543 031).
• The Garden Gate, Church Lane East, Aldershot (01252 321 051). Very welcoming local pub with a weekly bluegrass night.

Restaurants

• Galicia, 35 Queen’s Road, Farnborough (01252 518 784). Decent Spanish cuisine.
• Zaffron, 1-2 Firgrove Parade Victoria Road, Farnborough (01252 517 070). Good Indian cuisine with a fashionable over-25s bar.
• Popadoms, 33 Medway Drive, Farnborough (01252 376 869). Anglo-Indian cuisine with some Nepalese specialties and all locally sourced ingredients.

Hotels

• Falcon Hotel (01252 545378, www.falconfarnborough.com). Some rooms have a view of the airport. Most people wouldn’t like this. Pilots would.

Golf courses

• Army Golf Club, Aldershot (01252 336 722, www.armygolfclub.com). Third oldest club in Hampshire and the 21^st oldest in the country.
• Southwood Golf Club, Farnborough (01252 548 700, www.southwoodgolfclub.co.uk).
• Pine Ridge Golf Centre, Frimley (01276 620 770 , www.pineridgegolf.co.uk). Public course operates on a pay and play basis.

Activities

• Alpine Snowsports Aldershot (www.alpinesnowsports.co.uk). Skiing and snowboarding on three slopes, suitable for all ages.
• Birdworld (www.birdworld.co.uk). Bird park and gardens, Underwater World and Jenny Wren Farm.

Useful information

• Hampshire news and information: www.gethampshire.co.uk