Farnborough, located 40 miles south-west of the centre of London, replaced London Luton last year as the UK airport with the highest level of business aircraft flights. It has increased the number of take-offs and landings by 43 per cent in the past two years. Flights rose last year by 23 per cent from to 26,507, and in January business increased again by 11.5 per cent year-on-year.
Luton increased its business jet flights from 23,118 in 2006 to 25,627.
Farnborough airport, the most important base in the UK for private jet travel, is having to turn away customers because the surge in demand for business aviation is pushing the airport to its planning limits.