The Skyvans operated (under 'Ascot' callsigns) from Farnborough for a short period before the paras were moved to Colchester (from Aldershot). They were based at Oxford.
Experimental Flying Wing had already moved out and there were few civvy movements plus the MRF Hercules, so they used to operate from just outside the tower, taking off on runway 25 (now 24) and landing on either 36 or 29, (wind direction never bothered them) until we started getting noise complaints. Actually it was probably when they landed on 29 when the complaints happened as there is only the Army golf course on approach to 36, whereas 29 had housing estates on final approach.