This is an ATC service provided for the airport and surrounding airspace. The controllers will look out of the tower windows, as well as at the ATC equipment, to give aircraft clearance to taxi, take-off and land.
Approach
This is a radar-based control service located in the lower part of the tower. Incoming aircraft are managed from approximately 40 miles away from the aerodrome, generally under 10,000ft.
Radar
LARS - Lower Airspace Radar Service for aircraft flying outside controlled airspace or wishing to transit our controlled airspace.
The Operation: 2017
The current tower was opened in 2002. NATS has been providing an ATC service at Farnborough since 2003. It does not report on passenger numbers.
Flights: 27,000 (+7% on 2016)
Destination
TAG Farnborough Airport is dedicated exclusively to business aviation.
Furthest direct route travelled to: New Zealand
Most travelled to destination: Geneva, Switzerland
Airports served: 650+
The Airport
The airport is home to the Farnborough International Airshow which takes place every two years. The airport was featured in the James Bond film, ‘The Quantum of Solace’.
