London Biggin Hill Airport EGKB / BQH
Closest dedicated business airport to the City and Canary Wharf, with a 6-minute helicopter shuttle to London Heliport (Battersea). Longer opening hours than Farnborough and a large MRO/hangar campus (Bombardier service centre). Runway length limits heavy departures on hot days; hilly local terrain drives noise-abatement procedures.
5,925 ft
Longest runway
40 min
Drive to London
2
FBOs / handlers
598 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:30–23:00 Mon–Fri, 08:00–22:00 Sat–Sun & bank holidays
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 23 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Global/Gulfstream class; BBJ possible with planning (5,925 ft runway).
- Website
- bigginhillairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- London Biggin Hill Airport FBO (owner-operated)
- Castle Air (rotary)
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 5,925 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Bombardier Global 5500 5,490 ft
- Bombardier Global 5000 5,540 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G500 5,300 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 6X 5,480 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G450 5,600 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-SP 5,450 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Bombardier Challenger 650 needs 5,640 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G600 needs 5,700 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X needs 5,710 ft
Other airports for London
- Farnborough Airport EGLF 8,005 ft · 60 min
- London City Airport EGLC 4,948 ft · 25 min