TAG Farnborough Airport has announced a record year for air traffic movements by reporting its highest ever number of total annual movements in 2018, surpassing the previous record from 2007 by 8.2 per cent.

For the full year 2018, TAG Farnborough saw a year-on-year increase in air traffic movements of 13.8 per cent, with initial forecasts indicating this positive trend is set to continue in 2019.

The hub serves customers from around the world and in 2018 it noted substantial growth in air traffic movements to and from the US, with an increase of 22.5 per cent year-on-year, as well as in Europe, up by 15.5 per cent.

“Our improved performance last year is a tribute to the dedication of all our employees and represents a clear vote of confidence from the business aviation sector,” states CEO Brandon O'Reilly. “It underlines the success of TAG Farnborough Airport's philosophy to consistently offer a five-star service of the highest standard with no compromises and our position as Europe's leading business airport.

“2018 was an important year of milestones for us. We were delighted to be selected by Gulfstream as the location for a purpose-built MRO and to be awarded carbon neutral status, the first business aviation airport in the world to achieve this.”

TAG Farnborough currently handles more than 30,000 flights per annum and has received approval to increase this number to 50,000. It is equipped to cater for a wide range of aircraft types including BBJs and ACJs. It boasts 240,000 sq ft of heated hangar facilities and 1.2 million sq ft of ramp space and can accommodate both based and transient aircraft.