Oxford Airport has started work on two new hangar facilities which, when complete, will provide more than 33,000 square feet of space.

The first hangar, which was manufactured by Graboplan in Hungary and is supplied by the UK's Ably Shelters, sports an aluminium-framed polygon design.

The airport states that the facility can be erected, disassembled and re-erected in a matter of days, broadening the scope for future development. The first hangar is due for completion at the beginning of April.

Having confirmed the technical viability and initiated design work, the airport is also planning to establish an ILS system, which will be followed by widening of the main runway to 30 metres for Code 2C classification.

Steve Jones, md of Oxford Airport and CSE Aviation, said: "The airport hasn't seen this level of investment and pace of development for decades. We're in a great location and have unique advantages in terms of flexibility and ease of access, and with very few constraints on capacity or hours of operation, we're making the most of what this airport can offer to the business aviation community."

The airport, which sees several hundred movements every day, allows access between 0600 and midnight, seven days a week.

"With the same landing distance as London City Airport and a newly grooved runway for enhanced field performance in wet conditions, the airport has gradually become recognised as a viable, much lower-cost alternative to some of the established 'London' business aviation hubs."