Airports / United Kingdom / BQH
London Biggin Hill Airport
EGKB / BQHLondon, United KingdomELEV 598 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
London City Airport (LCY) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
London Biggin Hill Airport, listed as EGKB / BQH, is a mid-sized airport in London, United Kingdom. Field elevation is 598 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list BQH as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are London City Airport (LCY, 11 nm), London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 14 nm), and London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 20 nm).
Charter travelers heading this way can start with the London, United Kingdom destination guide for route and aircraft recommendations. You may also see the field referenced as LON and RAF Biggin Hill. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BQH to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGKB
IATA
BQH
FAA / Local
EGKB
Elevation
598 ft
Coordinates
51.3308° N · 0.0325° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 598 ft, BQH sits higher than 94% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 11nmLCYLondon City AirportLondon
- 14nmLGWLondon Gatwick AirportLondon
- 20nmLHRLondon Heathrow AirportLondon
- 22nmNHTRAF NortholtNortholt, Greater London
- 29nmSENLondon Southend AirportSouthend-on-Sea, Essex
- 31nmFABFarnborough AirportFarnborough, Hampshire
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapEGKB · London Biggin Hill Airport · London, United Kingdom