London Helicopter Tours from Fairoaks Airport
Take off from Fairoaks Airport near Woking and choose almost any way to see London from above. Start with the 18 minute Glimpse, step up to the 30 minute City Tour or 50 minute Grand Tour, or reserve the helicopter privately for your party.
Open-dated voucher options are available across the London tour range, subject to the terms of the individual experience.
Choose how you want to see London.
Fairoaks offers the complete shared London ladder, from the shorter Glimpse through to the 50 minute Grand Tour, with private flights available when you would rather reserve the helicopter for your party.
Glimpse of London Helicopter Tour
A shorter introduction to the experience, combining the thrill of helicopter flight with a first aerial view towards the London skyline.
City of London Helicopter Tour
The classic shared sightseeing flight, with around half an hour in the air for London to become the focus of the experience.
Grand Tour of London by Helicopter
Almost an hour in the air turns the flight into a longer London sightseeing experience, with more time to enjoy the scale of the capital from above.
Prefer the helicopter to yourselves?
Choose a 30 minute private London sightseeing flight, or spend around 60 minutes in the air with a longer experience discussed and planned in advance around what you would most like from the flight.
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A journey into London like no other.
The experience begins with the helicopter itself: lift-off from Fairoaks, the Surrey landscape falling away beneath you and the view opening as the flight heads towards the capital.
As the journey continues, London increasingly becomes the focus. The exact route depends on airspace, weather and operating conditions, but the flight towards the city is part of the experience rather than dead time before it.
Houses of Parliament • Buckingham Palace • St Paul’s Cathedral • London Eye • Tower Bridge • The Shard • The O2 • Canary Wharf
Fairoaks Airport, near Woking.
An established Surrey general aviation airport north of Woking, with a long flying history and a location that makes it a natural western departure point for London helicopter sightseeing.
Parking is available on the airport site, with the exact flight-day arrangements confirmed in your joining instructions.
The airport cafe is open to the public and serves food and drinks beside the main car park.
Indoor seating and a large terrace look across the runway, with free Wi-Fi available to cafe customers.
Current London helicopter experience information says spectators may attend and take photographs.
Facilities are on the airport site or listed with the experience. Your flight joining instructions still confirm the exact passenger report point and parking arrangements for the day.
A Surrey airfield with more than 90 years of flying behind it.
Flying began here in 1931 when the site was still a grass airstrip. Fairoaks was later taken into military use and became RAF Fairoaks during the Second World War.
The airport returned to civil flying after the war and developed a strong training, maintenance and helicopter presence. The hard runway followed in 1979, and Fairoaks remains an active general aviation airport today.
Fairoaks is on the A319 between Ottershaw and Chobham, around 2 miles north of Woking town centre, about 3 miles from M25 Junction 11 and around 5 miles from M3 Junction 3.
Woking is the most useful mainline station for the airport. The airport describes it as roughly a 10 minute taxi ride away, with direct trains to London Waterloo.
Your flight joining instructions confirm exactly where to report. Do not assume the cafe, main car park or Flight Centre is the helicopter meeting point unless the booking information says so.
Fairoaks flight questions.
These are the practical questions most likely to matter when Fairoaks Airport is the departure point you are considering.
Which London helicopter tours depart from Fairoaks?
Fairoaks Airport supports the 18 minute Glimpse of London Helicopter Tour, the 30 minute City of London Helicopter Tour and the 50 minute Grand Tour of London. Private 30 minute and 60 minute options are also available from Fairoaks.
Is Fairoaks Airport in Woking?
Fairoaks Airport is at Chobham in Surrey, just north of Woking. The airport uses the postal address Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey GU24 8HU and describes itself as about 1.25 miles north of Woking.
The exact passenger meeting point for your helicopter experience is supplied in the joining instructions for the booked date.
How long are the London flights from Fairoaks?
The Glimpse provides around 18 minutes of flying time, the City Tour around 30 minutes and the Grand Tour around 50 minutes. Private options are available at around 30 minutes and 60 minutes.
Flying time is not the same as the total duration of the experience. Allow additional time for check-in, the safety briefing and pre-flight preparation.
Which Fairoaks London helicopter tour should I choose?
The Glimpse is the shortest introduction to the experience. The City Tour gives London more time to become the focus, while the Grand Tour is the longest shared sightseeing option. Private flights make more sense when reserving the helicopter for your party is part of the occasion.
What can I see on a London helicopter tour from Fairoaks?
London is the focus of the City and Grand sightseeing flights. Depending on the tour, route and operating conditions, views can include the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, the London Eye, Tower Bridge, The Shard, The O2 and Canary Wharf.
The shorter Glimpse is a different proposition, combining the helicopter experience with a first look towards the London skyline rather than the fuller central sightseeing emphasis of the longer tours.
Can I book a private London helicopter flight from Fairoaks?
Yes. Fairoaks is available for the 30 minute private sightseeing option and a longer 60 minute private flight. The longer flight allows more scope for the experience to be discussed and planned in advance, subject to the operating limits for the day.
Is there parking and a cafe at Fairoaks Airport?
Yes. Fairoaks has a main car park and a public cafe beside the Flight Centre. The cafe has indoor seating, a terrace overlooking the runway and free Wi-Fi for customers.
Always use the joining instructions for your booked flight, as they confirm the correct reporting and parking arrangements for the day.
What happens if the weather is unsuitable?
Helicopter sightseeing is weather dependent. If conditions are not suitable for the flight to operate safely, the experience can be rearranged in line with the booking terms and availability.
Choose your London tour.
Shared sightseeing or a helicopter reserved for your party, with every option below departing from Fairoaks Airport near Woking.
