18 Elementary & Reserve Flying School being formed on 1 October 1937 equipped with De Havilland Tiger Moths.

In "Chasing After Danger",[4] he recounts doing primary flight training on Tiger Moths at Fairoaks in 1940, when it was still a grass aerodrome.

[9] Fairoaks Aerodrome has a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

[10] The facility is used by light aircraft, some of which are operated by its two resident training schools - Synergy Aviation [11] and London Transport Flying Club.

[12] Its business centre is substantially dedicated to aviation-related enterprises, including the headquarters of the European Regions Airline Association and the British Helicopter Advisory Board.

Fairoaks was formerly equipped with a non-directional beacon (NDB) for short-range radio navigation, until its withdrawal in January 2020.