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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Marshall Aerospace | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Cambridge andTeversham,Cambridgeshire,England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1938; 87 years ago (1938) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 47 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°12′18″N000°10′30″E / 52.20500°N 0.17500°E /52.20500; 0.17500 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sources: UKAIP atNATS[1] Statistics from theUK Civil Aviation Authority[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Cambridge City Airport (IATA:CBG,ICAO:EGSC) — previouslyMarshall Airport Cambridge UK — is aregional airport inCambridgeshire,England. It is located on the eastern outskirts ofCambridge, south ofNewmarket Road and west of the village ofTeversham, 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) from the centre of Cambridge and approximately 50 mi (80 km) from London.
Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace Limited has aCAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P433) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.[3] The airport is available for corporate and private use, and is home to four flying schools.
Since 2016 there have been no public scheduled flights from the airport.
Opened in 1938, when it replaced the old airfield atFen Ditton,[4] the airport is owned and operated byMarshall Aerospace, a Cambridge-based company with many years' history servicingcivilian and military contracts. The main building, which is a Grade IIlisted building, was designed by the architectHarold Tomlinson of the University of Cambridge and constructed in 1936–37.[5][6] For many years it was the base for theCambridge University Air Squadron.
During theSecond World War the site was used by theRoyal Air Force asRAF Cambridge.[7]
The following units were here at some point:[7]
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In 2000, a proposal was created to relocate the airport to a new site away from the city, which would have freed up 500 acres (200 ha) of land for the building of several thousand new homes. A study for a new airport was undertaken byCambridgeshire County Council andplanning permission was requested but withdrawn. In April 2010 Marshall Aerospace again announced it would not be moving from Cambridge Airport to make way for new housing.RAF Mildenhall,Waterbeach Barracks andRAF Wyton were considered as alternative sites but Marshall concluded there were "no suitable relocation options".[22][23]
In October 2008, to coincide with the opening of the new Marshall Business Aviation Centre, the airport's name was changed from Cambridge City Airport to Marshall Airport Cambridge UK.[24] The name was changed again to Cambridge Airport in 2011 as plans were announced for an expansion of the airport following the installation of instrument landing systems and new hangars.[25]
In 2012 the airport introduced charter flights to Italy as well as regular flights to the Channel Islands. These were the first scheduled flights from the airport since 2006.[26][27] In mid 2013 the airport completed a £1m refurbishment of its passenger terminal to handle new international airline services and in March 2015British Airways commenced daily scheduled services toGothenburg operated by franchiseSun-Air of Scandinavia.[28] Using 32 seatDornier 328JET aircraft, to begin with 20 seats were reserved by AstraZeneca in order to connect its two main European offices.[29]
Passenger services were reported as "to end on 31 January 2016",[30] although British Airways/Sun-Air continued temporarily to operate flights from Cambridge to Gothenburg. Since 24 March 2016 tickets have not been available to the general public.[31] As of November 2017 the flights now originate in Manchester with a brief stop in Cambridge.[32]
In November 2019 the localFBO changed hands fromExecuJet toCambridge Jet Centre which is managed by the Airport directly.[33][34]
In May 2019,Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, owners of the airport, announced that the airport would be closed to all traffic by 2030 at the latest. The Group plans to redevelop the airport site for around 12,000 homes and 5 million sq ft (0.46 million m2) of business premises.[35] As of May 2019[update], the Group was deciding between three potential airfields for its continuing operations:Duxford andWyton in Cambridgeshire, andCranfield in Bedfordshire.[35] In January 2020, the Group ruled out moving toDuxford due to incompatibility between the defence requirements of the Group and the requirements of the local traffic.[36] On 6 October 2020,Cranfield University and MADG announced that they had signed an option agreement for the potential relocation of Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) toCranfield Airport.[37] A spokesperson for MADG cautioned that "it is important to note that the signing of the option agreement does not represent a final decision".[37]
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