About Us
Owned and operated by the Marshall Group of Companies since 1937, Cambridge Airport is one of the country's best equipped regional airports, which also provides the essential "gateway" to Marshall Aerospace and Marshall Business Aviation.
With a 1,965m/ 6,447ft runway (Heading 23/05), the airport has full Air Traffic Control and Navigational Aids including ILS, NDB, DME, Area and Approach Radar and Communications. In addition to its main runway, there are two grass runways conveniently placed for light aircraft.
In 2009 Marshall of Cambridge celebrated the Centenary of its foundation in the Motor Business in 1909. In 2009 the Company will also be celebrating the 80th Anniversary of its entry into aviation, which began with the opening of its first aerodrome at Fen Ditton on 9 June 1929. The Marshall Flying School was formed in 1930 and is still in existence today, proudly boasting to be the oldest pilot training school in the World, which has continuously undertaken flying training since its inception.
In 1936 Marshall purchased farmland further out of Cambridge, where it developed the present Airport, opening for flying in 1937. During the 1930s the Company specialised in flying training and went on to train just over twenty thousand pilots for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. During the World War the Company also became a major component of Lord Beaverbrook´s Civilian Repair Organisation. Today, this business has developed into Marshall Aerospace, a World–class Company with annual sales in excess of £230m, specialising in aircraft modification, maintenance and repair.
Cambridge Airport has been progressively developed during the last 60 years to meet the needs of Marshall´s expanding aerospace business and the stringent requirements of the CAA and the MoD. A modern Control Tower was commissioned in 2000. An area radar was commissioned in 2002, and updated with SSR in 2007. The first part of the main runway was built in 1953 and progressively extended to its current 1,965 metre length. The runway is capable of accepting most aircraft types, including wide-bodied jets, which includes Boeing 757, C-17 and all Airbus aircraft, as well a variety of smaller aircraft. In addition to its main runway, there are six grass runways conveniently placed for light aircraft.
The extensively equipped and up-to-date modern International Airport provides excellent facilities for business travel through the business aviation centre (FBO), together with holiday and recreational flights to and from Cambridge. As an exceptionally well equipped regional Airport, Cambridge Airport is experiencing growth in the number of executive jets using the Airport. Cambridge Airport is able to make an important contribution to the development of air transport in the region, and is suitable for European short-haul airline operations and intercontinental business jets. The Airport is also of importance to Cambridge University for conferences, the support of horse racing at Newmarket, and the bloodstock trade in general, as well as supporting a wide variety of military test flying and flying training.
Cambridge Airport is also designated as a flight testing airfield by the Ministry of Defence, and Marshall has operated its own Flight Test Department for over 70 years.
