# Cambridge City Airport (CBG / EGSC)

**Cambridge City Airport** (IATA: CBG, ICAO: EGSC) is a medium airport in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 1,964 m (6,444 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. In 2016 it handled 573 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CBG / EGSC
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group
- Serves: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 14 m / 47 ft
- Coordinates: 52.2050, 0.1750
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,964 m / 6,444 ft
- Passengers: 573 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.cambridgeairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_City_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3250639
- Weather station: EGSC
- Ident: EGSC

## Timeline

- 1938: Cambridge City Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 1,964 m / 6,444 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 050° / 230° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | 2,087 | Eurostat |
| 2006 | 1,391 | Eurostat |
| 2007 | 2,151 | Eurostat |
| 2008 | 1,854 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 1,437 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 1,083 | Eurostat |
| 2011 | 597 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 2,130 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 9,184 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 20,663 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 5,753 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 573 | Eurostat |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 573 (2016) | #3,398 of 3,974 | #702 in Europe | #49 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,964 m / 6,444 ft | #4,158 of 29,858 | #778 in Europe | #47 in GB |
| Elevation | 14 m / 47 ft | =39,466 of 43,403 | =5,291 in Europe | #529 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | =63 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Cambridge Approach | 123.600 |
| ATIS | Cambridge Information | 134.600 |
| RDR | Cambridge Radar | 124.975 |
| TWR | Cambridge Tower | 122.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 27 km / 17 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 35 km / 22 mi
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 43 km / 27 mi
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 54 km / 34 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc/data