# Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU)

**Duxford Aerodrome** (ICAO: EGSU) is a small airport in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1961. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,448 m (4,750 ft). It is operated by Imperial War Museum London.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGSU
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Imperial War Museum London
- Owner: Imperial War Museums
- Serves: Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1961
- Elevation: 38 m / 125 ft
- Coordinates: 52.0908, 0.1319
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,448 m / 4,750 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duxford_Aerodrome (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2317425
- Weather station: EGSC
- Ident: EGSU

## Timeline

- 1961: Duxford Aerodrome opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,448 m / 4,750 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 060° / 240° |  |
| 06L/24R | 880 m / 2,887 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Grass | 059° / 239° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,448 m / 4,750 ft | =7,550 of 29,858 | #1,013 in Europe | #88 in GB |
| Elevation | 38 m / 125 ft | =36,038 of 43,403 | =4,773 in Europe | =424 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =952 in Europe | #184 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| INFO / A/G | Duxford Information / A/G | 122.075 |
| FIRE | Duxford Fire | 121.605 |
| A/G / AFIS | A/G / Duxford Information | 122.080 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0918](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0918.md) Little Shelford Airstrip · 4.6 km / 2.8 mi
- [EGMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egma.md) Fowlmere Airfield · 5.0 km / 3.1 mi
- [GB-0212](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0212.md) Whitehill Farm Airstrip · 7.9 km / 4.9 mi
- [GB-0065](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0065.md) Audley End Airfield · 11 km / 7.0 mi
- [GB-0242](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0242.md) Nuthampstead Airstrip · 11 km / 7.1 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 13 km / 8.1 mi

## Sources

- [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/egsu/data