Duxford Aerodrome

Duxford Aerodrome Royal Air Force Duxford USAAF Station 357
Duxford - 9 July 1946
IATA: none ICAO: EGSU
Summary
Airport type	Private-owned, Public-use
Owner	Imperial War Museum & Cambridgeshire County Council
Operator	Imperial War Museum
Serves	Imperial War Museum Duxford
Location	Duxford
Elevation AMSL	125 ft / 38 m
Coordinates	52°05′27″N 000°07′55″E / 52.09083°N 0.13194°E / 52.09083; 0.13194Coordinates: 52°05′27″N 000°07′55″E / 52.09083°N 0.13194°E / 52.09083; 0.13194
Website	Flying at Duxford
Map
EGSU Location in Cambridgeshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06R/24L 1,503 4,931 Paved 06L/24R 880 2,887 Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Duxford Aerodrome (ICAO: EGSU) is located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Cambridge, within the Parish of Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England and nearly 1-mile (1.6 km) west of the village.

The airfield is owned by the Imperial War Museum (IWM) and is the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford and the American Air Museum.

Duxford Aerodrome has a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Ordinary Licence (Number P678) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Cambridgeshire County Council). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.

Duxford airfield dates to 1918 when many of the buildings were constructed by German prisoner-of-war labour. The airfield housed 8 Squadron in 1919–1920 which was equipped with Bristol Fighters. The airfield was then used by No. 2 Flying Training School RAF until April 1923, when 19 Squadron was formed at Duxford with Sopwith Snipes.

By 1925 Duxford's three fighter squadrons had expanded to include the Gloster Grebes and Armstrong Whitworth Siskins. No.19 Squadron was re-equipped with Bristol Bulldogs in 1931, and in 1935, was the first squadron to fly the RAF's fastest new fighter, the Gloster Gauntlet, capable of 230 mph (375 km/h). The station was enlarged between 1928 and 1932. In 1935, Duxford was the venue for the Silver Jubilee Review before King George V and Queen Mary, the resident squadron still being No. 19. This squadron gave a special demonstration over Duxford for the King.