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A heritage of innovation

Building on over 100 years of aviation innovation in Cambridgeshire, Duxford Aviation Technology Campus is a new Aviation Technology and R&D campus, forming a new node on both the UK’s and Cambridge aerospace innovation ecosystem.

Designed to deliver flexible mid-tech accommodation, the scheme will accommodate aircraft designers, manufacturers and operators with a wide range of supporting services and space to design, test, build and research in one place, from R&D and engineering to production and hangar-ready facilities.

The evolving masterplan offers occupiers unique flexibility to grow and expand in a thriving, campus-style environment.

Inside an aircraft hangar, several people in white lab coats work on developing and testing drone aircraft. One person is working on a small drone, another is inspecting a futuristic-looking, bubble-shaped vehicle. There is a computer with data charts, and in the background through the open hangar doors, small planes and a vintage military airplane are visible flying in the sky.

£174m GDV
430,000 SQ FT
25 ACRES

PHASE 1 DELIVERY IN 2028

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DRIVE TIMES

DUXFORD - 5 mins
Cambridge - 15 mins
London Stansted - 25 mins
London - 90 mins

train from Whittlesford Parkway Station

Cambridge - 10 mins
London Stansted - 25 mins

AIRPORTS

London Stansted - 25 mins
London Luton - 50 mins
London Heathrow - 80 mins
London Gatwick - 90 mins

EXPLORE PHASE 1

PARTNERS

ACADEMIC INNOVATION POWERHOUSE

Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Leverage one of the world’s leading aviation and propulsion research ecosystems. Gonville & Caius, a partner in this project and a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, has owned land at Duxford for over 400 years. Its long-term stewardship of the site, combined with Cambridge’s world-class research strengths, helps underpin the vision for Duxford AvTech. Nearby, the New Whittle Laboratory houses the UK’s National Centre for Propulsion, leading research into zero-carbon flight and advanced energy systems.

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Rapid Prototyping and Testing Advantage
Collaboration Opportunities with World-Class Researchers
Talent Pipeline and Networking
Visibility and Credibility

IWM DUXFORD

As part of the evolution of the museum, IWM are preparing for the future with the delivery at a similar time to the first phase of Duxford ATC of a specialist conservation and storage facility, known as the IWM Lab.

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IWM LAB

OPENING 2029
Public and Research Access
10,500 sq m facility to provide modern conservation facility fit to attract the next generation of conservator
Delivering on IWM’s vision for the future