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Duxford Aerodrome
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Duxford Aerodrome (ICAO: EGSU) is located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Cambridge, within the civil 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.
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Duxford Aerodrome RAF Duxford USAAF Station 357 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Information for Pilots | ||||||||||||||
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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.[2]