# Cambridge City Airport

Cambridge, United Kingdom · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-f357a3b8ec` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/cambridge-cambridge-city-airport/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f357a3b8ec.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f357a3b8ec.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-f357a3b8ec

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | stalled | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | housing, office | none |
| What is there now | around 12,000 homes and 5 million sq ft (0.46 million m2) of business premises | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 800.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1200000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Marshall | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Marshall Group | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- Marshall Group — developer

## Timeline

- 2019: Marshall announced that Cambridge City Airport would be closed to all traffic by 2030 at the latest.
- 2019: The Group plans to redevelop the airport site for around 12,000 homes and 5 million sq ft of business premises.
- 2021: Marshall announced decision to move Aerospace operations to Cranfield Airport and leave Cambridge Airport by 2030.
- 2025: Marshall Group announced abandonment of the proposed move of Aerospace operations, impacting the airport's redevelopment.

## Sources

- Marshall Group — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Group

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cambridge City Airport, Cambridge, United Kingdom." Record n-f357a3b8ec, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/cambridge-cambridge-city-airport/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_cambridgecambridgecityairport,
  title = {Cambridge City Airport, Cambridge, United Kingdom},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/cambridge-cambridge-city-airport/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-f357a3b8ec, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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