June 2010 – Following significant maintenance work to the runway, Marshall Airport Cambridge is officially back to business.

The Main runway was closed to all traffic for nine days from Wednesday 2 June to 11th June for the routine resurfacing of the friction surface, together with the upgrade of the Ground lighting fixed installations. It is necessary for all airfields to maintain their runways in perfect condition in order to enable aircraft to land and take off safely in all weather conditions.

The airport holds a Public Use Licence and can accept public transport aircraft up to Boeing B757 or Airbus A320 size on its 2km runway. The airport has no slot restrictions and flexible opening hours, which is a huge benefit for aircraft owners and operators. Marshall Airport Cambridge sees hundreds of business aviation movements each month, and with over 5% of the business aviation market share of Greater London airports, Cambridge airport annually sees more corporate aircraft movements than Oxford, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, and Stansted airport (ref: CAA statistics April 2010). A wide variety of customers travel through Marshall Airport’s executive facilities, including Senior Heads of State, prominent business people, football teams, University Conferences, members of the racing community and a number of celebrities.

John Watkins, Airport Director, said “Marshall Airport Cambridge is continuously working to improve its facilities for its customers, and this is further evidence of Marshall’s significant investment in Airport infrastructure and services as we look ahead to increased movements particularly during 2012. We are especially proud of our status as Best General Aviation Aerodrome 2009 – as awarded by AOPA – and as we see more passengers taking advantage of our Business Aviation Centre, we strive to maintain the high standards for which we are recognised.”

Source: Marshall Aerospace