Duxford Aerodrome
Duxford Aerodrome is located 8 nautical miles south of Cambridge, within the civil parish of Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England and nearly 1-mile west of the village.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: aerodrome on the site of the former RAF Duxford, now includes the Imperial War Museum Duxford
- Also known as: “Duxford”, “DX”, “EGSU”, and “QFO”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Imperial War Museum Duxford and Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum.
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Museum
Photo: Dr Richard Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Imperial War Museum Duxford, also known as IWM Duxford or simply Duxford, is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England.
Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum
Museum
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airborne Assault – The Museum of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces is based at Duxford in Cambridgeshire and tells the story of the Parachute Regiment and other airborne forces.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whittlesford and Thriplow.
Whittlesford
Village
Photo: mym, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whittlesford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, and also the name of an old hundred. The village is situated on the Granta branch of the River Cam, seven miles south of Cambridge. Whittlesford Parkway railway station serves the village.
Thriplow
Village
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thriplow is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, 8 miles south of Cambridge. The village also gives its name to a former Cambridgeshire hundred.
Hinxton
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinxton is a village in South Cambridgeshire, England. The River Cam runs through the village, as does the Cambridge to Liverpool Street railway, though the village has no station.
Duxford Aerodrome
- Categories: airport for antique aircraft and transportation
- Location: Duxford, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.09382° or 52° 5′ 38″ northLongitude
0.13117° or 0° 7′ 52″ eastElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Operator
Imperial War MuseumIATA airport code
QFOICAO airport code
EGSUOpen location code
9F4234VJ+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 387484138OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
7668211Wikidata ID
Q2317425
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“Duxford Aerodrome” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “DX”
- Arabic: “EGSU”
- Arabic: “مطار دوكسفورد”
- Catalan: “Aeròdrom de Duxford”
- Catalan: “DX”
- Catalan: “EGSU”
- Cebuano: “Aerodrome sa Duxford”
- Cebuano: “Duxford Airport”
- Cebuano: “DX”
- Cebuano: “EGSU”
- Chinese: “DX”
- Chinese: “EGSU”
- Chinese: “杜斯福特皇家空軍基地”
- Chinese: “達克斯福德機場”
- Dutch: “Duxford Airfield”
- Dutch: “DX”
- Dutch: “EGSU”
- Dutch: “Vliegveld Duxford”
- Egyptian Arabic: “DX”
- Egyptian Arabic: “EGSU”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مطار دوكسفورد”
- French: “Aérodrome de Duxford”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “DX”
- French: “EGSU”
- German: “DX”
- German: “EGSU”
- German: “Flugplatz Duxford”
- Hebrew: “DX”
- Hebrew: “EGSU”
- Hebrew: “שדה התעופה דוקספורד”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Duxford”
- Indonesian: “DX”
- Indonesian: “EGSU”
- Indonesian: “QFO”
- Japanese: “DX”
- Japanese: “EGSU”
- Japanese: “ダックスフォード飛行場”
- Malay: “DX”
- Malay: “EGSU”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Duxford”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Duxford aerodrom”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “DX”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “EGSU”
- Norwegian: “Duxford flyplass”
- Persian: “DX”
- Persian: “EGSU”
- Persian: “QFO”
- Persian: “فرودگاه داکسفورد”
- Piemontese: “Duxford Aerodrome”
- Piemontese: “DX”
- Piemontese: “EGSU”
- Romanian: “Aerodromul Duxford”
- Romanian: “DX”
- Romanian: “EGSU”
- Spanish: “Aeródromo de Duxford”
- Spanish: “Duxford Airfield”
- Spanish: “DX”
- Spanish: “EGSU”
- Spanish: “QFO”
- Swedish: “Duxford Aerodrome”
- Swedish: “Duxford Airport”
- Swedish: “DX”
- Swedish: “EGSU”
- Tajik: “DX”
- Tajik: “EGSU”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи доксфурд”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Дуксфорд”
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