About the club

The club's location at Gransden Lodge Airfield was an operational bomber base during World War II and the details of this make fascinating reading. The Centre moved to Gransden Lodge in October 1991, having previously shared Duxford Airfield with the Imperial War Museum and Cambridge Airport with Marshalls Aerospace.

Arriving by road

For setting your SatNav, the airfield location is:


National Grid Reference: TL293555
Postcode: SG19 3EB

Arriving by air

Gliders are, of course, welcome! Under the terms of our planning permission, self-launching sailplanes must take a glider launch and can then start their engine outside a radius of 10km from the airfield.

Visitors in powered aircraft are strictly PPR and are restricted by the local planning authority. It is OK for tow planes from other clubs to land to retrieve their gliders but please aim to take off by 6pm local time and do get a good briefing about tow-out paths.

If you are hoping to fly in please call the office for more details and note that the circuit radio frequency is 131.275MHz. Please read and abide by our local airspace rules.

If you are visiting the area by light aircraft, other than for gliding purposes there are two very friendly airfields close by, Bourn and Little Gransden, which are more geared up to receiving light aircraft.

This drawing shows the 110 acre site, top north. At the top are the clubhouse, hangar and trailer park, all of which were assembled largely by club member effort.

The 1200m long main runway, 04/22, is 140m wide to allow parallel winch and aerotow operation. The other 2 runs are 16/34, which is 840m long, and 09/27 which is 960m long.

This ideal combination allows efficient operation in any wind direction.

A massive effort was required to turn this green field site (literally!) into a gliding airfield. Most of the old concrete runways had been dug up but our runways were laid out in the same pattern as the original and seeded with grass.

All glider pilots

It is necessary to produce a valid medical certificate when signing on as a reciprocal or a temporary member at Cambridge Gliding Club should you wish to use the Club facilities to take a launch as P1.

This applies when flying either privately owned or Club gliders.