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Oxford Airport Plots a Path To Being a Green Aviation Hub
UK airport sees opportunities and challenges in decarbonizing measures like electrification
London Oxford Airport's planned science park
A new science park at London Oxford Airport could serve as a base for aviation technology start-ups, working on projects such as new electric aircraft. (Image: London Oxford Airport)

London Oxford Airport has set its sights on becoming a leading UK hub for green transportation, as new environmentally friendly aircraft and technologies arrive over the next 20 years. The privately owned airport announced the initiative during a recent “Disruptor Day” conference, where head of business development James Dillon-Godfray mapped out the airport’s infrastructure projects and development goals.

“There is a proposal from local government to establish a transport hub in the corner of the airfield, which will host all forms and modes of new sustainable transport,” said Dillon-Godfray. Oxford Airport is about nine miles from the city center and 65 miles from the heart of London.