Cornwall Airport Newquay secures funding for new building

Cornwall Airport Limited are delighted to have been awarded funding from the Government’s Get Building Fund, to construct a new property that will have direct airfield access.

The property will be pre-let to Cornwall Council who will utilise the building as the Spaceport Cornwall Integration Facility.  This exciting project will provide much needed accommodation that can be shared with Virgin Orbit and other launch partners who require highly secure accommodation in close proximity to the aerodrome.

As part of a wider development project to diversify income at the Airport, the property will not only provide jobs growth but also important revenue to the Airport.

Graeme Scrimgeour, Commercial Estates Manager at Cornwall Airport Newquay commented: ‘The funding is fantastic news for the Airport - it will enable us to further diversify the on-site activity and provide an important long-term revenue stream as we implement our recovery strategy and look to an exciting future for the business.  We’re seeing strong demand for high quality premises on the airport site, and this funding will provide a welcome boost to our ability to deliver facilities that can support job creation and investment in Cornwall.’

Melissa Thorpe from Spaceport Cornwall also commented: ‘By enhancing the existing asset at Cornwall Airport Newquay we can offer the space industry additional operational capacity, supporting new jobs and creating positive economic growth for Cornwall.’