A new Cambridge air base for East Anglian Air Ambulance

Please support our plans to relocate our life-saving service due to the planned closure of Cambridge City Airport

For 25 years, East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has been the difference between life and death for tens of thousands of people caught up in the most serious accidents and medical emergencies across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and beyond.In the last year alone, the helicopter and medical team based at Cambridge City Airport, otherwise known as ‘Anglia Two’, brought life-saving care to 962 people, and this number is just the tip of the iceberg.

Since 2007, EAAA and the owners of Cambridge City Airport, Marshall, have worked together to ensure that Anglia Two can swiftly attend local people in their moment of greatest need. However, due to the planned closure of the airport, we face a profound challenge to our operations. EAAA must urgently relocate its Cambridge-based operation to be able to continue providing its vital service. Without a new home for our Anglia Two team, the provision of advanced pre-hospital care to over 3.2 million people across the region is at risk.

Safeguarding our services

A new base will not only safeguard the continuity of our life-saving service, but also enable much-needed improvements in training, public engagement, and crew welfare—allowing us to evolve and expand to meet future critical care needs.Following extensive research and assessment of over 80 sites, a site on Balsham Road, Fulbourn has been identified as the most suitable option available to the charity.

This location offers similar response times to the charity’s current Cambridge base and has good road links for effective response of the critical care car to surrounding communities.

Before relocating, we need to prepare a planning application and therefore we want to speak to communities and other important local stakeholders about our plans.