The Airport Operator: Summer 2025
20 June 2025
East Midlands Airport has announced plans that could create more than 20,000 jobs by making land around its runway available for development.
T Four sites on the airfield totalling more than 50 hectares have been earmarked as ripe for development to maximise the airport’s potential and build on its success as the UK’s leading hub for express air freight.
Two of the plots have tax site status as part of the East Midlands Freeport, offering businesses investing in the sites tax incentives and simplified customs processes. Three of the sites would have direct access to the runway, through new taxiways and space to park up to 18 extra aircraft. The proposals also outline a total of 122,00m2 of warehouse
space, along with up to 51,000m2 of landside yard space and 1,000 parking spaces.
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