West Midlands airport to close after 90 years to transform into factory
The airport will close next year after being in operation for 90 years
The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that the airport will permanently cease its operations next year (11 June 2026).
The closure will make way for plans announced by The Rigby Group and Coventry City Council to construct a sizable gigafactory that could create 4,000 jobs in the area.
At the moment the airport does not serve commercial flights, serving only private charter flights, as well as the Air Ambulance Service.
The airport is located only three miles away from Coventry.
Coventry airport first opened in 1936 under the name Baginton Aerodome. It played a pivotal role in the region during the second world war, when the airport was a key a fighter station for Royal Air Force.
The airport did not escape from damage caused by a bombing raid in 1940.