Guide

UK Spaceports

The United Kingdom is building a network of spaceports – from vertical launch sites on its northern edge to horizontal facilities repurposed from existing airfields. Here's every UK spaceport, what it does, and where it is on the journey to launch.

• SaxaVord Spaceport

  Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

  Vertical launchLicensed (2023)
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• Spaceport Cornwall

  Cornwall Airport Newquay, England

  Horizontal launchLicensed – active as a test and consultancy hub
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• Spaceport Snowdonia

  Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales

  Horizontal launchOperational as a test centre – full launch capability pending
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• Spaceport 1

  North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

  Vertical launchIn development – construction under way
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• Spaceport Machrihanish

  Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

  Horizontal launchDormant
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• Sutherland Spaceport

  A'Mhoine, Highland, Scotland

  Vertical launchOn hold – operator in administration
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• Prestwick Spaceport

  Glasgow Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire, Scotland

  Horizontal launchDiscontinued
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