The FAAM aircraft, mission control and science planning team is based at Cranfield airfield and University in Bedfordshire.

If you would like to visit the FAAM headquarters, you will need to make prior arrangements with a member of the operational team. Our facility is regulated by the CAA, so we have procedures and guidelines in place to make sure your visit is safe and productive. Use the menu on the left to navigate through everything you’ll need to know when visiting FAAM. Alternatively, you can download our quick guide here.

Invitation to join the FAAM Science Strategy Committee

The FAAM Airborne Laboratory is a major UK platform that provides in-situ and remotely sensed observational data about the atmosphere. The FAAM Science Strategy Committee is a key element of the management of the FAAM facility, providing leadership, advising on...

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RT @DrTomasS: That's a wrap! The @faam146 is now transiting back to the UK. We've had 8 successful science flights for the #ARNA campaign (… 5 days ago

RT @DrTomasS: Today’s #ARNA flight with @faam146 is heading North from São Vicente. Again, we’re heading for where @NASA products forecast… 2 weeks ago

RT @DrTomasS: A successful science flight with @faam146 today in preparation for the @NERCscience #ARNA campaign (starts this w/e). We did… 2 weeks ago

RT @ArathyMet: FAAM was one of the inevitable parts of our INCOMPASS Project. Looking forward to many more missions @JKFletcher12 @kieranmr… 4 weeks ago

We've now flown over 1,200 missions! 🤯 That equates to more than one mission every week for the 19 years that we'v… https://t.co/JM6AJNsPBQ 4 weeks ago

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Visiting FAAM

The FAAM aircraft, mission control and science planning team is based at Cranfield airfield and University in Bedfordshire.

Invitation to join the FAAM Science Strategy Committee

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