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SDU Flight Lab

SDU Flight Lab

© Michael Yde Katballe

SDU Flight Lab offers multiple indoor and outdoor drone laboratories at HCA Airport near Odense. The facilities are operated by University of Southern Denmark and form part of the UAS Denmark International Test Center.

About SDU Flight Lab

An eco-system of UAS researchers, drone experts, companies and talented engineering students.
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1900 km2 airspace for safe drone tests

Walk directly from our labs to test your drone in the hangar or out in the 1900 km2 dedicated airspace.
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Services we offer and prices

Do you need access to advanced lab equipment, motion table, wind wall or consultancy on a R&D project? See our offerings here.

Laboratory facilities

Who can use the Flight lab?

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Companies

Get access to laboratories, indoor and outdoor test flight areas, expert network, and office spaces.
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Students

Collaboration between students and companies, teaching, summer school, test and project work in the test center
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Universities

Research facilities to design, develop, and test your drone, composite materials or cyber-physical systems.

Background and partners

More about the background for establishing the SDU Flight Lab at University of Southern Denmark. Our affiliation, partners and supporters.
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SDU Drone Center

SDU Drone Center at the campus in Odense. We focus on research, education, and collaboration.

Contact

Did you find what you were looking for? You are always welcome to contact us with questions or proposing an idea.

Last Updated 08.10.2026