POLICE evacuated Oxford Airport after the discovery of a 'suspicious item'. 

A cordon was put up at the airport in Kidlington yesterday shortly after 4pm, and police shut the airport as a precaution. 

Thames Valley Police released a statement on its Facebook page last night saying the item had been examined and was not found to be dangerous. 

The airport was expected to reopen by 8.30pm last night.

People were previously advised to steer clear of roads surrounding the airport due to a 'police operation'.

Drivers were able to access the airport site until they reached the entrance roundabout, which was blocked off by a police car as officers diverted traffic away. 

Police posted on social media this morning to say all roads have since reopened, thanking the public for their patience.

It happened just days after a bomb hoax at The Orchard Centre in Didcot last Sunday, also involving a suspicious item that caused police to evacuate the area.

However, a police spokesman said the incidents are not being linked, and there were no arrests made in the Kidlington incident as 'there was no criminality'. 

He did not respond to requests for information about road closures, how many people were evacuated or what the suspicious item was.