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{{Short description|Airport in South Yorkshire, England}}
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| name = Doncaster Sheffield Airport
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|ICAO=EGCN
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|run by=Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited / [[Peel Airports]]
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|closest town=South Yorkshire
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| closed = {{end date|df=yes|2022|11|30}}
| passenger_services_ceased = {{end date|df=yes|2022|11|04}}
| owner = [[Peel Group]]
| operator = Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited
| city-served = [[South Yorkshire]], [[Lincolnshire]]
| location = [[Finningley]], near [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]]
| elevation-f = 56
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| pushpin_map = South Yorkshire
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Yorkshire
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| r1-number = 02/20
| r1-length-m = 2,893
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = 2019
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 1,407,862
| stat2-header = Passenger change (18–19)
| stat2-data = {{increase}}15.2%
| stat3-header = Aircraft Movements
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| stat4-header = Movements change (18–19)
| stat4-data = {{increase}}21.7%
| footnotes = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]]<ref name="aip">{{cite web|url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-07F0F4D1950116643EA4A45DB1BC7999/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/AIP/AD/EG_AD_2_EGCN_en_2012-05-03.pdf|title=Doncaster Sheffield – EGCN|publisher=NATS|access-date=9 January 2016|archive-date=25 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525140434/http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-07F0F4D1950116643EA4A45DB1BC7999/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/AIP/AD/EG_AD_2_EGCN_en_2012-05-03.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />Statistics from the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority]]<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/|title=UK Annual Airport Statistics|publisher=CAA|date=3 March 2017|access-date=15 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211070518/http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Doncaster Sheffield Airport''' {{Airport codes|DSA|EGCN}}, formerly named and commonly referred to as '''Robin Hood Airport''', was an [[international airport]] in [[Finningley]] near [[Doncaster]] in [[South Yorkshire]], England, in operation between 2005 and 2022. The site lies {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} south-east of the centre of [[Doncaster]] and {{convert|19|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Sheffield]].
'''Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield''' {{Airport codes|DSA|EGCN}} is an international [[airport]] located at the former [[RAF Finningley]] airbase in [[Finningley]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The airport lies 6 [[nautical mile]]s southeast of [[Doncaster]] and eighteen miles east of [[Sheffield]]. The Airport principally serves the [[Metropolitan county|metropolitan counties]] of [[South Yorkshire]] and [[West Yorkshire]] moreover due to its key location, a population of more than six million potential customers can access the airport within a 60 minute drive.


==History==
==History==
{{Main article|RAF Finningley}}
===1915–1995: RAF Finningley===
{{Main|RAF Finningley}}
The airport was opened as Finningley Airfield in 1915.


During the [[First World War]], it was a base for the [[Royal Flying Corps]] to intercept German [[Zeppelins]] targeting industrial cities of [[Northern England]]. In the [[Second World War]] the airfield was primarily used for training,<ref name=delvebook>{{cite book|last=Delve|first=Ken|title=The Military Airfields of Britain – Northern England : Co. Durham, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire|year=2006|publisher=Crowood Press|location=Marlborough|isbn=1-86126-809-2}}</ref>{{rp|pages=127–128}} serving [[RAF Bomber Command]] crews; only a few combat missions took off. It was a key facility for nuclear-armed [[Vulcan bomber]]s in the [[Cold War]] before downgrade to training in the 1970s / 1980s and decommissioning by 1995.<ref name=delvebook />{{rp|page=132}}
The airport's opening was marked by the first commercial flight, destined for [[Palma]] in [[Majorca]], which departed exactly on time at 0915 on [[April 28]], [[2005]]. The Captain of the first flight from Robin Hood Airport was Paul Rafferty of Thomsonfly{{fn|1}}. The airport expected to see at least one million passengers during 2006. Three months after opening the airport had handled 300,000 passengers, by December 2005 the figure rose to 500,000 and within 60 weeks after opening, the airport had cumulatively handled over 1 million passengers. The figure for calendar year 2006 was 899,000, putting the airport in 23rd position in the UK.


The long runway was a [[Space Shuttle abort modes|Space Shuttle emergency landing site]].{{cn|date=November 2024}}
==Today==
Doncaster Sheffield Airport has a [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority|CAA]] Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P876) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.


===2005–2016: Robin Hood Airport===
The majority of flights from the airport are operated by [[Thomsonfly]], with a few flights operated by [[Thomas Cook]], [[Pegasus Airlines|Pegasus]], [[Air Europa]], [[BH Air]], [[Wizzair]], [[Flybe]], [[Flyglobespan]], [[Onur Air]] and [[Ryanair]]. On 28th March 2006 Ryanair announced an expansion of their services from Doncaster, with additional flights to [[Pisa]] and [[Girona]]. On 26th June 2006, [[Flybe]] announced it was establishing a twice daily service from Doncaster to [[Belfast City Airport]] from October 2006. In September 2006, [[Flyglobespan]] announced that from Summer 2007, weekly flights from Doncaster would commence to [[Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport|Toronto]], [[Canada]], this being the first scheduled long-haul destination served from Doncaster. It was also announced at a Dubai conference on 18th September 2006 that Pakistani Airline [[Shaheen Air International]] will be flying from Doncaster Sheffield to [[Islamabad]] and [[Toronto]] from Summer 2007. Also [[Wizzair]] have announced they are to start a four times weekly service to [[Gdansk]] and increase the frequency of the [[Katowice]] route to four times weekly both from July 2007. Late November Goldtrail Holidays announced that they would be flying to Dalaman from the Airport Summer 2007 using Onur Air.

Following the end of scheduled services from [[Sheffield City Airport]], [[Peel Group]] opened former RAF Finningley as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in April 2005.<ref name="durhamteesvalleyairport.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.durhamteesvalleyairport.com/corporate-community/about-us/background-information|title=Background Information|publisher=Durham Tees Valley Airport|date=10 February 2012|access-date=24 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106025238/http://www.durhamteesvalleyairport.com/corporate-community/about-us/background-information|archive-date=6 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightsnetwork.co.uk/Robin-Hood-Airport-Doncaster-Sheffield-18555012.html |title=Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield |publisher=Flights Network |access-date=30 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907185546/http://www.flightsnetwork.co.uk/Robin-Hood-Airport-Doncaster-Sheffield-18555012.html |archive-date=7 September 2008 }}</ref> The [[Robin Hood]] label [[Robin Hood#Associated locations|controversially]] referenced historical accounts placing him in nearby [[Barnsdale Forest]] not [[Sherwood Forest]] but 11,000 people petitioned to oppose the name.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/4005945.stm |title=Airport's new name misses target |work=BBC News |date=12 November 2004 |access-date=24 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109153519/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/4005945.stm |archive-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2006, [[Thomsonfly]] launched the first long-haul flight from Doncaster to [[Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic|Puerto Plata]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thomsonfly.com/en/company_3369.html | title=Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield celebrates first anniversary with Thomsonfly.com | work=Thomsonfly | date=28 April 2006 | accessdate=30 December 2024 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011172039/http://www.thomsonfly.com/en/company_3369.html | archivedate=11 October 2007}}</ref>

Promoters initially hoped for 25 million passengers a year.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 July 2022 |title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport's future in doubt |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-62149511 |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713113720/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-62149511 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, one million used the airport. This decreased to 700,000 in 2012, before increasing to just 1.25&nbsp;million in 2016.<ref name="stats"/>

===2016–2022: Doncaster Sheffield Airport===

In December 2016, Robin Hood Airport [[corporate design|rebranded]] as Doncaster Sheffield Airport.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

[[Flybe (1979-2020)|Flybe]] closed its facility at the airport in 2019, relocating crew and aircraft,<ref>{{cite web |first=Molly |last=Dyson |date=4 April 2019 |url=https://buyingbusinesstravel.com/news/0430103-flybe-stop-using-embraer-jets |title=Flybe to stop using Embraer jets |publisher=Buying Business Travel |access-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404094431/https://buyingbusinesstravel.com/news/0430103-flybe-stop-using-embraer-jets |archive-date=4 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> though [[Wizz Air]] based two aircraft there in 2020.<ref name=Wizz>{{cite web|url=https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/about-us/news/2020/08/13/wizz-air-announces-new-base-and-major-expansion-at-doncaster-sheffield-airport|title=Wizz Air announces new base and major expansion at Doncaster Sheffield Airport|publisher=Wizz Air|date=13 August 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901081038/https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/about-us/news/2020/08/13/wizz-air-announces-new-base-and-major-expansion-at-doncaster-sheffield-airport|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://flydsa.co.uk/latest-news/wizz-air-announces-2nd-based-aircraft-and-6-new-routes|title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport - latest news| publisher=Doncaster Sheffield Airport |access-date=1 September 2020|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203850/https://flydsa.co.uk/latest-news/wizz-air-announces-2nd-based-aircraft-and-6-new-routes|url-status=dead}}</ref> However in 2022, it too announced the end of flights from the airport<ref name=aerotelegraph/> stating the airport operators were "unable to guarantee the terms of its commercial agreement".{{cn|date=May 2024}} That left [[TUI Airways]] as the airport's sole regular customer.<ref name=aerotelegraph>{{cite news| title=Rückzug von Wizz bricht britischem Flughafen das Genick| first=Stefan |last=Eisling |url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/doncaster-sheffield-rueckzug-von-wizz-bricht-britischem-flughafen-das-genick |website=Aero Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002074151/https://www.aerotelegraph.com/doncaster-sheffield-rueckzug-von-wizz-bricht-britischem-flughafen-das-genick |archive-date=2 October 2022 |language=German |date=28 September 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Robin-hood-statue-doncaster-sheffield-airport.jpg|thumb|alt=Robin Hood statue at Doncaster Sheffield Airport|Robin Hood statue by [[Neale Andrew]] at Doncaster Sheffield Airport]]

After an extended review and public consultation,<ref>{{cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Review into Doncaster Sheffield Airport future extended |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-62650219 |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=BBC News |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824124534/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-62650219 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Doncaster Sheffield airport consultation extended |url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/doncaster-sheffield-airport-consultation-extended |first=Josie |last=Klein |website=Travel Weekly |access-date=26 August 2022 |date=24 August 2022 |archive-date=26 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826124427/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/doncaster-sheffield-airport-consultation-extended |url-status=live }}</ref> Peel proposed an expansion of their adjacent Gateway East property development<ref name="itv.com"/> and the airport closed. TUI operated the final flights on 4 November 2022,<ref name="itv.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2022-09-26/bosses-confirm-closure-of-doncaster-sheffield-airport | title=Bosses confirm closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport | date=26 September 2022 | accessdate=26 September 2022 | archive-date=26 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926103742/https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2022-09-26/bosses-confirm-closure-of-doncaster-sheffield-airport | url-status=live |website=ITV }}</ref> and Wizz Air transferred its routes to [[Leeds Bradford Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/doncaster-sheffield-airport-closure-update-25136017|website=Leeds Live | title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport closure update as Wizz Air confirms flight transfer to Leeds Bradford| first=Dave |last=Himefield |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005064133/https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/doncaster-sheffield-airport-closure-update-25136017 |archive-date=5 October 2022| date=29 September 2022}}</ref>

[[Doncaster Council]] applied for [[judicial review]] of the closure process but was refused.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-63822367|title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Judicial review over airport closure refused|work=BBC News|date=1 December 2022|accessdate=3 December 2022|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202191914/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-63822367|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, the [[Mayor of Doncaster]] announced the council's intention to [[compulsory purchase]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/consumer/doncaster-sheffield-airport-officials-start-the-process-of-nationalising-airport-3938993|title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Officials start the process of nationalising airport|work=The Sheffield Star|date=1 December 2022|accessdate=3 December 2022|archive-date=3 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203210713/http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/consumer/doncaster-sheffield-airport-officials-start-the-process-of-nationalising-airport-3938993|url-status=live|first=David |last=Kessen}}</ref>

Nevertheless, [[air traffic control]] was withdrawn from the airport in December 2022,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/over-and-out-air-traffic-control-ends-at-doncaster-sheffield-airport-as-talks-go-on-3939891|title=Over and out:' Air traffic control ends at Doncaster Sheffield Airport as talks go on|work=Doncaster Free Press|date=2 December 2022|accessdate=3 December 2022|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202210507/https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/over-and-out-air-traffic-control-ends-at-doncaster-sheffield-airport-as-talks-go-on-3939891| last=Burke |first=Darren| url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Civil Aviation Authority]] began to reclassify surrounding airspace.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-63833361| title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Airspace to be downgraded|work=BBC News|date=2 December 2022|accessdate=3 December 2022|archive-date=3 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203233550/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-63833361|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Post-closure===

After protracted negotiation,<ref>{{cite news|first=Shannon |last=Mower| url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/doncaster-sheffield-airport-credible-offer-submitted-to-owner-peel-group-claims-mayor-3895111|title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport: 'Credible offer' submitted to owner Peel Group, claims mayor|work=Yorkshire Post|date=27 October 2022|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=7 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107183111/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/doncaster-sheffield-airport-credible-offer-submitted-to-owner-peel-group-claims-mayor-3895111|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-64270773|title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Owners reject council offer to buy site|work=BBC News|date=14 January 2023|access-date=17 January 2023|archive-date=16 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202215/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-64270773|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/doncaster-sheffield-airport-latest-mayor-27784300 | title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport latest as mayor sees 'light at the end of the tunnel' | work=Examiner Live | date=25 September 2023 | access-date=30 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928164851/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/doncaster-sheffield-airport-latest-mayor-27784300 | url-status=live |first=Tom |last=Kershaw}}</ref> in March 2024 the Mayor confirmed a 125 year lease to take over the airport had been signed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/news/article/9451ed55-39f4-4532-b0c2-f3f60ffb5f43|title=Lease for former Doncaster Sheffield Airport signed|access-date=10 December 2024 |date= 21 March 2024 |website=South Yorkshire MCA}}</ref> She subsequently stated an operator had been identified and that she hoped the airport could re-open by Spring 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Lucy |last=Ashton|date=2024-11-04 |title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport could reopen for flights in 2026 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g76dgwxy4o.amp |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}}</ref>

On 12 November 2024, the [[South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority]] agreed to £3m funding of reinstatement activities and commercial negotiation,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Phil |title=Regional leaders agree £3m to support Doncaster Sheffield airport reopening |url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/regional-leaders-agree-3m-to-support-doncaster-sheffield-airport-reopening |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Travel Weekly |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114073310/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/regional-leaders-agree-3m-to-support-doncaster-sheffield-airport-reopening |url-status=live }}</ref> as part of a £138m budget to re-open the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport costs expected to rise, meeting hears |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjw09w6j992o |date=12 November 2024| access-date=2024-11-21 |website=BBC News |first=Lucy|last=Ashton|language=en-GB}}</ref> Flydoncaster Ltd was incorporated on 8 November 2024.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16069508| title=Flydoncaster Ltd|access-date=26 November 2024|website=Companies House}}</ref>

On 6 December 2024, a [[utility aircraft]], operated by 2Excel Aviation, landed at the airport, the first in over 2 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=First aircraft lands at Doncaster Sheffield Airport since closure |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd600qxjzveo |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The airport's runway has a length of 2,891 metres (9,485 feet) and a width of 60 metres (197 feet), making it longer and wider than those at many other airports in northern Britain. This capability may make the airport attractive to operators of wide-bodied, long-haul or older cargo-carrying aircraft. The reason the Airport has such a long runway stems from its history as a former long-range nuclear bomber base (see [[RAF Finningley]]). The Airport currently has a single runway designated 02/20 and there is significant room for further passenger and cargo capacity expansion when the market requires. Operators [[Peel Holdings]] also own [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport]] and [[Durham Tees Valley Airport]].


[[File:Three Thomson Airways 737-800s Parked at Doncaster Terminal.jpg|thumb]]
Part of the Airport site is being developed into a Business and Technology Park which could potentially be linked with the [[M18 motorway]] via a link road at Junction 3. This in itself might attract further investment into the Region.


The airport has a single [[runway]] designated 02/20, with dimensions of {{convert|2895|by|60|m|0|abbr=on}}. It was designed for long-range [[nuclear weapon|nuclear armed]] bombers and so is wider than other commercial airports in the north of England.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Due to open in late winter 2007 is a Ramada Encore chain hotel, which will have 150 bed capacity. Work is also progressing on a new 62 acre business park across from the terminal, which will link to a new access road into the airport via nearby Hurst Lane (which is due to open in winter 2007).


The passenger terminal had 24 [[Check-in#Airport check-in|check-in]] desks, six [[departure gate]]s and three [[baggage carousel]]s.{{when|date=November 2024}}{{cn|date=November 2024}}
===At the airport===
====Landside (Check in Hall/Arrivals Hall/Observation Lounge)====
* [[SPAR]]
* [[Costa Coffee]]
* Serendipity Games
* [[Wetherspoons]]
* [[Travelex]]
* Foodhall
* World News
* Car Hire ~ Europcar/Enterprise/Hertz
* Taxi Rank
* Information Desk


A 102 bed [[Ramada]] Encore hotel opened in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robinhoodairport.com/page.php?p=3&archive=2007&offset=0&media_id=159 |title=Ramada Encore Hotel Lands at Airport Business Park |publisher=Robin Hood Airport |access-date=24 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223848/http://www.robinhoodairport.com/page.php?p=3&archive=2007&offset=0&media_id=159 |archive-date=2 December 2013 }}</ref> It is situated less than ten minutes walk from the Terminal building but is now used to hold immigrants awaiting decisions on their asylum cases.{{cn|date=November 2024}}{{when|date=November 2024}}
====Airside (Departure Lounge)====
* Costa Coffee
* Duty & Tax Free Shopping - Alpha
* Bar 08
* World News
* Serendipity Games
* Restaurant 08


There are four on-site car parks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flydsa.co.uk/car-parking/|title=Car parking| website=Doncaster Sheffield Airport |access-date=13 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507073145/http://flydsa.co.uk/car-parking/|archive-date=7 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Getting to Robin Hood Airport==
===Road and Motorway Links===
The Airport is located close to the [[M18 motorway|M18 Motorway]], but with no direct link road. Also nearby are the [[A1 road|A1(M) Motorway]], [[M62 motorway]], [[M1 motorway]] roads.
A direct [[motorway]] road link from the [[M18 motorway|M18]] junction 3 to the airport is planned and is expected to open by 2010{{fn|2}}. There is also a connection from Junction 34 of the [[A1 road|A1(M) Motorway]]. The Airport has 2,500 car parking spaces.
*Map sources for Robin Hood Airport, located at {{coor dms|53|28|29|N|1|0|16|W|type:city_region:GB}}


===Rail Links===
===Airport business park===
In 2014, a {{convert|10|ha|adj=on}} site on the airport's [[business park]] became part of [[Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/588887-sheffield-city-region-enterprise-zone-reveals-expansion-plans.html# |title=Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone announces expansion plans |last=Newton-Syms |first=Ellie |publisher=The Business Desk |date=11 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123938/http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/588887-sheffield-city-region-enterprise-zone-reveals-expansion-plans.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Doncaster station]] is a major UK Railway Station and is served by [[Northern Rail]], [[Virgin Trains]], [[GNER]], [[TransPennine Express]], [[Central Trains]], [[Midland Mainline]] and [[Hull Trains]]. Doncaster is 1 Hour 35 Mins from London Kings Cross or 20 Mins from [[Sheffield Midland station|Sheffield Station]] (using direct services). From Doncaster Station several direct bus services transport passengers to the Airport.


===Hangars===
In addition, the airport lies alongside the [[Doncaster to Lincoln Line|Doncaster to Lincoln]] [[railway line]], and plans for a station have been submitted for local planning permission.
No. 3 [[Hangar]] was occupied by 2Excel Aviation providing Design, production and Maintenance services.
Defence company [[BAE Systems]] formerly operated its Aircraft Maintenance Academy from No. 3 Hangar at the airport, before moving to [[Humberside Airport]].{{cn|date=November 2024}}{{when|date=November 2024}} Other activities within the hangars included from 2012, a [[Cessna Citation family|Cessna Citation]] service centre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.flyer.co.uk/cessna-announces-first-uk-citation-service-centre/|title=Cessna announces first UK Citation Service Centre|date=25 September 2012|newspaper=Flyer|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103004337/https://www.flyer.co.uk/cessna-announces-first-uk-citation-service-centre/|archive-date=3 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Public Transport Bus Links===
===Flight training===
The airport was home to Yorkshire Aero Club<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome |website=Yorkshire Aero Club |url=https://www.yac.uk/ |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=23 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223165941/https://www.yac.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Hummingbird Helicopters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hummingbirdhelicopters.co.uk/ |title=Welcome |website=Hummingbird Helicopters |access-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902231121/https://www.hummingbirdhelicopters.co.uk/ |archive-date=2 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{when|date=November 2024}}
[[Public transport]] is by hourly bus from [[Doncaster]] town centre. At present the airport is served by various airport bus links from all major local bus companies. These include:
*29/X29 from [[Retford]] every hour and via Bircotes and Harworth every half hour on weekdays and Saturdays. A Sunday service also operates. Service started as part of a £2million pound improvement by [[Nottinghamshire]] County Council in partnership with [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] in Bassetlaw for local bus services in [[Bassetlaw]] from May 29, 2007 named ''Local Lynx''.<ref name="LocalLynx">{{cite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/uploads/BassetlawlocalLynx%5B1%5D.doc|title=New improved links with the local Lynx|accessdate=2007-06-01|format=doc|publisher=Stagecoach East Midlands}}</ref>
*91 from [[Doncaster]], [http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/yorkhumber/southyorkshire/home/index.php First South Yorkshire] AirRailLink (half hourly) - Low floor branded bus
*X19 from [[Doncaster]] and [[Barnsley]], [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach in Yorkshire]] (Hourly) - Low floor double decker
*X30 from [[Worksop]] every hour via Carlton-in-Lindrick, Langold, Harworth, Bircotes and [[Bawtry]]. Part of the ''Local Lynx'' network.
*707 from [[Doncaster]], [[Wilfreda Beehive]] Airport Arrow (Hourly) - Low floor branded bus
*350 from [[Mexborough]] & [[Conisbrough]] via Lakeside & Dome [[Doncaster Community Transport]] (Hourly) - Low floor branded bus
*230 from [[Moorends]], via Thorne, Stainforth, Dunscroft, Dunsville, Armthorpe Cantley, Branton, Auckley [[Wilfreda Beehive]] Every couple of hours Monday - Saturday - Low floor branded bus


==Statistics==
==Airlines and destinations==
===Scheduled Flights===
===Traffic statistics===
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*[[Ryanair]] (Dublin, Girona, Pisa)
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*[[Shaheen Air International]] (Islamabad [Start ''tbc''], Toronto [Start ''tbc''])
*[[Thomsonfly]] (Alicante, Amsterdam, Faro, Geneva [starts Winter 2007], Jersey, Málaga, Palma, Pisa, Prague, Salzburg)
*[[Wizzair]] (Katowice, Gdańsk [Starts Summer 2007])


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====Summer Destinations====
*[[BH Air]] (Bourgas, Varna)
*[[Nouvelair]] (Monastir)
*[[Thomsonfly]] (Bodrum, Bourgas, Cancun, Corfu, Crete, Dalaman, Orlando-Sanford, Girona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malta, Menorca, Naples, Paphos, Pisa, Reus, Rhodes, Salzburg, Tenerife-South, Verona, Zakynthos)
*[[Thomas Cook]] (Dalaman (Pegesus Airlines), Gran Canaria (Air Europa), Monastir (Nouvelair).


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{|class="toccolours sortable" style="padding:0.5em;"
[[Thomsonfly]] Also fly on a weekly basis to 4 Ski Destinations:
|+ '''Traffic statistics at Doncaster Sheffield'''<ref name="stats"/>
*Plovdiv (Saturday)
|-
*Salzburg (Saturday)
! style="text-align: center;" | Year
*Chambery (Saturday) New for 2007/8
! style="text-align: center;" | Passengers<br />handled
*Turin (Sunday)
! style="text-align: center;" | Passenger<br />% change
*Geneva (operating 4 times weekly - combined with scheduled flight) New for 2007/8
! style="text-align: center;" | Cargo<br />(tonnes)
! style="text-align: center;" | Cargo<br />% change
! style="text-align: center;" | Aircraft<br />movements
! style="text-align: center;" | Aircraft<br />% change
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2005||600,907||{{sort|26|{{nochange}}}}||31||{{sort|26|{{nochange}}}}||6,914||{{sort|26|{{nochange}}}}
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2006||900,067||{{increase}}{{sort|21|49.8}}||167||{{increase}}{{sort|22|438.7}}||10,642||{{increase}} 53.9
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2007||1,078,374||{{increase}}{{sort|18|19.8}}||1,602||{{increase}}{{sort|15|859.3}}||12,667||{{increase}} 19.0
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2008||968,481||{{decrease}}{{sort|22|10.2}}||1,350||{{decrease}}{{sort|11|15.7}}||13,066||{{increase}} 3.1
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2009||835,768||{{decrease}}{{sort|23|13.7}}||344||{{decrease}}{{sort|24|74.5}}||10,854||{{decrease}} 16.9
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2010||876,153||{{increase}}{{sort|20|4.8}}||216||{{decrease}}{{sort|02|37.2}}||11,030||{{increase}} 1.6
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2011||822,877||{{decrease}}{{sort|09|6.1}}||102||{{decrease}}{{sort|19|52.8}}||11,876||{{increase}} 7.7
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2012||693,661||{{decrease}}{{sort|09|15.7}}||276||{{increase}}{{sort|24|170.6}}||11,724||{{decrease}} 1.3
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2013||690,351||{{decrease}}{{sort|09|0.5}}||354||{{increase}}{{sort|23|28.3}}||11,197||{{decrease}} 4.5
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2014||724,885||{{increase}}{{sort|20|5.0}}||858||{{increase}}{{sort|22|142.4}}||11,697||{{increase}} 4.5
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2015||857,109||{{increase}}{{sort|20|18.2}}||3,201||{{increase}}{{sort|22|273.1}}||11,998||{{increase}} 2.6
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2016||1,255,907||{{increase}}{{sort|20|46.5}}||9,341||{{increase}}{{sort|22|191.8}}||16,098||{{increase}} 34.2
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2017||1,335,590||{{increase}}{{sort|20|6.3}}||8,656||{{decrease}}{{sort|22|7.3}}||17,435||{{increase}} 8.3
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2018||1,222,347||{{decrease}}{{sort|20|8.4}}||7,107||{{decrease}}{{sort|22|17.8}}||18,930||{{increase}} 8.5
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2019||1,407,862||{{increase}}{{sort|20|15.2}}||17,647||{{increase}}{{sort|22|148.3}}||23,043||{{increase}} 21.7
|}


===Busiest routes===
The Airport also has various Fly-Cruise Departures to:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
* Barbados
|+20 busiest routes to and from Doncaster Sheffield Airport (2019)<ref>{{cite web |website=CAA|url=https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2019_annual/Table_12_1_Intl_Air_Pax_Route_Analysis.pdf |title=International Air Passenger Traffic To and From Reporting Airports for 2019 Comparison with 2018|access-date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318223916/https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2019_annual/Table_12_1_Intl_Air_Pax_Route_Analysis.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Montego Bay (Jamaica)
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
* Fort Lauderdale (U.S.A.)
! Rank!! Airport !! Passengers<br>handled !! % change<br />2018–19
* New Orleans (U.S.A.)
|-
|1|| [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest]]||96,612|| {{increase}} 52.0
|-
|2|| [[Katowice International Airport|Katowice]]||82,279|| {{increase}} 1.1
|-
|3|| [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]]||80,842|| {{increase}} 10.1
|-
|4|| [[Alicante Airport|Alicante]]||68,583|| {{increase}} 9.7
|-
|5|| [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw]]||67,711|| {{decrease}} 1.5
|-
|6|| [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]]||58,793|| {{increase}} 43.3
|-
|7|| [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Malloca]]||55,197|| {{increase}} 4.4
|-
|8|| [[Poznań–Ławica Airport|Poznań]]||54,514|| {{increase}} 7.9
|-
|9|| [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]]||51,309|| {{decrease}} 0.6
|-
|10|| [[Amsterdam Schiphol Airport|Amsterdam]]||48,840|| {{decrease}} 16.2
|-
|11|| [[Riga Airport|Riga]]||43,937|| {{increase}} 3.6
|-
|12|| [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]]||42,299|| {{decrease}} 12.5
|-
|13|| [[Budapest Airport|Budapest]]||42,116|| {{increase}} 592.6
|-
|14|| [[Cluj Napoca Airport|Cluj Napoca]]||41,165|| {{increase}} 14.3
|-
|15|| [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]]||39,993|| {{increase}} 1.5
|-
|16|| [[Kraków Airport|Kraków]]||39,345|| n/a
|-
|17|| [[Wroclaw Airport|Wroclaw]]||35,194|| {{decrease}} 1.4
|-
|18|| [[Debrecen Airport|Debrecen]]||33,605|| {{increase}} 2187.6
|-
|19|| [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]]||29,779|| {{decrease}} 11.5
|-
|20|| [[Paphos Airport|Paphos]]||24,528|| {{increase}} 9.4
|}


==Vulcan XH558==
The airport has an email address where new routes can be suggested or requested. This can be found [mailto:business.development@robinhoodairport.com here].
{{Main|Avro Vulcan XH558}}
In 2011, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust flew [[Avro Vulcan]] XH558 to the airport, its former operational base. It was the last airworthy example of the Vulcan [[bomber]] fleet, restored to flight by the trust in 2007.<ref name=GA2011move>{{cite web| url=http://www.globalaviationresource.com/reports/2011/xh558dsa.php? |title=Welcome Home – Vulcan XH558 returns to Doncaster| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126073312/http://www.globalaviationresource.com/reports/2011/xh558dsa.php?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d9b177d257f8729,0 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |website=Global Aviation Resource |date=5 April 2011}}</ref> XH558's final flight was a display over the airport, on 28 October 2015.<ref name="lastflight">{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/716/82/Final-Flight-report.html |title=Final Flight report |website=Vulcan To The Sky |date=30 October 2015 |access-date=31 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109153519/http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/716/82/Final-Flight-report.html |archive-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 2022, the trust announced it would leave the airport because its [[lease]] could not be renewed.<ref name=Vulcan-to-be-moved-BBC>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-62548065|title=Doncaster: Vulcan XH558 to be moved from South Yorkshire home|work=BBC News|date=15 August 2022|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=15 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815115554/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-62548065|url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, as of October 2024, the trust and XH558 remained at the airport awaiting negotiations with a new operator.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://vulcantothesky.org/news/update-from-vulcan-to-the-sky-trust-october-2024/| date=31 October 2024 |website=Vulcan to the Sky |title=Update from Vulcan to the Sky Trust}}</ref>
===Cargo Flights===


==Transport==
==The Airport in the media==


The airport is close to [[M18 motorway (Great Britain)|M18 motorway]] junction 3 and a road to it was completed in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second phase of 'hugely significant' Great Yorkshire Way in Doncaster completed |url=https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2018/06/15/second-phase-of-hugely-significant-great-yorkshire-way-in-doncaster-completed |website=BDaily News |date=15 June 2018 |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-date=27 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827065829/https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2018/06/15/second-phase-of-hugely-significant-great-yorkshire-way-in-doncaster-completed |url-status=live }}</ref>
During its first few years of operation, Robin Hood Airport has featured a lot in the media. Numerous articles on its status as the UK's newest international airport have seen it become part of the debate into air tourism and environmental issues. On [[24 January]] [[2007]], the airport featured in the [[BBC Two]] documentary ''Should I Really Give Up Flying?'', with Doncaster celebrity [[Brian Blessed]] fronting local opinions on the issue.
Robin Hood Airport has also been a filming location for some dramatic scenes featured in [[Emmerdale]].


[[Doncaster railway station]] on the [[East Coast Main Line]], and the [[Frenchgate Interchange]] are {{convert|7|mi|abbr=on}} away.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
==The Airport name==
{{unreferenced|date=September 2006}}


The airport abuts the [[Doncaster to Lincoln Line|Doncaster to Lincoln railway line]], and plans for a station to replace [[Finningley railway station|one that closed in 1961]] were granted planning permission in 2008. However, a 2012 report by [[Network Rail]] stated that more trains on the line would be required to make it viable.<ref>Network Rail, Route Specifications 2012 – London North Eastern, p. 76</ref> There have been proposals for a [[Doncaster Sheffield Airport railway station|dedicated link]] to the [[East Coast Main Line]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Proposed £280 million Doncaster airport rail link could create 70,000 jobs |url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/proposed-280-million-doncaster-airport-rail-link-could-create-70-000-jobs-1-9075514 |website=Doncaster Free Press |date=21 March 2018 |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714135240/https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/proposed-280-million-doncaster-airport-rail-link-could-create-70-000-jobs-1-9075514 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The name is now often simply referred to on travel websites and on other literature as Doncaster/Sheffield Airport or Doncaster Airport, even though the official name is Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield.


==Accident==
The Airport was named 'Robin Hood' based on the following local information:-
On 15 August 2014, [[British Aerospace Jetstream|Jestream 31]] G–GAVA, operating a [[Links Air]] flight from [[Belfast City Airport]], crashed on landing at the airport following a [[landing gear]] failure; this caused substantial damage to the aircraft. One passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The airport was closed for several hours.<ref>{{cite news |title=Robin Hood airport remains closed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/16/doncaster-airport-closed-plane-undercarriage-problem |publisher=Press Associatiom |via=The Guardian |date=16 August 2014 |access-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718144907/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/16/doncaster-airport-closed-plane-undercarriage-problem |archive-date=18 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=British Aerospace 3102 Jetstream 31 G-GAVA Doncaster/Sheffield-Robin Hood Airport |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140815-0 |website=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718174411/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140815-0 |archive-date=18 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==In media==
# The original Robin Hood legends are set in Barnsdale Forest the area of South Yorkshire which surrounded Doncaster and Pontefract.
In 2007, the airport featured in the [[BBC Two]] documentary ''Should I Really Give Up Flying?'' [[Brian Blessed]] explored local attitudes to flying and its impact on the environment.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
# This legend is reinforced by the fact that the village pub in nearby Hatfield Woodhouse has always been known as the Robin Hood and Little John
# The Airport has a historical reference to Nottinghamshire (as the parish of Finningley was, until [[1974]] and the [[Local Government Act 1972]], administered as part of Nottinghamshire) and still resides in the boundary of the Diocese of Nottingham. <Ref>[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/archdeaconry/parishes/index.phtml]</Ref>
# The Runway extension (completed in [[1957]]) to accommodate [[Avro Vulcan|Vulcan bombers]], extended the airfield into the county of [[Nottinghamshire]].
# Some later Robin Hood legends - and the popular 20th century books, fims and TV programmes are set in Sherwood Forest.<Ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_in_popular_culture </Ref>
# The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is closer to what is left of Sherwood Forest than the City of Nottingham is. <Ref> [http://mapit2.nottscc.gov.uk/jsp/simplemap/default.htm?circle=400&postcode=NG219HN&label=Sherwood%20Forest%20Country%20Park&zoomfactor=4 </Ref>
# The forests of Sherwood and Barnsdale merged in this area of Yorkshire. <Ref>[http://www.robinhoodyorkshire.co.uk/map.htm - Reference to Barnsdale Forest with Map also showing Merger of Forests in this area] </Ref>
# The name would provide an identity which would raise a lot of attention (if a little controversy) for the Airport and create a marketing opportunity.<Ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3671879.stm - Evidence of Controversy caused by Airport Name and Marketing opportunity]</Ref>


It has been a location for television series including [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[Emmerdale]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/emmerdale-filming-takes-place-at-doncaster-s-robin-hood-airport-warning-spoiler-alert-1-8354500|title=Emmerdale filming takes place at Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport|work=Doncaster Free Press|date=26 January 2017 |access-date=18 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218232031/http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/emmerdale-filming-takes-place-at-doncaster-s-robin-hood-airport-warning-spoiler-alert-1-8354500|archive-date=18 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[BBC One]]'s drama ''[[Hustle (TV series)|Hustle]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robinhoodairport.com/press-releases/hustler-s-take-over-airport-.for-two-days-of-filming.html |title=Hustlers take over airport for two days of filming |publisher=Robin Hood Airport |access-date=27 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227191753/http://www.robinhoodairport.com/press-releases/hustler-s-take-over-airport-.for-two-days-of-filming.html |archive-date=27 February 2012 }}</ref> and ''[[In the Club (TV series)|In the Club]]''.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
The Airport name has caused media controversy as Robin Hood has not during the 20th century been regularly associated with Doncaster; despite the Barnsdale legends, and the references to [[Robin Hood]] in pubnames such as the aforementioned Robin Hood and Little John. Many citizens of Nottingham feel that Robin Hood should be the icon of their City alone (despite the fact that it was the [[Sheriff of Nottingham|Sheriff]] that came from Nottingham).
The reference to Sheffield in the name also caused media controversy as the airport lies some 18 miles from the city of Sheffield, it does in fact lie within the [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster]] Names that were then suggested by people of the borough and surrounding areas included:
* Doncaster International Airport
* Sheffield-Doncaster Airport
* South Yorkshire International Airport
* Finningley International Airport


The airport appeared in ''[[Four Lions]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341167/locations|title=Four Lions (2010) : Filming Locations|website=IMDb.com|access-date=31 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316104925/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341167/locations|archive-date=16 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and was a settings for the BBC [[mockumentary]] ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]''. [[Matt Lucas (comedian)|Matt Lucas]] and [[David Walliams]] spent two weeks at the airport filming.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Darren |title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Call for TV's David Walliams and Matt Lucas to join fight |url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/doncaster-sheffield-airport-call-for-tvs-david-walliams-and-matt-lucas-to-join-fight-3767734 |access-date=14 June 2023 |work=Doncaster Free Press |date=14 July 2022}}</ref>
== Notes ==

*{{fnb|1}} News stories relating to the opening of the airport include the online BBC News article: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/4491025.stm 'Take-off at new Yorkshire Airport'] and Martin Wainwright http://travel.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,7445,1473133,00.html '"Bevy of Maid Marians laid on to cheer lift-off of DSA1 at Doncaster's Robin Hood airport"'] ''The Guardian'' (April 29, 2005)
[[RAF Finningley]] was destroyed by a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] nuclear warhead in 1984 TV film ''[[Threads (1984 film)|Threads]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hogan |first1=Michael |title=Britain after the atomic bomb: why Threads is more terrifying than ever |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/britain-atomic-bomb-threads-terrifying-ever/ |access-date=14 June 2023 |work=The Telegraph |date=9 April 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*{{fnb|2}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4061787.stm '" Road to link airport to motorway"'] 2 December, 2004 ''BBC News''
*{{fnb|3}} Other suggested names include Doncaster Finningley Airport and more than 11,000 people signed a petition opposing the current name. See: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4005945.stm '"Airport's new name misses target"'] 12 November, 2004 ''BBC News''.


==References==
==References==
*[[United Kingdom]] - [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]]
* [http://www.robinhoodyorkshire.co.uk/map.htm - Reference to Barnsdale Forest with Map also showing Merger of Forests in this area]
* [http://mapit2.nottscc.gov.uk/jsp/simplemap/default.htm?circle=400&postcode=NG219HN&label=Sherwood%20Forest%20Country%20Park&zoomfactor=4 - [[Nottinghamshire]] County Council Map showing distance between City of Nottingham Boundary, Sherwood Forest and Doncaster Boundary. It is 18.8 Miles from [[Sherwood Forest]] to [[Nottingham]] and 18.5 Miles from Sherwood Forest to Bawtry, Doncaster 10.]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3671879.stm - Evidence of Controversy caused by Airport Name and Marketing opportunity]
* [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/archdeaconry/parishes/index.phtml] - Finningley previously Nottinghamshire - Parish was attached to [[Retford]] Rectory also Nottinghamshire.
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.robinhoodairport.com Robin Hood Airport (official site)]
* [http://www.egcn.co.uk EGCN.CO.UK]
* [http://www.raffinningley.co.uk R.A.F Finningley Veteran's]


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Latest revision as of 12:19, 31 December 2024

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Robin Hood Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPeel Group
OperatorDoncaster Sheffield Airport Limited
ServesSouth Yorkshire, Lincolnshire
LocationFinningley, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Opened28 April 2005 (2005-04-28)
Closed30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
Passenger services ceased4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
Elevation AMSL56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates53°28′31″N 01°00′15″W / 53.47528°N 1.00417°W / 53.47528; -1.00417
Map
DSA is located in South Yorkshire
DSA
DSA
Location in South Yorkshire
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,893 9,491 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers1,407,862
Passenger change (18–19)Increase15.2%
Aircraft Movements23,043
Movements change (18–19)Increase21.7%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Doncaster Sheffield Airport (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN), formerly named and commonly referred to as Robin Hood Airport, was an international airport in Finningley near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, in operation between 2005 and 2022. The site lies 6 mi (10 km) south-east of the centre of Doncaster and 19 mi (31 km) east of Sheffield.

History

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1915–1995: RAF Finningley

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The airport was opened as Finningley Airfield in 1915.

During the First World War, it was a base for the Royal Flying Corps to intercept German Zeppelins targeting industrial cities of Northern England. In the Second World War the airfield was primarily used for training,[3]: 127–128  serving RAF Bomber Command crews; only a few combat missions took off. It was a key facility for nuclear-armed Vulcan bombers in the Cold War before downgrade to training in the 1970s / 1980s and decommissioning by 1995.[3]: 132 

The long runway was a Space Shuttle emergency landing site.[citation needed]

2005–2016: Robin Hood Airport

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Following the end of scheduled services from Sheffield City Airport, Peel Group opened former RAF Finningley as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in April 2005.[4][5] The Robin Hood label controversially referenced historical accounts placing him in nearby Barnsdale Forest not Sherwood Forest but 11,000 people petitioned to oppose the name.[6] In May 2006, Thomsonfly launched the first long-haul flight from Doncaster to Puerto Plata.[7]

Promoters initially hoped for 25 million passengers a year.[8] In 2007, one million used the airport. This decreased to 700,000 in 2012, before increasing to just 1.25 million in 2016.[2]

2016–2022: Doncaster Sheffield Airport

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In December 2016, Robin Hood Airport rebranded as Doncaster Sheffield Airport.[citation needed]

Flybe closed its facility at the airport in 2019, relocating crew and aircraft,[9] though Wizz Air based two aircraft there in 2020.[10][11] However in 2022, it too announced the end of flights from the airport[12] stating the airport operators were "unable to guarantee the terms of its commercial agreement".[citation needed] That left TUI Airways as the airport's sole regular customer.[12]

Robin Hood statue at Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Robin Hood statue by Neale Andrew at Doncaster Sheffield Airport

After an extended review and public consultation,[13][14] Peel proposed an expansion of their adjacent Gateway East property development[15] and the airport closed. TUI operated the final flights on 4 November 2022,[15] and Wizz Air transferred its routes to Leeds Bradford Airport.[16]

Doncaster Council applied for judicial review of the closure process but was refused.[17] In response, the Mayor of Doncaster announced the council's intention to compulsory purchase.[18]

Nevertheless, air traffic control was withdrawn from the airport in December 2022,[19] and the Civil Aviation Authority began to reclassify surrounding airspace.[20]

Post-closure

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After protracted negotiation,[21][22][23] in March 2024 the Mayor confirmed a 125 year lease to take over the airport had been signed.[24] She subsequently stated an operator had been identified and that she hoped the airport could re-open by Spring 2026.[25]

On 12 November 2024, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority agreed to £3m funding of reinstatement activities and commercial negotiation,[26] as part of a £138m budget to re-open the airport.[27] Flydoncaster Ltd was incorporated on 8 November 2024.[28]

On 6 December 2024, a utility aircraft, operated by 2Excel Aviation, landed at the airport, the first in over 2 years.[29]

Facilities

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The airport has a single runway designated 02/20, with dimensions of 2,895 by 60 m (9,498 by 197 ft). It was designed for long-range nuclear armed bombers and so is wider than other commercial airports in the north of England.[citation needed]

The passenger terminal had 24 check-in desks, six departure gates and three baggage carousels.[when?][citation needed]

A 102 bed Ramada Encore hotel opened in 2008.[30] It is situated less than ten minutes walk from the Terminal building but is now used to hold immigrants awaiting decisions on their asylum cases.[citation needed][when?]

There are four on-site car parks.[31]

Airport business park

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In 2014, a 10-hectare (25-acre) site on the airport's business park became part of Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone.[32]

Hangars

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No. 3 Hangar was occupied by 2Excel Aviation providing Design, production and Maintenance services. Defence company BAE Systems formerly operated its Aircraft Maintenance Academy from No. 3 Hangar at the airport, before moving to Humberside Airport.[citation needed][when?] Other activities within the hangars included from 2012, a Cessna Citation service centre.[33]

Flight training

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The airport was home to Yorkshire Aero Club[34] and Hummingbird Helicopters.[35][when?]

Statistics

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Traffic statistics

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Doncaster Sheffield Airport
passenger totals 2005–2019 (millions)
Traffic statistics at Doncaster Sheffield[2]
Year Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
2005 600,907 Steady 31 Steady 6,914 Steady
2006 900,067 Increase49.8 167 Increase438.7 10,642 Increase 53.9
2007 1,078,374 Increase19.8 1,602 Increase859.3 12,667 Increase 19.0
2008 968,481 Decrease10.2 1,350 Decrease15.7 13,066 Increase 3.1
2009 835,768 Decrease13.7 344 Decrease74.5 10,854 Decrease 16.9
2010 876,153 Increase4.8 216 Decrease37.2 11,030 Increase 1.6
2011 822,877 Decrease6.1 102 Decrease52.8 11,876 Increase 7.7
2012 693,661 Decrease15.7 276 Increase170.6 11,724 Decrease 1.3
2013 690,351 Decrease0.5 354 Increase28.3 11,197 Decrease 4.5
2014 724,885 Increase5.0 858 Increase142.4 11,697 Increase 4.5
2015 857,109 Increase18.2 3,201 Increase273.1 11,998 Increase 2.6
2016 1,255,907 Increase46.5 9,341 Increase191.8 16,098 Increase 34.2
2017 1,335,590 Increase6.3 8,656 Decrease7.3 17,435 Increase 8.3
2018 1,222,347 Decrease8.4 7,107 Decrease17.8 18,930 Increase 8.5
2019 1,407,862 Increase15.2 17,647 Increase148.3 23,043 Increase 21.7

Busiest routes

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20 busiest routes to and from Doncaster Sheffield Airport (2019)[36]
Rank Airport Passengers
handled
% change
2018–19
1 Bucharest 96,612 Increase 52.0
2 Katowice 82,279 Increase 1.1
3 Gdańsk 80,842 Increase 10.1
4 Alicante 68,583 Increase 9.7
5 Warsaw 67,711 Decrease 1.5
6 Vilnius 58,793 Increase 43.3
7 Palma de Malloca 55,197 Increase 4.4
8 Poznań 54,514 Increase 7.9
9 Tenerife–South 51,309 Decrease 0.6
10 Amsterdam 48,840 Decrease 16.2
11 Riga 43,937 Increase 3.6
12 Málaga 42,299 Decrease 12.5
13 Budapest 42,116 Increase 592.6
14 Cluj Napoca 41,165 Increase 14.3
15 Lanzarote 39,993 Increase 1.5
16 Kraków 39,345 n/a
17 Wroclaw 35,194 Decrease 1.4
18 Debrecen 33,605 Increase 2187.6
19 Dublin 29,779 Decrease 11.5
20 Paphos 24,528 Increase 9.4

Vulcan XH558

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In 2011, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust flew Avro Vulcan XH558 to the airport, its former operational base. It was the last airworthy example of the Vulcan bomber fleet, restored to flight by the trust in 2007.[37] XH558's final flight was a display over the airport, on 28 October 2015.[38]

In 2022, the trust announced it would leave the airport because its lease could not be renewed.[39] Nevertheless, as of October 2024, the trust and XH558 remained at the airport awaiting negotiations with a new operator.[40]

Transport

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The airport is close to M18 motorway junction 3 and a road to it was completed in 2018.[41]

Doncaster railway station on the East Coast Main Line, and the Frenchgate Interchange are 7 mi (11 km) away.[citation needed]

The airport abuts the Doncaster to Lincoln railway line, and plans for a station to replace one that closed in 1961 were granted planning permission in 2008. However, a 2012 report by Network Rail stated that more trains on the line would be required to make it viable.[42] There have been proposals for a dedicated link to the East Coast Main Line.[43]

Accident

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On 15 August 2014, Jestream 31 G–GAVA, operating a Links Air flight from Belfast City Airport, crashed on landing at the airport following a landing gear failure; this caused substantial damage to the aircraft. One passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The airport was closed for several hours.[44][45]

In media

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In 2007, the airport featured in the BBC Two documentary Should I Really Give Up Flying? Brian Blessed explored local attitudes to flying and its impact on the environment.[citation needed]

It has been a location for television series including ITV's Emmerdale,[46] BBC One's drama Hustle,[47] and In the Club.[citation needed]

The airport appeared in Four Lions[48] and was a settings for the BBC mockumentary Come Fly with Me. Matt Lucas and David Walliams spent two weeks at the airport filming.[49]

RAF Finningley was destroyed by a Soviet nuclear warhead in 1984 TV film Threads.[50]

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