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			{{Short description\|Airport in South Yorkshire, England}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2019}}
			{{Redirect\|Robin Hood Airport\|the airport in Big Rapids, Michigan\|Roben-Hood Airport}}
	{{short description\|Airport serving the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield, located in Finningley, England}}
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2024}}
	{{Use British English\|date=May 2013}}		{{Use British English\|date=May 2013}}
	{{Infobox airport		{{Infobox airport
	\| name = Doncaster Sheffield Airport		\| name = Doncaster Sheffield Airport
	\| nativename =		\| nativename = Robin Hood Airport
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	\| image = ~~Dsa-logo~~ ~~cmyk~~ 1.~~png~~		\| image = Doncaster Sheffield Airport logo.svg
	\| image-width = 150		\| image-width = 150
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	\| image2-width = 250		\| image2-width = 250
	\| IATA = DSA		\| IATA = DSA
	\| ICAO = EGCN		\| ICAO = EGCN
	\| type = Public		\| type = Public
	\| opened = 28 ~~April~~ 2005		\| opened = {{start date\|2005\|04\|28\|df=y\|p=n\|br=n}}
			\| closed = {{end date\|df=yes\|2022\|11\|30}}
	\| owner = ]
			\| passenger_services_ceased = {{end date\|df=yes\|2022\|11\|04}}
	\| operator = Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited
			\| owner = ]
	\| city-served = ], ], ]
	\| ~~location~~ = ], ]		\| operator = Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited
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			\| elevation-f = 56
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	\| pushpin_label = '''DSA'''
			\| pushpin_map = South Yorkshire
			\| pushpin_label = '''DSA'''
	\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Yorkshire		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Yorkshire
			\| metric-rwy = Y
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			\| r1-number = 02/20
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	\| r1-~~number~~ = ~~02/20~~		\| r1-length-m = 2,893
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	\| r1-length-m = 2,893
			\| stat-year = 2019
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			\| stat1-header = Passengers
	\| stat-year = 2018
	\| stat1-~~header~~ = ~~Passengers~~		\| stat1-data = 1,407,862
			\| stat2-header = Passenger change (18–19)
	\| stat1-data = 1,222,295
	\| stat2-~~header~~ = ~~Passenger~~ ~~change~~ ~~(17-18)~~		\| stat2-data = {{increase}}15.2%
			\| stat3-header = Aircraft Movements
	\| stat2-data = {{decrease}}8.4%
	\| stat3-~~header~~ = ~~Aircraft~~ ~~Movements~~		\| stat3-data = 23,043
			\| stat4-header = Movements change (18–19)
	\| stat3-data = 18,930
	\| stat4-~~header~~ = ~~Movements~~ ~~change~~ ~~(17-18)~~		\| stat4-data = {{increase}}21.7%
			\| footnotes = Sources: UK ] at ]<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 ]<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>
	\| stat4-data = {{increase}}8.5%
	\| footnotes = Sources: UK ] at ]<ref name="aip">{{cite web \|url=http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=53&Itemid=102.html \|title=Doncaster Sheffield – EGCN \|publisher=Nats-uk.ead-it.com \|accessdate=24 November 2013 }}</ref><br>Statistics from the ]<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 \|accessdate=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>
	}}		}}

	'''Doncaster Sheffield Airport''' {{Airport codes\|DSA\|EGCN}}, formerly ''Robin Hood Airport ~~Doncaster Sheffield~~'', is an ] ~~located at the former~~ ] ~~station, in the~~ ] ~~within~~ ], England. The ~~airport~~ lies {{convert\|3\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=~~off~~}} south-east of ] ~~Town Centre~~ and {{convert\|19\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} east of ]. ~~Handling 1.22 million passengers in 2018, the airport is the smaller of Yorkshire's two large commercial airports, the other being ].<ref name="stats"/>~~		'''Doncaster Sheffield Airport''' {{Airport codes\|DSA\|EGCN}}, formerly named and commonly referred to as '''Robin Hood Airport''', was an ] in ] near ] in ], England, in operation between 2005 and 2022. The site lies {{convert\|6\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} south-east of the centre of ] and {{convert\|19\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} east of ].

	The airport opened to passengers in 2005. It was initially operated by Peel Airports, a division of ], who at the time also owned and managed ] and ], and had a 75% stake in ].<ref name="durhamteesvalleyairport.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.durhamteesvalleyairport.com/corporate-community/about-us/background-information \|title=Background Information \|publisher=Durhamteesvalleyairport.com \|date=10 February 2012 \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106025238/http://www.durhamteesvalleyairport.com/corporate-community/about-us/background-information \|archivedate=6 November 2013 }}</ref> Doncaster Sheffield Airport has a ] Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P876) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

	==History==		==History==
			===1915–1995: RAF Finningley===
	{{Main\|RAF Finningley}}		{{Main\|RAF Finningley}}
	The airport ~~owes~~ ~~its origins to military aviation, having been founded~~ as Finningley Airfield in 1915.		The airport was opened as Finningley Airfield in 1915.

	During the ], it was ~~used as~~ a base by the ] as ~~they intercepted~~ German ] targeting ~~the~~ industrial cities of ~~the~~ ]. In the ] the airfield was used ~~primarily~~ for training ~~purposes,~~{{~~sfn~~\|Delve\|~~2006~~\|pp=~~127–128}}~~ ~~serving~~ as a ~~finishing~~ ~~school~~ ~~for~~ ~~new~~ ~~crews~~ of ~~the~~ ~~larger~~ ~~aircraft~~ in ]; only a few combat missions took off ~~from Finningley~~. ~~The~~ ] ~~saw~~ ~~the airfield's importance rise when it was used~~ for nuclear-armed ]s. ~~Training~~ ~~once~~ ~~again~~ ~~became~~ ~~the~~ ~~priority~~ in the 1970s ~~and~~ 1980s ~~before~~ ~~the~~ ~~airport~~ ~~was~~ ~~decommissioned~~ ~~in 1995.~~{{~~sfn\|delve\|2006~~\|p=132}}		During the ], it was a base for the ] to intercept German ] targeting industrial cities of ]. In the ] 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 ] crews; only a few combat missions took off. It was a key facility for nuclear-armed ]s in the ] before downgrade to training in the 1970s / 1980s and decommissioning by 1995.<ref name=delvebook />{{rp\|page=132}}

			The long runway was a ].{{cn\|date=November 2024}}
	Following the ending of scheduled services from ], the former RAF Finningley was reopened as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) in April 2005, after low-cost flights and rising passenger demand made a new commercial airport feasible.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.flightsnetwork.co.uk/Robin-Hood-Airport-Doncaster-Sheffield-18555012.html \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=30 October 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907185546/http://www.flightsnetwork.co.uk/Robin-Hood-Airport-Doncaster-Sheffield-18555012.html \|archivedate=7 September 2008 }}</ref> The name of the airport was controversial with 11,000 people signing a petition to oppose it.<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 \|publisher=BBC News \|date=12 November 2004 \|accessdate=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>

			===2005–2016: Robin Hood Airport===
	The airport's first commercial flight flew to ] in ], departing at 0915 on 28 April 2005.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/4491025.stm \|title=Take-off at new Yorkshire Airport \|publisher=BBC News \|date=28 April 2005 \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023342/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/4491025.stm \|archive-date=3 December 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050430024314/http://travel.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,7445,1473133,00.html \|date=30 April 2005 }} '']'' (29 April 2005)</ref> The airport was projected to serve at least a million passengers during 2006. The actual figure for its first year was 899,000, making the airport the 23rd largest in the UK. By August 2007 the new airport had handled 2.28 million passengers. {{citation needed\|date=March 2018}}

			Following the end of scheduled services from ], ] 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 ] label ] referenced historical accounts placing him in nearby ] not ] 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, ] launched the first long-haul flight from Doncaster to ].<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>
	Long haul flights to North America began in summer 2007, with ] operating to ], and ] to ], ] and ]. All these routes have since been discontinued. In 2007, over one million passengers used the airport, however, this had decreased to around 700,000 by 2012, before increasing again to 1.255 million in 2016.<ref name="stats"/>

			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 million in 2016.<ref name="stats"/>
	In December 2009, ] announced that from April 2010 it would operate flights from Doncaster to ], ], ], Palma de Mallorca and ]. These flights were expected to carry 300,000 passengers in the first year of operation.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Major-boost-for-airport-as.5903946.jp \|title=Major boost for airport as UK's biggest airline set to move in \|newspaper=Yorkshire Post \|date=11 December 2009 \|accessdate=24 November 2013}}</ref> However, EasyJet withdrew all flights from the airport with effect from 4 January 2011.

			===2016–2022: Doncaster Sheffield Airport===
	By 2010 the Peel Group was attempting to secure outside investment for Peel Airports. In June 2010 it was announced that Vantage Airport Group (formerly ]) had agreed to buy a 65% stake in Peel Airports, with Peel Group retaining the remaining 35%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.robinhoodairport.com/press-releases/vancouver-airport-services-announces-agreement-to-invest-in-doncaster-sheffield-airport.html \|title=Robin Hood Airport \|publisher=Robin Hood Airport \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231033/http://www.robinhoodairport.com/press-releases/vancouver-airport-services-announces-agreement-to-invest-in-doncaster-sheffield-airport.html \|archivedate=2 December 2013 }}</ref> However, following a significant decline in passenger numbers,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_data/2011Annual/Table_10_3_Terminal_Pax_2001_2011.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=1 February 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927162437/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_data/2011Annual/Table_10_3_Terminal_Pax_2001_2011.pdf \|archivedate=27 September 2012 }}</ref> Peel Airports sold Durham Tees Valley Airport back to Peel Group in February 2012.<ref name="durhamteesvalleyairport.com"/> In the second half of 2012, monthly passenger numbers at Robin Hood fell significantly<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_data/201210/Table_09_Terminal_and_Transit_Pax.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=1 February 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002936/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_data/201210/Table_09_Terminal_and_Transit_Pax.pdf \|archivedate=3 December 2013 }}</ref> and in December 2012 it was announced that Robin Hood would also be sold back to Peel Group.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.robinhoodairport.com/press-releases/news-release-20th-december-2012.html \|title=Robin Hood Airport \|publisher=Robin Hood Airport \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222500/http://www.robinhoodairport.com/press-releases/news-release-20th-december-2012.html \|archivedate=2 December 2013 }}</ref> As a result, by January 2013 only Liverpool John Lennon Airport was still owned by Peel Airports, with Vantage Airport Group owning 65% of this company.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.vantageairportgroup.com/our-network \|title=Our Airports \| Vantage \|publisher=Vantageairportgroup.com \|date=7 April 2009 \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206035328/http://www.vantageairportgroup.com/our-network \|archive-date=6 December 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> At Durham Tees Valley Airport and Robin Hood Airport, Vantage's involvement had ended. Robin Hood Airport was once again wholly owned by the Peel Group,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.peel.co.uk/activities/aviation \|title=Aviation - The Peel Group \|publisher=Peel.co.uk \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222942/http://www.peel.co.uk/activities/aviation \|archivedate=2 December 2013 }}</ref> while at Durham Tees Valley Airport, Peel were majority shareholders, with local councils retaining a minority stake. In 2014, Peel took back full ownership of Liverpool John Lennon, bringing all of Peel's airports back into group ownership, with Liverpool retaining its own management structure separate to Doncaster and Durham.

			In December 2016, Robin Hood Airport ] as Doncaster Sheffield Airport.{{citation needed\|date=February 2018}}
	In September 2016, the airport signed a deal with ]. This resulted in Doncaster Sheffield Airport being the club's official air travel provider. To promote the partnership, a large advertisement has been displayed across one of the stands at ]. As a method of increasing passenger numbers at the airport, the football club has also been giving away free flights to their fans. Since the new airport link road (''Great Yorkshire Way'') opened, which connects Parrots Corner to the ] junction 3, Sheffield is only 30 minutes away by road which supports the partnership between the airport and the football club further.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://mobile.sufc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/sheffield-united-doncaster-sheffield-airport-3307978.aspx\|title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) have been announced today as the Official Airport Partner of Sheffield United Football Club\|accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref>

			] 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 ] 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 ] 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>
	In December 2016, the airport received an entirely new ] including a change of name from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield to Doncaster Sheffield Airport, with the Robin Hood title being downgraded to a lesser used graphic appendix. {{citation needed\|date=February 2018}} In September 2017, the airport entered a sponsorship deal with ] giving it the new name of Fly DSA Arena.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Walker \|first1=Graham \|title=VIDEO: Fly DSA Arena takes off as Doncaster Sheffield Airport gets naming rights of Sheffield Arena \|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/video-fly-dsa-arena-takes-off-as-doncaster-sheffield-airport-gets-naming-rights-of-sheffield-arena-1-8762704 \|accessdate=13 July 2018 \|work=The Sheffield Star \|date=20 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713135936/https://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/video-fly-dsa-arena-takes-off-as-doncaster-sheffield-airport-gets-naming-rights-of-sheffield-arena-1-8762704 \|archive-date=13 July 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

			] at Doncaster Sheffield Airport]]
	In April 2019, ] announced it would be closing its base at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and remove all crew and aircraft from 26 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://buyingbusinesstravel.com/news/0430103-flybe-stop-using-embraer-jets \|title=Archived copy \|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>

			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 ].<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>
	==Facilities==

			] applied for ] 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 ] announced the council's intention to ].<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>
	===Runway and terminal building===
	The airport has a single runway designated 02/20, with a length of {{convert\|2895\|by\|60\|m\|0\|abbr=on}}, making it longer and wider than those at many other airports in Northern England. This stems from the airport's history as a former long-range nuclear bomber base (]), and makes the airport suitable for wide-bodied, long-haul or cargo-carrying aircraft. {{citation needed\|date=March 2018}} The runway is long enough that the airport was designated a ]. There is significant room at the airport for further passenger and cargo capacity expansion in the future. As it stands, terminal capacity is around 2.5 million passengers annually.{{citation needed\|date=March 2018}}

			Nevertheless, ] 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 ] 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>
	The passenger terminal has 24 check-in desks, six departure gates and three baggage carousels.

			===Post-closure===
	===Airport hotel and car parks===
	A ] Encore chain hotel opened on 10 November 2008, with a 102-bed capacity.<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 \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223848/http://www.robinhoodairport.com/page.php?p=3&archive=2007&offset=0&media_id=159 \|archivedate=2 December 2013 }}</ref> It is situated less than ten minutes walk from the Terminal building.

			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>
	There are four on-site car parks at the airport. Short Stay, Long Stay, Premium Parking and Meet & Greet. All car parks are operated and managed by the airport and are all within walking distance of the terminal building.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://flydsa.co.uk/car-parking/\|title=Car parking {{!}} Doncaster Sheffield Airport\|website=flydsa.co.uk\|accessdate=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>

			On 12 November 2024, the ] 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>
	===Airport business park===
	Work is also progressing on a new business park across from the terminal, which will link to the access road into the airport. In March 2014 the {{convert\|10\|ha\|adj=on}} site for the park became part of ].<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 \|accessdate=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>

			On 6 December 2024, a ], 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>
	===Hangar buildings===
	No. 3 Hangar is presently occupied by 2Excel Aviation providing Design, production and Maintenance services.
	Defence company ] formerly operated its Aircraft Maintenance Academy from No. 3 Hangar at the airport, before moving to ]. Other companies that operate within the hangars include Bespoke Training Systems Limited, a ] service center,<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\|accessdate=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> and Anglo European Express (Doncaster) Ltd (onsite regulated agents for air freight and cargo operations).

			==Facilities==
	===Flight training===
	The airport is home to two flight training schools for fixed wing and one helicopter flight school. Doncaster Sheffield Flight Training,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.flydsft.co.uk/\|accessdate=20 June 2016\|title=Doncaster Sheffield Flight Training\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813134157/http://www.flydsft.co.uk/\|archive-date=13 August 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> Yorkshire Aero Club<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.yac.uk/\|accessdate=4 January 2018\|title=Yorkshire Aero Club}}</ref> and Hummingbird Helicopters<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://hummingbirdhelicopters.co.uk/ \|title=Archived copy \|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> which provides Introductory flying lessons and training towards the Private Pilot's Licence.

			]
	==Airlines and destinations==
	The following airlines have operated regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Doncaster Sheffield:<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216060435/http://flydsa.co.uk/destinations/ \|date=16 February 2017}} retrieved 20 October 2019</ref>

			The airport has a single ] designated 02/20, with dimensions of {{convert\|2895\|by\|60\|m\|0\|abbr=on}}. It was designed for long-range ] bombers and so is wider than other commercial airports in the north of England.{{cn\|date=November 2024}}
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	\| ]<ref name="bhairlines.com">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.bhairlines.com/page.php?id=6 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=5 February 2018 }}</ref> \| '''Seasonal:''' ]
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	\| {{nowrap\|]}}<ref name="TUI.uk">{{cite web\|url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable\|title=Flight Timetable\|website=tui.co.uk\|language=en-GB\|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> \| ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] (resumes 3 May 2020),<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Liu \|first1=Jim \|title=TUI Airways resumes Sharm el Sheikh service from Feb 2020\|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287613/tui-airways-resumes-sharm-el-sheikh-service-from-feb-2020/\|work=routesonline.com\|date=19 November 2019}}</ref> ] <br>'''Seasonal:''' ], ], ], ] (begins 3 May 2020),<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Liu\|first1=Jim\|title=TUI Airways UK expands Boeing 787 routes in S20\|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287032/tui-airways-uk-expands-boeing-787-routes-in-s20/\|website=routesonline.com\|date=22 October 2019}}</ref> ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] (begins 7 November 2020),<ref>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/351285/tui-adds-74000-seats-out-of-doncaster-sheffield-for-winter-2020</ref> ]
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	\|]<ref name="wizzair1">{{cite web\|url=https://wizzair.com/en-gb/flights/timetable#/\|title=Timetable\|publisher=Wizzair.com\|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> \| ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
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			The passenger terminal had 24 ] desks, six ]s and three ]s.{{when\|date=November 2024}}{{cn\|date=November 2024}}
	==Vulcan XH558==
	In 2011, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust relocated ] to the airport, arriving from its former temporary winter base, ], on 29 March. It was the last airworthy example of the Vulcan bomber fleet, restored to flight by the Trust in 2007. One of the reasons for the move to a commercial airport was to improve access for the public to see XH558 up close, something not possible while based at operational RAF bases. The move was deliberately not announced in advance, both to keep costs down at the not yet complete new base, and to not overshadow ongoing repatriation flights of Britain's war casualties to Lyneham from Afghanistan.<ref name=GA2011move> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126073312/http://www.globalaviationresource.com/reports/2011/xh558dsa.php?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d9b177d257f8729,0 \|date=26 November 2015 }} ''Global Aviation Resource'', 5 April 2011.</ref> The airport remained XH558's home base until its final flight, 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 \|accessdate=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>

			A 102 bed ] 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}}
	With XH558 now permanently grounded, the Trust intends to remain at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and make the Vulcan the focus of a new educational and heritage facility, the first stage being to establish the Vulcan Aviation Academy & Heritage Centre. This will feature an academy building for 14-18 year olds, with the Vulcan housed in an adjacent heritage centre, where it will be maintained so as to be able to perform regular fast taxi runs, the frequency of which would be funding dependent.<ref name=postflight> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126072519/http://www.vulcantothesky.org/history/post-flight.html \|date=26 November 2015 }} ''Vulcan To The Sky'', 25 November 2015.</ref><ref name=endoffligthQandA>{{cite web\|title = EoF Question & Answers - Vulcan To The Sky\|url = http://www.vulcantothesky.org/history/eof-q-a.html\|website = www.vulcantothesky.org\|accessdate = 14 October 2015\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151031120814/http://www.vulcantothesky.org/history/eof-q-a.html\|archive-date = 31 October 2015\|url-status = dead}}</ref>

			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>
	==Statistics==

			===Airport business park===
			In 2014, a {{convert\|10\|ha\|adj=on}} site on the airport's ] became part of ].<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>

			===Hangars===
			No. 3 ] was occupied by 2Excel Aviation providing Design, production and Maintenance services.
			Defence company ] formerly operated its Aircraft Maintenance Academy from No. 3 Hangar at the airport, before moving to ].{{cn\|date=November 2024}}{{when\|date=November 2024}} Other activities within the hangars included from 2012, a ] 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>

			===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}}

			==Statistics==
	===Traffic statistics===		===Traffic statistics===
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	\|+'''Doncaster Sheffield Airport <br>passenger totals ~~2005-2017~~ (millions)'''		\|+'''Doncaster Sheffield Airport <br />passenger totals 2005–2019 (millions)'''
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	bar:2018 from:start till:1.222347		bar:2018 from:start till:1.222347
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	{\|class="toccolours sortable" style="padding:0.5em;~~font-size: 87.5%~~"		{\|class="toccolours sortable" style="padding:0.5em;"
	\|+ '''Traffic statistics at Doncaster Sheffield<ref name="stats"/>		\|+ '''Traffic statistics at Doncaster Sheffield'''<ref name="stats"/>
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	! \| <center>Year~~</center>~~		! style="text-align: center;" \| Year
	! \| <center>Passengers<br />handled		! style="text-align: center;" \| Passengers<br />handled
	! \| ~~<center>~~Passenger<br />% change~~</center>~~		! style="text-align: center;" \| Passenger<br />% change
	! \| ~~<center>~~Cargo<br />(tonnes)~~</center>~~		! style="text-align: center;" \| Cargo<br />(tonnes)
	! \| ~~<center>~~Cargo<br />% change~~</center>~~		! style="text-align: center;" \| Cargo<br />% change
	! \| ~~<center>~~Aircraft<br />movements~~</center>~~		! style="text-align: center;" \| Aircraft<br />movements
	! \| ~~<center>~~Aircraft<br />% change~~</center>~~		! style="text-align: center;" \| Aircraft<br />% change
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	\|2005\|\|600,907\|\|{{sort\|26\|{{nochange}}}}\|\|31\|\|{{sort\|26\|{{nochange}}}}\|\|6,914\|\|{{sort\|26\|{{nochange}}}}		\|2005\|\|600,907\|\|{{sort\|26\|{{nochange}}}}\|\|31\|\|{{sort\|26\|{{nochange}}}}\|\|6,914\|\|{{sort\|26\|{{nochange}}}}
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	\|2018\|\|1,222,347\|\|{{decrease}}{{sort\|20\|8.4}}\|\|7,107\|\|{{decrease}}{{sort\|22\|17.8}}\|\|18,930\|\|{{increase}} 8.5		\|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===		===Busiest routes===
	{\|class="wikitable sortable" ~~style="font-size: 90%" width= align=~~		{\|class="wikitable sortable"
			\|+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>
	\|+ '''10 busiest routes to and from Doncaster Sheffield Airport (2018)'''
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	! Rank\|\| Airport \|\| Passengers handled \|\| % change<br~~>2017~~/18		! Rank!! Airport !! Passengers<br>handled !! % change<br />2018–19
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	\|1\|\| ]\|\|81,~~381~~\|\| {{increase}} 1.8		\|1\|\| ]\|\|96,612\|\| {{increase}} 52.0
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	\|2\|\| ]\|\|73,~~443~~\|\| {{~~decrease~~}} 11.8		\|2\|\| ]\|\|82,279\|\| {{increase}} 1.1
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	\|3\|\| ]\|\|68,~~754~~\|\| {{increase}} 10.0		\|3\|\| ]\|\|80,842\|\| {{increase}} 10.1
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	\|4\|\| ]\|\|63,~~575~~\|\| {{increase}} 15.3		\|4\|\| ]\|\|68,583\|\| {{increase}} 9.7
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	\|5\|\| ]\|\|62,~~529~~\|\| {{decrease}} ~~17.~~1		\|5\|\| ]\|\|67,711\|\| {{decrease}} 1.5
	\|-		\|-
	\|6\|\| ]\|\|58,~~262~~\|\| {{increase}} 4.8		\|6\|\| ]\|\|58,793\|\| {{increase}} 43.3
	\|-		\|-
	\|7\|\| ]\|\|52,~~863~~\|\| {{~~decrease~~}} 26.3		\|7\|\| ]\|\|55,197\|\| {{increase}} 4.4
	\|-		\|-
	\|8\|\| ]\|\|51,~~592~~\|\| {{increase}} 2.5		\|8\|\| ]\|\|54,514\|\| {{increase}} 7.9
	\|-		\|-
	\|9\|\| ]\|\|50,~~519~~\|\| {{decrease}} 29.3		\|9\|\| ]\|\|51,309\|\| {{decrease}} 0.6
	\|-		\|-
	\|10\|\| ]\|\|48,~~350~~\|\| {{decrease}} 13.2		\|10\|\| ]\|\|48,840\|\| {{decrease}} 16.2
	\|-		\|-
			\|11\|\| ]\|\|43,937\|\| {{increase}} 3.6
	\| colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"\| <sup>''Source: ]''<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web \|url=https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2018/ \|title=Airport data 2018 \| UK Civil Aviation Authority \|website=Caa.co.uk \|accessdate=3 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329195127/https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2018/ \|archive-date=29 March 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref></sup>
			\|-
			\|12\|\| ]\|\|42,299\|\| {{decrease}} 12.5
			\|-
			\|13\|\| ]\|\|42,116\|\| {{increase}} 592.6
			\|-
			\|14\|\| ]\|\|41,165\|\| {{increase}} 14.3
			\|-
			\|15\|\| ]\|\|39,993\|\| {{increase}} 1.5
			\|-
			\|16\|\| ]\|\|39,345\|\| n/a
			\|-
			\|17\|\| ]\|\|35,194\|\| {{decrease}} 1.4
			\|-
			\|18\|\| ]\|\|33,605\|\| {{increase}} 2187.6
			\|-
			\|19\|\| ]\|\|29,779\|\| {{decrease}} 11.5
			\|-
			\|20\|\| ]\|\|24,528\|\| {{increase}} 9.4
	\|}		\|}

	==~~Ground~~ ~~transport~~==		==Vulcan XH558==
			{{Main\|Avro Vulcan XH558}}
			In 2011, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust flew ] XH558 to the airport, its former operational base. It was the last airworthy example of the Vulcan ] 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 ] 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>
	===Road===
	The airport is located close to the ]; a road link from Junction 3 of the M18 to Parrot's Corner (junction of the A638 and the B6463) was opened on 29 February 2016<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-35687196\|title=New £56m Robin Hood Airport to M18 link road opens\|date=29 February 2016\|newspaper=BBC News\|accessdate=2 January 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008151918/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-35687196\|archive-date=8 October 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> before being extended to the airport on 15 June 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 \|publisher=BDaily News \|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref> Part of the Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme, the road is called the Great Yorkshire Way, and is a continuation of the A6182 from Doncaster town centre. In addition the M18 has been widened to three lanes northbound from junction 2 (for the A1(M)) to Junction 3. Also nearby are the ] and the ].

			==Transport==
	Taxis are available directly outside the terminal building. These are operated by the airports official partner - Little Arrow Taxis.

			The airport is close to ] 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>
	=== Bus ===
	There are regular ] and ] bus services directly linking the airport with ] and ].

			] on the ], and the ] are {{convert\|7\|mi\|abbr=on}} away.{{cn\|date=November 2024}}
	The 57a and 57c bus services replace the previous 'X4' express service and are operated by First South Yorkshire. The services link the airport with Doncaster town centre calling at a number of local areas along the journey before arriving at Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstgroup.com/south-yorkshire/news-and-service-updates/planned-changes/changes-doncaster-and-doncaster-sheffield\|title=First Bus South Yorkshire\|website=First South Yorkshire}}</ref>

			The airport abuts the ], and plans for a station to replace ] were granted planning permission in 2008. However, a 2012 report by ] 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 ] to the ].<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 'X6' bus service, operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire, is an express service that departs from Sheffield Interchange. The service calls at ], ], ] , ] and arrives at Doncaster Sheffield Airport approximately 60 minutes later.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://flydsa.co.uk/2019/04/05/new-x6-bus-service-launches-from-sheffield-on-6th-april/\|title=New Doncaster Airport to Sheffield Interchange bus service\|date=6 April 2019\|website=Flydsa.co.uk\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408100539/http://flydsa.co.uk/2019/04/05/new-x6-bus-service-launches-from-sheffield-on-6th-april/\|archive-date=8 April 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref> This replaces the previous '737' express service.

	==~~=Rail=~~==		==Accident==
			On 15 August 2014, ] G–GAVA, operating a ] flight from ], crashed on landing at the airport following a ] 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>
	], located on the ], is {{convert\|7\|mi\|abbr=on}} from the airport and is adjacent to the ].

			==In media==
	In addition, the airport lies alongside the ], and plans for a ] to replace the station that closed in 1961 were granted planning permission in 2008. However, a 2012 report by ] stated that more trains on the line would be required to make the station viable.<ref>Network Rail, Route Specifications 2012 – London North Eastern, p76</ref> There have also been plans to connect the airport to the ] with a ].<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 \|publisher=Doncaster Free Press \|accessdate=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>
			In 2007, the airport featured in the ] documentary ''Should I Really Give Up Flying?'' ] explored local attitudes to flying and its impact on the environment.{{citation needed\|date=April 2024}}

			It has been a location for television series including ]'s '']'',<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> ]'s drama '']'',<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 '']''.{{cn\|date=November 2024}}
	==Accidents and incidents==
	{{Main\|Twitter Joke Trial}}
	* On 6 January 2010, Paul Chambers, who was intending to travel from Doncaster Sheffield, posted a message to ] threatening to bomb the airport. He was later arrested, tried and convicted of sending a menacing message. In July 2012, the conviction was quashed on appeal.
	* On 15 August 2014, a ] flight from ], operated by G-GAVA, crashed on landing at the airport following a landing gear failure which 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 \|accessdate=18 July 2018 \|work=The Guardian \|date=16 August 2014 \|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 \|last1=Ranter \|first1=Harro \|title=ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace 3102 Jetstream 31 G-GAVA Doncaster/Sheffield-Robin Hood Airport (DCA) \|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140815-0 \|website=aviation-safety.net \|accessdate=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>

			The airport appeared in '']''<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 ] '']''. ] and ] 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>
	==In media==
	During its first few years of operation, the airport has featured in the media; in particular, numerous articles on its status as the UK's newest international airport have seen it become part of the debate on air tourism and environmental issues. On 24 January 2007, the airport featured in the ] documentary ''Should I Really Give Up Flying?'', with Doncaster actor ] fronting local opinions on the issue.

			] was destroyed by a ] nuclear warhead in 1984 TV film '']''.<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>
	* The airport has also been a filming location for popular television series such as ]'s '']'',<ref>{{cite web\|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\|accessdate=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> ] drama '']'',<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.robinhoodairport.com/press-releases/hustler-s-take-over-airport-.for-two-days-of-filming.html \|title=Robin Hood Airport \|publisher=Robin Hood Airport \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232438/http://www.robinhoodairport.com/press-releases/hustler-s-take-over-airport-.for-two-days-of-filming.html \|archivedate=2 December 2013 }}</ref> and '']''.
	* The airport was a filming location for ] film '']''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341167/locations\|title=Four Lions (2010) : Filming Locations\|website=IMDb.com\|accessdate=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>
	* The airport was one of the settings for the BBC ] '']''. ] and ] spent two weeks at the airport filming.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=12 February 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516041931/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories \|archivedate=16 May 2011 }}</ref> The programme aired from Christmas 2010 through January 2011.
	* The airport (or at that time ]) had several appearances in the 1984 ] nuclear war docudrama '']'', where it was destroyed by a ] nuclear warhead.

	==Name==
	]
	Until December 2016, the airport was branded ''Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield''. The ']' name was chosen for these reasons:
	*The airport has a historical connection to Nottinghamshire (as the parish of Finningley was, until 1974 and the ], administered as part of Nottinghamshire) and still resides in the boundary of the Diocese of Nottingham.<ref> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703225705/http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/archdeaconry/parishes/index.phtml \|date=3 July 2006 }}</ref>
	*Some later Robin Hood legends, and the popular 20th-century books, films and TV programmes, are set in ].<ref>]</ref>
	*The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is closer to what is left of Sherwood Forest than the city of ] is.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mapit2.nottscc.gov.uk/jsp/simplemap/default.htm?circle%3D400%26postcode%3DNG219HN%26label%3DSherwood+Forest+Country+Park%26zoomfactor%3D4 \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=31 December 2006 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928165457/http://mapit2.nottscc.gov.uk/jsp/simplemap/default.htm?circle=400&postcode=NG219HN&label=Sherwood%20Forest%20Country%20Park&zoomfactor=4 \|archivedate=28 September 2007 }}</ref>
	*The forests of Sherwood and Barnsdale merged in this area of Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.robinhoodyorkshire.co.uk/map.htm \|title=Reference to Barnsdale Forest with Map also showing Merger of Forests in this area \|publisher=Robinhoodyorkshire.co.uk \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206032344/http://www.robinhoodyorkshire.co.uk/map.htm \|archive-date=6 February 2012 \|url-status=live }}</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>{{cite news \|last=Haran \|first=Brady \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3671879.stm \|title=Evidence of Controversy caused by Airport Name and Marketing opportunity \|publisher=BBC News \|date=4 May 2004 \|accessdate=24 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317043251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3671879.stm \|archive-date=17 March 2007 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	Whilst the Robin Hood name remains, future marketing will focus on the 'Doncaster Sheffield' branding.

	==References==		==References==
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	===Sources===
	*{{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={{Harvid\|Delve\|2006}} }}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	*{{official website\|http://flydsa.co.uk/}}

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Airport in South Yorkshire, England "Robin Hood Airport" redirects here. For the airport in Big Rapids, Michigan, see Roben-Hood Airport.

Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Robin Hood Airport

IATA: DSA
ICAO: EGCN

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Peel Group

Operator

Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited

Serves

South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire

Location

Finningley, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Opened

28 April 2005 (2005-04-28)

Closed

30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)

Passenger services ceased

4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)

Elevation AMSL

56 ft / 17 m

Coordinates

53°28′31″N 01°00′15″W / 53.47528°N 1.00417°W / 53.47528; -1.00417

Map

DSALocation in South Yorkshire

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
02/20	2,893	9,491	Asphalt

Statistics (2019)

Passengers	1,407,862
Passenger change (18–19)	15.2%
Aircraft Movements	23,043
Movements change (18–19)	21.7%

Sources: UK AIP at NATS
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

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

1915–1995: RAF Finningley

Main article: 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, 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.

The long runway was a Space Shuttle emergency landing site.

2005–2016: Robin Hood Airport

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. 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. In May 2006, Thomsonfly launched the first long-haul flight from Doncaster to Puerto Plata.

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

2016–2022: Doncaster Sheffield Airport

In December 2016, Robin Hood Airport rebranded as Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

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

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

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

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

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

Post-closure

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

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

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

Facilities

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.

The passenger terminal had 24 check-in desks, six departure gates and three baggage carousels.

A 102 bed Ramada Encore hotel opened in 2008. 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.

There are four on-site car parks.

Airport business park

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

Hangars

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. Other activities within the hangars included from 2012, a Cessna Citation service centre.

Flight training

The airport was home to Yorkshire Aero Club and Hummingbird Helicopters.

Statistics

Traffic statistics

Doncaster Sheffield Airport
passenger totals 2005–2019 (millions)

**Traffic statistics at Doncaster Sheffield**
Year	Passengers handled	Passenger % change	Cargo (tonnes)	Cargo % change	Aircraft movements	Aircraft % change
2005	600,907		31		6,914
2006	900,067	49.8	167	438.7	10,642	53.9
2007	1,078,374	19.8	1,602	859.3	12,667	19.0
2008	968,481	10.2	1,350	15.7	13,066	3.1
2009	835,768	13.7	344	74.5	10,854	16.9
2010	876,153	4.8	216	37.2	11,030	1.6
2011	822,877	6.1	102	52.8	11,876	7.7
2012	693,661	15.7	276	170.6	11,724	1.3
2013	690,351	0.5	354	28.3	11,197	4.5
2014	724,885	5.0	858	142.4	11,697	4.5
2015	857,109	18.2	3,201	273.1	11,998	2.6
2016	1,255,907	46.5	9,341	191.8	16,098	34.2
2017	1,335,590	6.3	8,656	7.3	17,435	8.3
2018	1,222,347	8.4	7,107	17.8	18,930	8.5
2019	1,407,862	15.2	17,647	148.3	23,043	21.7

Busiest routes

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

Vulcan XH558

Main article: 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. XH558's final flight was a display over the airport, on 28 October 2015.

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

Transport

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

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

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. There have been proposals for a dedicated link to the East Coast Main Line.

Accident

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.

In media

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.

It has been a location for television series including ITV's Emmerdale, BBC One's drama Hustle, and In the Club.

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

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

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