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Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Airport Directory » United Kingdom » Doncaster » Doncaster Sheffield AirportRobin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN) is an international airport turn up at the former RAF Finningley airbase at Finningley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster within South Yorkshire, England. The airport lies 3 NM (5.6 kilometre; 3.5 mi) southeastward of Doncaster and 18 mi (29 kilometre) east of Sheffield.
The airport is functioned by Peel Holdings, which also owns Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Durham Tees Valley Airport, City Airport Manchester and the former Sheffield City Airport (which closed in April 2008). Handling around 950,000 riders in 2008, the airport is Yorkshire's 2nd biggest airport, after Leeds Bradford Airport.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P876) that lets voyages for the public transport of riders or for winging direction.
History
Main article: RAF FinningleyThe Airport owes its beginnings to army aviation, having been constituted as Finningley Airfield in 1915.
During the First World War, it was used as a ground by the Royal Flying Corps from which to stop German Zeppelins assailing the industrial towns of the northward. During the 1939-45 battle, nevertheless, the field was used principally for preparation intentions, assisting as a finishing school for new crews of the bigger aircraft in Bomber Command, with only a few combat mission going forth from Finningley.
The Cold War saw the field's importance come up as it was used as a ground for nuclear-armed Vulcan bombers, though grooming again got the precedency in the 1970s and 1980s before it was decommissioned in 1995.
The low-cost voyages revolution gave the field a new rent of life and, topographic point high rider claim within the district, it was reopened with a new name in April 2005.
The airport's opening was marked by the 1st commercial voyage, designated for Palma de Mallorca in Majorca, which go away at 0915 on 28 April 2005. The airport anticipated to see at smallest 1 million riders during 2006. Three calendar month after opening the airport had dealt 300,000 riders, by December 2005 the fig had come up to 500,000 and within 60 hebdomads of opening the airport had cumulatively dealt over 1 million riders. The fig for civil year 2006 was over 899,000, doing the airport the 23rd biggest in the UK. As of August 2007 the airport had dealt 2.28 million riders since opening.
Long drag voyages to North America get down in summertime 2007, with flyglobespan functioning to Hamilton (Toronto), and Thomsonfly to Orlando, Cancun and Puerto Plata, even so all these paths have since been stopped. A new Thomson Airways long drag voyage has late set about to La Romana in the Dominican Republic.
The bulk of voyages at the airport are functioned by Thomsonfly (Thomson Airways), Wizz Air, Ryanair and Flybe.
Statistics
In 2007 over 1 million riders used the airport, an increase of almost 14% on the 2006 aggregative of 948,017, nevertheless statistics for 2008 presented a 10% worsen in rider figure to around 970,000.
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Facilities
The Airport now has a individual landing track denominated 02/20, with a length of 2,893 m (9,491 foot) and a breadth of 60 m (197 foot), make it longer and broader than those at many other airports in northern England. This bases from the airport's history as a former long-range atomic bomber ground (see RAF Finningley), and makes the airport suitable for wide-bodied, long-haul or cargo-carrying aircraft. There is eminent appartment at the airport for further rider and load capacity enlargement in the time to come.
Part of the Airport location is being evolved into a Business and Technology Park which is able to potentially be connected with the M18 state highway via a link up route at Junction three.
A Ramada Encore concatenation hotel opened on ten November 2008, with a 102 bed capacity. Work is also getting along on a new 62-acre (250,000 mtwo) business organisation parkland across from the depot, which will relate to the slip road into the airport.
The airport also has numerous installations with regard to retail and services. The airport has three currency exchanges. Car renting corporations are also found at the airport. In the landside area of the depot are a store, coffee bar and bar; a games colonnade is also turn up here. An Information desk and Tourist Information are also available. Upstairs in the airside departure lounge, riders may shop at Duty Free or at W.H.Smiths, a 2nd eating house is turn up here named The Finningley Windmill; other nutrient and imbibe options are also available. Again for amusement a further 2 games colonnades are turn up here as good as a topaz salon.
Transportation
Road and state highway relates
The Airport is turn up close to the M18 Motorway, but now has no direct link up route. A direct freeway route connect from Junction three of the M18 to the airport is planned and is anticipated to open by 2010. Also nearby are the A1(M) Motorway, M62 state highway and M1 state highway. There is also a link from Junction 34 of the A1(M) state highway. The airport has over 2,500 auto parking zone.
Rail link up
Doncaster station is 7 mi (11 kilometre) from the airport. Doncaster is one 60 minute 35 min. from London Kings Cross or 20 min. from Sheffield station (using direct services). Several direct bus service relate Doncaster station with the airport.
In addition, the airport lies along the Doncaster to Lincoln line, and programs for a station at Finningley to replace that closed in 1961 have been subjected for local programming permission. Doncaster Council are currently considering this with a mark opening date of 2011.
Bus connects
There are regular bus service connecting the airport with Doncaster, Barnsley, Retford, Worksop and other border area .
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