Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
| Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield | |||
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| IATA | DSA | ICAO | EGCN |
| Airport type | public | ||
| Operator | Peel Airports | ||
| Serves | Doncaster | ||
| Elevation MSL | 52 ft (16 m) | ||
| Coordinates | 53° 29' N 1° 6' 23" W | ||
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is a new international airport located at the former RAF Finningley base in Finningley, South Yorkshire. The airport lies six miles from Doncaster and eighteen miles from Sheffield. Its opening was marked by the first commercial flight from the airport, destined for Palma in Majorca, this departed exactly on time at 0915 in the morning of April 28, 2005. The Captain of the first flight from Robin Hood Airport was Paul Rafferty of Thomsonfly.1. The airport is expected to use one million passengers by the end of 2005.
The majority of flights from the airport are operated by Thomsonfly, with a few flights operated by Thomas Cook, Pegasus, Balkan and Ryanair. Although the airport lies alongside a railway line, a station is not planned as part of the initial development. Instead, public transport will be by bus from Doncaster station. A road link to the airport is planned and is expected to open by 20102.
There have been public concerns about the naming of the airport3, and the lack of dedicated transport links to the site. It is hoped by some in Yorkshire that, even at this late stage, the name will be changed to something they consider to be more appropriate.
This airport is served by a few airport bus links, including the 707, which departs from Doncaster every hour, for Robin Hood Airport.
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Destinations
The airport serves the following destinations:
- Alicante, Spain - Thomsonfly
- Bulgaria (Bourgas) - Balkanholidays
- Corfu
- Costa Brava
- Cyprus (Paphos)
- Dublin, Ireland - Ryanair, Thomsonfly
- Egypt (Sharm el Sheikh)
- Faro, Portugal - Thomsonfly
- Gran Canaria
- Ibiza, Spain - Thomsonfly
- Jersey, Channel Islands - Thomsonfly
- Lake Garda
- Lapland
- Málaga, Spain - Thomsonfly
- Malta
- Menorca
- Naples (Neapolitan Riviera)
- Palma, Majorca, Spain - Thomsonfly
- Paris, France - Thomsonfly
- Pisa, Italy - Thomsonfly
- Prague, Czech Republic - Thomsonfly
- Rhodes
- Salzburg
- Tenerife
- Tunisia
- Turkey (Bodrum)
- Turkey (Dalaman)
- Valencia, Spain - Thomsonfly
Future Destinations
- Bulgaria (Varna from May '06)
- Croatia (from May '06)
- Dominican Republic (from May '06)
- Florida (from May '06)
- Mexico (from May '06)
- Zakynthos (from May '06)
Notes
Note 1: News stories relating to the opening of the airport include the online BBC News article: 'Take-off at new Yorkshire Airport' and Martin Wainwright '"Bevy of Maid Marians laid on to cheer lift-off of DSA1 at Doncaster's Robin Hood airport"' The Guardian (April 29, 2005) Note 2: '" Road to link airport to motorway"' 2 December, 2004 BBC News Note 3: Other sugested names include Doncaster Finningley Airport and more than 11,000 people signed a petition opposing the current name. See: '"Airport's new name misses target"' 12 November, 2004 BBC News.
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