Doncaster Sheffield Airport
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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.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport Robin Hood Airport | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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It opened to passengers in 2005, operated by Peel Airports, a division of the Peel Group.[3] The airport had a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allowed flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. It had 1.22 million passengers in 2018. The airport's owners said in 2022 that it was no longer commercially viable, and all operations ceased after the last inbound flight on 4 November 2022.