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Encyclopedia > Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
Doncaster Sheffield Airport

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IATA: DSA - ICAO: EGCN
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited / Peel Airports
Serves South Yorkshire
Elevation AMSL 55 ft (17 m)
Coordinates 53°28′29″N, 001°00′16″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 9,491 2,893 Asphalt

Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSAICAO: EGCN) is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase in Finningley, South Yorkshire, England. The airport lies 6 nautical miles southeast of Doncaster and eighteen miles from Sheffield. The Airport principally serves the 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. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The Peel Group is a collection of property and transport companies based in the United Kingdom. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... RAF Finningley was a Royal Air Force station near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... Finningley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ... Statistics Population: 67,977 (2001 Census for Doncaster urban sub-area [1]) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE5702 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force... For other articles with similar names, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The six metropolitan counties shown within England The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level subnational entity in current use in England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ...


The opening was marked by the first commercial flight from the airport, 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 Thomsonfly1. The airport is 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 the first year had risen to 900,000 passengers. 60 weeks after opening, the airport had handled over 1 million passengers. Palma (old Spanish name Palma de Mallorca) is the major city and port in the island of Majorca (in Catalan: Mallorca) and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. ... Majorca (Mallorca in Catalan and Spanish, sometimes also encountered in English),: from Latin insula maior, later Maiorica, (major island) is one of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears, Spanish: Islas Baleares), which are located in the Mediterranean Sea and are a part of Spain. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Doncaster Sheffield Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P876) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. It was established in 1972. ...


The majority of flights from the airport are operated by Thomsonfly, with a few flights operated by Thomas Cook, Pegasus, Air Europa, BH Air, Wizzair, Flybe, Flyglobespan 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 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 annouced 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. Thomsonfly Boeing 757-200 Thomsonfly is the charter and scheduled airline of Thomson Holidays with bases across the United Kingdom. ... Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 – 18 July 1892) of Melbourne, Derbyshire, founded the travel agency that bears his name. ... Pegasus Airlines (Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS) is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A. is an airline based in Palma, Majorca, Spain. ... BH Air (Balkan Holidays Airlines) is a charter airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. ... Wizzair is a Polish/Hungarian low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central Europe. ... Flybe is an airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Flyglobespan is a low-cost airline based in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin. ... Country Italy Region Toscana Province Pisa (PI) Mayor Paolo Fontanelli (since May 25, 2003) Elevation 4 m Area 185 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2005) 90,482  - Density 462/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Pisani Dialing code 050 Postal code 56100 Frazioni Marina di Pisa... Houses on the Onyar river in Girona Girona (Catalan: Girona, Spanish: Gerona, French: Gérone) is a city located in the northeast of Catalonia, at the confluence of the rivers Ter and Onyar. ... Flybe is an airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Belfast City Airport (IATA: BHD, ICAO: EGAC) is an airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Flyglobespan is a low-cost airline based in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport or Hamilton International, (IATA: YHM, ICAO: CYHM), is an international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Shaheen Air International is an airline based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... Wizzair is a Polish/Hungarian low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central Europe. ... For alternative meanings of Gdańsk and Danzig, see Gdansk (disambiguation) and Danzig (disambiguation) Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Gdańska Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 461 400 (2003) Ranked 6th 1... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ...

Contents

History

Main article: RAF Finningley

RAF Finningley was a Royal Air Force station near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ...

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, including Leeds/Bradford Airport and Humberside Airport, its closest competitors. 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 however there is significant room for further expansion should the market require. Operators Peel Holdings also own Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Durham Tees Valley Airport. Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA airport code: LBA, ICAO airport code: EGNM) is located between the cities of Leeds and Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ... Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is situated in North Lincolnshire, England, 10 nautical miles (18. ... RAF Finningley was a Royal Air Force station near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... The Peel Group is a collection of property and transport companies based in the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is one of Europes fastest growing airports, having more than quintupled its annual passenger numbers from 875,000 in 1998 to over 4. ... Durham Tees Valley Airport (IATA: MME, ICAO: EGNV) is an airport in North East England, located 10 km (6 miles) east of Darlington, about 16 km (10 miles) southwest of Middlesbrough and 39 km (24 miles) south of Durham. ...


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 M18 northdown during the Winter 2005-2006 roadworks The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. ...


Due to open in late summer 2007 is a Ramada Encore chain hotel, which will have 150 bed capacity.


At the airport

Check-in hall

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Departure lounge

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Costa coffee logo Costa Coffee is a coffee house company based in the United Kingdom founded in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. ...

Getting to Robin Hood Airport

Road and Motorway Links

The Airport is located close to the M18 Motorway, but with no direct link road. Also nearby are the A1(M) Motorway, M62 motorway, M1 motorway roads. A direct motorway road link from the M18 junction 3 to the airport is planned and is expected to open by 20102. There is also a connection from Junction 34 of the A1(M) Motorway. The Airport has 2,500 car parking spaces. The M18 northdown during the Winter 2005-2006 roadworks The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. ... Also known as the Great North Road. ... The M62 motorway connects the cities of Liverpool and Hull, in England. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... The M18 northdown during the Winter 2005-2006 roadworks The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. ... Also known as the Great North Road. ...

  • Map sources for Robin Hood Airport, located at 53°28′29″N, 1°0′16″W

Rail Links

Doncaster station is a major UK Railway Station and is served by Northern Rail, Virgin Trains, GNER, First TransPennine Express, Central Trains, Midland Mainline and Hull Trains. Doncaster is 1 Hour 35 Mins from London Kings Cross or 20 Mins from Sheffield Station (using direct services). From Doncaster Station several direct bus services transport passengers to the Airport. Doncaster Train Station is about ten minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station Great North Eastern Railways (GNER) is a British train operating company (TOC) owned by Sea Containers Ltd. ... First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ... Hull Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running up to six long distance services each day between London Kings Cross and Hull, calling at Grantham, Retford, Doncaster, Selby, Howden and Brough. ... Sheffield Midland station, now called simply Sheffield, is the railway station in central Sheffield, England. ...


In addition, the airport lies alongside the Doncaster to Lincoln railway line, and plans for a station have been submitted for local planning permission. The Doncaster to Lincoln line is a railway line in England. ... Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ...


Public Transport Bus Links

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: Skytrain Bangkok. ... Statistics Population: 67,977 (2001 Census for Doncaster urban sub-area [1]) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE5702 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force...

Statistics Population: 67,977 (2001 Census for Doncaster urban sub-area [1]) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE5702 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force... Statistics Population: 67,977 (2001 Census for Doncaster urban sub-area [1]) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE5702 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force... Finningley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... Statistics Population: 67,977 (2001 Census for Doncaster urban sub-area [1]) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE5702 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force... Statistics Population: 72,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE3406 Administration District: Barnsley Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... A Stagecoach West Scotland vehicle in the UK Bus corporate livery. ... Statistics Population: 67,977 (2001 Census for Doncaster urban sub-area [1]) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE5702 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force... Wilfreda Beehive is a small coach and bus operator based in Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster. ... Statistics Population: 14620 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE475005 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. ...

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled Services

Flybe is an airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Flyglobespan is a low-cost airline based in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin. ... Shaheen Air International is an airline based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Thomsonfly Boeing 757-200 Thomsonfly is the charter and scheduled airline of Thomson Holidays with bases across the United Kingdom. ... Wizzair is a Polish/Hungarian low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central Europe. ...

Charter Flights

  • BH Air (Bourgas, Varna)
  • Thomsonfly (Bodrum, Bourgas, Cancun, Corfu, Dalaman, Orlando Florida-Sanford, Girona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malta, Menorca, Monastir, Naples, Paphos, Pisa, Plovdiv, Puerto Plata, Reus, Rhodes, Salzburg, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife-South, Verona, Zakynthos)
  • Thomas Cook (Dalaman, Gran Canaria, Monastir, Palma, Tenerife)


The airport has an email address where new routes can be suggested or requested. This can be found here. BH Air (Balkan Holidays Airlines) is a charter airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. ... Thomsonfly Boeing 757-200 Thomsonfly is the charter and scheduled airline of Thomson Holidays with bases across the United Kingdom. ... Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 – 18 July 1892) of Melbourne, Derbyshire, founded the travel agency that bears his name. ...


The Airport name

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.


The Airport was named 'Robin Hood' based on the following local information:-

  1. The original Robin Hood legends are set in Barnsdale Forest the area of South Yorkshire which surrounded Doncaster and Pontefract
  2. 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
  3. 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. Some later Robin Hood legends - and the popular 20th century books, fims and TV programmes are set in Sherwood Forest.
  4. Doncaster is closer to what is left of Sherwood Forest than Nottingham is.
  5. The forests of Sherwood and Barnsdale merged in this area of Yorkshire.
  6. 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.

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 that came from Nottingham). 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Robin Hood memorial statue in Nottingham. ... The Sheriff of Nottingham was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Nottingham and bringing criminals to justice. ...


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 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)
  • Note 2: '" Road to link airport to motorway"' 2 December, 2004 BBC News
  • Note 3: Other suggested 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.

References

Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ...

External links

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