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Doncaster Sheffield (DSA)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
United Kingdom (UK) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
53°28'28"N / 1°0'15"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
Doncaster Sheffield, Doncaster Sheffield, Doncaster Sheffield, Robin Hood Airport, RAF Finningley |
| Service telephone: |
+44 8708 33 22 10 |
Access to public transport: |
M18 motorway to Doncaster taking exit N ° 4 exit; the airport is then signposted. |
| Address: |
Robin Hood Airport, Heyford House, First Avenue, Doncaster DN9 3RH, United Kingdom |
Passengers: |
899,000 |
| Operating Company: |
Peel Group - Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited |
Take-off and landing: |
10,462 |
| Parking spaces: |
Yes, there are about 2500 parking spaces that may be used on payment of a fee. |
Stations: |
By train to Doncaster railway station, then take the hourly shuttle bus, the "Airport-Arrow". The journey takes about 25 minutes. |
| Altitude of runway: |
17 m |
Length of runway: |
2893 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Rotherham (23 km), Sheffield (35 km), Kingston upon Hull (52 km), Leeds (53 km), Huddersfield (55 km), York (55 km), Nottingham (58 km), Bradford (60 km), Derby (69 km), Oldham (74 km)
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Operating airlines:
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Ryanair, Wizzair, FlyBE, Flyglobespan
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Alternative airports:
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Humberside (HUY) 45 km, Bradford (BRF) 61 km, Leeds-Bradford (LBA) 61 km, Derby (East Midlands) (EMA) 75 km, Manchester (MAN) 85 km, Woodford Aerodrome (XXB) 86 km |
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Description:
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The airport Doncaster / Sheffield is about 10 km southwest of Doncaster on the grounds of the former British royal air force base RAF Finningley. Due to its attractive location between several English counties, where about 6 million potential customers live, the airport has grown very quickly since it was opened and is now one of the top 20 airports in the United Kingdom.
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Location:
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The airport is located about 10 miles southwest of Doncaster town centre. Motorists should use the M18 to Doncaster and take exit N ° 4 out, the airport is then signposted and is only 3.5 miles from the junction.
Rail passengers take the trains to Doncaster railway station, and then use the daily Airport Arrow shuttle that provides hourly services. Journey times depend on the time of day, but are generally between 25 and 30 minutes. Alternatively, use the public buses 29, 91, X19, X30, 707 and 230 from the city centre to reach the airport.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Currently (November 2007), more than 40 different destinations are served from Doncaster. Regular scheduled air traffic is operated by Thomsonfly going to Sharm El Sheik, Faro, Malaga and Tenerife; the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair to Alicante, Barcelona and Dublin; flybe to Belfast and Wizzair to Wroclaw, Gdansk, Katowice and Poznan.
A number of tour operators such as Thomas Cook, First Choice and Thomson also operate charter flights from Doncaster to a variety of beach resorts such as Barbados, Montego Bay, Fort Lauderdale or Santo Domingo or ski resorts such as Plovdiv, Salzburg, Chambery, Geneva and Turin.
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