Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN) is an international airport located 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 km; 3.5 mi) southeast of Doncaster and 18 mi (29 km) east of Sheffield.
The airport was initially operated by Peel Airports, a division of The Peel Group. At this time, Peel Airports owned and managed Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Robin Hood Airport and City Airport Manchester. Peel Airports also owned a 75% stake in Durham Tees Valley Airport, the remaining 25% being owned by local councils in the DTVA area.
ROBIN HOOD DONCASTER SHEFFIELD AIRPORT HISTORY
The airport owes its origins to military aviation, having been founded as Finningley Airfield in 1915.
During the First World War, it was used as a base by the Royal Flying Corps as they intercepted German Zeppelins targeting the industrial cities of the North. In the Second World War the airfield was used primarily for training purposes, serving as a finishing school for new crews of the larger aircraft in Bomber Command; only a few combat missions took off from Finningley. The Cold War saw the airfield’s importance rise when it was used for nuclear-armed Vulcan bombers. Training once again became the priority in the 1970s and 1980s before the airport was decommissioned in 1995.
ROBIN HOOD DONCASTER SHEFFIELD AIRPORT LOCATION
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN) is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase at Finningley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster within South Yorkshire, England.
ROBIN HOOD DONCASTER SHEFFIELD AIRPORT FACTS
ICAO/IATA: DSA/EGCN
Lat: 53.48053741455078
Long: -1.01065635681152
Elevation: 55 ft.
Runway length available: 02/20 9491×197 ft.
