cherry drop Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 what happend to sheffield airport you never hear anything about it anymora as far as i can remeber i use to be an airport like humberside does anyone know ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyHead Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 http://www.sheffieldcityairport.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_City_Airport In brief, the airport's still open for private use, but doesn't do commercial any more because: a) There wasn't enough commerce to justify it; b) The runway's too short for low-cost airlines; c) It didn't have enough air-traffic to warrant buying a radar, and many airlines won't land a plane without radar. Also - (from wiki) it looks like it's making a loss (about £400,000 per year - ouch!) - looks like it's due to be just a heliport soon if the council has its way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Also - (from wiki) it looks like it's making a loss (about £400,000 per year - ouch!) - looks like it's due to be just a heliport soon if the council has its way. You have just given a good example of why you shouldn't take wikipedia seriously. Instead why not search for the massive thread on this very forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torin8 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Try this thread instead: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=133373&page=16 Closing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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