Editing Sheffield (section)

===Air===
The closest airports are in [[Leeds Bradford Airport|Leeds Bradford]], [[Humberside Airport|Humberside]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]] (within an hour's drive of the city), [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] (hourly direct service by [[TransPennine Express]]).

Due to the topographical nature of the city, Sheffield was not served by its own airport. In May 1990, [[Sheffield Development Corporation]] entered into an agreement with A. F. Budge (Mining) Ltd for the construction and operation of the airport and the development of adjacent land. In 1997, [[Sheffield City Airport]] was opened on land close to the M1 and the Sheffield Parkway. The airport was operated on STOLPORT model similar to [[London City Airport]] and operated a limited range of short range business focused flights to destinations in the [[British Isles]] and the [[Netherlands]]. The airport fell into decline with the growth of low cost airlines in the late 1990s and the last scheduled flight took place in 2002. The airport closed and lost its [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]] license in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/our-towns-and-cities/sheffield/retro-the-rise-and-fall-of-sheffield-airport-1-7797521 |title=RETRO: The rise and fall of Sheffield Airport |work=The Star |access-date=20 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223802/https://www.thestar.co.uk/our-towns-and-cities/sheffield/retro-the-rise-and-fall-of-sheffield-airport-1-7797521 |archive-date=20 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Doncaster Sheffield Airport]] (also known as Robin Hood Airport) then became the closest international airport to Sheffield, located {{cvt|18|mi}} from the city centre. It opened on 28 April 2005 on the former [[RAF Finningley]] site and was served mainly by charter and budget airlines, with about one million passengers a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robinhoodairport.com/media-centre/background-information.html |title=Robin Hood Airport Background Information |work=Robin Hood Airport website |publisher=Robin Hood Airport |access-date=21 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223125527/http://www.robinhoodairport.com/media-centre/background-information.html |archive-date=23 December 2010}}</ref> Destinations had included the Canary Islands, Balearics, Greece, Turkey, Poland and the Baltic countries with [[TUI Airways]] and [[Wizz Air]] operating from the airport. A link road, called the Great Yorkshire Way, connects Doncaster Sheffield Airport to the M18 motorway, reducing the journey time from Sheffield city centre from 40 to 25 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/FARRRS |title=Great Yorkshire Way – driving jobs and growth |website=Doncaster Council |access-date=2 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504221115/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/farrrs |archive-date=4 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The airport closed in 2022. In June 2023 South Yorkshire's mayor [[Oliver Coppard]] handed Doncaster council £3.1&nbsp;million to help the council build a case for legal action in pursuit of a compulsory purchase order, which it believes will cost up to £6.25&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 April 2023 |title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Council sets aside money to reopen closed airport |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-65256550 |access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 September 2022 |title=Doncaster Sheffield Airport to close despite financial lifeline offer |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-63033676 |access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 July 2023 |title=Council launches Doncaster Sheffield Airport investor search |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-66065390 |access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref>