DONCASTER SHEFFIELD AIRPORT (DSA)
South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, and Council Leaders have taken a historic decision to re-open Doncaster Sheffield Airport, approving a £160m (£159.52m) funding package that will see commercial flights return to the region.
The decision was made at a meeting of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Board, held on Tuesday 9th September at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. All five board members voted unanimously in favour of the funding, paving the way for the airport’s reopening.
The approved funding is on top of the £16m already committed previously by the Board. The decision was taken by the Board made up of South Yorkshire’s Mayor who chairs it, the Leader of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Sir Steve Houghton, Mayor of City of Doncaster Council Ros Jones, Leader of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Chris Read and Leader of Sheffield City Council Tom Hunt.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed in November 2022, leaving South Yorkshire one of the largest UK city regions without an international aviation presence.
Since it closed, the Mayors of South Yorkshire and Doncaster, along with local authority partners and central government have worked at pace to explore the opportunity to return aviation to the region through a reopened airport with a viable future.
Upcoming public meetings
Eco-Power Stadium
Stadium Way, Doncaster, DN4 5JW
Friday 26th September
17:30-19:00 (arrival from 17:00)
Board meeting for DSA decision
The MCA Board considered the decision to commit to opening Doncaster Sheffield Airport on 9th September.
You can view a video of the meeting and see accompanying documents here.