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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th May 2015, 12:50
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

Point taken. Time flies. At least the...

Point taken. Time flies.


At least the reopening of the former RAF Church Fenton bucks the trend.


EGCA
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th May 2015, 14:07
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

Sorry, bad choice of words on my part. No offence...

Sorry, bad choice of words on my part. No offence intended.


Given the length of runway provided at Sheffield City I guess it never was going to achieve viability as a small commercial airport,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st May 2015, 10:43
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

I said the "line of the runway".ie a linear run...

I said the "line of the runway".ie a linear run of buildings down the centre of the site on the same alignment as the ex-runway.


If you input AMRC2 into the search facility on the Star website,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2015, 18:59
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

Passing through Chesterfield on a rail journey...

Passing through Chesterfield on a rail journey today, noticed the front page of the Sheffield "Star" newspaper. Artist's impression of a proposed new high-tech development on the site of Sheffield...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th May 2014, 09:59
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

Any News?

Just wondered if anyone has any uptodate news about the current situation at the former Sheffield City, and whether the majority of the fixed wing runway has now been either torn up or incorporated...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Dec 2013, 14:29
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

ShyTorque: Apologies, I might be commenting from...

ShyTorque: Apologies, I might be commenting from an out of date position, having found a document via Google ( but dated 2012) that appears to show that the old airport terminal area is in fact in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Dec 2013, 16:57
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

Interesting that today the "RESCA" link I posted...

Interesting that today the "RESCA" link I posted above no longer works, and cannot now find it via Google.
Maybe my posting just reminded someone to take down the website.

My question still...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Dec 2013, 17:44
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

As things stand the "heliport", hard...

As things stand the "heliport", hard standing/hangar/fuel, is solely for the use of the local Police helicopter. Not sure if even the air ambulances use it.
I dont think there has ever been any...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Dec 2013, 09:51
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

I think rather than the City Council "writing...

I think rather than the City Council "writing blank cheques" it was more down to interested Sheffield businessmen as to whether there could be a revival. I recall there was interest from Mr Cook of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Dec 2013, 13:29
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

An news regarding the future--if any--for...

An news regarding the future--if any--for Sheffield City please? It's gone very quiet.

Is the runway still extant or has building work started on the extension to the business park?

Edit:...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2013, 19:44
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

Reality check....three points:

First:-If Finningley is not busy with IT traffic, maybe, just maybe, there isn't any great demand from (Sheffield) local tour companies to fly more of their customers from Finningley, presumably they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jan 2013, 18:46
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

Lost opportunities, lacking interest...

We have lost some airfields along the way, but hopefully others prosper, through a mix of business and private flying, maintenance etc. Examples being Gloucestershire, Nottingham, Leicester,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2012, 15:33
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

helicopter use?

Just out of casual interest is the area at the eastern end of the airfield still only available to police and air ambulance helicopters, or does it have a wider permission now for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Dec 2012, 22:07
Replies: 256
Views: 39,044
Posted By EGCA

fairflyer: Well summed-up. No hope of licenced...

fairflyer: Well summed-up. No hope of licenced extension of runway length no doubt due to the recent RESA provisions, which could well cut down on what applied before. Runway dimension was...
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