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Originally Posted by SWBKCB

Been closed 6 months now, so if it is key to the local economy, some impact should be apparent?

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news...-known-4166639

Around the time the airport closed the BBC calculated that the airports contribution to the regional (South Yorkshire) economy was something like 0.03% (£100million of £32bn), however there is a train of thought that even this is quite an optimistic estimate. As a rough comparison, the Doncaster North business park is estimated to generate over £300million into the local economy annually.

I think this is coming from a perspective of what it could contribute should it be/have been more successful, I.e if the airport was able to attract scheduled carriers with links to hubs, and more frequent freight integrators, as I can’t see how that mentioned level of economic input has any ROI from a public spend point of view given the vast amounts likely to be required to get it up and running again.