Sheffield Airport To Close - 22nd April 08
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Farewell Sheffield
It was sad to hear various aircraft signing off from Sheffield for the last time today. When I left yesterday (first to be gone through combination of circumstances) I realised that it has actually been 4 1/2 years which was longer than anybody gave the field to survive in 2003 so we are at least grateful for that..
Good luck to the staff from operations, A/G and the fire crew and all the very best for the future wherever you land.
h-r
(now back at EGNE and not looking fwd to the drive..)
Good luck to the staff from operations, A/G and the fire crew and all the very best for the future wherever you land.
h-r
(now back at EGNE and not looking fwd to the drive..)
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I understand some of the objections about the limitations of the runway but I would think it might have a future as a heliport.
It is very conveniently placed halfway up the UK for refuels without the hassle of regulated airspace.
It is very conveniently placed halfway up the UK for refuels without the hassle of regulated airspace.
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Yes but is unlicensed as of end of the month, and the heli area is being reserved for the polis and air ambulance only (like the West Yorks Wakefield site).
Peel cannot build on this area as it is greenbelt land ...
(RM the survey was to the right of the article on the Star site as NZ notes above. Onew vote each I'm afraid...)
h-r
Peel cannot build on this area as it is greenbelt land ...
(RM the survey was to the right of the article on the Star site as NZ notes above. Onew vote each I'm afraid...)
h-r
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Well just when we thought it was a loser!
I wish SCAM the best of luck and hope they manage to defeat Peel. The comment by Peel 'developing' the airport are classic - they developed it alright - into a business park and treated the airport itself as a boil on their financial @rse!
We have already moved out aircraft to Donny but would gladly move it back to Sheffield if Peel were defeated.
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I wish SCAM the best of luck and hope they manage to defeat Peel. The comment by Peel 'developing' the airport are classic - they developed it alright - into a business park and treated the airport itself as a boil on their financial @rse!
We have already moved out aircraft to Donny but would gladly move it back to Sheffield if Peel were defeated.
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Confusingly, the poll is for a completely different site. Norton Aerodrome is an old derelict WW2 barrage balloon station on the other side of the city which is eminently suitable for housing. Sheffield City Airport will become an extension to the existing business park.
Shame on Sheffield Council for not having any spine.
Shame on Sheffield Council for not having any spine.
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The poll appears to have changed since last night.
It's a shame none of the big players in commercial training fancied taking an interest, Cabair et al. There's nothing on the scale of that in the north (even MF are small in comparison). I guess the proximity to the city is the only potential issue in that regard.
It's a shame none of the big players in commercial training fancied taking an interest, Cabair et al. There's nothing on the scale of that in the north (even MF are small in comparison). I guess the proximity to the city is the only potential issue in that regard.
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This was on the cards ever since Peel bought Sheffield, they made it very clear at the time that as soon as Robin Hood was up and running, they would divulge themselves of responsibility of Sheffield City Airport.
The place was a pipe dream from the start, it was built with a very large wad of EEC cash and run on the same basis for many years.
It has been proved beyond doubt that it is unsustainable as a commercial airport, and why should the rate payers of Sheffield continue to subsidise it?
The comments of Julian and Shunter demonstrate their own ignorance - Julian claims to have moved to Robin Hood but would move back to Sheffield "if Peel were defeated", don't forget who your current landlord is Julian. If Peel are so bad, why don't you poke off to Humberside? they are desperate and would welcome you and charge you a lot less.
As for Shunter, well sorry mate, the likes of Cabair and the other major players in flight training evidently know a lot more than you about the facts of aviation life and how to stay in business.
Sheffield is closing, it only ever served a purpose to get Robin Hood up and running, other than that it is totally unsustainable, end of story, time to put this thread to bed.
The place was a pipe dream from the start, it was built with a very large wad of EEC cash and run on the same basis for many years.
It has been proved beyond doubt that it is unsustainable as a commercial airport, and why should the rate payers of Sheffield continue to subsidise it?
The comments of Julian and Shunter demonstrate their own ignorance - Julian claims to have moved to Robin Hood but would move back to Sheffield "if Peel were defeated", don't forget who your current landlord is Julian. If Peel are so bad, why don't you poke off to Humberside? they are desperate and would welcome you and charge you a lot less.
As for Shunter, well sorry mate, the likes of Cabair and the other major players in flight training evidently know a lot more than you about the facts of aviation life and how to stay in business.
Sheffield is closing, it only ever served a purpose to get Robin Hood up and running, other than that it is totally unsustainable, end of story, time to put this thread to bed.
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There are indeed too many inaccuracies to even bother commenting to them all.
One thing does seem clear though. If a property developer signs an agreement with the Council to run an airport, and there is a clause in said agreement that allows developer to pay a nominal fee and redevelop the airport if its a commercial failure, then its hardly surprising that the developer announces that it is indeed a commercial failure!
Its been said before, but it bears repeating that Sheffield will revert once again to being one of the largest cities in the UK or even Europe without an airport.
One thing does seem clear though. If a property developer signs an agreement with the Council to run an airport, and there is a clause in said agreement that allows developer to pay a nominal fee and redevelop the airport if its a commercial failure, then its hardly surprising that the developer announces that it is indeed a commercial failure!
Its been said before, but it bears repeating that Sheffield will revert once again to being one of the largest cities in the UK or even Europe without an airport.
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Its been said before, but it bears repeating that Sheffield will revert once again to being one of the largest cities in the UK or even Europe without an airport.
Not saying I condone what happened to Sheffield but I think it's a bit melodramatic saying it does not have an airport.
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How do you work that one out with Doncaster space port just up the road?
Not saying I condone what happened to Sheffield but I think it's a bit melodramatic saying it does not have an airport.
Not saying I condone what happened to Sheffield but I think it's a bit melodramatic saying it does not have an airport.
Talking about commercial flights now, a lot of the airport-using population of Sheffield (including myself) live in the west of the city, and for us, its about 60-120 minutes drive to any of DSA, LBA, EMA, or MAN, and that travelling time has a big spread because it suffers from being extremely unpredictable due to congestion.
When KLM had the Sheffield -> Amsterdam Schipol daily route up and running it was extremely popular, not sure why it was withdrawn.
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Goatface, so which bit of Peel do you work for? Could be Mr Peel himself judging by your arogance.
As for ignorance, you may want to do a bit of research yourself! Peel bought the place for a £1. Yes there was a large influx of EEC cash which Peel are now repeaing the benefits of. Why dont you visit it and see the nice new business park they have constructed with it.....
It should be pretty obvious why I would move back. For one the airport was close to my house, Donny is a further drive and Humberside would be even further. Feel fee to 'poke off there' yourself though.
J.
As for ignorance, you may want to do a bit of research yourself! Peel bought the place for a £1. Yes there was a large influx of EEC cash which Peel are now repeaing the benefits of. Why dont you visit it and see the nice new business park they have constructed with it.....
It should be pretty obvious why I would move back. For one the airport was close to my house, Donny is a further drive and Humberside would be even further. Feel fee to 'poke off there' yourself though.
J.
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I don't think the suggestion of a commercial training facility was 'ignorant' at all. An airfield like that, with a low volume of commercial traffic is suited in many ways to something of that nature. I would suspect many people who go for courses with the big boys are pretty fed up of having to head down south in order to do so.
Whilst it may be little more than an outsider thinking aloud, at least it's a positive comment, unlike your stroppy little outburst. Pillock.
Whilst it may be little more than an outsider thinking aloud, at least it's a positive comment, unlike your stroppy little outburst. Pillock.