Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones, along with the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, has campaigned to reopen the airport and an operator has now been found. Commercial passenger flights could now resume by winter 2027/28.
Funding of £193 million to fully reopen the airport has been secured from a mix of funds, and now the council has approved up to £57 million of borrowing to fund the upfront and reopening costs.
More than 8,700 local residents have so far responded to an ongoing survey with 93% supporting the reopening.
