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Doncaster Sheffield: Imminent airspace consultation another 'crucial' hurdle in bid to reopen airport

Airports
James Chapple
17 July 2026

Efforts to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport are entering a critical phase with a "crucial" public consultation poised to get under way early next month.

The runway at Doncaster Sheffield airport
FlyDoncaster

The consultation is the next major hurdle for Doncaster Sheffield

The CAA has okayed the consultation on reinstating the necessary airspace, which will get under way on Monday 3 August and run through to Sunday 4 October.

Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) was shut in 2022 after several based carriers pulled out, resulting in owner Peel Group declaring it commercially unviable.

However, authorities in Yorkshire, including mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones and the South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority, have made it their mission to reopen DSA, and have already cleared a number of key hurdles, including finding a partner to operate the airport.