Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Difference between revisions
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==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
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From the airport terminal, take the A614 through Finningley Village heading South. You will come to a roundabout where you should turn right. This road runs between the A638 and A614. There is a layby on the northern side offering good views and photography of aircraft landing and departing on runway 02. | |||
Map of this location: | |||
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=465625&Y=396545&A=Y&Z=3 | |||
==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 3 November 2006
| Continent: Europe | Country: United Kingdom | Region: England |
| Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood | |
| Location | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
| IATA code | DSA |
| ICAO code | EGCN |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.robinhoodairport.com |
| Overview map | [ ] |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 128.775 |
| Ground | |
| Clearance | |
| Approach | 126.225 |
| Departure | 126.225 |
| ATIS | 134.95 |
Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood Airport is situated south of Doncaster. It is the newest airport to open in the UK, formerly RAF Finningley.
Official Spotting Locations
There are no official spotting locations as yet.
Other Spotting Locations
Runway 02 end
From the airport terminal, take the A614 through Finningley Village heading South. You will come to a roundabout where you should turn right. This road runs between the A638 and A614. There is a layby on the northern side offering good views and photography of aircraft landing and departing on runway 02.
Map of this location: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=465625&Y=396545&A=Y&Z=3
Locations to Avoid
Location
Regular Traffic
Thomsonfly 737s are the main traffic here, alongside Ryanair 737s. Movements are slow however, normally 2-3 movements in an hour.
There is a weekly Pegasus 737-800 on a Friday in the summer.