We're extremely proud to be Sheffield's local airport and now is a really exciting time for us as we have just launched our Vision Plan which outlines our ambition to become the UK’s most outstanding regional airport.
Now is a hugely important time for our region and we’re determined to play a key part in transforming the way local people travel, work and live in the Sheffield city region.
A northern vision for a connected economy
We want the North to become a prosperous and self-sustaining part of the national economy and an expanded regional airport would provide the opportunity to achieve this.
Our Vision to become the next Aerotropolis, a new form of city which links an airport to surrounding housing, retail, restaurants and businesses, would play a key role in attracting investment to the city region.
The Aerotropolis would provide the capability to deliver major employment opportunities in high value and highly skilled sectors, up to 73,000 jobs and around £3.2 billion GVA per year by 2048.
The missing link
The catalyst to our Vision being realised is our plan to construct a rail link from the East Coast Mainline directly to the airport terminal, which could be in place as early as 2024. A new rail link and airport terminal station would place up to 9 million people in the area east of the Pennines and north and east of London within 90 minutes travel time to DSA.
It would deliver national aviation capacity well in advance of planned expansion at Heathrow and our fantastic position in the heart of the UK, just a 25-minute drive from Sheffield, would provide great connectivity to major cities and towns for both passengers and freight operations.
Our unique position to grow
We’ve come a long way since opening in 2005, now flying to 54 destinations and our most recent announcement of Yorkshire’s only long-haul flight to Florida.
We are fortunate to have one of the longest runways outside the South East, so we can handle the largest aircrafts with ease. In addition, the high-spec terminal has been designed in a way which means that we can easily expand to cater for a throughput of 25 million people per year.
Supporting UK international trade
The UK is losing inbound cargo services to the continent and this is having a negative impact on the economy – however DSA has the capacity to handle large-scale air cargo growth, up to 250,000 tonnes.
Our prime location, operational capacity and on-site service support make DSA the airport of choice for an international logistics and air cargo facility.
