Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood Airport



	The airport's runway has a length of 2981 metres (9781 feet) and a width of 60 metres (197 feet), making it longer and wider than those at many other airports in northern Britain, including Leeds/Bradford Airport and Humberside Airport, its closest competitors.
	This capability is already making the airport attractive to operators of wide-bodied, long-haul or older cargo-carrying aircraft. The reason the Airport has such a long runway stems from its history as a former long-range nuclear bomber base - RAF Finningley.
	The Airport currently has a single runway coded 02/20 however there is significant room for further expansion should the market require. Operators Peel Holdings also own Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Merseyside.
	Part of the Airport site is being developed into a Business and Technology Park which could potentially be linked with the M18 motorway via a link road at Junction 3. This in itself might attract further investment into the Region