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29-516: Built on farmland, 908 ft (277 m) ASL lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg , the airport was opened on 11 July 1970. It has been operated as a public–private partnership since 1991. A completely new regional airport has been built next to the old airport to accommodate commercial chartered and scheduled carriers as well as the business and general aviation from the old airport. The new airport has officially opened on 4 April 2013 with

58-478: A dedicated link to the East Coast Main Line . On 15 August 2014, Jestream 31 G–GAVA, operating a Links Air flight from Belfast City Airport , crashed on landing at the airport following a landing gear failure; this caused substantial damage to the aircraft. One passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The airport was closed for several hours. In 2007, the airport featured in

87-486: A lack of consistent commercial services. In November 2016, the new German airline Sundair announced that they will base an Airbus A319 in summer 2017. They will operate charter-flights for Schauinsland-Reisen , a German tour operator. In February 2017, Sundair announced they will base an Airbus A320 instead of an Airbus A319 at Kassel Airport. In May 2017, Amazon.com announced it would end its cargo flights from Kassel to Doncaster Sheffield Airport which led to

116-603: A road to it was completed in 2018. Doncaster railway station on the East Coast Main Line , and the Frenchgate Interchange are 7 mi (11 km) away. The airport abuts the Doncaster to Lincoln railway line , and plans for a station to replace one that closed in 1961 were granted planning permission in 2008. However, a 2012 report by Network Rail stated that more trains on the line would be required to make it viable. There have been proposals for

145-428: A single runway designated 02/20, with dimensions of 2,895 by 60 m (9,498 by 197 ft). It was designed for long-range nuclear armed bombers and so is wider than other commercial airports in the north of England. The passenger terminal had 24 check-in desks, six departure gates and three baggage carousels . A 102 bed Ramada Encore hotel opened in 2008. It is situated less than ten minutes walk from

174-544: Is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport approx. 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the northwest. Kassel Airport can be reached via the federal highway B7 which is itself connected to motorway A7 . The express-bus route 100 connects the airport with Kassel city center (journey time approx. 25 minutes) as well as Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station (40 minutes), which is an important long-distance railway hub. [REDACTED] Media related to Flughafen Kassel-Calden at Wikimedia Commons Above mean sea level Height above mean sea level

203-635: Is 1,500 by 30 m (4,921 by 98 ft). There was a parallel grass strip north of the main runway, which is 700 by 30 m (2,297 by 98 ft). The new runway 09/27 has a length of 8,200 ft (2,500 m) and width of 147 ft (45 m). The airport features two aprons, one in front of the passenger terminal for two mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family and a separate one for general aviation aircraft. The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kassel Airport: The nearest other minor international airport

232-460: Is a measure of a location's vertical distance ( height , elevation or altitude ) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level . In geodesy , it is formalized as orthometric height . The zero level varies in different countries due to different reference points and historic measurement periods. Climate change and other forces can cause sea levels and elevations to vary over time. Elevation or altitude above sea level

261-579: Is a standard measurement for: Elevation or altitude is generally expressed as " metres above mean sea level" in the metric system , or " feet above mean sea level" in United States customary and imperial units . Common abbreviations in English are: For elevations or altitudes, often just the abbreviation MSL is used, e.g., Mount Everest (8849 m MSL), or the reference to sea level is omitted completely, e.g., Mount Everest (8849 m). Altimetry

290-628: Is the measurement of altitude or elevation above sea level. Common techniques are: Accurate measurement of historical mean sea levels is complex. Land mass subsidence (as occurs naturally in some regions) can give the appearance of rising sea levels . Conversely, markings on land masses that are uplifted (due to geological processes) can suggest a relative lowering of mean sea level. Doncaster Sheffield Airport Doncaster Sheffield Airport ( IATA : DSA , ICAO : EGCN ), formerly named and commonly referred to as Robin Hood Airport ,

319-620: The BBC Two documentary Should I Really Give Up Flying? Brian Blessed explored local attitudes to flying. It has been a location for television series including ITV 's Emmerdale , BBC One 's drama Hustle , and In the Club . The airport appeared in Four Lions and was a settings for the BBC mockumentary Come Fly with Me . Matt Lucas and David Walliams spent two weeks at

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348-1022: The Second World War the airfield was primarily used for training, serving RAF Bomber Command crews; only a few combat missions took off. It was a key facility for nuclear-armed Vulcan bombers in the Cold War before downgrade to training in the 1970s / 1980s and decommissioning by 1995. The long runway was a Space Shuttle emergency landing site . Following the end of scheduled services from Sheffield City Airport , Peel Group opened former RAF Finningley as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in April 2005. The Robin Hood label controversially referenced historical accounts placing him in nearby Barnsdale Forest not Sherwood Forest but 11,000 people petitioned to oppose

377-462: The 2013/14 winter season, Germania operated two flights per week to Palma de Mallorca and also two flights per week to Antalya in the following 2014 summer season. In the winter season 2014/2015 Germania operated flights to Antalya and Fuerteventura once a week. The airline also announced flights to Palma de Mallorca, Antalya, Heraklion and Hurghada for summer season 2015 and therefore increasing their presence at Kassel Airport. On 15 March 2014,

406-528: The Terminal building but is now used to hold immigrants awaiting decisions on their asylum cases. There are four on-site car parks. In 2014, a 10-hectare (25-acre) site on the airport's business park became part of Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone . No. 3 Hangar was occupied by 2Excel Aviation providing Design, production and Maintenance services. Defence company BAE Systems formerly operated its Aircraft Maintenance Academy from No. 3 Hangar at

435-475: The Vulcan bomber fleet, restored to flight by the trust in 2007. XH558's final flight was a display over the airport, on 28 October 2015. In 2022, the trust announced it would leave the airport because its lease could not be renewed. Nevertheless, as of October 2024, the trust and XH558 remained at the airport awaiting negotiations with a new operator. The airport is close to M18 motorway junction 3 and

464-522: The airport had been signed. She subsequently stated an operator had been identified and that she hoped the airport could re-open by Spring 2026. On 12 November 2024, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority agreed to £3m funding of reinstatement activities and commercial negotiation, as part of a £138m budget to re-open the airport. Flydoncaster Ltd was incorporated on 8 November 2024. The airport has

493-512: The airport with barely any scheduled flights. Shortly after, newly founded German leisure charter airline Sundair announced they would base an aircraft at Kassel Airport during the 2017 summer season serving up to 13 weekly flights to destinations around the Mediterranean. The finance minister of Hesse stated that this would be the airport's final chance to establish sustainable operations before being legally downgraded to an airfield due to

522-464: The airport, before moving to Humberside Airport . Other companies that operated within the hangars included Bespoke Training Systems Limited, a Cessna Citation service centre. The airport was home to Yorkshire Aero Club and Hummingbird Helicopters. In 2011, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust flew Avro Vulcan XH558 to the airport, its former operational base. It was the last airworthy example of

551-555: The airports' chief executive was fired with immediate effect. In January 2015, the airport was renamed Kassel Airport . In December 2015, Germania announced it would reduce flights to and from Kassel due to low demand; the route to Hurghada ceased entirely by 30 December 2015. In May 2016, it was reported that the airport's construction phase was under investigation for violating rules regarding competition and transparency during its procurement. In June 2016, criticism has been made public that there won't be any scheduled flights during

580-651: The arrival of a Germania flight from Frankfurt Airport . The new airport faced several struggles when opened. The most important customer at first was the travel agency branch of REWE Group , with charter flights to the Mediterranean region. Originally, these were planned to be operated by XL Airways Germany . Following the bankruptcy of that airline, Enter Air was contracted instead, but also pulled out on 20 March 2013. The flights to Tenerife operated by Germania were scheduled to end in October 2013 but already terminated on 22 August 2013 due to low demand. Additionally,

609-688: The closure process but was refused. In response, the Mayor of Doncaster announced the council's intention to compulsory purchase . Nevertheless, air traffic control was withdrawn from the airport in December 2022, and the Civil Aviation Authority began to reclassify surrounding airspace. After protracted negotiation, in March 2024 the Mayor confirmed a 125 year lease to take over

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638-528: The end of flights from the airport stating the airport operators were "unable to guarantee the terms of its commercial agreement". That left TUI Airways as the airport's sole regular customer. After an extended review and public consultation, Peel proposed an expansion of their adjacent Gateway East property development and the airport closed. TUI operated the final flights on 4 November 2022, and Wizz Air transfered its routes to Leeds Bradford Airport . Doncaster Council applied for judicial review of

667-399: The entire winter 2016/2017 schedule. The state government of Hesse will review the airport's financial prospect in 2017 and might vote for the airport to be shut down. In September 2016, Germania announced that they will not return to the airport for the 2017 summer season leading to the cancellation of all three seasonal services to Antalya , Heraklion and Palma de Mallorca and leaving

696-510: The first commercial flight to Palma de Mallorca ; the day before, Sundair received their AOC . In December 2017, the state government of Hesse announced that they would not downgrade the airport to an airfield as previously proposed due to an expected positive outlook regarding the negative financial and operational situation. In 2024, Sundair announced it would withdraw the sole aircraft which it had based in Kassel since 2017. This led to

725-445: The flights to Antalya offered by Tailwind Airlines were reduced in frequency and served less than once a week. Germania as the airports main user announced that their service to Palma de Mallorca would resume in the 2014 summer season. They also took over the flights to Antalya which had been offered by Tailwind Airlines during the 2013 summer season. While no airline or tour operator offered flights out of Kassel Airport during

754-403: The loss of most seasonal scheduled routes and sparked further controversy regarding the lackluster utilization of the airport. Kassel features one single small passenger terminal building with basic facilities such as car rental desks and some shops. As there are no jet bridges , buses and walk-boarding are in use. The old airport used to have a single asphalt runway , 04/22 (040°/220°), which

783-458: The name. Promoters initially hoped for 25 million passengers a year. In 2007, one million used the airport. This decreased to 700,000 in 2012, before increasing to just 1.25 million in 2016. In December 2016, Robin Hood Airport rebranded as Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Flybe closed its facility at the airport in 2019, relocating crew and aircraft, though Wizz Air based two aircraft there in 2020. However in 2022, it too announced

812-503: The reduction of freight operations at the airport by half as Amazon was the largest customer. Amazon maintains a major logistics and delivery facility in nearby Bad Hersfeld . On 1 July 2017, Sundair started their summer schedule flights. Due to the delayed delivery of their ordered Airbus A320 the flights are operated as wet-lease by Cobrex Trans with a Boeing 737 and by other Airlines. On 27 September 2017, Sundair started to operate their first Airbus A320 from Kassel Airport, with

841-728: Was an international airport in Finningley near Doncaster in South Yorkshire , England, in operation between 2005 and 2022. The site lies 6 mi (10 km) south-east of the centre of Doncaster and 19 mi (31 km) east of Sheffield . The airport was opened as Finningley Airfield in 1915. During the First World War , it was a base for the Royal Flying Corps to intercept German Zeppelins targeting industrial cities of Northern England . In

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