# Sheffield City Airport, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

**Sheffield City Airport** was an airport in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1997. It closed on 30 Apr 2008. It had one runway, 1,211 m (3,973 ft) long, asphalt. In 2002 it handled 13 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1219

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Serves: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1997 (Wikipedia)
- Closed: 30 Apr 2008
- Elevation: 70 m / 231 ft
- Coordinates: 53.3945, -1.3931
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,211 m / 3,973 ft
- Passengers: 13,104 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.sheffieldcityairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_City_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3915754
- Weather station: EGCN
- Ident: GB-1219

## Timeline

- 1997: Sheffield City Airport opens.
- 30 Apr 2008: Sheffield City Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,211 m / 3,973 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 098° / 278° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | 254 | Wikidata |
| 1998 | 47,000 | Wikidata |
| 1999 | 74,641 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 61,000 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 32,956 | Wikidata |
| 2002 | 13,104 | Wikidata |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | INFO | 128.525 |
| ATIS |  | 121.700 |
| TWR |  | 128.520 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 51 km / 31 mi
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 63 km / 39 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sheffield City Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheffield_City_Airport&oldid=1363078429), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1219/data