Sheffield City Airport
Sheffield City Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
| Owner | Peel Airports and Heliports | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sheffield City Heliport Services | ||||||||||
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| Location | Sheffield Parkway | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1997 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 30 April 2008 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 231 ft / 70 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°23′39″N 001°23′19″W / 53.39417°N 1.38861°W | ||||||||||
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Sheffield City Airport (IATA: SZD, ICAO: EGSY) was a small international airport in Sheffield; it is now closed. It was in the Tinsley Park area of the city, near the M1 motorway and Sheffield Parkway, and opened in 1997. The airport's CAA licence was withdrawn on 21 April 2008 and it was officially closed on 30 April 2008, and the site is now part of the Advanced Manufacturing Park with various manufacturing businesses.