Sheffield City Airport was in the Tinsley Park area of the city, just off the Parkway, and opened in 1997 but lasted only 11 years.
It got off to a good start with airlines KLM UK, Sabena, British Airways and Aer Arann offering regular passenger services between Belfast, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Jersey and London.
A hard-fought campaign to save it failed and the airport officially closed on April 30, 2008 and the site – famously sold for £1 – is now part of the Advanced Manufacturing Park.
After news broke this week that Doncaster Sheffield Airport could be facing closure, we decided to share a selection of pictures to remind you of when the Steel City reached for the skies.
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5. Airport's short flight
Sheffield City Airport, which was open for just 11 years Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
6. Special package
Pupils from Fir Vale School pick up the new sign for the school showing its new business and enterprise status in a ceremony at Sheffield City Airport Photo: Andrew Partridge
7. Chaplain's blessing
John Freeman, chaplain to the fire service, blessing fire engines during a ceremony at Sheffield City Airport Photo: Dennis Lound
