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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9. High tea
Pictured at Sheffield City Airport, where the High Sheriff John Biggin is seen being served tea by Janette Cotterill from Pollards to promote the Bluebell Wood Hospice Tea at 3 event. He planned to have tea at 3,000 feet in the plane with pilot Steve Ramsden of the City Airport flying school. Photo: Mike Waistell
11. VIP guest
Actor Richard Todd, who starred in the film The Dambusters as celebrated RAF pilot Guy Gibson, is welcomed by Robert Alexander, managing director of Dragon Helicopters, when he arrived at Sheffield City Airport on his way to Derwent Dam in 2002 Photo: Dennis Lound (Staff)
12. Campaign call
South Yorkshire Federation of Small Businesses hand over a 5,000-signature petition calling for an inquiry into whether Sheffield City Airport could be reopened Photo: Sarah Washbourn