Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:45 pm
#1531716
As an ex-local who flys up to see family in the area a few times a year I keep an eye on the main three local airfields. Sandtoft and Gamston are great light GA airfields so are cheap, friendly, have decent cafes (Gamston's is outstanding, Sandtoft's is OK) and are suitable for taking relatives for local flights while you are there. They also have no lights, no approaches and they keep office hours. Doncaster spaceport has lights and approaches and theoretically the sort of hours you might want to get to and from a football match. However, handling is compulsory (but not as pointed out above extortionately priced as it was a few years ago) and it also keeps office hours (unless you pay a whacking fee) so this destination also keeps office hours for light GA.
Sandtoft is also miles from Doncaster centre, where the football stadium is located, so has the same taxi / handling fee balance to look at as does Gamston.