RE: Sheffield Airport.
Hi Saab,
Yep you want to come off the M1 at junction 33. From the south turn first left onto the Sheffield parkway, or from the north it’s the third exit on the roundabout. As soon as you get on the parkway you want to come off at the first exit 1/2 a mile on. Take the third exit at the roundabout, that will take you under the parkway to the next roundabout, then take the second turn on the roundabout that is called ‘Europa link’. As you go up this road you will see a gate type thing on the right, it’s a good place to watch the aircraft coming in cos their low on final! Anyway, follow Europa Link to the next roundabout and turn first left, that’ll take you straight to the airfield.
The only aircraft that will be there this weekend is the British Regional Dash-8 going to Jersey on Saturdays only, it get’s in around 11:30am and goes back out at 12:40. Radio feq 128.52 ATIS 121.70
Don’t expect to see much, I was flying over there yesterday afternoon and the only aircraft on the apron were a King Air, a Gazelle, and the police’s Twin Squirel. Best place to get photos is like I said on the approach to runway 28. The approach to 10 is over some factories so pray the wind is out of the west!!! You can get good close pictures of the apron but you’ll have to pay to get into the carpark and get your lens through the fence. The police chopper sits down at the western end of the field and is out of sight most of the time when it’s not flying.
Oh yeah, and if you hear any aircraft with the call sign ‘Sheff Air’ don’t worry it’s not a new airline (I WISH!) it’s our training aircraft from Netherthorpe, Cessna 152’s
Hope you enjoy your stay in our great city:)
SMF_333
P.S The police call sign’s ‘Police 33’ not 53.
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