Doncaster Sheffield Airport a finishing school for new crews of the larger aircraft in Bomber Command; only a few combat missions took off from Finningley. The Cold War saw the airfield's importance rise when it was used for nuclear-armed Vulcan bombers. Training once again became the priority in the 1970s and 1980s before the airport was decommissioned in 1995. Following the ending of scheduled services from Sheffield City Airport, the former RAF Finningley was reopened as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) in April 2005, after low-cost flights and rising passenger demand made a new commercial airport feasible. The name of the airport
Doncaster Sheffield Airport railway station allow people living as far south as Stevenage and Welwyn to access the airport at Doncaster faster than either Heathrow or Gatwick. Network Rail (NR) included the proposal in their 2017 East Coast Main Line route study. NR said that any connection to the main line would have to be timetabled in a such a way that it did not conflict with existing main line services. The station is also being proposed as a starting point for local businesses and the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. If the diversion and station do not go ahead as planned, the airport have devised a