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We are Fly Doncaster Ltd, a newly formed operating company set up to mobilise, reopen and manage the running of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Established by the City of Doncaster Council, we are committed to establishing a top-class regional airport and maximising its potential to bring economic growth to the region.
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Doncaster Sheffield operated as a commercial airport between 2005 and 2022. Today this means the site already boasts an established terminal, several hangars and top-class facilities. Having this infrastructure in place, alongside an excellent proximity to transport links, makes it the ideal location for both passenger and commercial flights.
02 July 26
Doncaster Sheffield Airport hosts world-first runway art project
More than 1,000 black-and-white portrait images of children and young people have been pasted onto and unveiled across the runway as part of the global Inside Out Project. It is the first airport runway in the world to host the internationally renowned participatory art initiative.
Organised by Doncaster-based arts organisation Right Up Our Street, the installation features large-scale black-and-white portraits measuring 90cm by 135cm, temporarily displayed on the runway.
Over recent months, the team has visited communities, schools and neighbourhoods across Doncaster to photograph the faces that help define the city. The installation forms part of the We Are Donny project – Right Up Our Street’s Group Action within the Inside Out Project – a worldwide art movement that has brought together more than 600,000 people across 154 countries.
Christian Foster, Director at Doncaster Sheffield Airport’s operator, FlyDoncaster Ltd, said: “This is an incredible project celebrating the faces and stories of Doncaster’s wonderful people and communities. It’s remarkable to see the runway transformed by such a powerful artwork and to be the only airport in the world to offer this unique opportunity is a real honour.
“The location has been a closely guarded secret for months while the team at Right Up Our Street has carefully planned and coordinated everything required for an installation of this scale. As an airport rooted in our community, this event was the perfect opportunity to involve people from the area in a brilliant international initiative and put Doncaster on the global art map.”
Sally Lockey, Director at Right Up Our Street, added: “We’re delighted with the finished installation here at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. We Are Donny is about celebrating who we are as a city. Doncaster is creative, warm, and full of community spirit — and this project puts our faces front and centre. Being part of something that connects us to over 600,000 people worldwide is a reminder that art isn't just for some people. It's for all of us."
The portraits will be documented and archived on the Inside Out Project's global map.
