Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is an airport serving the English city of Liverpool. Formerly known as Speke Airport and RAF Speke, the airport is located adjacent to the estuary of the River Mersey some 7.5 miles (12 km) south-east of the centre of Liverpool. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The Peel Group is a collection of property and transport companies based in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Speke (disambiguation). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. ... Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ... National Air Traffic Services Ltd. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ...

In recent years it has been one of Europe's fastest growing airports, having increased its annual passenger numbers from 875,000 in 1998 to 4.96 million in 2006. The growth rate was 12.6% in 2006, less than the 31.5% of 2005. 500,000 passengers were handled in one month, for the first time, during May 2007. Parking facilities, although extended, have not kept pace with the demand, and so latest plans are for a new multi-storey car park, which will be able to hold 870 vehicles. In the meantime, the airport is trying to equate demand with capacity by imposing much higher parking charges than apply at its Manchester rival. In June 2007 a new Holiday Inn Express hotel was opened just outside the airport. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... This article is about the hotel chain; for the film, please see Holiday Inn (film). ...

History

Speke Airport, as the airport was originally known, started scheduled flights in 1930 (by Imperial Airways via Barton Airport, Manchester, to Croydon Airport, London. However, it was 'officially' opened in the summer of 1933. In the late 1930s, as air traffic from Liverpool was beginning to 'take off' with increasing demand for Irish Sea crossings, a distinctive passenger terminal, control tower and two large aircraft hangars were built. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Imperial Airways Empire Terminal, Victoria, London. ... Located in Greater Manchester, UK. Barton Aerodrome was the Worlds first municipal airport, opening in 1929. ... The control tower of Croydon Airport in 1939, with the BOAC de Havilland DH 91 Albatross Fortuna alongside Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary of what are now the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Relief map of the Irish Sea. ...

A Bristol Freighter Taxis at Liverpool Airport in 1961

The terminal building at the Liverpool John Lennon Airport

During World War II, the airport was taken over by the Royal Air Force and known as RAF Speke. Rootes Motors built many bombers here, including Bristol Blenheims and 1070 Handley Page Halifaxes. Lockheeds assembled many types including Hudsons and Mustangs, that had been shipped from the USA to Liverpool Docks. Speke was witness to what is thought to be the fastest air to air combat "kill" in the Battle of Britain and possibly of all time. Squadron Leader Denys Gillam took off in his Hawker Hurricane from Speke to be confronted by a Junkers 88 passing across him. As his undercarriage was still retracting he shot the Junkers down. The moment has been caught in a painting by Robert Taylor called "Fastest Victory". Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1051x603, 79 KB) © Felicity and Philip source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1051x603, 79 KB) © Felicity and Philip source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Liverpool_John_Lennon_Airport. ... Image File history File links Liverpool_John_Lennon_Airport. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... “RAF” redirects here. ... The Rootes Group is a now-defunct British automobile manufacturer. ... The Bristol Blenheim is also the name of the main model produced by Bristol Cars since 1994. ... The Handley Page Aircraft Company was founded by Frederick Handley Page in 1909. ... The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engine heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. ... Mustang can refer to: The word mustang, from Spanish animalia mixta, mesteño or mestengo, an ownerless beast: Mustang, a feral horse living on the western or southwestern plains of the US. P-51 Mustang, a World War II military aircraft. ... Combatants United Kingdom Including combatants from:[1] Poland New Zealand Canada Czechoslovakia Belgium Australia South Africa France Ireland United States Jamaica Palestine Rhodesia Germany Including combatants from Italy Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Strength 754 single-seat fighters 149 two-seat fighters 560 bombers 500 coastal 1,963 total... The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. ... The Junkers Ju 88 was a WW2 Luftwaffe twin-engine multi-role aircraft. ...

In 1966, a new 7500-foot runway was opened on a new site to the east of the existing airfield. It enabled the airport to be open for business around the clock and is in use to this day. Control of the airport transferred to Merseyside County Council from Liverpool Corporation in the mid 1970s and 10 years later to the five Merseyside councils following the abolition of Merseyside County Council. A new modern passenger terminal, adjacent to the runway on the southern airfield site, opened in 1986, and this was followed by the closure of the original 1930s building.^[1] Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ...

The original terminal building from the 1930s, famously seen on early television footage with its terraces packed with Beatles fans, was left derelict for over a decade after being replaced in 1986. However it has recently been renovated and adapted to become the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, preserving its Grade II listed art deco style.^[2] The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Marriott Liverpool South Hotel is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

In 1990 ownership of the airport was privatised, with British Aerospace taking a 76% shareholding in the new company. Subsequently the airport has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Peel Holdings Ltd. In 2000, work on a £42.5 million modern passenger terminal began, tripling the its size and passenger capacity, and this development was completed in 2002. There have since been further extensions. The airport's strategy is to cater largely for 'low cost' operators, and the terminal layout is consequently rather basic and often requires lengthy open air walks to/from passenger aircraft. ^[2] Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... The Peel Group is a collection of property and transport companies based in the United Kingdom. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

2002 saw the airport being renamed in honour of John Lennon, a founding member of the well-known Liverpudlian band The Beatles, twenty-two years after Lennon's death. A 7-foot tall bronze statue of the local icon proudly stands overlooking the check-in hall. On the roof is painted the airport's motto, a line from Lennon's song "Imagine": "Above us, only sky". Also see: 2002 (number). ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Imagine is a utopian-themed song performed by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album, Imagine. ...

In 2005 the Yellow Submarine, a large-scale work of art that had had various homes around the city, was installed on a traffic island at the entrance to the airport. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yellow Submarine in Liverpool The Yellow Submarine in Liverpool is a large model representation of the submarine featured in the animated film Yellow Submarine, and in the song of that name on the Beatles album, Revolver. ...

The airport was closed at 8.30PM on the June 30 because a suspicious car was discovered. The incident was believed to be related to the incident at Glasgow Airport^[3]. The suspicious car was taken away for forensic tests and the airport was reopened at 4.40AM on July 1^[4]. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Mohammed Asha be merged into this article or section. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Runway upgrades

September 2006 saw the start of the reconstruction of Liverpool's new, southern, runway. The runway was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1966 and this is the first time the runway has been reconstructed (as opposed to resurfaced). In addition to runway and shoulder work is the upgrade of the 40 year old airfield group lighting with a new system, which will upgrade the runway to ILS Category III standards. Work is also underway on the taxiways, which are being strengthened and resurfaced. Taxiway Delta (the 09 loop) has been slightly reconfigured, while the holding point G is now active again. ILS can refer to any of the following: New Israeli sheqel, the currency of Israel. ...

Airlines and destinations

Liverpool Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P735) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. It was established in 1972. ...

The airport handles both scheduled and charter airline flights. It is currently served by the following airlines:

• AD Aviation (Based Private Charter Airline that severves Liverpool as its main hub and base for its maintinance and operations)

Scheduled Airlines

• easyJet (Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast, Berlin-Schönefeld, Cologne/Bonn [ends 6 January 2008], Faro, Geneva, Ibiza, Innsbruck [starts 8 January 2008], Krakow, Lisbon [starts 2 November 2007], Mahon, Madrid, Malaga, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• EuroManx (Isle of Man)
• Flyglobespan (Toronto-Hamilton) [seasonal]
• Ryanair (Alghero, Alicante, Ancona, Bergerac, Belfast City [starts 30 October 2007], Budapest [starts 31 October 2007], Bydgoszcz [starts 28 October 2007], Carcassonne, Cork, Derry, Dublin, Fredrichshafen, [new winter 07], Fuerteventura [starts 30 October 2007], Gerona, Granada, Grenoble, Inverness [ends in October], Kaunas [ends in October], Krakow, Limoges, Łódź [starts 29 October 2007],Madrid [starts 30 October 2007], Milan-Bergamo, Murcia, Nimes, Oslo-Torp, Palma Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Poznan, Reus, Riga, Rome-Ciampino, Salzburg, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Shannon, Stockholm [starts in November], Tenerife South [starts 30 October 2007], Valencia [starts 31 October 2007], Venice-Treviso, Wroclaw)
• Wizz Air (Bucharest-Băneasa, Gdansk, Katowice, Warsaw)

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Charter Airlines

• Air Malta (Malta) [seasonal]
• First Choice Airways (seasonal) Charter Flights (Alicante, Corfu, Dalaman, Palma, Tenerife-South)
• MyTravel Airways (seasonal) Charter Flights (Alicante, Arrecife, Dalaman, Faro, Las Palmas, Palma de Mallorca, Mahon, Malaga, Monastir, Reina Sofia, Reus)
• Thomsonfly Charter flights [seasonal](Alicante, Corfu, Faro, Ibiza, Mahon, Tenerife-South)

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• TNT Airways

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Access

By road, the airport is readily accessible by the M53, M56,M57 and M62 motorways. The Knowsley Expressway links Knowsley, Prescot and Huyton to Speke Boulevard for fast access. The M53 motorway is a major road in England, running from Wallasey on the opposite bank of the River Mersey to Liverpool, along the Wirral peninsula past Birkenhead and Ellesmere Port to just east of Chester, upon which motorway regulations end and it seamlessly becomes the A55 road, which continues... The M56 motorway, also known as the North Cheshire motorway, is a major road in England. ... The M57 motorway, also known as the Liverpool Outer Ring Road, is a motorway in England. ... The route of the M62, in dark blue. ... The A5300 or Knowsley Expressis a trunk road in Merseyside, England. ... Knowsley is a civil parish and village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. ... Prescot is a town with the status of civil parish, 8 miles to the east of Liverpool in northwest England. ... , Huyton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England. ... The A562 is a road in the United Kingdom it runs to Liverpool from Penketh. ...

The airport does not have its own railway station. The nearest station is at Liverpool South Parkway, from which there are regular bus shuttle services to the airport. The station provides frequent rail services to central Liverpool, Crosby, Hunts Cross and Southport, on the suburban Merseyrail network, together with longer distance direct links to Manchester and Birmingham on the National Rail network. Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station in Garston, Liverpool, England. ... For other uses, see Crosby. ... Hillfoot Avenue and the district sign for Hunts Cross. ... For other uses, see Southport (disambiguation). ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This article is about the British city. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ...

There are also regular bus services linking the airport with both Liverpool and Manchester city centres [2]. Taxi services are provided at the airport though this has led to tension between taxi drivers and airport authorities as airport authorities now request that taxi drivers pay them £2,500 a year [3].

Bibliography

• Liverpool Airport - an Illustrated History. Phil Butler. Tempus Publishing, Stroud, 2004. ISBN 0-7524-3168-4.

References

1. ^ Liverpool John Lennon Airport (2004). Liverpool John Lennon Airport History. Retrieved November 15, 2005.
2. ^ ^{a b} Marriott International Inc. (1996-2005). Liverpool Marriott Hotel South. Retrieved November 15, 2005.
3. ^ Sky News TV Live
4. ^ Liverpool Daily Post[1]

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External links

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport
• Liverpool John Lennon Airport Consultative Committee
• Information about Liverpool John Lennon Airport
• Friends of Liverpool Airport