Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Liverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport in Liverpool, England. It is located by the River Mersey. There are around 5 million passengers each year. It opened in 1930, making it the oldest commercial airport outside London. In 1966 a longer runway suitable for jet airplanes opened and in 1986 a new terminal building opened and the old terminal building eventually became a hotel currently the Crowne Plaza Liverpool Airport Hotel. In 2001 Liverpool Airport was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport after John Lennon of The Beatles. In 2006 a railway station Liverpool South Parkway opened to carry passengers to and from the airport.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport
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IATA: LPL – ICAO: EGGP
Summary
Owner		Peel Airports
Operator		Liverpool Airport Ltd.
Location		Speke, Liverpool
Elevation AMSL		81 ft / 25 m
Coordinates		53°20′01″N 002°50′59″W
Website		liverpoolairport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
09/27	2,285	7,497	Asphalt
Sources: UK Aeronautical Information Publication at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Liverpool John Lennon Airport Media

• The old terminal building, used between the 1930s and 1986, now the Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport (Terminal Interior)

• Aerial view of the airport - the passenger terminal, parking and general aviation hangars (in the top-right corner)

• -2023-02-02 Bus interchange at Liverpool South Parkway.jpg

  Liverpool South Parkway railway station was built to improve links to the airport.

• -2023-02-02 Transport for Wales Class 197 at Liverpool South Parkway.jpg

  Platform view at Liverpool South Parkway Station.

• The Hampton by Hilton Liverpool John Lennon Airport