Liverpool Airport in England
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is an international
airport covering the city of Liverpool and North West England. Formerly known
as Speke Airport and RAF Speke, the airport is near the City of Liverpool next
to the estuary of the River Mersey some 6.5 miles southeast of the centre of
Liverpool, the airport is named after assassinated musician and peace activist
John Lennon. Alongside domestic services, there are also regular scheduled
flights to dozens of locations across Europe, the Near East and North Africa as
well as formerly North America.
Up until 2007 it was one of Europe's fastest growing airports, having
increased its annual passenger numbers from 875,000 in 1998 to 5.47 million.
The growth rate was 10.2% in 2007. 500,000 passengers were handled in one
month, for the first time, during May 2007. Per CAA UK airport statistics, the
number of passengers during 2008 reduced by 2.5% to 5.33 million (UK average
reduction: 2.0%).
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Some former airlines to have served John Lennon Airport in the late 20th to
early 21st centuries include Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, Air Malta, British Airways,
EuroManx, Flyglobespan, MyTravel Airways and VLM Airlines. By far the best
served nation by flights from John Lennon Airport is Spain. There are fifteen
direct flights from the airport to various destinations in mainland Spain, the
Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands. John Lennon Airport is also on level
terms with London Stansted as the top UK airport for choice of destinations to
Poland.
