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Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Elevation

80 ft

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The Essence of Liverpool John Lennon Airport

LPL

Location

Liverpool · ENG · United Kingdom

Connectivity

58 routes · 48 destinations

Position

53.335°, -2.850° · 80 ft elev.

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Liverpool's international gateway, named after a Beatles legend.

Opened

1933

Location

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is an international airport serving Liverpool and the wider Merseyside region in northwest England. It is named after John Lennon, the legendary musician and co-founder of The Beatles, who was born in Liverpool. The airport's motto, 'Above Us Only Sky,' is taken from Lennon's iconic song 'Imagine.' The airport is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Liverpool city centre, near the suburb of Speke. It handles several million passengers annually and primarily serves leisure and low-cost routes across Europe. Ryanair has historically been one of the dominant carriers operating from the airport. Originally developed as Speke Airport in the 1930s, the facility was modernised and rebranded in 2001 to honour John Lennon. It features a single passenger terminal and has undergone various infrastructure improvements to support growing passenger demand.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling all arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to Liverpool city centre and the wider region by bus services, taxis, and private car via the A561 road, with no direct rail link to the terminal.

Airlines here

Ryanair is the dominant carrier at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with easyJet and other low-cost and charter airlines also operating services.

Notable facts

›Named after John Lennon in 2001, making it one of the few airports in the world named after a musician.
›The airport's motto 'Above Us Only Sky' is derived from John Lennon's song 'Imagine.'
›Originally known as Speke Airport, it opened in 1933 and was one of England's earliest municipal airports.
›The original art deco terminal building at Speke, now a hotel, is a Grade II* listed structure.
›The airport primarily serves short-haul and European leisure destinations.

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Route map (47 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Flybe

Ryanair

easyJet

United Feeder Service

Wizz Air

Routes

LPL → IOMBE · DH4

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LPL → AGPFR · 738

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LPL → LPAFR · 738

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LPL → PMIFR · 738

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LPL → SNNFR · 738

LPL → SZZFR · 738

LPL → TFSFR · 738

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LPL → SXFU2 · 319

LPL → GDNW6 · 320

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Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-80033 routes Airbus A31919 routes Airbus A32016 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Liverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport serving Liverpool, England, on the estuary of the River Mersey 7.5 miles (12 km) south-east of Liverpool city centre. Scheduled domestic, European, North African and Middle Eastern services are operated from the airport. The airport comprises a single passenger terminal, three general use hangars, a FedEx Express courier service centre as well as a single runway measuring 7,500 ft (2,286 m) in length, with the control tower south of the runway.

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