Liverpool John Lennon Airport
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA Airport Code LPL) is a fairly small-sized aviation facility in Liverpool, England. It was renamed in honour of the late John Lennon, a founding member of Liverpudlian music group The Beatles, in 2000, twenty years after Lennon's murder. Before this, the facility was known as Speke Airport (during World War II it was militarised as RAF Speke) after the southern Liverpool suburb where it is located.
On the roof is painted the airport's motto, a line from Lennon's song "Imagine": "Above us, only sky".
Although such major airlines such as BEA and later British Airways, and low-cost carriers such as Easyjet, have served the airport from time to time, the airport is largely a charter airline haven. It is capable of accepting all kinds of jets.
3.2 million passengers used Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 2003 . Many Liverpool travellers use the reasonably near and much larger Manchester International Airport instead.
The airport is currently served by the following airline companies:
And the cargo airline area is served by:
External links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (http://www.liverpooljohnlennonairport.com/)
- History of Speke Airport (http://www.south-lancs-aviation.bravepages.com/history_of_speke_airport.htm)