Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Continent: Europe

Country: United Kingdom

Region: England

Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Location	Speke, Liverpool
IATA code	LPL
ICAO code	EGGP
Airport type	Commercial
Website	http://www.liverpoolairport.com/
Overview map	Google Maps
Communications
Tower	126.35
Ground	121.95
Clearance
Approach	119.85
ATIS	124.325

Liverpool 'John Lennon' Airport is situated on the edge of the River Mersey. It serves the 2008 European Capital of Culture city Liverpool, but the airport itself is sited in Speke. Also at the airport is Liverpool Flying School.

Liverpool airport has one runway (27/09) going from East to West. Aircraft usually land into the prevailing Westerly wind on runway 27 after lining up with the Runcorn-Widnes bridge. Departures usually take the same direction, Westerly towards the Irish Sea and over the Wirral peninsular. This flow changes when there is a strong Easterly wind and runway 9 is used. Liverpool Airport is not as busy as Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) as It's mainly used by the budget airlines. Aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and the Boeing 737 are in common use at Liverpool but occasionally, larger aircraft come in on freight operations. The existing runway is capable of handling very large aircraft such as the Antonov-124, Ilyushin-76 and the Boeing 747-200F.

Regular Traffic

Scheduled Airlines

• Aer Arann
• EasyJet
• EuroManx
• FlyBe
• Ryanair
• Spanair (summer only)
• Wizz Air
• VLM (Vlaamse Luchttransportmaatschappij - Flemish Air Transport Company)

Charter Airlines

• Thomsonfly

Cargo Airlines

• ANC
• DHL
• Target
• Lynx
• Parcelforce
• TNT

(Most general cargo is handled at night)

Facilities and Transportation

• Bus services operate to the airport everyday from in and around Liverpool and the surrounding area.