Liverpool Airport History

With 5.5 million passengers passing through its gates each year, Liverpool Airport is a vibrant and constantly changing center of international travel. But how did it all begin for one of the busiest airports in England?

Early days

The first flight from Liverpool Airport occurred in 1930. By the end of the 1930s, Liverpool Airport was not only serving domestic destinations, but also taking passengers to Ireland.

Throughout World War II, the airport was used as a base for British fighter pilots.

The 1960s

In the 1960s many new developments took place at Liverpool Airport, with Prince Philip paying a Royal Visit, and a new runway added.

This decade was also famous for Liverpool’s most popular pop band The Beatles rising to fame. Iconic pictures of The Beatles dismounting from tours at Liverpool Airport, to the reception of hundreds of screaming fans, are still regularly published around the world today.

Later history

In the decades following the 1960s, particularly the 1990s, massive developments and extensions continued to occur at Liverpool Airport. More than £4 million was invested in the airport during the 1990s.

At the beginning of the new millennium, in 2002, Liverpool Airport was renamed in honour of John Lennon, the world-renowned songwriter from The Beatles.

Liverpool Airport today

Today ‘Liverpool John Lennon Airport’ stands proud as a thriving airport that serves 60 domestic and international destinations. New facilities continue to be added, including some excellent Liverpool Airport parking options. Airparks' choice of parking at Liverpool airport caters for both people who are looking for a longer stay, with the Liverpool long stay car park, as well as those who are away for a shorter time with the Liverpool Mid-Stay Parking option.

2030 will see the culmination of a development master plan at Liverpool Airport. The airport’s logo is the John Lennon lyric ‘above us only sky’, and it truly seems that the sky is the limit for future extensions at this important international airport.