Liverpool John Lennon Airport - (LPL/EGGP) (Liverpool)

United Kingdom / England / Ellesmere Port / Liverpool / Speke Hall Road
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) (formerly known as Speke Airport and RAF Speke) is one of Europe's fastest growing airports, having more than quintupled its annual passenger numbers from 875,000 in 1998 to over 4.4 million in 2005.

The airport is located 7 miles south east of the centre of Liverpool, United Kingdom, adjacent to the Mersey Estuary.

2002 saw the airport being renamed in honour of the late John Lennon, a founding member of Liverpudlian band The Beatles, twenty-two years after Lennon's death. A 7ft bronze statue of the local icon proudly stands overlooking the check-in hall. On the roof is painted the airport's motto, a line from Lennon's song "Imagine": "Above us, only sky".

The original terminal building from the 1930s, famously seen on early television footage with its terraces packed with Beatles fans, was left derelict for over a decade after being replaced in 1986. However it has recently been renovated and expanded to become the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, preserving its Grade II listed art deco style.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_John_Lennon_Airport
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Coordinates:   53°20'7"N   2°51'19"W

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  • I heard a rumour that Heathrow were also going to quote "Imagine". Apparently they were going to put on their roof, "Imagine no possessions, it's easy if you try".