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Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is an airport serving the English city of Liverpool. Formerly known as Speke Airport and RAF Speke, the airport is located adjacent to the estuary of the River Mersey some 7.5 miles (12 km) south-east of the centre of Liverpool.

In recent years it has been one of Europe's fastest growing airports, having increased its annual passenger numbers from 875,000 in 1998 to 4.96 million in 2006. The growth rate was 12.6% in 2006, less than the 31.5% of 2005. 500,000 passengers were handled in one month, for the first time, during May 2007. Parking facilities, although extended, have not kept pace with the demand, and so latest plans are for a new multi-storey car park, which will be able to hold 870 vehicles. In the meantime, the airport is trying to equate demand with capacity by imposing much higher parking charges than apply at its Manchester rival. In June 2007 a new Holiday Inn Express hotel was opened just outside the airport.