The Liverpool John Lennon is about 12 km from the city centre and is operated by Liverpool Airport plc. LPL and EGGP are the IATA and ICAO codes respectively. What was formerly called Speke Airport or RAF Speke (during WW II) started flights in 1930. It officially opened in 1933 and was privatized in 1990. While the charter flights include Thomson Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines, and Thomsonfly the scheduled airlines are KLM, Flybe, Ryanair, Wizz Air, and easyJet.
The airport could be accessed by M53, M56, M57, and M62 motorways. Knowsley Expressway links Knowsley, Prescot, and Huyton to the area around the airport. There are shuttle services to Manchester and Liverpool.
The closest railway station is the Liverpool South Parkway from where you could take the shuttle to get to the airport. There is a 24-hours bus link that connects the airport with the city centre. In 2007 there was a 10.25% growth in the number of passengers; 5.52 million travelers were handled.

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