Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is one of the longest-established operational airports in the United Kingdom, situated seven miles southeast of Liverpool city centre and adjacent to the River Mersey.
Throughout its 90-plus year history, the airport has been Merseyside’s aviation gateway, playing an important role in transporting people and goods across the country, continent and world.
Today, the airport connects Liverpool with more than 70 direct destinations across Europe and North Africa, with onward connections to North America offered by multiple airlines. Liverpool is also a focus city for easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2.com, with each airline having a base at LJLA.
The airport is also one of the area’s major employers, attracting inward investment and bringing significant tourism benefits, helping to boost the region’s economy. LJLA is a significant driver of prosperity in the region and the North West and North Wales as a whole, bringing an estimated £340 million per annum in GVA and supporting 5,200 jobs across the Liverpool City Region in 2019.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is also known for its “faster, easier, friendlier” experience, characterised by its relaxed, hassle-free experience, where queue times for passengers to go through airport security are amongst the lowest in the industry, with one of the best airline punctuality records, too.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport have recently been crowned the best airport in the UK, beating every other British terminal in a new global ranking from AirHelp.
