RAF Speke - (Liverpool John Lennon Airport) | Education Video by World of Military

<p>Liverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport in Liverpool, England, on the estuary of the River Mersey 6.5 nautical miles (12.0&nbsp;km; 7.5&nbsp;mi) south-east of Liverpool city centre. Scheduled domestic, European, North African and Middle Eastern services are operated from the airport. The airport comprises a single passenger terminal, three general use hangars, a FedEx Express courier service centre as well as a single runway measuring 7,500&nbsp;ft (2,286&nbsp;m) in length, with the control tower south of the runway.</p><p>Originally called <strong>Speke Airport</strong>, it was operated by the Royal Air Force as <strong>RAF Speke</strong> in World War II. Between 1997 and 2007, the facility was one of Europe's fastest-growing commercial airports, as annual passenger numbers increased from 689,468 to 5.47 million. It was renamed after Liverpudlian musician John Lennon of The Beatles in 2001. The airport handled 4.19 million passengers in 2023, making it the 12th-busiest airport in the UK.</p><p><br></p><p>At the beginning of 1937 Liverpool City Council leased between 70 and 110 acres of their Speke Estate on a 999-year lease to the Air Ministry. The price incl