Speke (old & new) (Liverpool John Lennon)
Major
| Also known as: | Liverpool Airport / Liverpool John Lennon Airport / RAF Speke / RAF Station, Speke / Speke Aerodrome / Speke Airport |
| County: | Merseyside |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Industry / Leisure activity |
| Date: | Opened July 1930 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / RAF (Czech) / RAF (Polish) / FAA / Civil |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Boots
- Burger King
- Caffe Ritazza
- Claire's
- Crowne Plaza Hotel - Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- David Lloyd Leisure
- Daytripper Bar
- Frankie & Benny's
- GO
- H Bar
- Hampton by Hilton
- J D Wetherspoon
- JD Sports
- Liverpool Aviation Services Limited
- Servisair
- Skyways House (Shop Direct Group)
- Souvenirs & Gifts Ltd
- SPAR
- Starbucks
- SUBWAY
- The Estuary Kitchen & Grill
- Travelex
- WH Smith
- WH Smith Bookshop
- With Love from Liverpool
- World Duty Free
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 Calibration Flight
- No 1 (Coastal) OTU
- No 1 Supplementary SoTT
- No 5 FTS
- No 5 SFTS
- No 8 Radio Maintenance Unit
- No 8 Radio Servicing Section
- No 9 Gp AAC Flight
- No 13 Sqn
- No 15 Gp Comms Flight
- No 57 OTU
- No 73 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight
- No 77 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight
- No 79 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight
- No 144 Sqn
- No 186 EGS / NW186 EGS
- No 186 GS
- No 229 Sqn
- No 236 Sqn
- No 303 Sqn
- No 306 Sqn
- No 308 Sqn
- No 312 Sqn
- No 315 Sqn
- No 611 Sqn
- No 776 Sqn
- No 829 Sqn
- No 849 Sqn
- No 1820 Sqn
- No 1832 Sqn
- No 1834 Sqn
- Air Anglia
- Air Ecosse
- Air Wales
- Airlines Flying Group
- Atlantic Airlines
- BEA
- BKS Air Transport
- British Airways
- British Eagle
- C.D. Barnard Air Tours Ltd
- Catapult Development & Training Establishment
- Cambrian Air Services
- Dan-Air
- easyJet
- EuroManx
- Europe Airpost
- Flybe
- Flyglobespan
- Isle of Man Air Services
- Keenair Services
- Liverpool Aero Club and Merseyside Aviation Centre
- Liverpool & District Aero Club
- Liverpool UAS
- Merchant Ship Fighter Unit
- Norwegian Air Shuttle
- Railway Air Services
- Ryanair
- Southport and Merseyside Aero Club
- Starways
- Vernair Flying Services
- West Lancs Flying Group
- Wizz Air
Former hangar at Speke, 23 August 2005.
The control tower at Speke, 16 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Lord Londonderry, Secretary for Air, inaugurates Speke Airport, 1933. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage showing a helicopter service between Speke Airport and Cardiff, 1950. Courtesy of British Pathé