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75-494: Liverpool John Lennon Airport ( IATA : LPL , ICAO : EGGP ) is an international airport serving Liverpool , England, on the estuary of the River Mersey 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 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 ,

150-649: A FedEx Express courier service centre as well as a single runway measuring 7,500 ft (2,286 m) in length, with the control tower south of the runway. Originally called Speke Airport , it was operated by the Royal Air Force as RAF Speke in World War II . Between 1997 and 2007, 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

225-553: A drag on the airport's progress thereafter, and Manchester gained the lead from 1949, resulting in Liverpool's loss of the only ground-controlled radar approach unit available to North West airports, further hampering operation. During the post-war years, Speke Airport hosted an annual air display in aid of the Soldiers, Sailors, and Air Force Association , a charity for veterans. The displays were immensely popular and attracted

300-493: A few hundred combinations; a three-letter system of airport codes was implemented. This system allowed for 17,576 permutations, assuming all letters can be used in conjunction with each other. Since the U.S. Navy reserved "N" codes, and to prevent confusion with Federal Communications Commission broadcast call signs , which begin with "W" or "K", the airports of certain U.S. cities whose name begins with one of these letters had to adopt "irregular" airport codes: This practice

375-493: A huge crowd. On one such occasion on 21 May 1956, tragedy struck with the death of Léon Alfred Nicolas "Léo" Valentin , billed as the Birdman, when his balsa wood wings struck the opening of the aircraft from which he was exiting and he was hurtled into an uncontrollable spin. He attempted to deploy his emergency parachute, but it became entangled and 'Roman candled', leaving Leo to fall to his death. The local newspaper headlined

450-502: A more advanced security area aiming at reducing waiting times, completed in autumn 2010. In April 2014, Peel repurchased the 65% stake it had sold in the airport giving it 100% ownership once more. In March 2016, Peel sold a 20% stake in the airport to Liverpool City Council for a reported £12M. This valued the airport at £60M. From 2019 to early 2020, the airport completed some renovation works which made it even easier to get around and also more aesthetically pleasing. This included changing

525-568: A multi-level car park and a Hampton by Hilton hotel started. The hotel opened in October 2009. In June 2010, Vancouver Airport Services announced that it reached an agreement with The Peel Group to acquire 65% share in its airports, including Liverpool. In 2008, the airport hosted a public art exhibit. Liverpool 08 Collection , when Liverpool was the European Capital of Culture. Airside improvements include additional retail units and

600-567: A new airport is built, replacing the old one, leaving the city's new "major" airport (or the only remaining airport) code to no longer correspond with the city's name. The original airport in Nashville, Tennessee, was built in 1936 as part of the Works Progress Administration and called Berry Field with the designation, BNA. A new facility known as Nashville International Airport was built in 1987 but still uses BNA. This

675-426: A new site to the southeast of the existing airfield. It enabled the airport to be open for business around the clock and is in use to this day. Control of the airport transferred to Merseyside County Council from Liverpool Corporation in the mid-1970s and then, ten years later, to the five Merseyside councils following the abolition of Merseyside County Council. In 1982, Pope John Paul II visited and met crowds at

750-454: A wholly owned subsidiary of Peel Holdings . In 2000, work on a £42.5   million passenger terminal began, tripling its size and passenger capacity, completed in 2002 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II . There have since been further extensions to the airport terminal and airside. In 2001, 21 years after his death, the airport was renamed in honour of The Beatles ' John Lennon . A 7 ft (2.1 m) tall bronze statue stands overlooking

825-509: Is GSN and its IATA code is SPN, and some coincide with IATA codes of non-U.S. airports. Canada's unusual codes—which bear little to no similarity with any conventional abbreviation to the city's name—such as YUL in Montréal , and YYZ in Toronto , originated from the two-letter codes used to identify weather reporting stations in the 1930s. The letters preceding the two-letter code follow

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900-586: Is different from the name in English, yet the airport code represents only the English name. Examples include: Due to scarcity of codes, some airports are given codes with letters not found in their names: The use of 'X' as a filler letter is a practice to create three-letter identifiers when more straightforward options were unavailable: Some airports in the United States retained their NWS ( National Weather Service ) codes and simply appended an X at

975-513: Is in conjunction to rules aimed to avoid confusion that seem to apply in the United States, which state that "the first and second letters or second and third letters of an identifier may not be duplicated with less than 200 nautical miles separation." Thus, Washington, D.C. area's three airports all have radically different codes: IAD for Washington–Dulles , DCA for Washington–Reagan (District of Columbia Airport), and BWI for Baltimore (Baltimore–Washington International, formerly BAL). Since HOU

1050-543: Is not followed outside the United States: In addition, since three letter codes starting with Q are widely used in radio communication, cities whose name begins with "Q" also had to find alternate codes, as in the case of: IATA codes should not be confused with the FAA identifiers of U.S. airports. Most FAA identifiers agree with the corresponding IATA codes, but some do not, such as Saipan , whose FAA identifier

1125-416: Is used for William P. Hobby Airport , the new Houston–Intercontinental became IAH. The code BKK was originally assigned to Bangkok–Don Mueang and was later transferred to Suvarnabhumi Airport , while the former adopted DMK. The code ISK was originally assigned to Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik's old airport) and later on transferred to Ozar Airport (Nashik's current airport). Shanghai–Hongqiao retained

1200-571: The Canadian transcontinental railroads were built, each station was assigned its own two-letter Morse code : When the Canadian government established airports, it used the existing railway codes for them as well. If the airport had a weather station, authorities added a "Y" to the front of the code, meaning "Yes" to indicate it had a weather station or some other letter to indicate it did not. When international codes were created in cooperation with

1275-710: The Irish Sea Ambruš mistakenly led the flight to attack two Bristol Blenheim Mk IF light bombers of No. 29 Squadron RAF . One Blenheim, L6637, code letters RO-S, crashed into the sea off Point of Ayre on the Isle of Man and not far from the Morecambe Bay light ship . All three of its crew were killed. The other Blenheim, L7135, code letters RO-S, survived with minor damage and returned safely to RAF Ternhill in Shropshire with its crew unharmed. Ambruš

1350-597: The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit . On 8 October 1940 (one day before John Lennon's birth), Speke was witness to what is thought to be the fastest air-to-air combat "kill" in the Battle of Britain and possibly of all time. Flight Lieutenant Denys Gillam took off in his Hawker Hurricane from Speke to be confronted by a Junkers Ju 88 passing across him. He shot the Junkers down while his undercarriage

1425-400: The Royal Air Force and known as RAF Speke. Rootes built in a " shadow factory " by the airport to produce Bristol Blenheims and 1,070 Handley Page Halifax bombers. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation assembled many types of planes at the airport, including Hudsons and Mustang fighters , that had been shipped from the United States in parts to Liverpool Docks . The airport was also home to

1500-533: The check-in hall. On the roof is painted the airport's motto, "Above us, only sky"; a line from Lennon's song " Imagine ". In 2005, the Yellow Submarine , a large-scale work of art, was installed on a traffic island at the entrance to the airport. A permanent exhibition of photographs of The Beatles in India , taken by Paul Saltzman in 1968 at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , can be seen above

1575-481: The list of Amtrak station codes . Airport codes arose out of the convenience that the practice brought pilots for location identification in the 1930s. Initially, pilots in the United States used the two-letter code from the National Weather Service (NWS) for identifying cities. This system became unmanageable for cities and towns without an NWS identifier, and the use of two letters allowed only

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1650-447: The 12th-busiest airport in the UK. Built in part of the grounds of Speke Hall , Liverpool (Speke) Airport, as the airport was originally known, started scheduled flights in 1930 with a service by Imperial Airways via Barton Aerodrome near Eccles , Salford and Castle Bromwich Aerodrome , Birmingham to Croydon Airport near London. The airport was officially opened on 1 July 1933. By

1725-523: The IATA Airline Coding Directory. IATA provides codes for airport handling entities, and for certain railway stations. Alphabetical lists of airports sorted by IATA code are available. A list of railway station codes , shared in agreements between airlines and rail lines such as Amtrak , SNCF , and Deutsche Bahn , is available. However, many railway administrations have their own list of codes for their stations, such as

1800-546: The Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. The two art-deco-style hangars that flank the terminal and apron have also been converted for new uses: one is now a David Lloyd leisure centre , the other the headquarters of the Very Group , called Skyways House. In 1990, the airport was privatised, with British Aerospace taking a 76% shareholding in the new company. Subsequently, the airport has become

1875-458: The U.S. For example, several airports in Alaska have scheduled commercial service, such as Stebbins and Nanwalek , which use FAA codes instead of ICAO codes. Thus, neither system completely includes all airports with scheduled service. Some airports are identified in colloquial speech by their IATA code. Examples include LAX and JFK . No. 312 Squadron RAF No. 312 Squadron RAF

1950-481: The United States, because "Y" was seldom used in the United States, Canada simply used the weather station codes for its airports, changing the "Y" to a "Z" if it conflicted with an airport code already in use. The result is that most major Canadian airport codes start with "Y" followed by two letters in the city's name (for example, YOW for O tta w a , YWG for W innipe g , YYC for C algar y , or YVR for V ancouve r ), whereas other Canadian airports append

2025-615: The aircraft or Hekl's body. In 1977 the Dumfries branch of the Scottish Sub Aqua Club began a systematic search of the bed of the loch in the area where an eyewitness thought the aircraft had crashed. In 1979 several clubs from the Northern Federation of British Sub-Aqua Clubs joined the search, and Blackpool Sub-Aqua Club took over organisation of the project. The search was unsuccessful so in 1982 it

2100-418: The airport infrastructure: this might include a runway extension (enabling transatlantic /long-haul flights) as well as a new cargo area south of the runway, new taxiway, terminal expansion (including new food/drink outlets, larger security areas as well as 3 new piers/concourses), hotel/parking expansion as well as the plans for a new A-road to enhance motorway connections to the facilities. In addition,

2175-496: The airport is the closest intercity railway station, where there are East Midlands Railway , London Northwestern Railway , Merseyrail , Northern Trains , TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales regular services. Regular bus services link the airport with surrounding urban areas, operated by Arriva North West and Merseytravel . The original terminal building dating from the late 1930s, famously seen on 1960s television footage with its terraces packed with Beatles fans,

2250-440: The airport itself instead of the city it serves, while another code is reserved which refers to the city itself which can be used to search for flights to any of its airports. For instance: Or using a code for the city in one of the major airports and then assigning another code to another airport: When different cities with the same name each have an airport, they need to be assigned different codes. Examples include: Sometimes,

2325-452: The airport through its major passenger growth years. On selling the airport to Vancouver Airport Services in 2010, the former operations director for Vancouver Airport, Craig Richmond, took over, and on 1 March 2013, Matthew Thomas, also from Vancouver Airport Services (by then renamed Vantage Airport Group), was appointed to the role. Andrew Cornish held the CEO position from September 2014 until

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2400-606: The airport wants to build a nature reserve on the coastal perimeter of the Oglet Shore . Plans also include schemes to improve public transport connections to the airport, including new bus and rail services to South Parkway . The single terminal at Liverpool John Lennon Airport has a capacity of 7   million passengers a year and consists of an arrivals and a departures hall, both connected within short walking distance of each other. There are no jet bridges or travelators at Liverpool, requiring passengers to walk to/from

2475-550: The airport with the city centre every 30 minutes The airport is accessible from the A533 / Runcorn Widnes Bridge and Mersey Gateway Bridge to the south and from the M57 and Knowsley Expressway to the north. The nearest Merseyrail Northern Line station is Hunts Cross at 2.2 miles (3.5 km) away, where there are frequent services to Liverpool Central and Southport . Liverpool South Parkway at 2.9 miles (4.7 km) from

2550-418: The airport's former name, such as Orlando International Airport 's MCO (for Mc C o y Air Force Base), or Chicago's O'Hare International Airport , which is coded ORD for its original name: Or char d Field. In rare cases, the code comes from the airport's unofficial name, such as Kahului Airport 's OGG (for local aviation pioneer Jimmy H ogg ). In large metropolitan areas, airport codes are often named after

2625-502: The code SHA, while the newer Shanghai–Pudong adopted PVG. The opposite was true for Berlin : the airport Berlin–Tegel used the code TXL, while its smaller counterpart Berlin–Schönefeld used SXF; the Berlin Brandenburg Airport has the airport code BER, which is also part of its branding. The airports of Hamburg (HAM) and Hannover (HAJ) are less than 100 nautical miles (190 km) apart and therefore share

2700-609: The days when The Beatles were regular passengers. Chris Preece, a former executive of British Aerospace , was airport director during much of the British Aerospace years of ownership, replaced by Rod Rufus and then Rod Hill, who brought in Direct Holidays, part of the MyTravel Group on a commercial deal which was to prove the market for easyJet . Neil Pakey took over as managing director in 2002, taking

2775-522: The departure/arrival halls and gates. There are a number of retail and food outlets in the airport such as Boots , Burger King , Frankie & Benny's , Starbucks , WHSmith and a number of bars and cafés. There is also a World Duty Free retail section for departing passengers. Captain Harold James Andrews was appointed as the first airport manager in July 1932, and he was effectively

2850-506: The end of June 2017. John Irving became the new CEO with effect from 12 March 2018. The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Liverpool: Liverpool John Lennon Airport is within Merseytravel Area C, for local public transport tickets. Plusbus tickets are also available. Arriva North West provides buses to Liverpool City Centre . There is also an express service Arriva North West 500 that connects

2925-934: The end. Examples include: A lot of minor airfields without scheduled passenger traffic have ICAO codes but not IATA codes, since the four letter codes allow more number of codes, and IATA codes are mainly used for passenger services such as tickets, and ICAO codes by pilots. In the US, such airfields use FAA codes instead of ICAO. There are airports with scheduled service for which there are ICAO codes but not IATA codes, such as Nkhotakota Airport/Tangole Airport in Malawi or Chōfu Airport in Tokyo, Japan. There are also several minor airports in Russia (e.g., Omsukchan Airport ) which lack IATA codes and instead use internal Russian codes for booking. Flights to these airports cannot be booked through

3000-429: The first full-time professional co-ordinator for the whole project. Jack Chadwick took over many of the management functions post-war until 1961. That year there was a traffic increase of 42%, attributed to the first airport marketing campaign initiated by the new airport director, Wing Commander H.W.G.Andrews. In the late 1960s, Brian Trunkfield was the assistant director, and Keith Porter took over as airport director in

3075-557: The first three letters of the city in which it is located, for instance: The code may also be a combination of the letters in its name, such as: Sometimes the airport code reflects pronunciation, rather than spelling, namely: For many reasons, some airport codes do not fit the normal scheme described above. Some airports, for example, cross several municipalities or regions, and therefore, use codes derived from some of their letters, resulting in: Other airports—particularly those serving cities with multiple airports—have codes derived from

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3150-478: The following format: Most large airports in Canada have codes that begin with the letter "Y", although not all "Y" codes are Canadian (for example, YUM for Yuma, Arizona , and YNT for Yantai , China), and not all Canadian airports start with the letter "Y" (for example, ZBF for Bathurst, New Brunswick ). Many Canadian airports have a code that starts with W, X or Z, but none of these are major airports. When

3225-597: The form of " YYZ ", a song by the rock band Rush , which utilizes the Morse code signal as a musical motif. Some airports have started using their IATA codes as brand names , such as Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Numerous New Zealand airports use codes that contain the letter Z, to distinguish them from similar airport names in other countries. Examples include HLZ for Hamilton , ZQN for Queenstown , and WSZ for Westport . Predominantly, airport codes are named after

3300-436: The gate numbers from gates 30–43 to gates 11–17, in order to make the gates larger and more spacious, which also involved removing two by merging gates together. In addition, the departure hall, security hall and the entire experience throughout the airport has been altered massively by new decorations and images promoting the surrounding region. Possible future developments include an investment of perhaps £100   million in

3375-487: The international air booking systems or have international luggage transferred there, and thus, they are booked instead through the airline or a domestic booking system. Several heliports in Greenland have 3-letter codes used internally which might be IATA codes for airports in faraway countries. There are several airports with scheduled service that have not been assigned ICAO codes that do have IATA codes, especially in

3450-482: The late 1930s, air traffic from Liverpool was beginning to take off with increasing demand for Irish Sea crossings, and a distinctive passenger terminal , control tower and two large aircraft hangars were built. At the beginning of 1937, Liverpool City Council leased between 70 and 110 acres (28 and 45 hectares) of their Speke Estate on a 999-year lease to the Air Ministry . The price included at all times

3525-460: The marking DU-W. An eyewitness the Spitfire flying low over the surface of Loch Doon when Hekl banked the aircraft to starboard and its starboard wingtip caught the water surface. Hekl lost control and the aircraft broke up and sank, leaving only a patch of oil on the water. An RAF salvage crew brought a boat and spent several days trawling parts of the bed of the loch, but failed to find either

3600-612: The name of the airport itself, for instance: This is also true with some cities with a single airport (even if there is more than one airport in the metropolitan area of said city), such as BDL for Hartford, Connecticut 's B ra dl ey International Airport or Baltimore's BWI, for B altimore/ W ashington I nternational Airport ; however, the latter also serves Washington, D.C. , alongside Dulles International Airport (IAD, for I nternational A irport D ulles) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, for D istrict of C olumbia A irport). The code also sometimes comes from

3675-422: The old Liverpool airport. A modern passenger terminal adjacent to the new runway opened in 1986 followed by the closure of the original 1930s building. The original terminal building dating from the late 1930s, famously seen on early television footage with its terraces packed with Beatles fans, was left derelict until converted into a hotel, opening in 2001, preserving its Grade II listed Art Deco style. It

3750-416: The one they are located in: Other airport codes are of obscure origin, and each has its own peculiarities: In Asia, codes that do not correspond with their city's names include Niigata 's KIJ , Nanchang 's KHN and Pyongyang 's FNJ . EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg , which serves three countries, has three airport codes: BSL, MLH, EAP. Some cities have a name in their respective language which

3825-451: The retail units in the departure lounge. In 2005, a new apron was constructed exclusively for EasyJet , to the east of the terminal with six stands and a pier with six boarding gates. In September 2006, reconstruction started on the main runway and taxiways. This was the first time the runway had been reconstructed (as opposed to resurfaced) since it was opened in 1966. This work was completed in 2007. In addition to runway and shoulder work

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3900-506: The same first and middle letters, indicating that this rule might be followed only in Germany. Many cities retain historical names in their airport codes, even after having undergone an official name/spelling/transliteration change: Some airport codes are based on previous names associated with a present airport, often with a military heritage. These include: Some airports are named for an administrative division or nearby city, rather than

3975-533: The seven weekly flights were nonstop, while the other three operated via Knock, Ireland. Yoko Ono , the widow of John Lennon, attended the inauguration ceremony. Several problems beset the service, including technical issues with the aircraft, lengthy delays and low passenger numbers. Flyglobespan ended up replacing the Boeing 757 with a smaller 737 due to the poor patronage. The company ended flights to both New York and Hamilton in October 2007. In 2007, construction of

4050-460: The squadron in 1944–45. This is by far the largest number of surviving aircraft associated with a single squadron. Aircraft of this squadron used a unit code letters DU . On 25 October 1941, when 312 Squadron was based at RAF Heathfield , F/O František Hekl crashed a Spitfire Mk IIA into a reservoir in Ayrshire on a solo training flight. The Spitfire was serial number P7540, carrying

4125-457: The squadron moved to RAF Skaebrae on Orkney . On 7 September the squadron moved to RAF Ibsley in Hampshire and joined the 2nd Tactical Air Force as a fighter-bomber unit. The squadron operated over France softening up targets in preparation for the invasion and then supporting the landings. On 1 November Sqn Ldr František Vancl succeeded Vybíral as squadron commander. In January 1944

4200-874: The squadron moved to nearby RAF Tangmere , also in West Sussex. From 4 July 1944 the squadron spent a week at RAF Lympne in Kent . On 11 July it moved again to RAF Coltishall in Norfolk and operated daytime bomber escort flights over continental Europe. However, on 27 August its duties were switched to the Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB), for which it was moved on RAF North Weald in Essex. On 3 October it moved again to RAF Bradwell Bay , also in Essex. On 15 November 1944 Sqn Ldr Václav Šlouf succeeded Hlad'o as squadron commander. From 27 February to 8 June 1945

4275-649: The squadron was based at RAF Manston in Kent. On 3 August members of all of the RAF's Czechoslovak squadrons held a farewell parade at RAF Manston. Air Marshal John Slessor inspected the parade, accompanied by Air Marshal Karel Janoušek . On 24 August 312 squadron moved to Ruzyně Airport in Prague . It became a squadron of the new Czechoslovak Air Force , and on 15 February 1946 was officially disbanded as an RAF squadron. Seven Spitfire F Mk IXs survive today that flew with

4350-422: The squadron was equipped with Hawker Hurricane Mk I fighters. On 26 September the squadron moved to RAF Speke to join the air defence of Merseyside . Its first victory was on 8 October 1940, when its Yellow Flight (Denys Gillam, Alois Vašátko and Josef Stehlík ) shot down a Junkers Ju 88 medium bomber over Liverpool . On 13 October Ambruš led a flight of three Hurricane Mk I fighters on patrol. Over

4425-608: The squadron was re-equipped with the Hurricane Mk II . On 27 May Sqn Ldr Jan Klán succeeded Čižek as commanding officer, and two days later the squadron moved to RAF Kenley in Surrey . Klán's tenure was brief, as he was replaced on 5 June with Sqn Ldr Alois Vašátko . On 20 July the squadron moved to RAF Martlesham Heath in Suffolk . On 19 August it moved again to RAF Heathfield in Ayrshire , Scotland. The squadron

4500-798: The squadron was re-equipped with the Spitfire Mk IX . From 20 February it spent a few days at RAF Mendlesham in Suffolk, before moving on 23 February to RAF Rochford in Essex . On 3 April 1944 the squadron moved to RAF Appledram in West Sussex . From here its operations included intercepting V-1 flying bombs , escorting bombers and attacking rail and road targets in German-occupied Europe . On 15 May Sqn Ldr Jaroslav Hlad'o succeeded Vancl as squadron commander. On 22 June

4575-500: The station code of Malton, Mississauga , where it is located). YUL is used for Montréal–Trudeau (UL was the ID code for the beacon in the city of Kirkland , now the location of Montréal–Trudeau). While these codes make it difficult for the public to associate them with a particular Canadian city, some codes have become popular in usage despite their cryptic nature, particularly at the largest airports. Toronto's code has entered pop culture in

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4650-433: The story with "The world has been robbed of a daring personality." Ironically, a few years earlier Valentin had been attributed with discovering the free-fall stable position still used by sports parachutists today for safe deployment. The city took over control of the airport on 1 January 1961 and prepared development plans. In 1966, a new 7,500 ft (2,286 m) runway was opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on

4725-515: The two-letter code of the radio beacons that were the closest to the actual airport, such as YQX in Gander or YXS in Prince George . Four of the ten provincial capital airports in Canada have ended up with codes beginning with YY, including: Canada's largest airport is YYZ for Toronto Pearson (as YTZ was already allocated to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport , the airport was given

4800-538: The use of Speke Airport next to the shadow factory site. The LMS Railway provided a siding. Erection of the building was planned to take 30   weeks and when complete it would provide employment for more than 5,000   people. It was to be managed by Rootes Securities on behalf of the Air Ministry. Work started Monday 15 February 1937. During the Second World War , Speke was requisitioned by

4875-573: Was a Czechoslovak-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force in the Second World War . The squadron was formed at Duxford on 29 August 1940. It was crewed mostly by escaped Czechoslovak pilots, but its first commander was the British Squadron Leader Frank Tyson. On 12 September a Slovak fighter pilot , Ján Ambruš , was appointed as joint commander of the squadron. The plan was for responsibility to be transferred gradually from Tyson to Ambruš. Initially

4950-574: Was constructed as part of a £37   million development by Peel Holdings at John Lennon Airport (which also included a multi-storey car park ), There is also a Premier Inn and a Travelodge UK within walking distance to the airport terminal IATA airport code The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763, and it is administered by the IATA's headquarters in Montreal , Canada. The codes are published semi-annually in

5025-722: Was killed in action and Sqn Ldr Jan Čermák was appointed to succeed him. On 3 July 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Harrowbeer in Devon . On 19 August the squadron provided air cover for the Operation Jubilee raid on Dieppe . During the raid Miroslav Liškutín  [ cs ] shot down a Dornier Do 217 bomber and 312 Squadron lost one of its own aircraft. On 10 October 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Church Stanton in Somerset . On 1 January 1943 Sqn Ldr Tomáš Vybíral succeeded Čermák as squadron commander. On 24 June

5100-639: Was moved to Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum , where the aircraft was slowly restored and a pair of replica wings fitted. Restoration to non-flying condition was completed in 2017. Supermarine Spitfire Vc 'AR501' (civil registration G-AWII) built in 1942, remains airworthy, and is maintained & operated by The Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire, England. AR501 was one of a production batch of 300 Spitfires ordered under Contract No. 1305/40 of August 1940 from Westland Aircraft, Yeovil. Following restoration in 2018 by The Shuttleworth Collection it

5175-489: Was moved to a different area of the loch, where divers quickly found the Spitfire's tail and rear part of the fuselage. In subsequent dives other parts of the aircraft were found, scattered over a distance of 200 metres. Both wings were badly damaged, magnesium parts such as the undercarriage wheels had corroded away, but the Merlin Mk XII engine was recovered in good condition. Hekl's body was not found. The wreckage

5250-671: Was part of the Marriott chain of hotels, but is currently the Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel after a renovation in August 2008. The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC and Bristol Britannia G-ANCF, preserved by

5325-460: Was part of the Marriott chain of hotels. It became the Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel after a renovation in August 2008. The Hampton by Hilton Liverpool/John Lennon Airport is one of four Hilton Worldwide hotels in Liverpool. It is situated directly opposite the main terminal building, and is the second largest hotel serving the complex after the Crowne Plaza. The hotel

5400-834: Was re-equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIA in October 1941 and again with the Spitfire Mk VB/C in December. The squadron spent the first part of 1942 in Wales. It moved to RAF Fairwood Common in Glamorgan on 1 January, then to RAF Angle in Pembrokeshire on 20 February, and then returned to Fairwood Common on 10 April. The squadron's duties included coastal patrols and shipping reconnaissance flights. On 23 June 1942 Sqn Ldr Vašátko

5475-657: Was relieved of his command, and on 12 December Sqn Ldr Evžen Čižek was appointed to succeed him. On 17 December Ambruš was transferred to the Inspectorate-General of the Czechoslovak Air Force in London. On 3 March 1941 the squadron moved to RAF Valley on Anglesey and began flying convoy patrols over the Irish Sea. On 24 April the squadron moved to RAF Jurby , Isle of Man . In May 1941

5550-477: Was still retracting, and, along with Alois Vašátko and Josef Stehlík, all of 312 Squadron , was credited with the kill. The moment has been caught in a painting by Robert Taylor called Fastest Victory . Normal civil airline operations resumed after VE Day and passengers increased from 50,000 in 1945 to 75,000 in 1948, remaining ahead of Manchester Airport . Ownership by the Ministry of Aviation proved to be

5625-406: Was the upgrade of the 40-year-old airfield group lighting with a new system, intended to upgrade the runway to ILS Category III standards. In May 2007, Flyglobespan commenced a seasonal flight to Hamilton, 50 miles (80 km) from Toronto. This was the Liverpool airport's first transatlantic air service. Later that month, the carrier launched a route to New York City using a Boeing 757. Four of

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