Liverpool John Lennon Airport is one of Europe's fastest growing airports, having almost quadrupled its annual passenger numbers from 875,000 in 1998 to just over 3.1 million in 2003. The airport is located 7 miles south east of the Centre of Liverpool, England, adjacent to the Mersey Estuary.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport is one of the UK's oldest operational airports. Speke Airport - its original name - started scheduled flights in 1930, however was 'officially' opened in the summer of 1933.

2002 saw the airport being renamed in honour of the late John Lennon, a founding member of Liverpudlian band The Beatles, twenty-two years after Lennon's death. A 7ft bronze statue of the local icon proudly stands overlooking the check-in hall. On the roof is painted the airport's motto, a line from Lennon's song "Imagine": "Above us, only sky". The original terminal building from the 1930s, famously seen on early television footage with its terraces packed with Beatles fans, was left derelict for over a decade after being replaced in 1986. However it has recently been renovated and expanded to become the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, preserving its Grade II listed art deco style.

By road, the airport is made accessible by the M53, M56 and M6 motorways. At present, there is no efficient rail link direct to Liverpool Airport - for it has no railway station. The nearest stations are at Garston and Hunts Cross, where there are regular bus shuttle services to the airport.