Some facts

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport is one of the oldest operational airports in the country (opened 1933)
• Liverpool is currently the UK's fastest growing regional airport: 1999 throughput = 1.3 million passengers (+49%); 2000 throughput = 1.99 million passengers (+53%)
• Liverpool is 7th in the league of UK airports in terms of freight throughput
• Liverpool was the UK's first regional airport to move from local authority control to that of the private sector in 1990. This followed government recommendation in the 1986 Airports Act
• Liverpool's runway is 7500 ft long (2286 metres) and capable of handling the worlds largest aircraft, e.g. Concorde has been a regular visitor to Liverpool on charter services; the Antonov-124 (the worlds largest commercial aircraft) takes Christmas gifts to less fortunate children each year, as part of Operation Christmas Child and Boeing 747's use Liverpool on ad-hoc charters and when diverted from other airports
• The country's 1st ever inclusive tour (charter) flight operated from Liverpool in 1952
• The UK's 1st ever charter operations of Concorde from a regional airport departed from Liverpool in 1979
• Liverpool has an excellent all year round weather record - the envy of many other airports, due to it's geographical location
• Liverpool is a 24 hour airport, operating 7 days a week, 365 days a year (except for a few hours on Christmas Day!)