Liverpools John Lennon Airport is formerly known as Speke Airport and RAF Speke, the airport is located within the City of Liverpool next to the estuary of the River Mersey some 6 miles southeast of the centre of Liverpool. The Airport is named after the late Beatles musician John Lennon.
By road, the airport is readily accessible by the M53 and M56 motorways via the A533 / Runcorn Bridge to the south, and the M57 and M62 motorways via the Knowsley Expressway to the north of the airport.
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In 2002 the airport was renamed in honour of John Lennon, 22 years after Lennon's death. A 7 ft tall bronze statue of the local legend 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". In 2005 the Yellow Submarine, a large-scale work of art, was installed on a traffic island at the entrance to the airport.
The closest hotel to Liverpool John Lennon Airport is the Hampton By Hilton. The Hampton by Hilton Liverpool John Lennon Airport offers 160 air conditioned en suite bedrooms offering modern facilities including complimentary high-speed and WiFi Internet access. All room rates include Complimentary Hot Buffet Breakfast and guests have free use of the in house gym facilities. Click here to visit the hotel website.
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