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Leeds Bradford Airport

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Leeds Bradford Airport

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Yorkshire's primary international gateway serving Leeds and Bradford.

Opened

1931

Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is the principal commercial airport serving West Yorkshire, located approximately 7 miles northwest of Leeds city centre near Yeadon. It serves millions of passengers annually and connects the region to destinations across Europe, North Africa, and beyond. The airport has a long history dating back to the 1930s and has undergone several expansions and modernisation programmes over the decades. It operates a single terminal and runway, handling both scheduled and charter services for leisure and business travellers. A major redevelopment project, including a new terminal building, has been planned and debated in recent years to significantly increase capacity and improve the passenger experience as demand for air travel from Yorkshire continues to grow.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building handling all departures and arrivals for both scheduled and charter flights.

Getting to & from

Leeds Bradford Airport is accessible by road via the A658 and A65, with regular bus services connecting to Leeds and Bradford city centres, though it lacks a direct rail link.

Airlines here

Major airlines operating at Leeds Bradford include Ryanair, Jet2.com (which has a significant base at the airport), easyJet, and TUI Airways.

Notable facts

›Jet2.com and its package holiday arm Jet2holidays use Leeds Bradford as one of their primary bases.
›The airport sits at an elevation of approximately 681 feet (208 metres) above sea level, making it one of the higher-altitude commercial airports in England.
›Leeds Bradford has a single runway (14/32) stretching approximately 2,250 metres in length.
›A proposed new terminal development has been a subject of planning discussions to replace the ageing existing facility.
›The airport handled over 4 million passengers per year before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted aviation globally.

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Airlines serving this airport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Jet2.com

Pakistan International Airlines

Scandinavian Airlines System

Routes

LBA → LHRAA · 319

LBA → AMSAZ · F70

LBA → LHRBA · 319

LBA → BHDBE · DH4

LBA → GLABE · SF3

LBA → ACEFR · 738

LBA → AGPFR · 738

LBA → ALCFR · 738

LBA → BGYFR · 738

LBA → CFUFR · 738

LBA → CHQFR · 738

LBA → DUBFR · 738

LBA → FAOFR · 738

LBA → FUEFR · 738

LBA → GDNFR · 738

LBA → GROFR · 738

LBA → IBZFR · 738

LBA → KGSFR · 738

LBA → KRKFR · 738

LBA → LIGFR · 738

LBA → MJVFR · 738

LBA → MLAFR · 738

LBA → MPLFR · 738

LBA → PMIFR · 738

LBA → PSAFR · 738

LBA → TFSFR · 738

LBA → TSFFR · 738

LBA → LHRIB · 319

LBA → AMSKL · F70 EMJ

LBA → ACELS · 75W 752

LBA → AGPLS · 73H 733 752 75W

LBA → ALCLS · 75W 733 752 73H

LBA → AMSLS · 733

LBA → BCNLS · 733

LBA → BJVLS · 752

LBA → BUDLS · 733

LBA → CDGLS · 733

LBA → DBVLS · 733

LBA → DLMLS · 73H 75W

LBA → DUSLS · 733

LBA → FAOLS · 733 73H 752

LBA → FCOLS · 733

LBA → FNCLS · 73H

LBA → FUELS · 733

LBA → HERLS · 75W 73H

LBA → IBZLS · 733 73H

LBA → JERLS · 733

LBA → KGSLS · 73H

LBA → LCALS · 75W

LBA → LPALS · 752

LBA → MAHLS · 733

LBA → MJVLS · 733

LBA → NCELS · 733

LBA → PFOLS · 752 75W

LBA → PMILS · 752 733 73H 75W

LBA → PRGLS · 733

LBA → PSALS · 733

LBA → RHOLS · 752

LBA → TFSLS · 752 73H

LBA → VCELS · 733

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-80022 routes Boeing 737-30020 routes 73H15 routes Airbus A32011 routes Boeing 757-20010 routes 75W8 routes Airbus A3193 routes Fokker 702 routes British Aerospace Jetstream 412 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q1 routes Saab SF340A/B1 routes EMJ1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Leeds Bradford Airport is located in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Leeds city centre, and about 9 miles (14 km) northeast from Bradford city centre. It serves Leeds and Bradford and the wider Yorkshire region including York, Wakefield and Harrogate, and is the largest airport in Yorkshire. The airport was in public ownership until May 2007, when it was bought by Bridgepoint Capital for £145.5 million. Bridgepoint sold it in 2017 to AMP Capital. In December 2025, Spanish national airport company AENA acquired a majority stake in the airport.

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