Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA: LBA, ICAO: EGNM) is located at Yeadon, Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, northwest of central Leeds. It is locally referred to as Yeadon Airport. It serves the cities of Leeds and Bradford, as well as the wider Yorkshire region, and is the largest airport within Yorkshire. The airport was in public ownership until May 2007, when it was sold for £145.5 million to Bridgepoint Capital.
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Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA: LBA, ICAO: EGNM) is located at Yeadon, Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, northwest of central Leeds. It is locally referred to as Yeadon Airport. It serves the cities of Leeds and Bradford, as well as the wider Yorkshire region, and is the largest airport within Yorkshire. The airport was in public ownership until May 2007, when it was sold for £145.5 million to Bridgepoint Capital.
Leeds Bradford has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P800) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flight training. The airport is also the highest in England at an elevation of 681 ft (208 m). By the number of passengers handled, Leeds Bradford is the 16th busiest in the UK and Yorkshire's largest.
The airport was opened as the "Leeds and Bradford Municipal Aerodrome" (Yeadon Aerodrome) on 17 October 1931 and was operated by the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club on behalf of Leeds and Bradford Corporations. In 1935 the aerodrome was...
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