| 1928 | The initial concept for this old airport was conceived.
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| 1930 | The first flight took off from the airport.
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| 1933 | The official opening of Liverpool Airport by the Secretary of State for Air. When nearby Speke Airport became an airport, commercial flights ceased from the earlier Liverpool Airport. Speke operated on a low budget for some time but eventually became the new Liverpool Airport.
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| 1937 | The present control tower was opened to replace the attic window of an old farmhouse which had been used previously.
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| 1939 | A new terminal building replaced the old farmhouse which had served as the terminal up to this time.
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| During the war | The Speke Airport was taken over by the Royal Air Force and was known as RAF Speke. Hard surface runways were built at this time.
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| 1961 | After the war the local authority gained control of the airport from the Ministry of Aviation. The runway was extended, the apron was enlarged and several new taxiways were constructed.
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| 1966 | The Duke of Edinburgh opened a new runway which enabled the airport to be in service 24 hours a day.
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| 1968 | A modern passenger terminal opened near the airport. The old terminal became a hotel.
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| 1970s | Merseyside County Council received control of Liverpool Airport from Liverpool Corporation.
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| 1972 | The parking area was enlarged.
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| 1980s | Merseyside Country Council was abolished so the airport control transferred to the five Merseyside councils.
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| 1990 | Speke Airport changed from public sector control to private sector control with British Aerospace having majority control. The airport was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport, the first airport in the UK to be named after a person.
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| 1996 | Tour operator Direct Holidays helped to increase passenger traffic to the airport with its Mediterranean charter flights to Liverpool.
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| 1997 | Peel Holdings plc acquired the 76% of shares held by British Aerospace.
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| 2001 | Peel Holdings plc acquired the remaining 24% of shares to become sole owners of Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
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| 2002 | Peel Holdings invested 52.5 million pounds into the airport by this time, including European Objective One support of 42.5 million pounds. This included a new terminal building, a control tower and other projects. During this same year, the airport received the Fred Camenisch Award for increased tourism.
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| 2002 | Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, visited the airport to unveil a seven foot bronze statue of her late husband, who had been a resident of Liverpool.
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