# Blackpool Airport (BLK / EGNH)

**Blackpool Airport** (IATA: BLK, ICAO: EGNH) is a medium airport in Blackpool, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1909. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,868 m (6,129 ft). In 2022 it handled 9 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnh

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BLK / EGNH
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1909
- Elevation: 10 m / 34 ft
- Coordinates: 53.7717, -3.0286
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,868 m / 6,129 ft
- Passengers: 9,428 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://blackpoolairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598831
- Weather station: EGNH · WMO 03318
- Ident: EGNH

## Timeline

- 1909: Blackpool Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,868 m / 6,129 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 095° / 275° | yes |
| 13/31 | 998 m / 3,274 ft | 24 m / 78 ft | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 233,639 | Eurostat |
| 2011 | 235,669 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 235,191 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 262,630 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 223,993 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 33,494 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 36,269 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 23,391 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 19,321 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 15,213 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 11,412 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 9,428 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [British NorthWest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-northwest-airlines), [Jetstream Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstream-express).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9K (2022) | #2,714 of 3,974 | #559 in Europe | #41 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,868 m / 6,129 ft | #4,383 of 29,858 | #803 in Europe | #54 in GB |
| Elevation | 10 m / 34 ft | =40,181 of 43,403 | =5,420 in Europe | #564 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1909 | =12 of 15,079 | =6 in Europe | #3 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.950 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [WRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egno.md) Warton Aerodrome · 10 km / 6.2 mi
- [BWF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnl.md) Barrow Walney Island Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [CEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnr.md) Hawarden Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · 90 km / 56 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #7

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnh/data