LBA

Leeds Bradford Airport

ICAO EGNM53.8659°N 1.6606°W208 m / 681 ftLarge airport
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Leeds Bradford Airport (IATA: LBA, ICAO: EGNM) is a large airport in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1931. It has one runway, 2,250 m (7,381 ft) long, concrete. In 2022 it handled 3.3 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1931–1995
1931
OpenedLeeds Bradford Airport opens.
24 MAY 1995
DisasterKnight Air Flight 816.12 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Leeds Bradford International Airport Main Terminal
14/32138° / 318° · LIT
LENGTH2,250 m7,381 ftWIDTH46 m150 ftSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2011–2022
2.9M
3.0M
3.3M
3.3M
3.4M
3.6M
4.1M
4.0M
4.0M
751K
735K
3.3M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

80 destinations · 31 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miDUB · Dublin Airport · 307 km / 191 miBFS · Belfast International Airport · 309 km / 192 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 462 km / 287 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 614 km / 382 miPOZ · Poznań-Ławica Airport · 1,240 km / 771 miWRO · Copernicus Wrocław Airport · 1,289 km / 801 miGDN · Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · 1,308 km / 813 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 1,425 km / 885 miOPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · 1,497 km / 930 miWAW · Warsaw Chopin Airport · 1,519 km / 944 miKRK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport · 1,522 km / 946 miBUD · Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · 1,631 km / 1,013 miRIX · Riga International Airport · 1,644 km / 1,022 miALC · Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · 1,735 km / 1,078 miAGP · Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 1,924 km / 1,196 miFAO · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · 1,935 km / 1,202 miCLJ · Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport · 1,950 km / 1,212 miOTP · Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · 2,246 km / 1,396 miMLA · Malta International Airport · 2,362 km / 1,468 miFNC · Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · 2,640 km / 1,640 miAGA · Al Massira Airport · 2,691 km / 1,672 miACE · César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · 2,935 km / 1,824 miFUE · Fuerteventura Airport · 2,995 km / 1,861 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 3,093 km / 1,922 miAYT · Antalya International Airport · 3,116 km / 1,936 miTFS · Tenerife Sur Airport · 3,118 km / 1,937 miSSH · Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · 4,101 km / 2,548 miHRG · Hurghada International Airport · 4,140 km / 2,572 miGCI · Guernsey Airport · 497 km / 309 miJER · Jersey Airport · 519 km / 322 miCGN · Cologne Bonn Airport · 684 km / 425 miLIG · Limoges Airport · 913 km / 567 miCPH · Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · 938 km / 583 miGVA · Geneva International Airport · 1,012 km / 629 miEGC · Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport · 1,017 km / 632 miBER · Berlin Brandenburg Airport · 1,024 km / 636 miCMF · Chambéry Aix les Bains airport · 1,062 km / 660 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 1,165 km / 724 miSZG · Salzburg Airport · 1,228 km / 763 miPGF · Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport · 1,281 km / 796 miVRN · Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · 1,302 km / 809 miNCE · Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · 1,306 km / 812 miGRO · Girona-Costa Brava Airport · 1,370 km / 851 miVIE · Vienna International Airport · 1,422 km / 884 miREU · Reus Airport · 1,430 km / 889 miPSA · Pisa International Airport · 1,432 km / 890 miBTS · M. R. Štefánik Airport · 1,458 km / 906 miMAH · Menorca Airport · 1,619 km / 1,006 miPMI · Palma de Mallorca Airport · 1,626 km / 1,010 miKEF · Keflavik International Airport · 1,632 km / 1,014 miZAD · Zadar Airport · 1,642 km / 1,020 miIBZ · Ibiza Airport · 1,683 km / 1,046 miFCO · Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · 1,690 km / 1,050 miTLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · 1,719 km / 1,068 miSPU · Split Saint Jerome Airport · 1,739 km / 1,081 miNAP · Naples International Airport · 1,869 km / 1,161 miLEI · Almería Airport · 1,894 km / 1,177 miDBV · Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · 1,927 km / 1,197 miXRY · Jerez Airport · 1,934 km / 1,202 miTIV · Tivat Airport · 1,965 km / 1,221 miNBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · 2,188 km / 1,360 miCTA · Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · 2,227 km / 1,384 miCFU · Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · 2,267 km / 1,409 miSKG · Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · 2,359 km / 1,466 miPVK · Aktion National Airport · 2,372 km / 1,474 miEFL · Kefallinia Airport · 2,429 km / 1,509 miBOJ · Burgas Airport · 2,474 km / 1,537 miZTH · Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · 2,482 km / 1,542 miJSI · Skiathos Island National Airport · 2,501 km / 1,554 miRAK · Marrakesh Menara Airport · 2,527 km / 1,570 miADB · Adnan Menderes International Airport · 2,785 km / 1,731 miJTR · Santorini International Airport · 2,849 km / 1,770 miCHQ · Chania International Airport · 2,854 km / 1,773 miBJV · Milas Bodrum International Airport · 2,901 km / 1,803 miKGS · Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · 2,907 km / 1,806 miHER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · 2,926 km / 1,818 miRHO · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · 2,997 km / 1,862 miDLM · Dalaman International Airport · 3,012 km / 1,872 miPFO · Paphos International Airport · 3,398 km / 2,111 miLCA · Larnaca International Airport · 3,453 km / 2,146 miHRGLCATFSDLMHERAGAFNCJSIZTHBOJMLANBETIVCLJFAOLEINAPALCTLLRIXKEFMAHKRKWAWOPOBTSPSAGROCMFBEREGCCPHCGNCDGJERBFSSSHFUEJTRADBRAKPVKSKGOTPCTAAGPSPUFCOGDNNCEVRNWROPOZSZGPRGLIGAMSDUBPFOAYTLPARHOKGSBJVCHQCFUXRYIBZZADBUDPMIREUPGFGVAACEEFLBCNVIELBA
Year-round28
DUBDublin AirportIreland · Ryanair307 km191 miBFSBelfast International AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet309 km192 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM462 km287 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Jet2.com, easyJet614 km382 miPOZPoznań-Ławica AirportPoland · Ryanair1,240 km771 miWROCopernicus Wrocław AirportPoland · Ryanair1,289 km801 miGDNGdańsk Lech Wałęsa AirportPoland · Ryanair1,308 km813 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet1,425 km885 miOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · Ryanair1,497 km930 miWAWWarsaw Chopin AirportPoland · Ryanair, Wizz Air1,519 km944 miKRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,522 km946 miBUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Jet2.com1,631 km1,013 miRIXRiga International AirportLatvia · Ryanair1,644 km1,022 miALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,735 km1,078 miAGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,924 km1,196 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,935 km1,202 miCLJAvram Iancu Cluj International AirportRomania · Wizz Air1,950 km1,212 miOTPBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportRomania · Ryanair, Wizz Air2,246 km1,396 miMLAMalta International AirportMalta · Jet2.com2,362 km1,468 miFNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com2,640 km1,640 miAGAAl Massira AirportMorocco · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,691 km1,672 miACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,935 km1,824 miFUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,995 km1,861 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Jet2.com3,093 km1,922 miAYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com3,116 km1,936 miTFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair3,118 km1,937 miSSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · Jet2.com4,101 km2,548 miHRGHurghada International AirportEgypt · Jet2.com4,140 km2,572 mi
Seasonal53
GCIGuernsey AirportGuernsey · Aurigny Air Services497 km309 miJERJersey AirportJersey · Jet2.com519 km322 miCGNCologne Bonn AirportGermany · Jet2.com684 km425 miLIGLimoges AirportFrance · Ryanair913 km567 miCPHCopenhagen Kastrup AirportDenmark · Jet2.com938 km583 miGVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · Jet2.com, easyJet1,012 km629 miEGCBergerac Dordogne-Périgord airportFrance · Jet2.com1,017 km632 miBERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · Jet2.com1,024 km636 miCMFChambéry Aix les Bains airportFrance · Jet2.com1,062 km660 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Jet2.com1,165 km724 miSZGSalzburg AirportAustria · Jet2.com1,228 km763 miPGFPerpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) AirportFrance · Ryanair1,281 km796 miVRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,302 km809 miNCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · Jet2.com1,306 km812 miGROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,370 km851 miVIEVienna International AirportAustria · Jet2.com1,422 km884 miREUReus AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,430 km889 miPSAPisa International AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,432 km890 miBTSM. R. Štefánik AirportSlovakia · Ryanair1,458 km906 miMAHMenorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,619 km1,006 miPMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet1,626 km1,010 miKEFKeflavik International AirportIceland · Jet2.com1,632 km1,014 miZADZadar AirportCroatia · Ryanair1,642 km1,020 miIBZIbiza AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,683 km1,046 miFCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,690 km1,050 miTLLLennart Meri Tallinn AirportEstonia · Jet2.com1,719 km1,068 miSPUSplit Saint Jerome AirportCroatia · Jet2.com1,739 km1,081 miNAPNaples International AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,869 km1,161 miLEIAlmería AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,894 km1,177 miAGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · easyJet1,924 km1,196 miDBVDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković AirportCroatia · Jet2.com1,927 km1,197 miXRYJerez AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,934 km1,202 miTIVTivat AirportMontenegro · Jet2.com1,965 km1,221 miNBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · Jet2.com2,188 km1,360 miCTACatania-Fontanarossa AirportItaly · Jet2.com2,227 km1,384 miCFUCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,267 km1,409 miSKGThessaloniki Macedonia International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,359 km1,466 miPVKAktion National AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,372 km1,474 miEFLKefallinia AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,429 km1,509 miBOJBurgas AirportBulgaria · Jet2.com2,474 km1,537 miZTHZakynthos International Airport Dionysios SolomosGreece · Jet2.com2,482 km1,542 miJSISkiathos Island National AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,501 km1,554 miRAKMarrakesh Menara AirportMorocco · Jet2.com2,527 km1,570 miADBAdnan Menderes International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com2,785 km1,731 miJTRSantorini International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,849 km1,770 miCHQChania International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,854 km1,773 miBJVMilas Bodrum International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com2,901 km1,803 miKGSKos International Airport "Ippokratis"Greece · Jet2.com2,907 km1,806 miHERHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,926 km1,818 miRHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · Jet2.com2,997 km1,862 miDLMDalaman International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com3,012 km1,872 miPFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com3,398 km2,111 miLCALarnaca International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com3,453 km2,146 mi
Most destinationsJet2.com 64Ryanair 25easyJet 6Wizz Air 3KLM 1Aurigny Air Services 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from LBA. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Leeds Bradford Airport” (revision of 20 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers3.3M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#435of 3,974 · #122 Europe · #13 GBLongest runway2,250 m7,381 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=3,189of 29,823 · #621 Europe · #37 GBElevation208 m681 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=23,752of 43,341 · =2,133 Europe · #31 GBAgeOpened 19312026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=452of 15,079 · =265 Europe · #36 GBRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =120 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

6 channels
APPAPP123.380
ATISATIS118.025
TWRTWR120.305
ILS Rw 32/14110.900
DEL121.805
APP134.580