# Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA / EGNM)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LBA / EGNM
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Bridgepoint Group plc
- Serves: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1931
- Elevation: 208 m / 681 ft
- Coordinates: 53.8659, -1.6606
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,250 m / 7,381 ft
- Passengers: 3,287,968 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Bradford_Airport (36 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8699
- Weather station: EGNM
- Ident: EGNM

## Timeline

- 1931: Leeds Bradford Airport opens.
- 24 May 1995: Knight Air Flight 816. 12 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 138° / 318° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 2,909,527 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 2,968,704 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 3,314,384 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 3,263,204 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 3,445,289 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 3,611,453 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 4,074,500 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 4,037,686 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 3,992,209 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 751,048 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 734,830 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 3,287,968 | Wikidata |

## Routes

80 destinations in 31 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (28)

- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 307 km / 191 mi · Ryanair
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 309 km / 192 mi · easyJet
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 462 km / 287 mi · KLM
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 614 km / 382 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [POZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eppo.md) Poznań-Ławica Airport · Poland · 1,240 km / 771 mi · Ryanair
- [WRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwr.md) Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Poland · 1,289 km / 801 mi · Ryanair
- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 1,308 km / 813 mi · Ryanair
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,425 km / 885 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,497 km / 930 mi · Ryanair
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 1,519 km / 944 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,522 km / 946 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,631 km / 1,013 mi · Jet2.com
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,644 km / 1,022 mi · Ryanair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,735 km / 1,078 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,924 km / 1,196 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,935 km / 1,202 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [CLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrcl.md) Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport · Romania · 1,950 km / 1,212 mi · Wizz Air
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 2,246 km / 1,396 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 2,362 km / 1,468 mi · Jet2.com
- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 2,640 km / 1,640 mi · Jet2.com
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 2,691 km / 1,672 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,935 km / 1,824 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,995 km / 1,861 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,093 km / 1,922 mi · Jet2.com
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 3,116 km / 1,936 mi · Jet2.com
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,118 km / 1,937 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 4,101 km / 2,548 mi · Jet2.com
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 4,140 km / 2,572 mi · Jet2.com

### Seasonal (53)

- [GCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjb.md) Guernsey Airport · Guernsey · 497 km / 309 mi · Aurigny Air Services
- [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · Jersey · 519 km / 322 mi · Jet2.com
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 684 km / 425 mi · Jet2.com
- [LIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbl.md) Limoges Airport · France · 913 km / 567 mi · Ryanair
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 938 km / 583 mi · Jet2.com
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 1,012 km / 629 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [EGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbe.md) Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport · France · 1,017 km / 632 mi · Jet2.com
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,024 km / 636 mi · Jet2.com
- [CMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflb.md) Chambéry Aix les Bains airport · France · 1,062 km / 660 mi · Jet2.com
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,165 km / 724 mi · Jet2.com
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,228 km / 763 mi · Jet2.com
- [PGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmp.md) Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport · France · 1,281 km / 796 mi · Ryanair
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,302 km / 809 mi · Jet2.com
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,306 km / 812 mi · Jet2.com
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,370 km / 851 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,422 km / 884 mi · Jet2.com
- [REU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lers.md) Reus Airport · Spain · 1,430 km / 889 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 1,432 km / 890 mi · Jet2.com
- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 1,458 km / 906 mi · Ryanair
- [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 1,619 km / 1,006 mi · Jet2.com
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,626 km / 1,010 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 1,632 km / 1,014 mi · Jet2.com
- [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 1,642 km / 1,020 mi · Ryanair
- [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 1,683 km / 1,046 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,690 km / 1,050 mi · Jet2.com
- [TLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eetn.md) Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · Estonia · 1,719 km / 1,068 mi · Jet2.com
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 1,739 km / 1,081 mi · Jet2.com
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,869 km / 1,161 mi · Jet2.com
- [LEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leam.md) Almería Airport · Spain · 1,894 km / 1,177 mi · Jet2.com
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,924 km / 1,196 mi · easyJet
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,927 km / 1,197 mi · Jet2.com
- [XRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lejr.md) Jerez Airport · Spain · 1,934 km / 1,202 mi · Jet2.com
- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 1,965 km / 1,221 mi · Jet2.com
- [NBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtnh.md) Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · Tunisia · 2,188 km / 1,360 mi · Jet2.com
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 2,227 km / 1,384 mi · Jet2.com
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 2,267 km / 1,409 mi · Jet2.com
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 2,359 km / 1,466 mi · Jet2.com
- [PVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpz.md) Aktion National Airport · Greece · 2,372 km / 1,474 mi · Jet2.com
- [EFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkf.md) Kefallinia Airport · Greece · 2,429 km / 1,509 mi · Jet2.com
- [BOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbg.md) Burgas Airport · Bulgaria · 2,474 km / 1,537 mi · Jet2.com
- [ZTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgza.md) Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · Greece · 2,482 km / 1,542 mi · Jet2.com
- [JSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsk.md) Skiathos Island National Airport · Greece · 2,501 km / 1,554 mi · Jet2.com
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 2,527 km / 1,570 mi · Jet2.com
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 2,785 km / 1,731 mi · Jet2.com
- [JTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsr.md) Santorini International Airport · Greece · 2,849 km / 1,770 mi · Jet2.com
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 2,854 km / 1,773 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 2,901 km / 1,803 mi · Jet2.com
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 2,907 km / 1,806 mi · Jet2.com
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,926 km / 1,818 mi · Jet2.com
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,997 km / 1,862 mi · Jet2.com
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 3,012 km / 1,872 mi · Jet2.com
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 3,398 km / 2,111 mi · Jet2.com
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 3,453 km / 2,146 mi · Jet2.com

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LBA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 64
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 25
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 6
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 3
- GR [Aurigny Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurigny-air-services) · 1 · seasonal
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1

Former hub of [Monarch Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/monarch-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.3M (2022) | #435 of 3,974 | #122 in Europe | #13 in GB |
| Longest runway | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | =3,190 of 29,858 | #627 in Europe | #37 in GB |
| Elevation | 208 m / 681 ft | =23,775 of 43,403 | =2,133 in Europe | #31 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =265 in Europe | #36 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.380 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.025 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.305 |
| ILS Rw 32/14 |  | 110.900 |
| DEL |  | 121.805 |
| APP |  | 134.580 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [EGXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxz.md) RAF Topcliffe · 42 km / 26 mi
- [EGXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxe.md) RAF Leeming · 49 km / 30 mi
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [MME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnv.md) Teesside International Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [WRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egno.md) Warton Aerodrome · 81 km / 51 mi

## 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Leeds Bradford Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leeds_Bradford_Airport&oldid=1370317012), revision of 20 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/egnm/data