Leeds Bradford Airport is located in Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Leeds city centre, and about 9 miles (14 km) northeast from Bradford city centre. It serves Leeds and Bradford and the wider Yorkshire region including York, Wakefield and Harrogate, and is the largest airport in Yorkshire. The airport was in public ownership until May 2007, when it was bought by Bridgepoint Capital for £145.5 million. Bridgepoint sold it in 2017 to AMP Capital.
Leeds Bradford Airport
A de Havilland Dragon of Air Navigation & Training at Yeadon Airport, May 1956
In the 1980s, Leeds Bradford International Airport extended its runway to take bigger planes by building an overpass over the A658 road.
A British Airways Concorde taxis at the airport, 1987
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter geocode designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
A baggage tag for a flight heading to Oral Ak Zhol Airport, whose IATA airport code is "URA"