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
Yeadon is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
High Street, Yeadon
Former factory chimneys on Green Lane
St John the Evangelist Church
New Life Community Church