Car Parking at Leeds International Airport
A list of car parking facilities at Leeds Airport, for each one you can view directions, a map, and read through the information relating to each car park.
Car Parking Details
The car park is conveniently located opposite the entrance to the Leeds airport terminal with transfers only taking 5 minutes. The car park operates 24 hrs a day.
Security
The car park holds the AA/Police Gold Award for security.
This information should aid your decision when it comes to choosing the right car park for you.
How to get to Leeds International Airport
Leeds International Airport is located approximately 8 miles north-west of Leeds and 7 miles from the centre of Bradford.
The airport is signposted on all major roads over a wide area, including the M1 and M62 Motorways and the Yorkshire section of the A1.
The nearest petrol station to Leeds International Airport is Ackworth Garage, Greenlane, Yeadon, Leeds, West Yorkshire, which is approximately 1 mile away.
Shopping at Leeds International Airport
The following shops can be found at Leeds International Airport and are all open at generous times to suit the needs of passengers on departing flights.
* WHSmith have two outlets at Leeds International Airport providing newspapers, books and magazines to passengers.
* Tax & Duty Free Shopping is available after security control.
Duty and tax free shopping can offer a saving of up to 17.5%, please note however, if your final destination is outside the EU, you may be requested to pay tax on purchases on arrival at your destination and/or if you bring them back when returning to the UK. Newsagents, bookstores, Pharmacies and certain other products are excluded.
* The Retail Walkway, situated before security control, can provide for all your gift requirements or personal treats, as well as initial planning of your journey at Co-op travel.
A wide variety of food and drink is also available at the airport from Yates’s, The Food Village incorporating Upper Crust, Burger King & Franklin’s or Boston, White Rose Food Village situated in the departure lounge and offering great views of the aircraft, Yorkshire Hero Pub, Ridings Bar, Delice de France and O’Brien’s Sandwich Bar.
Business Facilities at Leeds International Airport
Servisair offers the use of an Executive Lounge situated on the first floor of the Departure Lounge. This is available for use by both domestic and international passengers and includes a full bar service, complimentary newspapers, fax machine, telephone and the services of a Servisair representative. Entry to the lounge is through membership or alternatively by obtaining a ticket from the Servisair ticket desk in the check-in concourse
The British Midland Diamond Club Lounge is also available in the Domestic Departure area and offers a full bar service, fax machine, telephone and photocopier.
Leeds International Airport has become one of the few airports within the UK to provide the new wireless Internet facility, ‘Wi-Fi’. Operated by UK Explorer, and available in the departure lounge, the new facility allows users to access the Internet without the need for cables or the hassle of changing settings on their laptop or PDA.
Leeds Airport is in a well-recognised position on the world wide airline network, thanks to the success of its “hub and spoke” links which provide connections world wide via London (Heathrow and Gatwick) and major European airports. Leeds airport started life at Yeadon Aerodrome in 1930. By 1936, £40,000 had been put aside for a terminal building, but only one wing was completed.