History

• The first flight out of Blackpool airport was in 1909.
  
• The UK's first major airshow was held at the airport (then known as Squire's Gate) in the same year.
  
• In 1910 the airport was sold off to local businesses and became a race course, but this ended in 1914 when the business fell through.
  
• During the first world war, the site was used as a military convalescent unit.
  
• In 1927, a new aerodrome was built on a new location near to Stanley Park, but the introduction of more airlines to Squire's Gate in 1932 meant that by 1936 the need for the Stanley Park aerodrome was lost and Squire's Gate regained its status as Blackpool's only airport.
  
• By 1939 extensive development took place at Squire's Gate for the Air Force. This included: three runways, more hangars and ammunition storage.
  
• A nearby aircraft factory used Squire's Gate to test its military aircraft during the period 1941-1945.
  
• After WWII, Squire's Gate was handed over to civil aviation authorities, and by 1949 extensive renovations had taken place to encourage a higher number of passenger interest.
  
• In 1962 the Blackpool corporation took control of the airport.
  
• Blackpool council took over 100% of the shares of the airport and it became a Private Limited Company.
  
• In 1995 a brand new terminal building was opened.