These unseen photos from the YEP archive are sure to bring back memories for a generation of holidaymakers as well as plane spotters and the local community. The decade brought huge change at the airport which included a runway extension, the redevelopment of the terminal building, a row over night flights and a visit from Concorde. LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook


14. June 1984
The main A658 Harrogate Road was diverted it passes Leeds Bradford Airport beneath a tunnel; the runway extension passes over the tunnel. | jpimedia

15. January 1984
An artist's impression of phase one of the extension to the terminal building at Leeds Bradford Airport. | other


17. September 1984
An artist's impression shows how the inside of the terminal building would look after work costing nearly three and a half million pounds. | other


