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Manchester Airport

Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Manchester Airport

Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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316

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EGCC

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257 ft

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Northern England's largest international gateway.

Opened

1938

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom outside of London, serving the North of England, the Midlands, and beyond. It handled approximately 28–29 million passengers annually before the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced traffic, with numbers recovering steadily in subsequent years. The airport is owned and operated by Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and sits roughly 9 miles (14 km) south of Manchester city centre, near the town of Wythenshawe. It offers a wide range of short-haul and long-haul routes across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and beyond. Manchester Airport has three terminals and two operational runways, making it one of the most capable regional airports in Europe. A major transformation programme, the Airport Transformation Project, has been underway to modernise Terminal 2 and improve overall passenger experience.

Terminals

The airport operates three passenger terminals (T1, T2, and T3), with Terminal 2 undergoing significant redevelopment as part of a multi-year transformation programme.

Getting to & from

Manchester Airport is directly served by the Metrolink tram network and has its own railway station with regular rail services to Manchester city centre and destinations across the North of England.

Airlines here

Major carriers include Jet2, easyJet, Ryanair, British Airways, TUI Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and American Airlines, among many others.

Notable facts

›Manchester Airport is the third busiest airport in the UK by passenger numbers, after Heathrow and Gatwick.
›It is the only airport outside London with direct rail connections to a wide range of UK cities.
›The airport has two parallel runways, allowing simultaneous operations.
›It is owned by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which also owns London Stansted and East Midlands airports.
›Manchester Airport first opened as Ringway Airport in 1938.

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Airlines serving this airport

Norwegian Air Shuttle

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Swiss International Air Lines

Egyptair

Olympic Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines

Qantas

Qatar Airways

South African Airways

Scandinavian Airlines System

Brussels Airlines

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines Cargo

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Saudia

Thai Airways International

United Feeder Service

Virgin Atlantic Airways

Nas Air

Air Bourbon

Monarch Airlines

Routes

MAN → CGN4U · 319

MAN → HAM4U · CRJ

MAN → ATHA3 · 320

MAN → HELAA · E70

MAN → JFKAA · 757

MAN → LHRAA · 319 320 321

MAN → ORDAA · 763

MAN → PHLAA · 332

MAN → ATLAF · 76W

MAN → CDGAF · 321 320

MAN → NTEAF · E75 DH4

MAN → HELAY · E90

MAN → JFKAY · 757

MAN → ORDAY · 763

MAN → CDGAZ · 321 320

MAN → BLLBA · FRJ

MAN → GOTBA · FRJ

MAN → HELBA · E90

MAN → JFKBA · 757

MAN → LHRBA · 319 320 321

MAN → ORDBA · 763

MAN → ABZBE · E75 DH4

MAN → BHDBE · E75 DH4

MAN → CDGBE · E75 DH4

MAN → DUSBE · E75 DH4

MAN → EDIBE · DH4 E75

MAN → EXTBE · DH4

MAN → GLABE · DH4

MAN → HAJBE · E75

MAN → INVBE · DH4

MAN → IOMBE · DH4 E75

MAN → JERBE · E75 DH4

MAN → MXPBE · E75

MAN → NOCBE · DH4 E75

MAN → NQYBE · DH4

MAN → NTEBE · E75 DH4

MAN → NWIBE · D38

MAN → SOUBE · DH4

MAN → WATBE · DH4

MAN → ABZBM · ER4

MAN → ACEDE · 330 320

MAN → CUNDE · 330

MAN → FUEDE · 757

MAN → IBZDE · 757

MAN → LASDE · 330

MAN → MBJDE · 330

MAN → MCODE · 330

MAN → PMIDE · 757

MAN → TFSDE · 757

MAN → UVFDE · 330

MAN → ZTHDE · 757

MAN → ATLDL · 76W

MAN → LASDL · 744

MAN → MCODL · 744

MAN → ARNDY · 73H

MAN → OSLDY · 73H

MAN → SVGDY · 73H

MAN → DUBEI · 320

MAN → ORKEI · AT7

MAN → SNNEI · AT7 AT4

Aircraft operating here

73H60 routes Airbus A32059 routes Boeing 737-80046 routes Airbus A32140 routes 75W36 routes Airbus A31931 routes Boeing 737-30022 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q17 routes 76W15 routes Boeing 757-20014 routes Airbus A330-20012 routes Embraer 17512 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Manchester Airport is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England. It lies 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Manchester city centre. In 2025, it was the third-busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passengers, and the 20th-busiest airport in Europe in 2024, with 32.1 million passengers served.

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