Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorManchester Airport Holdings
ServesGreater Manchester
LocationRingway, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Opened25 June 1938 (1938-06-25)
Elevation AMSL257 ft / 78 m
Coordinates53°21′14″N 2°16′30″W / 53.35389°N 2.27500°W / 53.35389; -2.27500
Websitewww.manchesterairport.co.uk
Map
MAN/EGCC is located in Manchester
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MAN/EGCC is located in Greater Manchester
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MAN/EGCC is located in the United Kingdom
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05L/23R 3,048 10,000 Concrete
05R/23L 3,050 10,007 Concrete/
grooved asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers23,364,471
Passenger change 21-22Increase284%
Aircraft movements151,460
Movements change 21-22Increase151%
Sources: MAG Manchester Airports Group website, UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]


Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Manchester city centre.[1][3] In 2022, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passengers (the busiest outside of London) and the 19th busiest airport in Europe in 2023, with 28.1 million passengers served.[4]

The airport comprises three passenger terminals and a cargo terminal. It covers an area of 560 hectares (1,400 acres) and has flights to 199 destinations, placing the airport thirteenth globally for total destinations served.[5]

Officially opened on 25 June 1938,[6] it was initially known as Ringway Airport, a name still in local use. In World War II, as RAF Ringway, it was a base for the Royal Air Force. The airport is owned and managed by the Manchester Airport Holdings (trading as MAG), a holding company owned by the Australian finance house IFM Investors and the ten metropolitan borough councils of Greater Manchester, with Manchester City Council owning the largest stake. Ringway, after which the airport was named, is a village with a few buildings and a church at the western edge of the airport.

In 2017, it underwent major expansion to double the size of Terminal 2, the first elements opening in 2019.[7] The £1 billion expansion will be completed in 2024 and enable Terminal 2 to handle 35 million passengers.[8] Capacity exists for up to 50 million passengers annually with two runways;[9] however, this potential figure is limited by the airport's restriction to 61 aircraft movements per hour as well as existing terminal sizes to process arrivals and departures effectively.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Manchester – EGCC". Nats-uk.ead-it.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Aircraft and passenger traffic data from UK airports". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Live Search Maps". Microsoft.
  4. ^ "Strong December performance for UK's largest airports group sees MAG serve 60m passengers in 2023". Manchester Airports Group. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Frankfurt with almost 300 destinations and Paris CDG with over 100 airlines lead global analysis of airport operations in S17". anna aero. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. ^ Scholefield 1998, p. 10
  7. ^ "Two years on Site | Manchester Airport Transformation Programme". Manchester Airport. 30 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. ^ "One Year on Site". Manchester Airport. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Transport Committee Written evidence from Manchester Airports Group (AS 44)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Manchester Airport – The Need for Land". 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.

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