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Manchester Airport

Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Routes out

316

Destinations

146

ICAO

EGCC

Elevation

257 ft

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The Essence of Manchester Airport

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Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester · ENG · United Kingdom

Connectivity

316 routes · 146 destinations

Position

53.349°, -2.280° · 257 ft elev.

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Northern England's busiest international gateway serving the North West.

Opened

1938

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is the largest airport outside of London and the third-busiest airport in the United Kingdom. Located approximately 14 kilometres south of Manchester city centre in Cheshire, it serves as a major hub for the North of England, handling over 28 million passengers annually in pre-pandemic years. The airport operates across three terminals and two runways, offering direct long-haul routes to North America, the Middle East, Asia, and the Caribbean, making it a significant international departure point beyond just short-haul European services. It is owned and operated by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which also operates London Stansted and East Midlands airports. The airport has been undergoing a major transformation programme known as the Manchester Airport Transformation Programme (MTP), a multi-year investment project aimed at modernising Terminal 2 and improving the overall passenger experience.

Terminals

Manchester Airport has three passenger terminals (T1, T2, and T3), with Terminal 2 currently being expanded and modernised as part of a major redevelopment programme.

Getting to & from

Manchester Airport is directly connected to Manchester city centre and the wider rail network via the Manchester Metrolink tram system and a dedicated rail station served by Northern and TransPennine Express trains.

Airlines here

Key carriers include Jet2, Ryanair, TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways, Emirates, and American Airlines, among many others serving intercontinental and European routes.

Notable facts

›Manchester Airport is the busiest airport in the UK outside of London.
›It has two parallel runways capable of handling wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A380.
›The airport handled over 29 million passengers in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
›It is owned by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which is majority-owned by Greater Manchester local authorities.
›Manchester Airport is one of only a few UK airports outside London with direct routes to all six populated continents.

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Route map (142 destinations)

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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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