Manchester Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Manchester Airports Group | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Manchester | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ringway, Manchester, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 June 1938 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 257 ft / 78 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°21′14″N 2°16′30″W / 53.35389°N 2.27500°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: MAG Manchester Airports Group website, UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority | |||||||||||||||
Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Manchester city centre. In 2024, 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 2024, with 30.9 million passengers served.
The airport comprises a cargo terminal and three passenger terminals – although a £1.3 billion redevelopment programme will merge Terminals 1 and 2 in 2025. 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.
Officially opened on 25 June 1938, it was initially known as Ringway Airport. In World War II, as RAF Ringway, it was a base for the Royal Air Force. The airport is owned and managed by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), a group owned by the ten metropolitan borough councils of Greater Manchester, with Manchester City Council owning the largest stake, and the Australian finance house IFM Investors. 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, an 8-year redevelopment programme commenced which will culminate with the closure of Terminal 1 and enlargement of Terminal 2 to better facilitate transfers. The new terminal, due for completion in 2025, will take 80% of all passenger traffic. Terminal 3 will remain with a focus on low-cost, short-haul airlines.