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Manchester Airport

Coordinates: 53°21′14″N 2°16′30″W / 53.35389°N 2.27500°W / 53.35389; -2.27500
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For other uses, see Manchester Airport (disambiguation).
"Ringway Airport", "MAN Airport", and "EGCC" redirect here. For the previous military use of this facility, see RAF Ringway. For the airport in Man, Côte d'Ivoire, see Man Airport. For the college in Ohio, United States, see Eastern Gateway Community College.

Manchester Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorManchester Airports Group
ServesGreater Manchester
LocationRingway, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Opened25 June 1938; 86 years ago (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
MAN/EGCC
MAN/EGCC
MAN/EGCC is located in Greater Manchester
MAN/EGCC
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MAN/EGCC is located in the United Kingdom
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Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05L/23R 3,048 10,000 Concrete
05R/23L 3,050 10,007 Concrete/
grooved asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers28,096,783
Passenger change 22-23Increase20.3%
Aircraft movements180,246
Movements change 22-23Increase13.7%
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 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.[5]

Officially opened on 25 June 1938,[6] it was initially known as Ringway Airport, a name still in local use.[citation needed] 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 merger of Terminals 1 and 2 to form one large terminal to better facilitate transfers.[7] The new terminal is due for completion in 2025 will take 80% of all passenger traffic.[8] Terminal 3 will remain with a focus on low-cost, short-haul airlines.

History

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Main articles: History of Manchester Airport and Ringway, Manchester
Map of the area where Manchester Airport is located, circa 1925

Construction commenced in Ringway parish on 28 November 1935 and the airport was partially operational by June 1937, with full construction completed on 25 June 1938.[9] Its northern border was Yewtree Lane between Firtree Farm and The Grange, east of the crossroads marked "Ringway", and its southeast border a little west of Altrincham Road, along the lane from Oversleyford running northeast then east into Styal. [citation needed] In 1938, KLM became the first airline to launch scheduled commercial flights to Manchester.[10][better source needed]

During World War II, RAF Ringway was important in military aircraft production and training parachutists. After the War, the base reverted to a civilian airport and gradually expanded to its present size. Manchester was Britain's second-busiest airport, after Heathrow, by the 1960s.[11]

In 1946, Air France began operations from Manchester following the commencement of peacetime passenger services from the airport, and remains the airport's longest continuous operator, celebrating 75 years of service in 2021.[10] In 1953, Manchester began 24-hour operation, with the ability to handle flights during the day and night, which helped the airport handle 163,000 passengers. 1953 also saw the start of intercontinental flights by Sabena Belgian to New York, followed closely by the launch of services to New York by BOAC.[10]

Apron view, 1972

The first transatlantic flights to originate at Manchester began in 1963. The thrice-weekly service was operated by BOAC using a Boeing 707 via Prestwick. In 1969, the runway was extended to 2,745 metres (9,006 ft), allowing aircraft to take off with a full payload and to fly non-stop to Canada.[10]

In 1971, the airport reached a milestone of handling over 2 million passengers in one year. The following year saw the opening of a link road connecting the airport to the M56 Motorway, improving road access from Manchester, Cheshire and North Wales.[10] In 1975, Ringway was officially renamed Manchester International Airport.[10]

The airport saw rapid growth and expansion during the 1980s and 1990s, shaping the airport for the coming decades. Many of the developments made during this period remain in place or have only recently been altered following the introduction of the Manchester Transformation Project. Passenger numbers continued to grow, reaching the milestone of handling one million passengers a month for the first time in 1987.[10] This growth boosted expansion plans, including planning for a new terminal. The following year, in 1988 Manchester celebrated its Golden jubilee.

Terminal A, which now forms part of Terminal 3, was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1989. In 1993, Terminal 2 was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh along with the official opening of Manchester Airport station.[10] From 1997 to 2001, a second runway was constructed, causing large-scale protests in Cheshire, especially in the village of Styal where natural habitats were disturbed and listed buildings demolished to make space for construction.[12][13][14]

During the early 2000s, British Airways scaled down operations from Manchester Airport with the sale of their BA Connect subsidiary to Flybe and the ending of their franchise agreement with GB Airways, a business subsequently sold to easyJet. In October 2008, the daily New York–JFK service was terminated and in March 2013 the daily to London–Gatwick was ended, although the service has resumed in recent years.

Since taking over BA Connect's select routes, Flybe has gone on to add several more destinations. In 2012, Flybe introduced the "mini hub" concept co-ordinating the arrival and departure times of various domestic services throughout the day and thereby creating combinations such as Norwich–Manchester–Belfast, Glasgow–Manchester–Southampton and Edinburgh–Manchester–Exeter with conveniently short transfer times.[15]

The Airbus A380 arrived in 2010, operated by Emirates, which continues to operate the aircraft up to three times daily on its route to Dubai

Manchester Airport celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013. That year also saw the completion and opening of the newly constructed air traffic control tower – which is now located in an independent tower, not on top of the airport as previously – and Airport City Manchester gained planning approval.[10] During 2013, Virgin Atlantic introduced its Little Red short-haul brand to take-up some of the available Heathrow and Gatwick slots, which resulted from BMI ceasing operations. Manchester was the inaugural destination, with services were operated by aircraft leased from Aer Lingus. However, these services ceased in March 2015 because of low sales.[citation needed]

In 2014, the Manchester Airport Metrolink route launched as part of the route expansion plans of the Manchester Metrolink tramway, aiding transport to and from the airport to the city centre.[10]

In 2019, the first phase of the new Terminal 2 extension was completed, and Pier 1 opened on 1 April 2019. The second phase of the extension plan opened on 14 July 2021.

During the later part of the decade, Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines and Flybe all entered administration and ceased operations, having a major impact on local employment and operations at Manchester, as well as leaving thousands of passengers stranded, many abroad. Monarch was an operator at Manchester between 1981 and 2017, operating short and medium flights to Europe, and had its own maintenance base at the airport.[16] It entered administration and ceased operations in 2017.[17] Thomas Cook Airlines was a major operator at Manchester, operating scheduled and charter flights to over 50 destinations in Europe, America and the Caribbean. Its parent company also had a maintenance base at the airport.[18] The airline entered compulsory liquidation in September 2019, with many aircraft left parked at the airport while payment disputes were concluded.[19] Flybe was a British airline with a significant base at Manchester, which provided more than half of UK domestic flights outside London. Plans were formulated by a consortium Including Stobart Air and Virgin Atlantic to save FlyBe with the launch of Connect Airways, but plans were dropped in early 2020 and all operations ceased.

Like most British and international airports, Manchester has been severely affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent reduction in air passengers. A number of airlines ceased, paused or reduced routes to the airport. The reduced passenger numbers saw the temporary closure of both Terminals 2 and 3.[20] In late 2020 American Airlines announced that its daily flights to Philadelphia would cease operation amid ongoing travel disruption caused by the Coronavirus outbreak.[21] The departure of American Airlines also marked the final US-based airline at Manchester. American Airlines had previously operated services to New York–JFK, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Boston, and Charlotte.[22] Data recorded and published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) show that during the first 11 months (January through November) of 2020, passenger 'Terminal & Transit' numbers dropped from 29,374,282 in 2019 to 6,787,127 in 2020.[23]

Future

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See also: Airport City Manchester

As part of the Government's Future of Air Transport white paper, Manchester Airport published its Master Plan on its proposed expansions until 2030. Demolition of older buildings, such as old storage buildings, the old Alpha Catering Building and Males Garage, to the east of Terminal 2 has already begun, to make way for a new apron and taxiway towards runway 05L/23R and an eastwards extension of Terminal 2, which is planned to provide fifteen more covered stands.

The World Logistics Hub is also part of the Airport City Enterprise Developments in south Manchester. This development is designed to meet the growing demand for cargo handling space and infrastructure outside of the southeast. Positioned on the southwest side of the A538 road, next to the southeast side of the M56 motorway across the A538 from the World Freight Terminal, it provides access to the trunk motorway network via Junction 6.

Manchester Airport has development plans to meet the growing demand to fly. One document, "The Need for Land", outlines several development ideas. Five affected areas are:

  • Area A is a triangle of land between the A538 road and Runway 1 and the cargo terminal which is currently under development. It will be used together with Area E, a triangle of land west of the A538 up to the M56, with its west corner opposite Warburton Green, for the expansion of aircraft maintenance, vehicle maintenance/storage and cargo handling. The Clough Bank and Cotterill Clough areas are being enhanced with mitigation areas that will become part of the extensive Landscape Habitat Management Area. The A538 alignment to be retained and capacity has been added, as required, to meet increased traffic volumes.
  • Area B is north of Ringway Road and east of Shadow Moss Road, and a car park has been provided to replace spaces lost to the Airport City development and apron/terminal expansion.
  • Area C consists of several areas of land mainly inside the M56/M56 spur junction, around Hasty Lane east of M56 and around the current M56 spur. The land will be used for hotels and office space.[citation needed] Terminal 1's current capacity is around 11 million passengers a year,[24] compared with an annual capacity of 2.5 million passengers when it first opened.[24]

In the summer of 2009, a £50 million redevelopment programme for Terminal 1 was completed, as well as the construction of new car parking facilities and taxiways for aircraft.

  • Area D consists of areas of land on both sides of Manchester Airport railway spur, at Smithy Farm and east of B5166 Styal Road around and inside railway spur junction where car parking, offices, hotels, etc. can be developed.

Passenger terminals

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The airport viewed from south-west
Terminal 1
Check-in hall at Terminal 2
Terminal 3

Manchester Airport has three passenger terminals (Terminals 1, 2 and 3). Terminals 1 and 2 are linked by the skylink, with travelators (out of order since 2016) to aid passengers with the 10–15-minute walk. Terminal 3 is linked to Terminal 1 and the skylink by a covered walkway. The skylink also connects the terminals to the airport railway station complex (known as The Station) and the Radisson BLU Hotel. Skylink 1 started construction in 1991 and opened 1993. Skylink 2 opened in September 1996 along with the Radisson.

Terminal 1

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Terminal 1 is used by airlines with scheduled and charter operations, flying to European and other worldwide destinations. It is the second largest terminal at the airport. It was opened in 1962, by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,[25] and it is a base for easyJet. Terminal 1 is spread over an area of 110,000 m2 (1,200,000 sq ft).

The terminal has two piers which combined have 29 stands, of which 15 have air bridges. Gate 12 was specially adapted to accommodate the Airbus A380, which is operated by Emirates on their route three times per day from Dubai to Manchester.[26][better source needed] Terminal 1's current capacity is around 11 million passengers a year,[24] compared with an annual capacity of 2.5 million passengers when it first opened.[24]

In the Summer of 2009, a £50 million redevelopment programme for Terminal 1 was completed, which included a new £14 million 14-lane security area.[27] Passenger flow on Terminal 1's gating piers is due to be realigned, with plans to redesign the piers so departures and arrivals do not contraflow on the same level, allowing larger seating areas at the gates, express retail outlets and a dedicated lounge and gating area for future Airbus A380 flights. Currently only Gate 12, Pier B, has been upgraded to accommodate the A380. Part of this work saw the removal of the South Bay remote aircraft stands, constructed in 1962 between taxiways Juliet and Kilo and more recently re-aligning taxiway Juliet into an extended taxiway Bravo.

Terminal 1 is not planned to be included in the ten-year airport expansion project, and will shut in 2025 when the new Terminal 2 is completed.[28] In 2025, Airlines operating from Terminal 1 will move across to the new Terminal 2, and Terminal 1 will be 'Mothballed'.

Terminal 2

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Terminal 2 is used by a variety of airlines, operating both charter and scheduled flights to many European and worldwide destinations.

Terminal 2 is spread over an area of 52,000 m2 (560,000 sq ft) and has 16 gates, of which 20 have air bridges. The design of the terminal makes it capable of extensive expansion; building work has begun for an extension providing additional gates, together with the construction of a satellite pier. Terminal 2's current capacity is around 8 million passengers a year; this will be extended to ultimately handle 25 million passengers a year.[24] In 2007, an £11 million project commenced to redevelop Terminal 2 by improving security facilities and enhancing retail and catering services.

Terminal 2 received a major extension, completed in 2021, to encompass formerly remote stands to the west. Between twelve and fifteen covered aircraft stands have been made available by this. An air side link for transferring passengers between Terminals 1 and 2 is at the planning stage, designed in an effort to boost Manchester's chances of becoming a major hub airport and minimise missed connections. It was announced in June 2015 that the airport would have an expansion taking ten years to complete. Terminal 2 is now the most developed terminal, with new piers and also a larger security hall as well as more outlets.[29]

The first phase of the new extension, Pier 1, opened on 1 April 2019.[30] [31] The second phase, the terminal extension, was due to open in April 2020 but was delayed due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, finally opening on 14 July 2021.[32] The third phase, which was announced on 25 January 2023, includes the refurbishment of the existing Terminal 2 featuring a brand new security hall, and also includes the construction of Pier 2. Work is due to be complete in 2025.[28]

Terminal 3

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Terminal A, as it was then known, was opened in 1989 by Diana, Princess of Wales as a self contained new domestic terminal to replace the original pier A. It had many names before its expansion and re-designation as Terminal 3 in May 1998. The terminal was known in succession as "Terminal A"; "Terminal A – Domestic"; "Terminal 1A" after Terminal 2 opened in 1993; "Terminal 1A – British Airways and Domestic"; "Terminal 3 – British Airways and Domestic" before becoming simply known as Terminal 3 in 1998. In June 1998, British Airways opened their new £75 million terminal facility designed by Grimshaw Architects, this being a major extension to Terminal A and became the primary user of the terminal along with codeshare partner airlines (Oneworld). Terminal 3 now spreads over an area of 44,400 m2 (478,000 sq ft).

Aether Private Terminal

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Work began on the private terminal (adjacent to the Runway visitor park) in 2019[33] and it opened on 21 October 2019.[34][35] The terminal has been closed since the COVID pandemic, but re-opened on 4 November 2024.[36][37]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Manchester:[38]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens
Aer Lingus Belfast–City,[39] Dublin,[40] New York–JFK,[41] Orlando[42]
Seasonal: Barbados[43]
Air Canada Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson[44]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[45]
Air Transat Toronto–Pearson
Arkia Tel Aviv[46]
Aurigny Guernsey[47]
Austrian Airlines Vienna[48]
BH Air Seasonal charter: Burgas[49][better source needed]
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Dhaka,[a][50] Sylhet[51]
British Airways Billund,[52] London–Heathrow[53]
Brussels Airlines Brussels[54]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong[55]
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Antalya, Dalaman, Heraklion,[56] Izmir (begins 12 May 2025)[57]
easyJet Agadir, Alicante,[58] Amsterdam, Antalya, Athens, Barcelona,[58] Basel/Mulhouse,[58] Belfast–City,[59] Belfast–International, Berlin,[58] Bilbao, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Djerba,[60] Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura,[58] Funchal, Geneva,[58]Gibraltar, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Hurghada, Isle of Man, Istanbul, Jersey, Kraków, Lanzarote, Lisbon, Lyon, Madrid (resumes 23 June 2025),[61] Málaga, Malta,[58] Marrakesh,[58] Milan–Malpensa, Munich, Nice,[58] Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[58] Paris–Orly, Pisa, Porto, Prague,[58] Rennes (begins 25 June 2025),[61] Reykjavík–Keflavík,[58] Rome–Fiumicino, Sharm El Sheikh, Sofia, Tenerife–South,[58] Venice,[58] Zurich[62]
Seasonal: Akureyri,[60] Bodrum,[63] Burgas, Catania, Chania, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Grenoble,[64] Heraklion,[58] Ibiza, Innsbruck, Izmir (begins 23 June 2025),[61] Kalamata (resumes 24 June 2025),[61] Kefalonia, Kittilä,[65] Kos,[58] Larnaca (begins 25 June 2025),[61] La Rochelle, Menorca, Murcia, Mykonos, Naples, Oslo,[66] Reus,[67] Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Santorini, Skiathos,[68] Split, Thessaloniki, Tivat, Tromsø,[69] Turin, Zakynthos
Egyptair Cairo[70]
Emirates Dubai–International[71]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa,[b][72] Geneva[73]
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi[74]
Eurowings Düsseldorf, Hamburg,[75] Stuttgart[76]
Finnair Helsinki[77]
FlyOne Chișinău (begins 20 December 2024)[78]
Gulf Air Bahrain[79]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital[80]
Iberia Express Madrid[81]
Icelandair Reykjavík–Keflavík[82]
Jet2.com Agadir,[83] Alicante,[84] Antalya,[85] Athens, Barcelona, Budapest,[86] Faro,[87] Fuerteventura,[88] Funchal, Gran Canaria, Kraków,[89] Lanzarote,[90] Málaga,[91] Malta, Marrakesh,[83] Palma de Mallorca,[87] Paphos, Prague,[92] Rome–Fiumicino, Tenerife–South,[90] Venice, Verona[93]
Seasonal: Almería, Bergen,[94] Berlin (begins 29 November 2024),[95] Bodrum, Burgas, Catania, Chambéry, Chania, Cologne/Bonn, Corfu, Dalaman,[87] Dubrovnik, Gdańsk (begins 29 November 2024),[94] Geneva,[96] Girona,[97] Grenoble, Heraklion, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Izmir,[97] Kalamata,[98] Jerez de la Frontera (begins 3 May 2025),[99] Kefalonia, Kos, Larnaca, Lyon, Menorca, Mytilene,[98] Naples, Nice, Olbia,[100] Pisa, Porto,[101] Pula (begins 2 May 2025),[102] Reus, Reykjavík–Keflavík, Rhodes, Salerno (begins 26 May 2025),[103] Salzburg, Santorini,[104] Skiathos, Split, Thessaloniki, Tivat, Turin, Vienna,[105] Zakynthos[106]
Juneyao Air Shanghai–Pudong[107]
KLM Amsterdam[108]
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City[109]
Loganair Aberdeen,[110] Inverness,[110] Isle of Man,[111] Kirkwall,[112] Newquay,[110] Sumburgh[113]
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair Luxembourg[114]
Norse Atlantic Airways Seasonal charter: Antigua,[115] Barbados[116]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stavanger
Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda, Tromsø[117]
Pegasus Airlines Antalya,[118] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Seasonal: Dalaman
Qatar Airways Doha
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca[119]
Royal Jordanian Amman–Queen Alia[120]
Ryanair[121][122] Agadir,[123] Alicante, Barcelona, Beauvais, Belfast–International, Bergamo, Berlin, Billund,[124] Bologna, Bratislava, Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Carcassonne, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Cork, Derry, Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gdańsk, Gothenburg, Gran Canaria, Kerry, Knock, Kraków, Lanzarote,[124] Limoges, Lisbon, Madrid, Málaga, Malta, Marrakesh,[123] Memmingen,[125] Milan–Malpensa, Murcia, Nantes, Naples, Palma de Mallorca,[124] Paphos, Pisa, Porto,[126] Poznań, Prague, Riga, Rome–Ciampino, Rzeszów, Sandefjord, Santander, Seville, Shannon, Tangier,[127] Tenerife–South, Tirana,[128] Valencia, Venice, Verona, Vienna, Warsaw–Chopin,[129] Warsaw–Modlin,[130] Wrocław
Seasonal: Almería, Béziers, Brindisi, Chania, Corfu, Dubrovnik,[131] Genoa,[132] Girona, Grenoble, Ibiza, Katowice, Marseille, Menorca, Plovdiv,[133] Podgorica,[134] Reggio Calabria,[135] Reus, Rhodes, Salzburg, Trapani, Turin, Zadar, Zagreb
Saudia Jeddah[136]
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen,[137] Oslo,[137] Stockholm–Arlanda[137]
Singapore Airlines Houston–Intercontinental (ends 1 April 2025),[138] Singapore[139]
SunExpress Antalya
Seasonal: Dalaman, Izmir[140]
Swiss International Air Lines Zurich[141]
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
TUI Airways[142] Agadir, Alicante, Boa Vista, Cancún, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Lanzarote, La Palma, Málaga, Marrakesh, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Sal, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Antalya, Banjul, Barbados, Bodrum, Budapest,[143] Burgas, Chambéry, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Düsseldorf (begins 29 November 2025),[142] Faro, Frankfurt (ends 23 December 2024),[142] Girona, Goa–Mopa,[144] Heraklion, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Ivalo,[142] Izmir, Kavala, Kefalonia, Kittilä, Kos, Kuusamo, La Romana (begins 24 December 2024),[145] Lamezia Terme, Larnaca, Luxor,[146] Melbourne/Orlando, Menorca, Naples, Ohrid, Olbia, Oslo (begins 15 December 2024),[147] Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Phuket, Preveza/Lefkada, Pula, Reus, Reykjavík–Keflavík, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salzburg, Santorini, Skiathos, Sofia, Split, Thessaloniki, Toulouse, Turin, Verona, Vienna (begins 26 November 2025),[142] Zakynthos
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Virgin Atlantic Atlanta,[148] New York–JFK, Orlando[148]
Seasonal: Barbados,[149] Las Vegas[150][151]
Vueling Barcelona

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Express Paris–Charles de Gaulle[152]

Statistics

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Annual statistics

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Passengers[c] Movements[d] Freight
(tonnes)
1990 10,475,641 121,744 72,255
1991 10,463,667 124,269 66 045
1992 12,051,220 131,010 74,713
1993 13,099,080 135,406 84,087
1994 14,547,477 142,936 91,055
1995 14,732,034 146,107 79,876
1996 14,642,385 141,070 78,628
1997 15,948,454 147,405 94,318
1998 17,351,162 162,906 100,099
1999 17,577,765 169,941 107,803
2000 18,568,709 178,468 116,602
2001 19,307,011 182,097 106,406
2002 18,809,185 177,545 113,279
2003 19,699,256 191,518 122,639
2004 21,249,841 208,493 149,181
2005 22,402,856 217,987 147,484
2006 22,422,855 229,729 148,957
2007 22,112,625 222,703 165,366
2008 21,219,195 204,610 141,781
2009 18,724,889 172,515 102,543
2010 17,759,015 147,032 115,922
2011 18,892,756 158,025 107,415
2012 19,736,502 160,473 96,822
2013 20,751,581 161,306 96,373
2014 21,989,682 162,919 93,466
2015 23,136,047 164,710 100,021
2016 25,637,054 183,731 109,630
2017 27,791,274 203,631 123,576
2018 28,275,972 201,239 117,264
2019 29,397,357 202,892 108,382
2020 7,034,856 66,760 48,938
2021 6,085,103 60,376 52,564
2022 23,364,471 158,575 65,403
2023 28,077,659 180,246 67,830
Source: United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority[153]
Manchester Airport annual passengers. See Wikidata query.
Manchester Airport annual movements, 1990–2022 (thousands)[d]
Updated: 16 Feb 2024[153]

Busiest routes

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Busiest routes to and from Manchester in 2023[154]
Rank Airport Total
passengers		 Change
2022/23		 Airline(s)
1 Dubai–International 1,049,367 Increase 37.1% Emirates
2 Dublin 965,002 Increase 19.1% Aer Lingus, Ryanair
3 Tenerife–South 947,625 Increase 16.4% easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
4 Amsterdam 944,637 Increase 34.1% easyJet, KLM
5 Alicante 840,755 Increase 17.4% easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
6 Palma de Mallorca 766,533 Increase 8.7% easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
7 Paris–Charles de Gaulle 670,094 Increase 30.1% Air France, easyJet
8 Antalya 663,990 Increase 14.3% Corendon Airlines, easyJet, Freebird Airlines, Jet2.com, Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, TUI Airways
9 Doha 581,864 Increase 1.5% Qatar Airways
10 Málaga 581,825 Increase 10.9% easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways

Operations

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Maintenance bases

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Manchester Airport is the home to the engineering base of Jet2.com and, up until 23 September 2019, it was also the engineering base of the Thomas Cook Group Airlines. Airlines such as Etihad Airways also have one of six maintenance bases worldwide in Manchester with their newly opened (2011) line maintenance facility.[155]

World Freight Terminal

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Antonov An-225 at Manchester Airport in 2006

Manchester Airport has a World Freight Terminal, serving cargo-only freighter services and cargo carried on regular passenger flights.[156] It was opened in 1986, west of the original airfield. There are 5,500,000 sq ft (510,000 m2) of warehouse and office space on site, including a chiller unit for frozen products and a border inspection post. There are three aircraft maintenance hangars, with five transit sheds, operated by British Airways World Cargo, Swissport Cargo, Menzies World Cargo, and dnata UK. There are over 100 freight forwarding companies on site.[156]

Freight throughput at the airport grew from 94,000 tonnes in 1997 to the peak at 165,000 tonnes in 2007, but then declined to around 93,000 tonnes in 2013, subsequently increasing to over 109,000 tonnes in 2016 making Manchester the fourth-busiest UK airport for freight behind London–Heathrow, East Midlands and London–Stansted airports.[2]

Runways

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The A538 road runs beneath both runways via two separate tunnels. Part of the road is exposed between both runways.
The new control tower, opened in June 2013, with a Tui Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxiing in at the end of its delivery flight
Manchester Airport Fire Service

Manchester Airport has two parallel runways. Runway 1 (23R/05L) 3,048 m × 45 m (10,000 ft × 148 ft) and Runway 2 (23L/05R) 3,200 m × 45 m (10,499 ft × 148 ft).[1] The parallel runways lie 390 m (1,280 ft) apart and staggered by 1,850 m (6,070 ft) so that landings can be conducted independently on one runway whilst takeoffs are conducted on the other.[157]

The original main runway, then designated 06/24 and initially 3,300 ft (1,006 m) in length,[158] opened on 17 May 1937[159] when the airport was used as an RAF base and a military aircraft assembly centre. It was extended in stages from 1952, reaching its current length in 1981 to attract long-haul international traffic. As demand and aircraft movements both increased during the mid-1990s, mainly due to the newly completed Terminal 2, the airport studied the option of a second full-length runway. A consultation process began and planning permission was approved in 1997, with construction work starting the same year.

The second runway, initially designated 06R/24L,[160] became operational on 5 February 2001[159] at a cost of £172 million,[160] and was the first full-length commercial runway to open in Britain for over 20 years.[160] The site where the second runway was constructed was on the southern airfield boundary, which is near the village of Styal in the Cheshire countryside. The project was deemed controversial because of the destruction of natural wildlife habitats[161] and because of changes to flight paths to enable aircraft to fly in and out of the second runway. Aircraft landing from the southwest on to Runway 2 (05R) fly lower over the residential area of Knutsford.[162] As aircraft rarely land on to Runway 2 from the northeast (Runway 23L) or takeoff from Runway 2 to the northeast (Runway 05R) there has been no change to the path of aircraft over Heald Green, Cheadle and Stockport.

Planning permission for Runway 2 (23L/05R) permits use of both runways between the hours of 06:00–22:00.[159] At night between the hours of 22:00–06:00 single runway operations based on Runway 1 (23R/05L) are used.[159] Exceptions are made for emergencies and planned maintenance. In practice, dual runway operations incorporating Runway 2 (23L/05R) are only used at peak demand, which is currently in the morning and then again between 13:00–20:00.[163]

Most aircraft arriving into Manchester Airport use the instrument landing system, which in line with most other airports has a glide slope of 3 degrees equal to descending 318 feet (97 m) per nautical mile.[159] The prevailing wind direction is westerly, so normally aircraft fly from northeast to southwest. In practice this means that normally aircraft land from the northeast over Stockport, Cheadle, and Heald Green, and takeoff towards Knutsford. In dual runway operations aircraft will usually land on to Runway 1 (23R) and depart from Runway 2 (23L). When the wind direction changes, usually affecting 20% of movements per annum,[159] operations are reversed with aircraft landing from the southwest, lining up to the south over Northwich and over Knutsford and taking off towards Stockport.[159] In dual runway operations aircraft will usually land on to Runway 2 (05R) and depart from Runway 1 (05L).[159] Sometimes, aircraft arriving into Manchester Airport are held in stacks, usually in poor weather when the movement rate decreases.[159] The airport has three stacks: DAYNE, MIRSI and ROSUN, each located approximately 15/20 miles from the airport.[159] DAYNE serves arrivals from the south, ROSUN from the north and east and MIRSI from the west.[159] Residents living within 20 miles (32 km) of the airport will likely see and hear aircraft.[159]

Control tower

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A new control tower was opened on 25 June 2013. At 60 m tall, it is the UK's second tallest control tower, after London Heathrow and it replaces the old tower on top of Terminal 1.[164]

Security

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Manchester Airport is policed by the Greater Manchester Police and Manchester Airport Fire Service. Several security-related incidents have occurred at the airport in recent years.

  • In 2002, a security firm successfully smuggled fake explosives, detonators and genuine firearms onto a flight.[165]
  • In 2004, the BBC's Whistleblower programme revealed security failures at the airport, including faulty metal detectors and a lack of regular random baggage checks.[166] Many of the claims made on the programme were later discredited and much of the camera work was found to be misleading (filming from a raised footpath was used to suggest there was no security fence on the southern perimeter of the site)[citation needed].
  • In 2005, police used a taser on a man spotted acting suspiciously on the apron, after he appeared to resist arrest.[167]
  • On 6 June 2006, Aabid Hussain Khan, 21, of West Yorkshire and a 16-year-old boy were arrested at the airport and later charged under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act, for conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause public nuisance by using poisons or explosives.[168]
  • On 24 July 2012, an 11-year-old boy went straight through security and managed to board the nearest boarding flight from security in T1, which was a Jet2 flight to Rome. Halfway through the flight one passenger reported him to the cabin crew, who then detained the boy at Rome and put him on the next flight back to Manchester.[169]
  • On 5 August 2014, a 47-year-old man was arrested after the pilot of a plane became aware of a potential explosive device on board. This turned out to be a hoax. As a result, Manchester Airport airfield operations were suspended for around 30 minutes whilst the man was led away by armed police. The incident required an escort from an RAF Typhoon jet into Manchester.[170]
  • In April 2015, the passengers arriving from Madrid on a Ryanair flight entered the UK without having their passports checked. A spokesman for the airport said it was the responsibility of the airline's handling agent to notify the UK Border Force about flights from outside the UK.[171]
  • In November 2017, the passengers arriving on an EasyJet flight from Paris were mistakenly directed to departures rather than arrivals. The situation was caused by a door that was opened by a staff member, which led to the cross-contamination of arriving and departing passengers. The security breach resulted in confusion and delays, with a spokesman for the Department of Transport stating that it is the responsibility of airlines and airport operators to ensure passengers arriving in the UK are directed through the correct route.[172]

Ground transport

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Rail

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Main article: Manchester Airport station
TransPennine Express Class 185 arriving at the Manchester Airport railway station

Manchester Airport station, opened in May 1993,[173] is between Terminals 1 and 2. It is linked to the terminals by a Skylink moving walkway. Trains operated by Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales connect the airport to Manchester Piccadilly and other railway stations, mainly throughout northern England, including Crewe, Wigan, Blackpool North railway station, as well as Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland and Holyhead and Llandudno in Wales. A third platform was completed in 2008 to allow for an increase in rail capacity. In 2009, Network Rail stated that the third platform meant that capacity will become constrained by the layover of the trains and recommended building a line underneath the Airport towards Northwich by 2024.[174] Work on building a new fourth platform at the station commenced in early 2014 with a blockade required in February 2015 to allow completion.[175] Construction finished in May 2015 and the platform opened to passengers in autumn 2015.[176]

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See also: Airport Line (Manchester Metrolink)
A tram at Manchester Airport in November 2014, shortly after the line opened

A Metrolink service from Cornbrook station to the Airport opened in November 2014 and runs at 12-minute frequency. Journeys along the 15-stop line from Cornbrook take approximately 35 minutes. The Manchester Metrolink light rail system has had plans to extend to the airport for many years. When the idea of a congestion charge was mooted, part of the scheme was to have extended the Metrolink to the airport. However, when this was rejected, the future of the scheme was in doubt. In 2009, it was announced that the line to the airport would finally be built. The airport line is one spur of the line from St Werburgh's Road to East Didsbury and Manchester Airport, which opened on 3 November 2014 – 18 months ahead of schedule.[177][178] As of November 2022, Metrolink services from the Airport operate to Manchester Victoria via Market Street.

Bus and coach

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The Station is the airport's ground transport interchange and brings bus, coach and rail passengers under one roof. Over 300 trains, 100 coaches and 500 buses a day use the facility,[179] including the 24-hour bus service 43,[180] which runs every 10 minutes (every 30 minutes at night) to Manchester city centre via Wythenshawe, Northenden, Withington, Fallowfield and Rusholme. There is also Skyline service 199 operating every 30 minutes to Buxton via Stockport, Disley and Chapel-en-le-Frith, as well as a number of Stagecoach Manchester and Arriva North West services to Stockport, Altrincham and various parts of South Manchester. A network of National Express and Megabus coach services serve Manchester Airport and operate to destinations further afield.[181]

Road

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The airport is a 20-minute drive from Manchester city centre and is reached by the M56 motorway, with a dedicated approach road from the motorway at junction 5. The M56 is the main route used by traffic to reach the airport. There are also minor local roads serving the airport from the north (Wythenshawe) and the east (Heald Green). The M56/A538 road junction serves the World Freight Terminal, to the west of the airport. The A538 runs east–west serving the local towns of Altrincham and Wilmslow.

Proposed as part of the SEMMMS (South East Manchester Multi-Modal Strategy) Relief Road Scheme, a new link road to the A6 south of Stockport opened in 2018. Planning permission had been granted, with inquiries for Compulsory Purchase and Side Roads Orders following up in September 2014.[182] After significant delays, the link road opened on 15 October 2018.[183]

Taxi ranks are situated by arrivals at all three terminals.

Parking

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The airport's official short-stay car parking can be found in the multistorey car parks adjacent to Terminals 1, 2 and 3. In July 2007, the airport introduced a 'No Waiting' restriction on all access roads surrounding the terminals.[citation needed] As of June 2018, the public are required to pay charges of £3 for five minutes on the terminal forecourt or £4 for the maximum ten minutes in order to drop off passengers. The charges have been highly controversial: local taxi drivers have described them as a "cash cow" for the airport,[184] and were described by a judge for Minshull Street Crown Court as "extraordinary" and "an absolute disgrace" after he gave a psychology teacher a suspended sentence for deliberately driving into a parking official in an act of road rage over the charges.[185]

In 2009/2010, Terminal 1's multi-storey car park was refurbished. Each level of the car park is colour-coded. The floor, walls, ceiling and supports have all received a repaint with every parking space having a sensor and green light above it, with empty parking bays indicated by the green light.

Official long-stay on-airport parking from Manchester Airport is located near the terminals and served by a regular courtesy bus. There is one long-stay car park serving Terminals 1 and 3 and a separate dedicated long-stay car park for Terminal 2. In 2009, the airport opened JetParks – two long-stay car parks less than a mile from the terminals. This is a cheaper alternative to the on-site car parks and is served by a 24-hour shuttle bus every 15 minutes. The airport also operates a Shuttle Park for long-stay car parking, which is also served by a regular courtesy bus and is located just off the airport site to the east of Terminal 3. The airport has since augmented these products with a 3rd JetParks car park, JetParks 3. This is located adjacent to Shuttle Parks and, as a result, Shuttle Parks was renamed JetParks Plus. Manchester Airport also operates a very large scale valet parking product across all 3 terminals that it has branded as "Meet & Greet".[186]

In 2014, a new 9,000 space car park located underneath the approach to 23R was constructed, the first area of the site opened in the autumn. The remainder of the facility will open in time for summer 2015.

There are several privately operated car parks within a short distance of the airport, served by shuttle bus, as well as several off-site companies operating valet parking services.

Drop off zones

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Up until 2018, cars dropping off passengers could do so outside terminals for free. On 10 July 2018, Manchester Airport took the step of introducing a fee of £3 to £4 for vehicles dropping off passengers at terminals.[187] Alternatively, passengers being dropped off can be taken to an off-site car park from where a shuttle bus operates to the terminals. The airport issues fines of up to £100 to vehicles which breach its terms and conditions for the drop off zones.[188] The changes have been seen as unwelcome and nonconstructive by passengers and taxi drivers, with some saying they will boycott the airport.[189] The change has also attracted criticism from local Councillors in Cheshire, who point out that many places directly under Manchester Airport's flight paths do not have a direct public transport link to the airport. While some other UK airports also have drop off charges, Manchester Airport's charges are overall higher than those at any other airport.[190]

Effect on the area

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Between 1997 and 1999 three protest camps were set up to oppose the building of the second runway, the felling of nearby trees on land owned by the National Trust in Styal, Cheshire and air transportation in general. Camps were set up in Flywood, Arthur's Wood[191] and Cedar's Wood. Swampy, a well known activist, was among many protesters.[192]

The south west end of the new runway is closer to the town of Knutsford and to the village of Mobberley. There was initially an increase in noise experienced by local residents from the aircraft being lower and closer.[162] All residents that were able to prove that their property had lost value, as a result of the operation of Runway 2, were compensated in 2010.[193] In 2012 Manchester Airports Group made a further, voluntary payment, to compensate those who felt aggrieved but had been unable to prove financial harm as a result of the operation of Runway 2. The precepts for Knutsford Town Council and Mobberley Parish Council residents were paid and money invested in local schools.[194]

In 2007 Manchester Airport applied to build on land in Styal to increase its car parking. However, the former Macclesfield Borough Council refused to give them planning permission to do so and expressed annoyance at the airport for not investing enough in public transport.[195]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 27 March 1951, a Douglas C-47A-75-DL Dakota 3 cargo aircraft operated by Air Transport Charter[196] and en route to Nutts Corner, Antrim, Northern Ireland, crashed at Heyhead shortly after take-off from runway 06, following the aircraft's failure to gain height. There were four fatalities – two of the three crew on board and two of the three passengers. The subsequent investigation found that the crash resulted from a loss of engine power, caused by ice forming in the carburettor intakes, attributable to the captain's failure to use the heat controls. An extended undercarriage and snow on the wings may have also been contributory factors.[197]
  • On 14 March 1957, British European Airways Flight 411 operated by Vickers Viscount 701 (registration G-ALWE) inbound from Amsterdam crashed into houses in Shadow Moss Road, Woodhouse Park. The aircraft was on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport and the crash was due to a flap failure, caused by fatigue of a wing bolt. All 20 occupants on board died, as did two on the ground.
  • On 4 June 1967, a British Midland International Canadair C-4 Argonaut (registration G-ALHG) was inbound from Palma and crashed near the centre of Stockport after loss of engine power due to fuel problems and an aborted approach to Manchester Airport, with 72 fatalities.
  • On 20 March 1969, Vickers Viscount G-AVJA of British Midland International crashed on take-off. Three of the four people on board were killed.[198]
  • On 22 August 1985, an engine of a Boeing 737–236 Advanced, operated by British Airtours, failed during take-off from runway 24, the fire spreading into the cabin, resulting in 55 fatalities (mostly from smoke inhalation) aboard the Boeing 737–236 Advanced G-BGJL. The uncontained engine failure was later traced to an incorrectly repaired combustor causing the turbine disc to shatter and puncture the wing fuel tanks.[199][200] As a result, fire resistance and evacuation procedures were improved.[201]
  • On 23 June 2024, a power cut at the airport grounded all outbound flights, and arrivals were diverted to other UK airports. The disruptions affected over 90,000 passengers.[202]

Runway visitor park

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Concorde BOAC in its hangar at the Aviation Viewing Park

Manchester Airport has had public viewing areas since the airport opened to the public in 1938. The 1960/1970s pier-top viewing facilities have been closed because of security concerns. In May 1992, an official "Aviation Viewing Park" (AVP) was created just off the A538 road on the south-western side of the airfield. This was moved to the western side of the airfield in May 1997 to allow construction of the second runway.[203] Renamed the "Runway Visitor Park" in June 2010, the facility is regarded as providing the best official viewing facilities for aircraft spotting at any major UK airport by aircraft enthusiasts.[204] Visitors can view aircraft taking off and landing from both runways and aircraft taxiing to and from the runways. This attraction now draws around 300,000 visitors a year and is one of Greater Manchester's top 10 attractions.[205]

The Runway Visitor Park is also home to a small number of retired aircraft exhibits. These currently are:

• Avro RJX100 Prototype (Registration: G-IRJX). This was the last British-built jetliner. It was delivered in 2001 from the nearby, but now-demolished Woodford Aerodrome. It was the first exhibit to be added to the park.[206]

• British Airways Concorde (Registration: G-BOAC 'Alpha Charlie'). Was acquired shortly after the retirement of the British Airways Concorde fleet in 2003. It has since been enclosed in a purpose-built hangar with a conference centre hosting regular events. This particular aircraft was the flagship of the British Airways fleet due to its G-BOAC designation, a reference to BOAC – a forerunner airline to British Airways.[207]

• Front Fuselage of Monarch Airlines DC-10-30 (Registration: G-DMCA). This was the only DC-10 operated by now-defunct Monarch Airlines, operating between 1996–2001. The original complete airframe was held at Manchester for a short while after being retired and subsequently scrapped, the front section being moved to the park in 2003. It is the only remains of a DC-10 in the UK.[208]

• BEA Trident 3 (Registration: G-AWZK). This aircraft last flew in 1985 and had been used for tug and de-ice training at Heathrow Airport. It was moved to the park in 2004, and opened to visitors in 2007. It is both the oldest and longest retired of all the exhibits.[209]

• RAF Nimrod MR2 (Registration: XV231). First deployed in the 1970s and retired in the late 2000s. This aircraft was used in specialist search and rescue missions. It had been deployed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was flown into Manchester and put on display in 2010. It is the only military exhibit.[207]

Notes

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  1. ^ Dhaka service is a continuation of the Sylhet service as the same flight number
  2. ^ Addis Ababa service is a continuation of the Geneva service as the same flight number
  3. ^ The number of domestic and international passengers
  4. ^ a b The number of total air transport takeoffs and landings

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