Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport
IATA: MAN ICAO: EGCC WMO: 03334
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Manchester Airports Group
Operator	Manchester Airport Plc
Serves	Greater Manchester and North West England
Location	Ringway, Manchester, UK
Hub for	Flybe
Elevation AMSL	257 ft / 78 m
Coordinates	53°21′14″N 002°16′30″W / 53.35389°N 2.27500°W / 53.35389; -2.27500Coordinates: 53°21′14″N 002°16′30″W / 53.35389°N 2.27500°W / 53.35389; -2.27500
Website	www.manchesterairport.co.uk
Map
MAN Show map of Manchester MAN Show map of England MAN Show map of the United Kingdom
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05L/23R 3,048 10,000 Concrete 05R/23L 3,050 10,007 Concrete/ grooved asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 23,136,047 Passenger change 14–15 5.2% Aircraft Movements 173,165 Movements change 14–15 1.5%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers	23,136,047
Passenger change 14–15	5.2%
Aircraft Movements	173,165
Movements change 14–15	1.5%

Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) south west of Manchester city centre. In 2015, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers. The airport comprises three terminals, a goods terminal and is the only British airport other than London's Heathrow Airport to operate two runways over 3,280 yd (2,999 m) in length. Manchester Airport has flights to around 225 destinations, and the airport covers an area of 560 hectares (1,400 acres).

Officially opened on 25 June 1938, it was initially known as Ringway Airport. In the Second World War, as RAF Ringway, it was a base for the Royal Air Force. The airport is owned and managed by the Manchester Airports Group (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 church at the southern edge of the airport. The airport handled 23.1 million passengers in 2015, a record high and has capacity for up to 50 million passengers annually. This potential figure is limited by the airport's restriction to 61 aircraft movements per hour. Future developments include the £800 million Manchester Airport City logistics, manufacturing, office and hotel space next to the airport and transport improvements such as the SEMMMS relief road and a High Speed 2 station.