Where is Manchester Airport?

Manchester Airport is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M90 5UZ), in the parish of Ringway.

Does Manchester Airport charge admission?

Manchester Airport typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Manchester Airport?

Drivers can navigate to postcode M90 5UZ. It sits within the Wythenshawe and Sale East parliamentary constituency.

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Manchester Airport

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Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) 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

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Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) 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 (the busiest outside London), and the 20th-busiest airport in Europe in 2024, with 32.1 million passengers served. The airport comprises a cargo terminal and two passenger terminals – a £1.3 billion redevelopment programme will merge former Terminal 1 and current Terminal 3 in 2026. 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. During the Second World War, 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 eight-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, completed in 2025, will take 80% of all passenger traffic. Terminal 3 will rema

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History

Construction commenced in Ringway parish on 28 November 1935 and the airport was partly operational by June 1937, with full construction completed on 25 June 1938. In 1938, KLM became the first airline to launch scheduled commercial flights to Manchester. During the Second World War, 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. By the 1960s, Manchester was Britain's second-busiest airport (after Heathrow). In 1946, Air France began operations from Manchester following the commencement of peacetime passenger services from the airport, and remains the…

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Coordinates: 53.3539, -2.2750
District: Manchester
Parish: Ringway
Postcode: M90 5UZ
Parliamentary constituency: Wythenshawe and Sale East
Established: 1938

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