Manchester Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Manchester Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Manchester Airports Group | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Greater Manchester | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 257 ft / 78 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°21′14″N 002°16′30″W / 53.35389°N 2.27500°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.manchesterairport.co.uk | ||||||||||||||
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Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an important airport in Manchester, England. It opened to passengers in June 1938. It was first called Ringway Airport. During World War II it officially became RAF Ringway, and from 1975 until 1986 the title Manchester International Airport was used. The airport is almost all within the city of Manchester boundaries—the exception being the second runway, which lies mostly in Cheshire.
Manchester Airport competes with other airports nearby such as Liverpool Airport and Leeds Bradford Airport.
Images for kids
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Map of the area where Manchester Airport is located, circa 1925.
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Manchester Airport viewed from the south-west
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Terminal 1
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Check-in hall at Terminal 2
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Terminal 3
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Antonov An-225 at Manchester Airport in 2006
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The A538 road runs beneath both runways via two separate tunnels. Part of the road is exposed between both runways.
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The new control tower, opened in June 2013, with a Tui Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxiing in at the end of its delivery flight.
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Manchester Airport Fire Service
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TransPennine Express Class 185 arriving at the Manchester Airport railway station
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In the future Manchester Airport could benefit from construction of a nearby high-speed rail station, Manchester Airport High Speed, linking the airport with the South and Central Manchester
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A tram at Manchester Airport in November 2014 shortly after the line opened.
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Concorde BOAC in its hangar at the Aviation Viewing Park.
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See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto de Mánchester para niños
