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IATA: MAN - ICAO: EGCC
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Manchester Airport Group
Serves		Manchester
Elevation AMSL		257 ft (78 m)
Coordinates		53°21′15″N, 002°16′30″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
06L/24R	10,000	3,048	Concrete/Grooved Asphalt
06R/24L	9,997	3,047	Concrete/Grooved Asphalt

Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an airport in Manchester, England. It opened to airline traffic in June 1938. Formerly known as Ringway Airport and, until 1986, Manchester International Airport. It is located on the boundary between Cheshire and Manchester in Greater Manchester. Image File history File links Gatewayatman. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The Manchester Airport Group is a holding company owned by the boroughs of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. ... Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Concrete is a construction material that consists, in its most common form, of Portland cement, construction aggregate (generally gravel and sand) and water. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester) [1] is a... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ...

It has two parallel runways, three adjacent terminals, and a railway station. The airport is owned by the Manchester Airport Group which is controlled by a group of ten local authorities in the Greater Manchester area. MAG owns several other UK airports; Nottingham East Midlands, and the smaller Hurn, Bournemouth and Kirmington,Humberside. Manchesters International Airport has a station built into its terminal buildings, and is currently a 2-platform hub with transport connections to the local bus network. ... The Manchester Airport Group is a holding company owned by the boroughs of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. ... Nottingham East Midlands Airport (IATA: EMA, ICAO: EGNX) is an airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. ... Bournemouth International Airport (IATA: BOH, ICAO: EGHH) is an airport about 8 km north east of Bournemouth, England. ... Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is situated in North Lincolnshire, England, 10 nautical miles (18. ...

Manchester Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P712) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. It was established in 1972. ...

Worldwide hub

The airport provides direct flights to over 200 destinations worldwide by over 95 airlines. The airport is the transatlantic hub for BMI and a major European hub for British Airways. Major US carriers from Manchester include American, Continental, Delta and USAirways, whilst Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Pakistan, Qatar and Etihad serve the Asian market. Charter airlines First Choice Airways, MyTravel, Thomas Cook and Thomsonfly use Manchester as their operational base and the airport also acts as a secondary hub for British Airways, Pakistan International Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Several other British airline carriers have a strong presence. The correct title of this article is bmi. ... British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom and the third largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM and Lufthansa), with more flights from Europe across the Atlantic than any other operator. ... Airbus A320 at Manchester International Airport Airbus A321 with the previous air2000 titles. ... Formerly called Airtours, MyTravel is a package holiday company based in the United Kingdom. ... Thomas Cook Airlines Boeing 757-200 series at Glasgow International Airport July 2006. ... Thomsonfly Boeing 757-200 Thomsonfly Boeing 767-300 series at Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. ... British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom and the third largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM and Lufthansa), with more flights from Europe across the Atlantic than any other operator. ... Pakistan International Airlines (also referred to as PIA), is the national flag carrier of Pakistan and the national airline operating passenger and cargo services around the world. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways usually referred to as Virgin Atlantic, is one of the airlines of Richard Bransons Virgin Group, operating long-haul routes between London and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. ...

Passenger numbers

Manchester is the fourth busiest airport in the UK and the biggest outside of London, in terms of passengers per year. In the twelve months to November 2006, Manchester handled 22.07 million terminal passengers, a figure exceeded only by Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted in the UK. Manchester's passengers have remained static during the last 12 months, compared with a UK average growth of 3.3%. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ...

The airport's latest long range plan (2006) forecasts that passenger numbers will increase to circa 38 million passengers per annum by 2015, a fast average growth rate of 6.2% pa, and are planning measures to cope with this increase.^[1]

Security

Manchester Airport is policed by the Greater Manchester Police. Several security related incidents have occurred at the airport in recent years. In particular: Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, in North West England. ...

• In 2002, a security firm successfully smuggled fake explosives, detonators and genuine firearms onto a flight. [1]
• In 2004, the BBC's Whistleblower program revealed a series of security failures at the airport, including faulty metal detectors and a lack of regular random baggage checks. [2]
• In 2005, after spotted acting suspiciously, police used a taser to shoot a man on the apron, after he appeared to resist arrest. [3]
• On the June 6, 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.^{[citation needed]}.

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Terminals and destinations

Manchester Airport Skywalk

Manchester Airport has three interconnected terminals, allowing passengers to move between all three terminals without going outside. Terminals 1 and 3 are located in the same building and are connected by a corridor. Terminals 1 and 2 are linked by the skywalk, a passage which goes across the airfield, with travelators to aid passengers with the long walk. Along the skywalk there are the railway station, some shops and a Radisson Hotel. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x753, 139 KB) Summary Own photo Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x753, 139 KB) Summary Own photo Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... A skyway is a path that is traversed without touching the ground. ... Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ... Radisson SAS in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

Terminal 1

Terminal One is mostly used by non-BA international traffic. It is also the terminal used as the base for MyTravel and Jet2.com who each have a separate check-in on the lower level. It has 24 stands, 18 of which have airbridges (Gates refer to those accessible from the piers). It opened in 1962 although having undergone many extensions and renovations since opening. The current passenger throughput is 10.1 million passengers per year. At present, Terminal 1 is being renovated to accommodate more aircraft. In addition, a major refurbishment of the retail spaces is underway. British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom and the third largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM and Lufthansa), with more flights from Europe across the Atlantic than any other operator. ... MyTravel Airways is the in-house charter airline of the MyTravel Group of companies. ... Jet2. ... Check-in is the process of announcing your arrival at a hotel, airport or sea port. ...

• Ajet (Larnaca, Paphos)
• Aer Arann (Galway, Kerry, Nantes, Sligo, Waterford)
• Aer Lingus (Cork [Starts March 2007], Dublin)
• Air Atlanta (Orlando-Sanford, Sharm-El-Sheik, Tenerife)
• Air Baltic (Riga)
• Air Berlin (Berlin-Tegel, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, London-Stansted, Munster, Nuremburg, Paderborn, Palma de Mallorca, Vienna, Zurich)
• Air Canada (Toronto-Pearson [seasonal])
• Air Scotland (operated by Greece Airways) (Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca)
• Air Transat (Calgary, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
• Aurigny Air Services (Guernsey)
• Aviajet (Faro, Kefallinia, Naples, Palma, Reus, Zakynthos)
• BH Air (Burgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna)
• Channel Express (Alicante, Malaga)
• City Airline (Gothenburg)
• Cyprus Airways (Larnaca, Paphos)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• Eurocypria (Heraklion, Larnaca, Paphos)
• Euromanx (Isle Of Man)
• European Aviation Air Charter (Brescia, Lourdes-Tarbes)
• Flightline (London-Luton)
• Flybe (Belfast-City, Brest [Starts March 2007], Exeter, Glasgow Int [Starts March 2007], Norwich, Rennes [Starts March 2007], Southampton)
• Fly Gibraltar (Gibraltar [Starts mid 2007])
• Flyjet (Arrecife, Corfu, Dalaman, Heraklion, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Ovda, Paphos, Rhodes, Sharm-El-Sheik, Tenerife, Thessalonika)
• Futura (Alicante, Arrecife, Dalaman, Glasgow, Ibiza, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Mahon, Palma, Reus, Tenerife)
• Greece Airways (Alicante, Barcelona, Gerona, Malaga, Palma)
• HLX.com (Cologne-Bonn, Hanover, Stuttgart)
• Icelandair (Reykjavik)
• Jet2.com (Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin-Schönefeld [starts 25 March 2007], Budapest, Chambery, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Hassi Messaoud, Ibiza, London-Gatwick, Malaga, Milan-Bergamo, Murcia, Nice, Palma, Paris Charles-De-Gaulle, Pisa, Rome-Fiumicino, Tenerife-South, Toulouse, Valencia, Venice Marco Polo, Warsaw)
• Kıbrıs Türk Hava Yolları (Dalaman)
• Libyan Arab Airlines (Tripoli)
• LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
• Lufthansa (Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich)
• Luxair (Dublin, Luxembourg)
• Monarch Airlines (Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Faro, Jerez [Starts Summer 2007], Mahon, Malaga, Palma, Tenerife)
• Monarch Airlines (Arrecife, Calgray, Cancun, Catania, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Goa, Grenoble, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kittila, Kos, Las Palmas, London-Gatwick, Luxor, Mahon, Male, Naples, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Preveza, Punta Cana, Rhodes, Salzburg, Shram-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Sofia, Tenerife, Thessalonika, Venice, Zakynthos)
• MyTravel (Agadir, Alicante, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Bergamo, Bodrum, Bucharest-Otopeni, Burgas, Cancun, Corfu, Dalaman, Djerba, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Goa, Grenoble, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kalamata, Kefallinia, Kos, La romana, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Las Vegas, London-Gatwick, Luxor, Mahon, Malaga, Malta, Monastir, Montego Bay, Naples, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Puerto Plata, Reus, Rhodes, Rimini, Salvador- Dois De Julho, Salzburg, Sharm-El-Sheik, Tenerife, Toronto-Pearson, Turin, Vancouver, Varadero, Zakynthos)
• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Bergen)
• Nouvelair (Djerba)
• Olympic Airlines (Athens)
• PrivatAir (Istanbul-Atatürk)
• Ryanair (Dublin, Shannon)
• Scandinavian Airlines (Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda)
  • SAS Braathens (Oslo)
• SkyEurope (Bratislava, Krakow, Salzburg)
• Spanair (Mahon)
• Swiss International Air Lines (Basel/Mulhouse [Starts January 15, 2007], Zürich)
• Thomas Cook Airlines Alicante, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Banjul, Barbados, Bodrum, Burgas, Calgary, Cancun, Catania, Cayo Coco, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Fuchal, Gerona, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Izmir, Jerez, Kefallinia, Kos, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Lyon, Mahon, Malaga, Malta, Monastir, Montreal, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Preveza, Puerto Plata, Reus, Rohdes, Rovaniemi, Salzburg, Sharm-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Sofia, Split, Teneirfe, Thessalonika, Toronto-Pearson, Toulouse, Turin, Vancouver, Verona, Zakynthos)
• Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)

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Terminal 2

Terminal 2

Terminal 2, opened in 1993, is used mostly by long haul and charter traffic. A few European airlines such as KLM and Air Malta also operate flights out of the Terminal. It has 15 gates, of which 14 have airbridges. Terminal 2 is planned to be capable of being extensively modified so it can eventually accommodate 18 million passengers per annum instead of the current throughput of 7.3 million. This is an ongoing project that will be carried out within the next few years. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 1354 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Manchester International Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 1354 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Manchester International Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Alternate use, see charter airline, yacht charter, bare-boat charter or Charter Communications. ... KLM Tailfins KLM (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands. ... Air Malta is the national airline of Malta, serving 36 destinations in Europe and North Africa. ...

• Adria Airways (Ljubljana) [restarts summer 2007]
• Air Europa (Arrecife, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Tenerife)
• Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Air Malta (Malta)
• Astraeus (Agadir, Banjul-Yundum, Brescia, Calvi, Chambery, Dalaman, Innsbruck, Izmir, Kefallinia, Kos, Lourdes-Tarbes, Lyon, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Pula, Sal, Salzburg, Sharm-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Taba, Tenerife-South, Varna, Verona, Zakynthos)
• Atlasjet (Istanbul-Atatürk)
• Austrian Airlines (Innsbruck) [starts 23 Dec 2006]
• Avianca (Bogotá) (Starts March 2007)
• Belavia (Minsk)
• Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Dhaka, Jeddah, Rome-Fiumicino)
• BritishJet (Malta)
• Bulgaria Air (Sofia, Varna)
• Continental Airlines (Newark)
• Croatia Airlines (Dubrovnik, Pula, Split) [seasonal]
• Czech Airlines (Prague)
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, New York-JFK)
• Emirates (Dubai)
• Excel Airways (Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barbados, Bodrum, Burgas, Chambery, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Grenoble, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ivalo, Kalamata, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kos, Larnaca, Las Palmas, London-Gatwick, Mahon, Malaga, Mikonos, Mitilini-Lesbos, Monastir, Murcia, Orlando-Sanford, Ovda, Palma, Paphos, Plovdiv, Preveza, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Sharm-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Tel Aviv, Teneirfe, Volos, Zakynthos)
• First Choice Airways (FCA) (Agadir, Alicante, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Banjul-Yundum, Barbados, Bodrum, Bourgas, Cancun, Cozumel, Cayo Coco, Chania, Colombo, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Goa, Grenoble, Hassi Messaoud [Starts in June 2007], Heraklion, Huatulco, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Kefalonia, Kittila, Kos, Las Palmas, Mahon, Malaga, Male, Malta, Mitilini-Lesbos, Mombasa, Monastir, Montego Bay, Naples, Nassau, Orlando-Sanford, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Porlamar, Preveza, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Reus, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salvador (Dois De Julho), Salzburg, Santorini, Samana, Sharm-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Sri Lanka, Taba, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Toulouse, Turin, Varadero, Varna, Verona, Zakynthos)
• First Choice Airways (DP) (Larnaca, Paphos)
• Flyglobespan (Calgary [starts May 2007], Cape Town, Toronto-Pearson, Vancover [starts May 2007])
• Free Bird Airlines (Dalaman)
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
• LTE International Airways (Arrecife, Palma, Tenerife-South)
• Luxor Air (Sharm-El-Sheik)
• Mahan Air (Tehran-Imam Khomeini)
• Onur Air (Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Ercan)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, New York-JFK)
• Pegasus Airlines (Bodrum, Dalaman)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore, Zürich)
• Syrian Arab Airlines (Damascus)
• Thomsonfly (Agadir, Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barbados, Bodrum, Burgas, Cancun, Cardiff, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Fort Lauderdale, Faro, Figari, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Gerona, Glasgow, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kavala, Kefallinia, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Lisbon [starts May 2007], Luxor, Lyon, Mahon, Malaga, Malta, Monastir, Montego Bay, Naples, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Pisa, Puerto Plata, Pula, Punta Cana, Reus, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salzburg, Samos, Santorini, Sharm-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Sofia, Taba, Tenerife-North, Tenerife-South, Thessaloniki, Toulouse, Turin, Varadero, Varna, Venice, Verona, Zakynthos)
• US Airways (Philadelphia)
• Viking Airlines (Heraklion, Ivalo, Kuusamo)
• Virgin Atlantic Airways (Barbados, Orlando, St Lucia)
• Zoom Airlines (Calgary, Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)

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Terminal 3

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• Air Southwest (Bristol, Cardiff, Newquay, Plymouth)
• American Airlines (Boston [seasonal], Chicago-O'Hare, Miami [seasonal])
• bmi (Aberdeen, Antigua, Barbados, Chicago-O'Hare, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Toulouse)
  • bmibaby (Alicante, Belfast-International, Bordeaux, Cork, Geneva, Knock, Jersey, Malaga, Newquay, Palma de Mallorca, Perpignan, Prague)
• British Airways (London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, New York-JFK)
  • BA Connect (Aberdeen, Belfast-City, Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Hanover, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lyon, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Oslo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salzburg, Southampton, Vienna) (to be taken over in early 2007 by FlyBE)
  • British Airways operated by GB Airways (Arrecife, Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Las Palmas, Malaga, Malta, Paphos, Salzburg, Tenerife -South)
  • British Airways operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia (Billund)
• Eastern Airways (Inverness)
• Finnair (Helsinki)
• SN Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
• VLM Airlines (Antwerp, London-City, Rotterdam [Starts 26 FEB 2007])

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Cargo airlines

As well as a key passenger airport, the airport is also used for cargo traffic, at the cargo centre on the other side of the apron from Terminal 2.

• Cathay Pacific
• China Airlines Cargo
• Dragonair

In addition, large quantities of freight are carried from Manchester in the lower holds of passenger aircraft. Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Guótài Hángkōng Yŏuxiàn Gōngsī; abbreviation: 國泰/国泰) (SEHK: 0293) is an Asian commercial airline based in Hong Kong and operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to 102 destinations world-wide. ... China Airlines Boeing 737-800 China Airlines (Chinese: 中華航空公司 (pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsī), commonly abbreviated 華航) is the flag carrier of the Republic of China. ... For other uses of this term, see Dragonair. ...

Ground transportation

The airport is about 20 minute drive from central Manchester on the M56 motorway with a dedicated link road from the motorway at Junction 5. Taxi ranks are situated by arrivals at all three terminals. Passengers driving to the airport can use the drop off and pick up areas or choose from a range of both short and long stay car parks situated both on and off site. The M56 motorway, also known as the North Cheshire motorway, is a major road in England. ...

National Express operates a coach service serving the airport. The Manchester Urban Conurbation bus service also includes the airport. The airport has its own train station, Manchester Airport railway station, in the heart of the airport complex. The Skylink moving walkway links the station and the three terminal buildings. There are regular trains running between the airport station to Manchester Piccadilly Station, and stations all over northern England. Trains are operated either by Northern Rail or First Transpennine Express. National Express is the brand under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in the United Kingdom are marketed, and also the company that manages this network and operates some of the services. ... Manchesters International Airport has a station built into its terminal buildings, and is currently a 2-platform hub with transport connections to the local bus network. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...

There are also plans in place to build a Metrolink light rail extension to the airport from Manchester Piccadilly. A Metrolink tram in Manchester city centre. ...

Ground transportation within the airport is headed by Ringway Handling Services, GM Tony Lavan

Criticism

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 and air transportation in general. Three different camps were set up Flywood, Authur's Wood[4] and Cedar's Wood. Swampy, a well known activist, was among many protestors.[5] 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Swampy (real name Daniel Hooper) is a British environmental protester, or eco-warrior. ...

Manchester Airport's second runway was built on around 100 acres of greenbelt land. Four Grade II listed buildings were taken down piece by piece and were re-constructed nearby, and over £20m was spent on environmental restoration and protection. Nonetheless, there is criticism that natural habitats were destroyed.

Incidents and accidents

• 1985 - Manchester air disaster
• 16 July 2003 - Excel Airways Boeing 737-800 (G-XLAG) with 197 passengers took off from Manchester International Airport while vehicles were working near the end of the runway surface. Despite the crew being told the runway was operating at reduced length they did not notice and took off over the vehicles missing them by 56ft (17m), according to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch ^[2].

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Non Passenger Attractions

Manchester airport is one of the most popular airports in the UK for aircraft spotting. It features a nearby official "Viewing Park", just off the A538 on the western edge of the airfield, where British Airways Concorde G-BOAC, an Avro RJX and the forward fuselage of Monarch Airlines Douglas DC-10 G-DMCA are shown on static display, all of which can be boarded if booked in advance. Good views of the runways can be obtained, espically between 12:00 and 15:00 when runway 24R/06L is used for both landings and departures, this being closest to the viewing area itself. The park also features a cafe, and a well stocked aviation shop selling related items such as, airband scanners, aircraft models books and stationery, and Concorde merchandise. Aircraft spotting or Plane spotting is a hobby involving the enjoyment, observation and photography of aircraft: gliders, powered aircraft, large balloons, airships, helicopters, and microlights. ... The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST), along with the Tupolev Tu-144, was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ... Biman Bangladesh Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engined long-range airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. ...

The Terminal 1 car park roof features another official viewing area. However, as of the 18th November 2006 this has been closed for resurfacing. The cafe and aviation shop located at this area will also be closed, with the aviation shop moving to Terminal 1 arrivals.

Trivia

Because of the length of its runways, the airport is able to handle large jets, including the Boeing 747-400, Airbus A340 and the Antonov An-124 and 225.

Manchester International Airport had been frequently used as a diversion airport for the Concorde if both Heathrow and Gatwick were experiencing bad weather. The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST), along with the Tupolev Tu-144, was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), often referred to as Heathrow, is the third busiest airport in the world, after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago OHare. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ...

See also

• RAF Ringway
• UK Aeronautical Information Publication

Manchester UK has two airports. ... Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ...

External links

• Official site
• Guardian Article: Eco-warriors win propaganda battle
• Guardian Article: Sell-out claim as trust agrees to fell trees
• AirportWatch
• Manchester Airport Consultative Committee

References

1. ^ Manchester Airport - Ongoing Developments
2. ^ Flight International 12-18 December 2006