AirportsManchester Airport is a large airport serving Manchester, Greater Manchester, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MAN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MAN
- ICAO code
- EGCC
- City
- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.3494° N, 2.2795° W
- Elevation
- 78 m (257 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MAN means Manchester Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGCC. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.3494° N, 2.2795° W. It stands 78 metres (257 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Manchester Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,007 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 3,050 m 10,007 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 05L/23R | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool | LPL | 38 km |
| Leeds Bradford AirportLeeds, West Yorkshire | LBA | 70 km |
| East Midlands AirportNottingham, Leicestershire | EMA | 86 km |
| Birmingham AirportBirmingham, West Midlands | BHX | 106 km |
| Humberside AirportGrimsby, Lincolnshire | HUY | 130 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,817 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,337 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,656 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 243 km | 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,362 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,530 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,956 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,476 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,013 km | 21 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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