Name: Isle of Man Airport
IATA code: IOM
Address: Isle of Man Airport, Ballasalla, Isle of Man, British Isles, IM9 2AS.
Telephone: +44 (0) 1624 821600
Website: www.iom-airport.com

Isle of Man Airport is located 7 miles southwest of Douglas, the island capital, in Ronaldsway, close to the town of Ballasalla. It is the main airport serving the Isle of Man and provides an important air link to the UK mainland. The airport has been gradually redeveloped and extended over the last ten years; current work is expected to finish at the end of 2009. The airport served just over 750,000 passengers in 2007, which, though not officially part of the United Kingdom, made it the 26th busiest airport in the UK that year. Airlines serving the airport offer flights from the Isle of Man to destinations in the UK, Channel Islands and Republic of Ireland.

The airport is the main base for Manx2; an airline currently offering scheduled flights from the Isle of Man to destinations such as Belfast, Blackpool, East Midlands, Gloucester and Leeds/Bradford. Flybe has a large presence here and runs services from the Isle of Man to destinations including Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newquay and Southampton. Flybe routes operated by Loganair also serve Edinburgh and Glasgow. Blue Islands is a Jersey based airline that offers scheduled flights between the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. Aer Arann, Eastern Airways and VLM Airlines are the other airlines currently serving the Isle of Man.

Local bus services link the airport with Castletown, Douglas, Port Erin and other destinations on the Isle of Man. The buses run every hour during the day and every half hour at peak times. Further details can be found on the airport website.

If you can’t find flights to the Isle of Man, then the closest alternative airports in the UK are Belfast City, Blackpool and Liverpool; the closest international airport is in Dublin. Except for Liverpool, all these airports offer flights to the Isle of Man. Alternatively; there are ferry services to the Isle of Man from Belfast, Liverpool and Dublin.