Name: Manchester Airport
IATA code: MAN
Address: Manchester Airport, Manchester, M90 1QX, UK.
Telephone: +44 (0) 8712 710 711
Website: www.manchesterairport.co.uk

Manchester Airport is the UK’s busiest airport outside of the London area, and is by far the largest airport in the northwest of England. It is located in Greater Manchester, 8.5 miles southwest of Manchester city centre. Manchester Airport served just over 22 million passengers in 2007, making it the 4th busiest airport in the United Kingdom. It has two runways, three passenger terminals and a freight terminal. Manchester Airport offers more routes than any other airport in the UK. In total, there are over 80 airlines at the airport offering flights to over 225 destinations worldwide. The airport has always been popular with charter airlines, for many years the majority of Manchester’s overseas routes were operated by such airlines flying to and from seasonal holiday destinations. Recent years have seen a rise in popularity of scheduled services; scheduled flights from Manchester now account for around 65% of passenger activity.

Manchester Airport currently offers scheduled and charter flights to domestic and international destinations across Europe, Africa, North America, the Caribbean, Middle East and South Asia.

Terminal 1 manages international flights and is a base for Jet2.com, Monarch Airlines and Thomas Cook Airlines. Between them, these airlines offer flights from Manchester to destinations such as Alicante, Antalya, Calgary, Cancun, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kos, Luxor, Malaga, Montego Bay, Rimini, Sardinia, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver and Zakynthos. Aer Lingus, Air Transat, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines System, SkyEurope and TUlfly are some of the other airlines offering services from terminal 1.

Terminal 2 handles long-haul and charter flights to international destinations. Thomson Airways has a base here, offering flights from Manchester Airport to popular holiday destinations such as Agadir, Antigua, Aruba, Bodrum, Bridgetown, Colombo, Istanbul, Las Palmas, Nassau, New Orleans, Orlando, Rhodes, St Lucia and Tel Aviv. Other airlines at terminal 2 include Czech Airlines, Delta Airlines, Flyglobespan, KLM, Onur Air, Pakistan International Airlines, US Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

Terminal 3 offers scheduled flights to domestic and international locations across the UK, Europe and North America. Domestic flights from Manchester include Bristol, Plymouth, Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Isle of Man, Jersey and Norwich. American Airlines, bmi, bmibaby, British Airways, easyjet, Flybe and VLM are some of the airlines using this terminal.

Manchester Airport has its own transport interchange, including bus, coach and train stations, making it easy to travel between the airport and city centre. In fact, around 900 buses coaches and trains serve the airport every day. Full transport details can be found on the airport website.

If you can’t find flights to Manchester Airport, then Liverpool is the closest alternative. Leeds/Bradford and Blackpool are also airports worth considering.