Manchester Airport – MAN England

The international airport, Manchester Airport in Ringway, England is the third busiest airport in United Kingdom with over 27 million passenger traffic. It is also the busiest airport outside London, in 2016. Manchester Airport was formally opened in June 25, 1938 and was originally known as Ringway Airport. The airport is undergoing a big expansion due to the 27 million passenger traffic in 2017 and is expected to double the size of its Terminal 2 that would be able to handle 35 million passengers in 2024.

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The Manchester Airport owns up 1400 acres of land and operates two runways. The airport is comprised of three passenger terminals and has a terminal for goods. It caters flights to 199 destinations placing it in the 13th spot for total destinations served globally. The Runway Visitor Park is an attraction that draws over three hundred thousand visitors in Manchester Airport. The area provides best viewing facilities for aircraft spotting. Experience a taste of luxury in Premi-Air, the airport’s newest private terminal that offers passenger transportation through a car driven by a chauffeur. The three terminals in the airport have a wide array of restaurants and bars to choose from. You can also shop limitlessly at the different shops located in each terminal. Some popular places around the airport is Manchester, Liverpool and Crosby which you can visit and enjoy some tourist spots.

What to Do & Area Attractions

There are onsite airport hotels like the Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester, Airport and Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resorts. Another MAN England hotel that is within easy reach is the Holiday Express Inn Manchester Airport that offers hotel shuttle that operates drop off services at the airport train station.

Some airports that serve the state and other parts of England are the Walney Island Airport and the Liverpool John Lennon Airport.