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Manchester International Airport (MAN)
Airport Information
(Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK)
 Manchester International Airport (MAN) ranks as the UK's fourth-busiest airports, seeing upwards of 189,000 aircraft movements and serving over 22 million passengers per year. The airport is situated 16 km / 10 miles south of central Manchester and close to the suburbs of Ashley, Morley Green, Styal and Wilmslow.
With three modern terminals, Manchester Airport handles flights from an extensive number of national and international carriers. The recent addition of another runway has ensured a prosperous future, with annual passenger figures expected to soon exceed 30 million and rise even further.
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Conveniently sited next to the M56 motorway, Manchester International Airport has an efficient ground transportation infrastructure comprised of trains, buses, coaches, taxis and hotel shuttles. Public bus services run to the city centre twice hourly, and also to further destinations around northern England, being provided by Stagecoach. Rail is the speediest option from the airport to central Manchester or vice versa, with regular services and an average journey time of 20 minutes.
Manchester International Airport (MAN) Information: History and Facilities
Originally known as Ringway Airport, Manchester Airport was planned in the mid-1930s, during the exciting age of aviation. Officially opened for business in 1938, the airport was used as a training base for the military during the war years, with expansions underway by the late 1940s, including an extension of the runway.
The booming holiday package industry in the 1960s was a definite turning point in the history of Manchester International Airport and saw the arrival of a striking new terminal building, along with two large passenger piers. Over the next 20 years, facilities with improved and a third pier added, together with a new departures area. Long-haul flights were introduced in the 1980s and the airport became an important International Gateway, when it was named Manchester International Airport (MAN).
Onsite at Manchester Airport you will discover a comprehensive range of facilities aimed at passengers of all backgrounds. Essentials include ATMs, bureaux de change, business facilities and medical centres. Lounge areas offer a wide variety of shopping, dining options and duty-free shops, such as Dixons Tax Free and Alpha Airport Shopping, which can all be found beyond passport control in the departures lounges.
The airport has conference facilities for up to 400 people, while the nearby Radisson and Atlantic hotels offer comprehensive business centres featuring a wide range of services. Business passengers will only find basic services available at Manchester Airport itself.
Manchester International Airport (MAN) Information: About Manchester Tourism
Manchester is a city famous for its classic and modern architecture, thriving nightclub scene, internationally recognised musical acts and its football team. The city centre offers some of the country's best shopping, as well as being home to a plethora of cinemas, theatres, pubs, bars and nightclubs.
Art galleries and museums are not in short supply and easy to reach from Manchester Airport (MAN). Just outside of the city centre is the fantastic Lowry Centre and Lowry Designer outlet, where visitors will find theatre, cinema, gallery spaces and shops. Meanwhile, the nearby Trafford Centre offers one of Europe's biggest undercover shopping centres.
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