Airports / United Kingdom / MAN
Manchester Airport
EGCC / MANManchester, Greater Manchester, United KingdomELEV 257 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Manchester Airport (EGCC / MAN) is a large commercial airport serving Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. Field elevation is 257 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MAN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL, 20 nm), Hawarden Airport (CEG, 27 nm), and Warton Aerodrome (WRT, 32 nm).
Trip costs from MAN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Ringway Airport and RAF Ringway. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MAN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGCC
IATA
MAN
FAA / Local
EGCC
Elevation
257 ft
Coordinates
53.3494° N · 2.2795° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 257 ft, MAN sits higher than 70% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmLPLLiverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool
- 27nmCEGHawarden AirportBroughton
- 32nmWRTWarton AerodromeWarton
- 36nmEGOSRAF ShawburyShrewsbury, Shropshire
- 37nmBLKBlackpool AirportBlackpool
- 38nmLBALeeds Bradford AirportLeeds, West Yorkshire
Location
Open the full mapEGCC · Manchester Airport · Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom