Manchester Airport is a Airport in the county of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Airport (MAN) is the busiest airport in the North of England, handling over 22 million passengers each year. The airport is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Manchester city centre, in the borough of Trafford.
The airport has three terminals - Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 - which are all served by a common set of transport links. These include the Metrolink light rail system, which provides regular services to Manchester city centre and beyond; and a dedicated bus service which operates between the airport and Manchester Piccadilly train station.
Manchester Airport is well connected to the UK motorway network, being located just off junction 5 of the M56 motorway. This provides direct access to the M60 ring road around Manchester, as well as to the M6 motorway which leads to the North West of England and Scotland.
In terms of flight destinations, Manchester Airport offers direct flights to a wide range of UK and international destinations. Popular UK destinations served by the airport include London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin.
The airport also offers a good selection of international destinations, with flights to Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East all available. Manchester Airport is therefore an important gateway for both leisure and business travellers alike.
The airport has three terminals - Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 - which are all served by a common set of transport links. These include the Metrolink light rail system, which provides regular services to Manchester city centre and beyond; and a dedicated bus service which operates between the airport and Manchester Piccadilly train station.
Manchester Airport is well connected to the UK motorway network, being located just off junction 5 of the M56 motorway. This provides direct access to the M60 ring road around Manchester, as well as to the M6 motorway which leads to the North West of England and Scotland.
In terms of flight destinations, Manchester Airport offers direct flights to a wide range of UK and international destinations. Popular UK destinations served by the airport include London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin.
The airport also offers a good selection of international destinations, with flights to Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East all available. Manchester Airport is therefore an important gateway for both leisure and business travellers alike.
Manchester Airport postcode: M90 1QX
There are great places to visit near Manchester Airport including some great towns, hills, hiking areas, old mines, ancient sites, round cairns, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, historic buildings, nature reserves, villages, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.
Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough are some of Manchester Airport best towns to visit near Manchester Airport.
There are a several good hills in the Manchester Airport area like Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
Don't miss Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge's hiking areas if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
The area around Manchester Airport features a number of interesting old mines including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, and Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin).
Manchester Airport's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.
Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill are some of Manchester Airport best round cairns to visit near Manchester Airport.
Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, Ouzel Hall (site of), Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), Prospect (ruin), Rivington Moor Bell Pits (ruin), and Burnt Edge Colliery (ruin) are some of Manchester Airport best ruins to visit near Manchester Airport.
There are a several good historic sites in the Manchester Airport area like Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
There are a number of lakes near Manchester Airport including Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
The area around Manchester Airport features a number of interesting historic monuments including Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
Don't miss Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood are some of Manchester Airport best woodlands to visit near Manchester Airport.
The area around Manchester Airport boasts some of the best geological features including Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm are some of Manchester Airport best historic buildings to visit near Manchester Airport.
The area around Manchester Airport features a number of interesting nature reserves including Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.
Villages to visit near Manchester Airport include Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley.
Don't miss Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash's country parks if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
Roscow Clough Waterfall, Smithills Hall Park Waterfall, Langshaw Ford Weir, Raveden Clough Waterfall, Raveden Plantation Waterfall, Yarrow Reservoir Overflow Cascade, and Upper Rivington Reservoir Yarrow Outflow are great places to visit near Manchester Airport if you like waterfalls.
Events to visit near Manchester Airport include Rivington Pike Easter.
The area around Manchester Airport boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.
The area close to Manchester Airport boasts some of the best sssis including Nob End SSSI.
The area around Manchester Airport features a number of interesting parks including Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.
There are a several good shopping centres in the Manchester Airport area like Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater are some of Manchester Airport best gardens to visit near Manchester Airport.
Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal at Prestolee, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Haigh, Top Lock at Wigan, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Crooke, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Shevington, Rochdale Canal Western Section, and Bridgewater Canal are some of Manchester Airport best canals to visit near Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport has some unmissable cities nearby like Salford, and Manchester.
The area around Manchester Airport features a number of interesting museums including Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green.
Disused Railway Lines to visit near Manchester Airport include The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.
The area around Manchester Airport's best moated sites can be found at Wigan Golf Club.
Places near Manchester Airport feature a number of interesting airports including Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport History
There are some historic monuments around Manchester Airport:
