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, nature reserves, villages, historic buildings, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.
Towns to visit near Manchester Airport include Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
There are a number of hills near Manchester Airport including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Manchester Airport area like Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.
There are a number of old mines near Manchester Airport 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).
Don't miss Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp's ancient sites if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
The area around Manchester Airport features a number of interesting round cairns including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
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.
Historic Sites to visit near Manchester Airport include 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.
Don't miss Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial's historic monuments if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.
There are a number of woodlands near Manchester Airport including Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.
Manchester Airport has some unmissable geological features nearby like Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
Don't miss Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash's nature reserves if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
There are a number of villages near Manchester Airport including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish.
Don't miss Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate's historic buildings if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
There are a several good country parks in the Manchester Airport area like Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park.
The area around Manchester Airport boasts some of the best waterfalls including 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.
Don't miss Rivington Pike Easter's events if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Manchester Airport area like Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.
There are a number of sssis near to Manchester Airport including Nob End SSSI.
Don't miss Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park's parks if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
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 great places to visit near Manchester Airport if you like gardens.
Manchester Airport's best nearby canals can be found at 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.
Cities to visit near Manchester Airport include 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.
There are a number of disused railway lines near Manchester Airport including The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.
Manchester Airport is near some unmissable moated sites like Wigan Golf Club,
Don't miss Manchester Airport's airports if visiting the area around Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport History
There are some historic monuments around Manchester Airport:
