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At a Glance
Manchester8.5 miles southwest of Manchester Latitude : 53°21' 13" N |
IATA Identifier: MAN |
About the Airport
Introduction
Manchester Airport is now the UK's fourth largest airport. It currently handles about 22 million passengers a year and offers direct flights to over 180 destinations worldwide by more than 90 airlines.
Ownership
Manchester Airport is part of the Manchester Airports Group Plc (MAG), which is the second largest airport operator in the UK.. In addition to Manchester Airport the Group also owns Nottingham East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside airports.
MAG is wholly owned by the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester with the City of Manchester owning 55% and the other authorities 5% each. Copies of the Group's Annual Reports and Accounts are available on the Airport's website.
Airport History
The Airport, which first opened in 1938, has a very interesting which is outlined in some detail on the Airport's website and in the attached historical narrative** reproduced from a report of the Competition Commission which outlines the early history of the Airport until the mid 1980s when the present Company was set up. During the Second World War the airport was the home of the Parachute Training School and on the Cheshire County Council's Tatton Park site there is a short history of the school written by R.A.Scholefield in February 2005 and also a leaflet** with pictures.
Aeronautical Data
Below is a link to the web based information services run by the UK National Air Traffic Services (NATS). Here you can find an Aerodrome Chart for Gatwick Airport and the latest navigation charts including Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) and Standard Arrival Routes (STARs) - these are often important in discussions about noise abatement and track-keeping..
Users are required to Register before they can access the data but this is a simple process which takes only a few seconds. Once you're registered go to:
http://www.ais.org.uk/aes/pubs/aip/html/egcc.htm
More Detailed Information?
For more detailed information about Manchester Airport, and MAG, visit the Airport's website which contains a wealth of information about the airport: -
There is also information about Childflight which is the Airport's adopted charity.
Looking Ahead
White Paper - “Future of Air Transport”
The Government's White Paper on aviation policy which was published on 16th December 2003. It represents a comprehensive statement of the Government's aviation policy looking ahead thirty years. The White Paper and associated documents can be seen on the Department's website along with the press release issued by the Department and another release dealing specifically with airports in the North of England
The White Paper sees a very positive role for Manchester Airport and endorses its future growth as a major gateway outside the South-East. Passenger throughput would be more than doubled to 50 mppa. The Government believes this growth can be accommodated on the present runways but additional terminal capacity would need to be provided. However, the White Paper is firm in its conclusion that there will need to be measures to minimise the number of people affected by noise and a strategy for enhancing access to the airport . Thus growth at the Airport “would be subject to stringent limits on the area affected by aircraft noise, with the objective of incentivising airlines to introduce the quietest suitable aircraft as quickly as is reasonably practicable. The limits should look at least ten years ahead, and will need to be reviewed at intervals between now and 2030 to take account of emerging developments in aircraft noise performance. It is also essential that airport growth does not jeopardise legal air quality standards, notably in respect of NO2. This will require thorough monitoring and evaluation.”
As mentioned in the Committee's 2003/5 Biennial Report all of this is likely to keep the Airport, and the Committee, very busy over the years ahead.
Airport Master Plans
The White Paper recommends airport operators to maintain a Master Plan detailing the development proposals relating to the Airport. These plans do not have development plan status but are to be produced at a level of detail sufficient to inform the content of the Local Development Framework produced by the planning authorities. To assist airports in producing these plans the Government in July 2004 issued Guidance** which outlines the Government's view on what it would like to see in master plans and offers good practice advice on their production . The Government has asked airports to produce fully worked-up master plans by December 2005 although outline master plan statements were expected by the end of 2004.
Manchester Airport had already done much of the spadework for the new Master Plan with the publication early in 2003 of the draft of a new Development Strategy to 2015** and the work carried for the new Ground Transport Strategy** and the Environmental Plan** will also help in the master planning process.
CAA 2010 Airports Statistics
Notes
1. "Air transport movements" are landings or take-offs of aircraft engaged on the transport of passengers, cargo or mail on commercial terms.
3 . A "terminal passenger" is a passenger joining or leaving an aircraft at the airport. A passenger who changes from one aircraft to another, carrying the same flight number (change of gauge) is treated as a terminal passenger, as is an interlining passenger.
4 . A "transit passenger" is a passenger who arrives at and departs from the airport on the same aircraft which is transiting the airport. Each transit passenger is counted once only and not both on arrival and on departure.
5 . Click the thumbnails to see larger charts
4. The 2011 figures will become available in March or April or May 2012.
Headline
In 2010 Manchester Airport handled 17,663 million terminal passengers representing 8.4% of traffic at UK airports. This represents a decrease of 20% over 2005 when the Airport handled 22,083 million terminal passengers representing 9.7% of traffic at UK airports.
Aircraft Movements
In 2010 there were 159,144 aircraft movements, a decline of 7.8% on the previous year. Chart 1 shows that the great majority of these (149,039movements - 94%) were air transport movements (atms). Of the remainder the largest classes were business and positioning flights which together made up about 6% of flights. |
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Chart 2 shows aircraft movements at Manchester year by year since 1988. Over that period of 22 years movements have increased by 12,000 (8%). In 2010 there was a 8% decrease in the total number of movements compared with 2009 |
From Chart 3 it will be seen that among air transport movements (atms) in 2010 the number of scheduled flights (82.6%) by far exceeded charter movements. Chart 4 shows that the majority (66%) of atms - both scheduled and charter - were flown by UK carriers. |
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Chart 5 shows for each month of 2010 the number of diverted flights and Chart 9 the airports to which they were diverted. The number of diversions (155) represented a big increase on 2009 (86) but was stilll only 0.19% of landings. Most of the diversions took place in the winter months but there was a spike in May 2010. The majority of the diverted flights (78.7%) went to Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle and Gatwick |
During 2009 Manchester handled 115,922 tonnes of freight (91% of it on scheduled flights) and 636 tonnes of mail - all but 54 tonnes of it carried on scheduled flights.
Passengers
In 2010 Manchester was used by 17,759,015 passengers - down by 965,874 (5%) over the previous year. Of this number some 69% were passengers on scheduled flights - see Chart 7. The great majority (18,630,394 - 99.5%) were classifed as terminal passengers. Only 96,974 passengers were transit passengers
Chart 8 shows the number of terminal pasengers at Manchester year by year since 1988. Over that period of 22 years the annual number of passengers increased by 86%. It can be seen that in 2010 there was a 5% decrease in the number of terminal passengers compared with 2009. |
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Chart 9 shows that in 2010 13% of passengers travelled to or from UK destinations. About 53% flew to or from EU countries while the remainder (34%) travelled to or from other international destinations. From Chart 10 it can be seen that 68% of passengers flew with UK airlines with another 17% using other EU carriers. UK airlines carried 7,029,047 passengers (58%) on scheduled services and 5,101,673 (42%) on charter flights. |
The Airport's Traffic Statistics are published on their website.
CAA Passenger Survey 2006
This Survey was conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority at 11 Airports in the UK. Here are some of the findings for Manchester:
Business Passengers: 20%
Leisure Passengers: 80%
UK Passengers: 84%
Foreign Passengers:
16%
Terminating Passenger: 97.3%
Interlining Passengers: 2.7%
Average passenger age: 43.5
Average business passenger salary: £63,336
Average leisure passenger household income: £43,945
Surface Access:Passengers using private car – 58% |
Passenger Group SizePassengers travelling alone – 36.6% |
For more information about Manchester, and the other Airports covered by the survey visit the CAA's website
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**To see the files in Acrobat .pdf format you will need an Acrobat Reader - this can be obtained free of charge by clicking the "Get Acrobat Reader" icon to the left |
Manchester Airport Consultative CommitteeAn independent Consultative Committee established pursuant to Section 35 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 Page last modified:27 May 2011 |