MAN

Manchester Airport

Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Operated by Manchester Airports Group plcmixed

Opened1938ICAOEGCCElev257 ft

The Verdict

60/100Aggressively average

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #80 of 198 airportsBased on data from 1946–2026

Operational30%

62Solidly average

Sentiment25%

54Passable

Infrastructure15%

41Below par

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

93The gold standard

What People Think

The consensus on MAN: meh. Functional meh, but meh.

4.8Avg Rating / 10

1,430

ReviewsGoogle 1420Skytrax 10

17%Positive

★ 3.6on Google Maps (1,420 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2026–2026)0.00 over 2 years

Then: 5.1/5 (1423 reviews)Now: 5.1/5 (1423 reviews)

Positive17%

Neutral27%

Negative56%

Queuing

2.5

Cleanliness

2.8

Staff

2.9

Food & Bev

2.4

Wifi

3.0

Wayfinding

2.8

Transport

3.4

Shopping

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The Numbers

32.1MPassengers (2025)

+4.4%YoY Growth

Record year! 32.1M passengers in 2025, up 9% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 428% rebound from the 2021 COVID low.

30.2MInternational (94%)

1.8MDomestic (6%)

203,212Aircraft Movements

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available

Manchester Airport

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 175,510 flights

5.2%Flights Delayed9,121 of 175,510 flights

1.2minAvg Delay

Almost nothing is delayed. Either this airport is excellent or the data is lying.

-3.2pp vs prior year-0.8min vs prior year

Delay Causes (ATFM)

87%

Airport-CausedThe airport itself is the primary reason for delays. Not weather. Not ATC. Them.

Weather12%

Carrier0%

ATC1%

Airport87%

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

2 Runways

05L/23R10,000ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

05R/23L10,007ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted

The Backstory

1938

Opened

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.