Manchester airport is located at Ringway in Manchester and is 7.5 miles to the South West of the city centre. It is the third busiest airport in the UK and the busiest outside of London.
ATC Positions
| Callsign | Frequency |
| Manchester Delivery | 121.700 |
| Manchester Ground | 121.850 |
| Manchester Tower (North) | 118.620 |
| Manchester Tower (South) | 119.400 |
| Manchester Radar (North) | 135.000 |
| Manchester Radar (South) | 118.570 |
| Manchester Director | 121.350 |
Manchester South Radar is always manned, and manchester radar and manchester radar north are opened when traffic is busy. VFR aircraft should contact manchester radar south before entering controlled airspace
Terminal Allocation
Terminal 1
Aegean (AEE)
Austrian Airlines (AUA)
Aurigny (AUR)
Belavia (BRU)
Lufthansa (DLH)
Aer Lingus (EIN)
El Al (ELY)
Etihad (ETD)
EasyJet (EZY)
Finnair (FIN)
Iraqi Airways (IAW)
Icelandair (ICE)
Libyan Airlines (LAA)
Air Arabia Maroc (MAC)
Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAX)
Pegasus Airlines (PGT)
Scandinavian (SAS)
Swiss (SWR)
TAP Air Portugal (TAP)
Thomas Cook (TCX)
Turkish Airlines (THY)
Air Transat (TSC)
Emirates (UAE)
Terminal 2
Air Canada (ACA)
Air Malta (AMC)
Biman Bangladesh (BBC)
Brussels Airlines (BEL)
Hainan Airlines (CHH)
Cathay Pacific (CPA)
Delta (DAL)
Ethiopian (ETH)
Eurowings (EWG)
Jet 2 (EXS)
Monarch (MON)
Oman Air (OMA)
Pakistan International (PIA)
Qatar Airways (QTR)
Singapore Airlines (SIA)
Saudia (SVA)
TUI Airways (TOM)
Tailwind (TWI)
United Airlines (UAL)
Virgin Atlantic (VIR)
Terminal 3
American Airlines (AAL)
Air Europa (ADR)
Air France (AFR)
British Airways (BAW/SHT)
Flybe (BEE)
Iberia Express (IBS)
KLM (KLM)
Loganair (LOG)
Ryanair (RYR)
Vuelling (VLG)
Preferential Runway
Runway 23L and 23R are the preferential runways when there is a tailwind component of 5 knots or less and the runway is dry
Types of Approaches
ILS
| Runway | Frequency | Identifier |
| 05L | 109.5 | IMM |
| 05R | 111.55 | IMC |
| 23R | 109.5 | INN |
RNP
| Runway | Initial Fix |
| 23L | TINVA (north) DOMIG (east) OSNAP (south) |
SIDs
Runway 05L
Runway 05R
Ruwnay 23L
STARs
| STAR | Arrival Via | Route | Expected Descent |
| LAKEY1M | L612 | LAKEY – DIZZE – ROSUN | FL200 level by LAKEY FL70 level by ROSUN |
| SETEL1M | N57 | SETEL – ROSUN | FL70 level by ROSUN |
| TILNI1M | (U)P18 | TILNI – GASKO – BEGAM – SETEL – ROSUN | FL250 level by TILNI FL70 level by ROSUN |
| LIBSO1M | UL975 | LIBSO – FIZED – GOLES – POL – BURNI – ROSUN | FL290 level by LIBSO FL170 level by GOLES FL70 level by ROSUN |
| OTBED1M | Y70, L60 | OTBED – GOLES – POL – BURNI – ROSUN | FL290 level by OTBED FL170 level by GOLES FL70 level by ROSUN |
| MAKUX1M | L15, Q38 | MAKUX – SOSIM – GIGTO – IBRAR – WAL – MIRSI | FL270 level by MAKUX FL170 level by IBRAR FL70 level by MIRSI |
| MALUD1M | L975, Q37 | MALUD – WAL – MIRSI | FL170 level by MALUD FL70 level by MIRSI |
| OKTEM1M | N864 | OKTEM – MONTY – REXAM – WAL – MIRSI | FL200 level by OKTEM FL70 level by MIRSI |
| PENIL1M | L10, L28 | PENIL – WAL – MIRSI | FL170 level by PENIL FL70 level by MIRSI |
| ELVOS1M | T420 | ELVOS – TNT – QUSHI – DAYNE | FL200 level by ELVOS FL80 level by DAYNE |
| LESTA1M | N601, UP6 | LESTA – TNT – QUSHI – DAYNE | FL200 level by LESTA FL80 level by DAYNE |
Low Level Route
To make transiting the control zone easier, and reducing the workload of approach controllers, a low level route has been established to the west of the field. Aircraft are to remain in the low level corridor below altitude 1300 feet on the Manchester QNH. Aircraft are to fly at a speed of 140 knots or less IAS and are to monitor Manchester radar and squawk 7366
Holds
| Holding Area | Direction of turn | Inbound course | Holding speed (IAS) |
| MIRSI | right hand | 061 degrees | 230 Kts |
| ROSUN | right hand | 172 degrees | 230 Kts |
| DAYNE | right hand | 311 degrees | 230 Kts |
Who to Contact
Below is the order in which you should contact a controller
Vatsim
EGCC_DEL, EGCC_GND, EGCC_N_TWR, EGCC_S_APP, MAN_SE_CTR, MAN_E_CTR, MAN_CTR, LON_NW_CTR, LON_N_CTR, LON_CTR
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