# Manchester Airport (MAN)

> Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB · IATA: MAN · ICAO: EGCC · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MAN` |
| ICAO | `EGCC` |
| City | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Country | GB |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 78 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #4 |
| GPS | 53.34938, -2.27952 |

## Description

The World Freight Terminal — a 65-acre freight park with roughly 400,000 sq ft of warehousing and offices — is what turns Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) into the United Kingdom's third-ranking cargo airport, moving upwards of 63,000 tonnes a year. Volumes split between scheduled freighter services and belly cargo carried in the holds of passenger aircraft, so shippers should check which mode actually serves their lane. Ground and cargo handling on site is provided by operators including Worldwide Flight Services, dnata, Menzies Aviation and Swissport. Manchester hosts the largest cluster of freight forwarders outside London, which makes consolidation and groupage straightforward for smaller shippers and e-commerce sellers. A large share of consignments never flies in or out of MAN at all: road feeder services run via the M56 and M60 motorways to London Stansted, East Midlands and continental European hubs. Bonded warehousing and customs clearance facilities sit inside the freight park, and the airport operates around the clock. For dedicated freighter capacity, East Midlands Airport (EMA), roughly two hours' drive to the south-east, is the country's leading all-cargo alternative, while London Heathrow (LHR) remains the reference point for intercontinental belly capacity; Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), some 50 km west, suits smaller charter and express loads.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/manchester-airport-man](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/manchester-airport-man)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/manchester-airport-man/llm-summary*