# Manston Airport, Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom

**Manston Airport** was an airport in Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1989. It closed on 15 May 2014. It had one runway, 2,752 m (9,029 ft) long, asphalt. In 2014 it handled 13 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1215

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Serves: Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1989
- Closed: 15 May 2014
- Elevation: 54 m / 178 ft
- Coordinates: 51.3422, 1.3461
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,752 m / 9,029 ft
- Passengers: 12,508 (2014)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.manstonairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manston_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1405771
- Weather station: EGMH · WMO 03797
- Ident: GB-1215

## Timeline

- 1989: Manston Airport opens.
- 15 May 2014: Manston Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,752 m / 9,029 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 101° / 281° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | 3,256 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 100,592 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 206,875 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 9,845 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 15,556 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 11,625 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 5,335 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 25,692 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 37,169 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 8,262 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 40,143 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 12,508 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [EUjet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eujet).

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TFC | Polar Helicopters | 119.925 |

## Nearby airports

- [LYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmd.md) Lydd London Ashford Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [CQF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfac.md) Calais Marck Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 91 km / 57 mi

## In collections

- [Closed and historic](https://dromopedia.com/collections/closed) #39

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1215/data