Manchester Airport
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Manchester Airport was founded in June 1938, originally called Ringway Airport, but during World War II it was renamed REF Ringway. It received its current name in 1975. Currently, there are 2 runways located parallel. The second was completed in 2001, with construction work estimated at £72m. The airport has three adjacent terminals and a railway station. It is owned by Manchester Airports Group, which is managed by the UK’s largest airport owner.
Manchester Airport is licensed by the Public Airfield to receive and send flights that carry passengers on a regular basis and to train pilots. Manchester Airport is the fourth busiest in the UK, after Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted. In terms of passenger traffic in 2005, it ranked 48th in the world, and in 2005 - 45th. In 2006, 234,835 takeoffs and landings were made at Manchester Airport, of which 213,100 were public passenger services.
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