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title: "MAN is which airport? Manchester"
description: "MAN is Manchester Airport in Manchester, United Kingdom. Why the code is MAN and not something you could guess, what EGCC means, and the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/man/
site: "At One Place"
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# What airport is MAN?

**MAN is: Manchester Airport**

Manchester, United Kingdom

## Why the code is MAN

The first three letters of Manchester.

The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.

## The airport

- **IATA code:** MAN
- **ICAO code:** EGCC
- **Airport:** Manchester Airport
- **City:** Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Code origin:** Documented

Manchester is the busiest UK airport outside London and one of the few with two full-length parallel runways. Concorde G-BOAC is preserved here in a purpose-built hangar, open to visitors.

## The other code, EGCC

Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, MAN, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, EGCC, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why EGCC looks nothing like MAN.

## Common questions

### What airport is MAN?

Manchester Airport, in Manchester, United Kingdom.

### Why is Manchester's airport called MAN?

The first three letters of Manchester.

### What is the difference between MAN and EGCC?

MAN is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. EGCC is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.

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- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
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## Sources

- OurAirports — OurAirports (https://ourairports.com/data/) [Public domain]