Manston Airport

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Airport
gptkbp:airlines None (as of 2014)
gptkbp:closed gptkb:2014
gptkbp:closure_type Financial difficulties
Decline in passenger numbers
Competition from other airports
gptkbp:community_impact Job creation
Local economy
Transport links
gptkbp:current_status Closed
gptkbp:elevation 10 feet
gptkbp:environmental_concerns Air quality
Noise pollution
gptkbp:facilities gptkb:Cargo_terminal
Passenger terminal
Control tower
Hangars
Fuel services
gptkbp:future_plans Reopening as an airport
gptkbp:future_status Proposed reopening
gptkbp:has_airport MSE
Regional airport
gptkbp:has_public_transport Rail access (nearest station)
Road access via A299
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:D-Day_operations
Cold War operations
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II airfield
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Manston Airport
gptkbp:iata_code MSE
gptkbp:icao_code EGLM
gptkbp:local_government gptkb:Thanet_District_Council
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kent,_England
gptkbp:nearest_city Ramsgate
gptkbp:opened gptkb:1959
gptkbp:owner gptkb:River_Oak_Strategic_Partners
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 0 (2014, last year of operation)
gptkbp:proposed_use Passenger services
Freight hub
gptkbp:runway_length 3,200 meters
gptkbp:runway_surface gptkb:Asphalt
08/26
gptkbp:type gptkb:Airport
gptkbp:used_by Military airfield
gptkbp:website manstonairport.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Manston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6