Manston Airport is a closed international airport in the UK. Originally operated as RAF Manston, from 1916, it has also operated as a commercial airport and was known as Kent International Airport and, briefly, London Manston Airport.

Thanet Parkway railway station

Railway station

Thanet Parkway railway station is a railway station in Cliffsend, Kent, that serves Discovery Park Enterprise Zone and new housing developments. It opened on 31 July 2023. Thanet Parkway railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Manston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manston and Newington.

Manston

Village

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Manston is a village and civil parish in the Thanet district of Kent, England. The village is situated 1.5 miles northwest of Ramsgate. The parish includes four hamlets and the former Manston Airport.

Newington

Suburb

Newington is a suburb in the west of the town of Ramsgate, on the eastern tip of Kent, England. Newington is situated 2 miles east of Manston.

Minster-in-Thanet

Village

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Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is the site of Minster in Thanet Priory. Minster-in-Thanet is situated 2 miles southwest of Manston.

Manston

Type: Meteorological station
Location: Minster, Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.35° or 51° 21′ north

Longitude

1.35° or 1° 21′ east

Elevation

180 feet (55 metres)

ICAO airport code

EGUM

Open location code

9F3388XX+XX

GeoNames ID

6301520

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