RAF Manston
Royal Air Force Manston or more simply RAF Manston is a former Royal Air Force station located in the north-east of Kent, at grid reference TR334663 on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: RAF station in the north-east of Kent
- Also known as: “RAF Manston History Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kent International Airport and Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum.
Kent International Airport
Aerodrome
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.
Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Julian P Guffogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum is situated 1,700 feet south of RAF Manston.
Westgate-on-Sea railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westgate-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. It is 72 miles 35 chains down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Birchington-on-Sea and Margate. Westgate-on-Sea railway station is situated 2 miles north of RAF Manston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manston and Garlinge.
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.
Garlinge
Suburb
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Garlinge is a village and suburb of Margate, in the Thanet district, in Kent, England, situated 2 miles southwest of the centre of the town. Garlinge is situated 1½ miles north of RAF Manston.
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 RAF Manston.
RAF Manston
- Categories: Royal Air Force station, air base, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Minster, Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover RAF Manston from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“RAF Manston” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “曼斯頓皇家空軍基地”
- Chinese: “皇家空軍曼斯頓机场”
- Chinese: “皇家空軍曼斯頓機場”
- Dutch: “RAF Manston”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Manston”
- Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר מנסטון”
- Japanese: “マンストン基地”
- Japanese: “マンストン空軍基地”
- Portuguese: “Base aérea de Manston”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Manston and Express by Holiday Inn Kent International Airport.
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