Manston Airport (closed)

 airport, Second World War 1939-1945, RAF - Royal Air Force, closed, former air force base

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Manston Airport, formerly IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH, was branded as Manston, Kent International Airport and was located in the parish of Minster and partly adjacent to the village of Manston in the District of Thanet in Kent, England, 11 NM (20 km; 13 mi) north-east of Canterbury. Formerly the site of RAF Manston, it was briefly known as "London Manston Airport". The single runway was located about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the coastline at 178 ft (54 m) above sea level.

At 2,748 m (9,016 ft) long, Manston had the eleventh longest civilian runway in the United Kingdom (after Heathrow (2), Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Stansted, East Midlands, Doncaster, Prestwick and Belfast International), Capable of handling some of the larger long-haul aircraft, but not capable of accommodating the largest passenger or freight types, at their maximum takeoff weights, as they require a longer runway than the 2,748 m (9,016 ft) that was available at Manston. Originally built with three "lanes" during the war to handle emergencies, the runway is amongst the widest in Europe.

It was announced on 6 May 2014 that the airport would close. This occurred on 15 May 2014 with the loss of 144 jobs.