Manston Airport (IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH), branded as Manston, Kent's International Airport, is an airport located at Manston in the District of Thanet in Kent, England, 11 NM (20 km; 13 mi) north-east of Canterbury. It was formerly called RAF Manston (a Royal Air Force airfield), and was also known as London Manston Airport. The single runway is located about 1-mile (1.6 km) from the coastline at 178 ft (54 m) above sea level and is 2,748 m (9,016 ft) long.
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