Manchester Airport Observation platform (Spotterpoint) — Attraction in Manchester

This is a designated observation area within the 'Runway Visitor Park'. There is free access on foot. If you are coming by car, access is £5 for up to 2 hours, £10 for 2-4 hours, and 4 hours+ is £12. This is correct at the time of writing (August 2025). Upon entering the car park, a machine provides you with a token similar in size to a poker chip. Whilst there was no signage on entering the car park, nor around the car park or visitor park itself, I noticed at the manned exit booth the sign stated there would be a £12 charge levvied for lost parking tokens. So please keep yours safe! As this page is reviews specifically for the runway viewing platform only, I would read these reviews in conjunction with those for the visitor park itself as you may find more useful reviews there. However, when I was planning my visit a search via Maps® brought this page up rather than for the visitor park itself - and I was looking for parking prices on these reviews which I couldn't find so thought I'd post them...

Love it, planes are taxiing close to the observation place. Not always possible to get a pic without fence hiding the wheels with a simple equipment but for Aviation enthusiasts it's an awesome spot! I've seen a Concorde for the first time in my life. Never been a fan, but seeing the grounded supersonic plane still is impressive, even for me. There are also many attractions for children. Boarding the RJX (BAE-146) is free and pretty interesting too! Café is nice and drinks and food aren't expensive. I'll come...

My experience was quite great. It was right next to the runway and you can see the planes landing and taking off an overall. My experience was amazing and I like planes so that's why but could be better. They could add some more of the binoculars and they can. They can have more shops around and decrease the price of the...