Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Manston Airport (IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH), was branded as Manston, Kent International Airport and is 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 is 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, it has the tenth longest civilian runway in the United Kingdom (after Heathrow x2, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Stansted, East Midlands, Sheffield and Prestwick), capable of handling the largest long-haul aircraft. 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. Since closure, various campaign groups have sought to save the airport, and have petitioned the local council to issue a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), in conjunction with a private indemnity partner, to re-open the airport. A US-based investment group, RiverOak, put forward a plan to re-open the airport, with an initial emphasis on cargo and aircraft recycling operations."@en }
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- Manston_Airport abstract "Manston Airport (IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH), was branded as Manston, Kent International Airport and is 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 is 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, it has the tenth longest civilian runway in the United Kingdom (after Heathrow x2, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Stansted, East Midlands, Sheffield and Prestwick), capable of handling the largest long-haul aircraft. 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. Since closure, various campaign groups have sought to save the airport, and have petitioned the local council to issue a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), in conjunction with a private indemnity partner, to re-open the airport. A US-based investment group, RiverOak, put forward a plan to re-open the airport, with an initial emphasis on cargo and aircraft recycling operations.".