Planes overhead in M19
Manchester and Stockport, Greater Manchester. All 807 of its postcodes measured, January to August 2026.
From Manchester
Planes land and take off into the wind, so the weather decides which way Manchester flies, and that decides how many pass over M19. Across its postcodes, January to August 2026:
- On a day it flies west (70% of days): up to 2 a day; of its 807 postcodes, 807 under 10
- On a day it flies both ways (10% of days): up to 33 a day; of its 807 postcodes, 195 at 10 to 99, 612 under 10
- On a day it flies east (20% of days): up to 66 a day; of its 807 postcodes, 269 at 10 to 99, 538 under 10
The table counts the postcodes of each sector by how many planes pass over them a day: 100 or more, 10 to 99, or under 10.
| Sector | Flying west70% of days | Both ways10% of days | Flying east20% of days |
|---|---|---|---|
| M19 1305 postcodes | 305 under 10 | 195 at 10 to 99110 under 10 | 255 at 10 to 9950 under 10 |
| M19 2282 postcodes | 282 under 10 | 282 under 10 | 14 at 10 to 99268 under 10 |
| M19 3220 postcodes | 220 under 10 | 220 under 10 | 220 under 10 |
What counts as overhead
Overhead means more than halfway up the sky (48.5 degrees or more) and below 7,000 ft, the CAA's definition of an overflight (CAP 1498). A day counts as one way when 80% of its flights used that way.
Near M19
SK4 M14 M20 SK5 SK1 SK3 M16 M21
The councils
Where these figures come from
Counted from community flight tracking, checked against the CAA's monthly totals for Manchester. Flight tracks: adsb.lol (ODbL 1.0); Weather at each airport: Iowa Environmental Mesonet; Ground heights: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right; Postcode positions: ONS National Statistics Postcode Lookup (OGL). Licence: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0.