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Introduction

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Douglas (Doolish in Manx, the local language) is the capital and largest settlement of the Isle of Man and almost every aspect of the cultural and economical life can be found right here. It has a population of roughly 27000 people and has been the capital since 1863, before that Castletown was the capital. The town is located on the central east coast at the confluence point of the small Dhoo and Glass rivers. For a city so small it has a surprisingly large collection of sights and activities, and combined with the location at the coast it makes of a great couple of days exploring the town on foot or on one of the many horsedrawn trams!

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Isle of Man Airport (IATA: IOM, ICAO: EGNS) is located 11 kilometres southwest of Douglas. Manx2 is based here and has flights to Blackpool, Leeds, Jersey, Nottingham, Gloucester and Belfast.

Other airlines flying into this airport include Aer Arann (from Dublin), Blue Islands (Jersey, Guernsey), Eastern Airways (Birmingham, Newcastle), Flybe (Birmingham, London, Liverpool, Manchester, Southampton), Loganair (Edinburgh, Glasgow), VLM (London).

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