Isle of Man Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 54.08° N, 4.62° W, on Europe/Isle_of_Man time (UTC+1).
Isle of Man Airport has 2 runways. The longest, 08/26, measures 6,923 ft by 151 ft, which puts the field in the narrowbody standard category: the A320 and 737 families are at home here; widebodies would be tight. The surface is asphalt. Both are lit for night operations.
Runway 08/26 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. With 2 runways across 2 different headings, crews can pick whichever best suits the wind.
The runways are not interchangeable. 03/21 is 3,934 ft against 08/26's 6,923 ft, a difference of 2,989 ft, so the shorter one generally takes regional traffic while the longer handles anything heavy.