Manching is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Paar, 7 km southeast of Ingolstadt. In the late Iron Age, there was a Celtic settlement, the Oppidum of Manching, on the location of present-day Manching.

Manching
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Manching within Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm district
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Coordinates: 48°43′7″N 11°29′50″E / 48.71861°N 11.49722°E / 48.71861; 11.49722
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Herbert Nerb[1] (FW)
Area
• Total	35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
Elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,302
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	85077
Dialling codes	08459
Vehicle registration	PAF
Website	www.manching.de

Airbus Defence and Space (former Military Air Systems business unit of EADS) has its flight test center here at Manching Airport.

The Barthelmarkt, a well-known beer festival in the area, takes place in the district of Oberstimm [de] on the last weekend of August every year.