Glasgow International Airport
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Glasgow International Airport
Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu
IATA: GLA – ICAO: EGPF
Summary
Airport type
Public
Owner/Operator
BAA
Serves
Glasgow
Location
Paisley, Renfrewshire[1]
Elevation AMSL
26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates
55°52'19?N 004°25'59?W? / ?55.87194, -4.43306
Website
www.glasgowairport.com
Runways
Direction
Length
Surface
ft
m
05/23
8,720
2,658
Grooved Asphalt
09/27
3,622
1,104
Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements
93,668
Passengers
8,795,727
Statistics from the UK CAA.[2]
Glasgow International Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu) (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF) (formerly Glasgow Abbotsinch Airport) is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Glasgow city centre, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew in Renfrewshire, Scotland. In 2007 the airport handled 8,795,727 passengers making it the second busiest in Scotland, and eighth busiest airport in the United Kingdom. It was the first airport in Scotland to handle over one million passengers in one month, in July 2004.[2]
There are plans for expansion of the airport, with passenger numbers expected to reach over 24 million per annum by 2030.
The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates six other UK airports[3], and is itself owned by an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.[4]
Glasgow International Airport is a hub airport for Loganair, easyJet and Flyglobespan, and also houses maintenance facilities for British Airways.
The other international airport branded as a Glasgow destination is Glasgow Prestwick Airport, situated 29 miles (46 km) from the city centre, serving mainly low cost airlines.
