Glasgow Airport (GLA)

Glasgow, GB 🇬🇧 Large International Airport Scheduled Service

ICAO

EGPF

IATA

GLA

Elevation

26 ft

Region

GB-SCT

Local Time

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Airport Information

GPS Code: EGPF

Local Code: Not available

Location: 55.871899° N, -4.43306° E

Continent: EU

Type: Large International Airport

Keywords: Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu RAF Abbotsinch RAF Ayr

Nearby Points of Interest

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For Pilots

Designation Length Width Surface Status
05/23 8730 ft 148 ft ASP Active Lighted
09/27 3622 ft 151 ft ASP Closed Lighted

Type Description Frequency
ACC SHANWICK OCEANIC 120.35 MHz
APP APP 119.105 MHz
ATIS ATIS 129.58 MHz
Everything - 455.837 MHz
GND GND 121.705 MHz
TWR Glasgow Tower 118.805 MHz

Ident Name Type Frequency
GLW Glasgow NDB 331 kHz
GOW Glasgow VOR-DME 115400 kHz

Airport Routes

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Top Airlines

Operating at Glasgow Airport
Airlines by Flight Activity
Based on observed flight operations and route network
Airline Routes Flights Destinations Last Activity
27 103 27 Sep 6, 2025
easyJet
EZY / U2
20 67 20 Sep 6, 2025
LOG
LOG / LM
11 59 11 Sep 1, 2025
18 46 18 Sep 6, 2025
1 40 1 Sep 6, 2025
EAI
EAI / EA
2 20 2 Sep 1, 2025
1 20 1 Sep 6, 2025
Ryanair
RYR / FR
4 19 4 Sep 1, 2025
Lufthansa
DLH / LH
1 18 1 Sep 6, 2025

Ground Transportation

Last updated: Jul 21, 2025
Taxis

Official, licensed taxis are available 24/7 from the rank directly outside the main terminal building. The journey to Glasgow city centre takes approximately 20 minutes, is metered, and drivers accept both cash and card payments. Private hire vehicles can also be pre-booked.

Rental Cars

Major car rental companies, including Avis, Hertz, Europcar, and Sixt, have desks located in the domestic arrivals hall. Pre-booking is highly recommended, especially during peak seasons. Some off-site rental companies also offer shuttle services from the airport.

Public Transportation

The main public transport option is the Glasgow Airport Express bus service (500), which runs frequently to Glasgow's city centre (Buchanan Bus Station) in about 15-20 minutes. Local buses also connect to nearby areas like Paisley Gilmour Street, which is the closest train station for onward rail travel to Glasgow Central and other destinations.

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~31 km away
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Heliport
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Heliport
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Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

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Glasgow Airport Posted by Silvanus_Tauris on November 5, 2022

Glasgow Airport is an international airport in Scotland. It is located in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 8.6 nautical miles west of Glasgow city centre. In 2019, the airport handled 8.84 million passengers, an 8.4% annual decrease, making it the second-busiest in Scotland, after Edinburgh Airport, and the ninth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom.

The airport is owned and operated by AGS Airports which also owns and operates Aberdeen and Southampton airports. It was previously owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. The airport's largest tenants are British Airways, easyJet and Loganair. Other major airlines using Glasgow as a base include Jet2.com and TUI Airways.

Glasgow Airport was opened in 1966 and originally flights only operated to other places in the United Kingdom and Europe. Glasgow Airport began to offer flights to other places around the world, flights which previously used Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which was subsequently relegated as the city's secondary airport catering for Ryanair, freight and charter operators.