Glasgow Prestwick Airport Information
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is an international airport serving Glasgow, situated north of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Although officially called Glasgow Prestwick Airport, because it is 46 km (29 miles) from the city, it is often referred to as just Prestwick Airport. The last ten years has seen unprecedented growth in passenger traffic using the airport driven, in the main, by the boom in no-frills airlines, especially from Ryanair who use the airport as a hub. In 2006, Prestwick handled 2.3 million passengers.
In physical terms, Prestwick is Scotland's largest commercial airfield, although in passenger traffic terms it sits in fourth place after Glasgow's main airport, Glasgow International, Edinburgh Airport, and Aberdeen Airport all of which are operated by BAA.
Glasgow Prestwick airport has one main terminal and serves over 4 different airlines to over 20 destinations handling over 2 million passengers a year.
Prestwick airport is the only airport in Scotland to have its own railway station, Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station. The station is connected to the terminal by a walkway over the A79 road. The station is owned by the Airport, not by Network Rail or First Scotrail.
