Glasgow Prestwick International Airport is situated at a distance of thirty two miles from the center of the city of Glasgow. Glasgow Prestwick International Airport is easily accessible from any parts of the city by public modes of conveyance. People using private conveyance can also reach the airport with the help of the direction boards set at equal intervals to help the travelers.
The airport started operating in the year 1934 as a training airfield. A hangar, offices and control tower was placed by the end of the year 1935. Passenger facilities were added to the airport in the year 1938. In the year 1964, a runway extension, parallel taxiway, link road, and a terminal building were opened. This was inaugurated by Queen Mother.
The IATA code of the Glasgow Prestwick International Airport in Glasgow in United Kingdom in Europe is PIK and the ICAO code of the airport is EGPK. Glasgow Prestwick International Airport is the largest commercial airfield in Scotland.
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport in Glasgow in United Kingdom meets the international standard of airport maintenance and management.
The host of facilities provided to the passengers, aircrafts and the crew at the airport includes,
- Airport lounges
- Currency exchange bureaus
- ATMs
- Shopping facilities
- Disabled facilities
- Left luggage facility
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- Restaurant
- Hassle free check-in
- Railway station
- Low cost on site car parking
- Low cost reserved car parking
- Internet access
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It has been estimated that 2.3 million passengers traveled to and from the Glasgow Prestwick International Airport in the year 2006. The following are the airlines that fly to and from Glasgow Prestwick International Airport, carrying both passengers and cargo,
- Aer Arann
- Freebird Airlines
- Ryanair
- BMI
- Wizz Air
- Atlas Air
- British Airways World Cargo
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- Cargolux
- Evergreen International Airlines
- NWA Cargo
- Polar Air Cargo
- Singapore Airlines Cargo
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