Glasgow Airport Information (GLA)

Glasgow Airport is the second busiest in Scotland. It has one terminal and one runway and attracts around 8 million passengers a year. The airport is an important hub for airlines such as Thomas Cook and EasyJet and is in easy commutable distance from the centre of Glasgow itself and is close to the M8 motorway.

Serves
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Glasgow
Operator
BAA
Time Zone
Europe/London
IATA Code
GLA
ICAO Code
EGPF
Location
055°52'19"N 004°25'59"W

The airport has been extended at various times and a new purpose built security area for all departing passengers was added along with a new shopping and restaurant area with more shops airside than landside. The airport is a modern facility with a good choice of shops, cafes and restaurants.

There is a Skylounge for the use of passengers wishing to escape from the airports busy areas and a business centre adjacent to the airport. There are baby changing facilities and play areas for small children. Airlines currently flying out of Glasgow include Virgin Atlantic, Monarch and Emirates airlines. Glasgow Airport is the home to the regional airline Loganair. Destinations include long haul to Toronto, Vancouver and Orlando and New York.

 

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