Glasgow International Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanail Glaschu) (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] An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven British airports and the operator of several other airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Paisley (disambiguation). ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Paisley (disambiguation). ... Renfrew (Rinn Friù in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town, located six miles west of Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Queue of aircraft for take-off at the UKs, Europes and the Worlds busiest international airport - London Heathrow BAA owns 7 UK Airports, operates 8 Overseas Airports and runs 3 US Airports Retail industry Heathrow Terminal 5 under construction in July 2005 The tables below contain available...

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] BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven British airports and the operator of several other airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... Ferrovial Group (Grupo Ferrovial) is a Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, real estate and related services. ...

Glasgow International Airport is a hub airport for Loganair, easyJet and Flyglobespan, and also houses maintenance facilities for British Airways. Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... Flyglobespan Boeing 737-683 registered G-CDKD, landing on Runway 05 Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ...

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. Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is a facility situated north of the town of Prestwick in Ayrshire, Scotland. ... A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. ...

History

The history of the present Glasgow Airport goes back to 1932, when the site at Abbotsinch, between the Black Cart Water and the White Cart Water, near Paisley in Renfrewshire, was opened and the Royal Air Force 602 Squadron (City of Glasgow) Auxiliary Air Force moved its Wapiti IIA aircraft from nearby Renfrew in January 1933. ^[5] The RAF Station HQ, however, was not formed until 1 July 1936 when 6 Auxiliary Group, Bomber Command, arrived.^[5] From May 1939, until moving away in October 1939, the Squadron flew the Supermarine Spitfire. The River Cart is a tributary of the River Clyde, Scotland, which it joins from the west roughly midway between Erskine and Renfrew. ... The River Cart is a tributary of the River Clyde, Scotland, which it joins from the west roughly midway between Erskine and Renfrew. ... For other uses, see Paisley (disambiguation). ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... RAF redirects here. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bomber Command badge RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the RAFs bomber forces. ... The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter, which was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during the Second World War, and into the 1950s. ...

In 1940 a Torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.^[5] On 11 August 1943 Abbotsinch was handed over solely to the Royal Navy and it became a Stone frigate. All Her Majesty's Ships and Stone Frigates are given names and Abbotsinch's was HMS Sanderling; however Abbotsinch had been known as HMS Sanderling since June 1940.^[5]. During the 1950s, the airfield had housed a large aircraft storage unit and squadrons of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Stone frigate is a nickname for a naval establishment on land. ... HBMS redirects here. ...

The Royal Navy left in October 1963.^[5] The name Sanderling was however retained as a link between the two: HMS Sanderling's ship's bell was presented to the new airport and a bar in the airport was named The Sanderling Bar. Binomial name Calidris alba Pallas, 1764 The Sanderling, Calidris alba is a small wader. ... Ships bells are a system to indicate the hour by means of bells, used aboard a ship to regulate the sailors duty watches. ... Singles bar redirects here. ...

In the 1960s Glasgow Corporation decided that a new airport for the city was required. The original site of Glasgow's main airport was 3 km (2 miles) east of Abbotsinch, in what is now the Dean Park area of Renfrew. The original Art Deco terminal building of Renfrew Airport has not survived. The site is now occupied by a Tesco supermarket and the M8 motorway; this remarkably straight and level section of motorway occupies the site of the main runway.^[6] The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Renfrew (Rinn Friù in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town, located six miles west of Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland. ... Asheville City Hall. ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Kingston Bridge M8 running alongside the Clyde This Stub in the Tradeston area, popularly known as the ski-ramp, is the abandoned interchange for the southern flank of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road For the highway connecting Moscow to Arkhangelsk, see M8 motorway (Russia). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Abbotsinch took over from Renfrew airport on 2 May 1966.^[5][6] It was a controversial plan^{[citation needed]}, as central government had already committed millions into rebuilding Prestwick Airport fit for the "jet age". Nevertheless, the plan went forward and the new airport, designed by Basil Spence and built at a cost of £4.2 million, was completed in 1966, with British European Airways beginning services using De Havilland Comet aircraft. The first commercial flight to arrive was a British European Airways flight from Edinburgh, landing at 8am on May 2, 1966. The airport was officially opened on June 27, 1966 by Queen Elizabeth II. The political rows over Glasgow and Prestwick airports continued, with Prestwick enjoying a monopoly over transatlantic traffic, while Glasgow Airport was only allowed to handle UK and intra-European traffic. is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The agencies responsible for the government of the United Kingdom consist of a number of ministerial departments (usually headed by a Secretary of State) and non-ministerial departments headed by senior civil servants. ... Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is a facility situated north of the town of Prestwick in Ayrshire, Scotland. ... The jet age is a common description of an historical period beginning with the introduction of airliners powered by turbojets and turbofans for scheduled passenger service. ... Sir Basil Urwin Spence, OM, OBE, RA, (13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976) was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral and the Beehive, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist/Brutalist style. ... For other uses of BEA see Bea British European Airways, or BEA, was formed in 1946 by an Act of Parliament. ... This article is about the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. ... Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH) is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2007, handling 9,037,200 passengers. ... is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... This article is about the economic term. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

In 1975 the British Airports Authority (BAA) took ownership of Glasgow Airport. When BAA was privatised in the late 1980s, as BAA plc, it consolidated its airport portfolio and sold Prestwick airport. The restrictions on Glasgow Airport were lifted and the transatlantic operators immediately moved from Prestwick, Glasgow Airport being renamed Glasgow International Airport. BAA embarked on a massive redevelopment plan for Glasgow International Airport in 1989. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven British airports and the operator of several other airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ...

An extended terminal building was created by building the new structure so that the original Basil Spence building is actually inside it. The original concrete arches which once looked onto Caledonia Road now form the facade of the check-in area. Glasgow International Airport now has 38 gates, bringing its capacity up to nine million passengers per year. In 2003, BAA completed redevelopment work on a satellite building (called "T2", formerly the St. Andrews Building), in order to provide a dedicated check-in facility for low cost airlines, principally easyJet and MyTravel Airways (now Thomas Cook Airlines). A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. ... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... MyTravel Airways is a major United Kingdom scheduled and charter airline with headquarters in Rochdale, England. ... Thomas Cook Airlines Boeing 757-200 series at Glasgow International Airport July 2006. ...

Walkway between the two terminal buildings

By 1996, Glasgow Airport was handling 5.47 million passengers per annum, placing it fourth in the UK. In 2006, the airport handled 8.82 million terminal passengers, seventh highest in the UK, 0.21 million ahead of its nearest large competitor . Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 300 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 300 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Today

A pair of EasyJet Boeing 737-700 series aircraft at Glasgow International Airport

A Loganair, operating as a franchise of British Airways, SAAB 340B, at the airport

The terminal has three piers: West (International), Central (Domestic) and East (Low-cost & Ireland/Northern Ireland). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1016x551, 294 KB) Summary This image was taken by Martin J.Galloway. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1016x551, 294 KB) Summary This image was taken by Martin J.Galloway. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x730, 213 KB)This image was taken by Martin J.Galloway. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x730, 213 KB)This image was taken by Martin J.Galloway. ... Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... For the manufacturer of Saab cars, see Saab Automobile. ...

The Central Pier, which was part of the original 1966 building, is now used for domestic destinations. British Airways is based in the 1971 extension to the end of the pier. There are two BA Executive Club lounges; one at Gate 18 and the second (taken over from KLM UK when this airline withdrew from the route to London-Stansted) by Gate 16. bmi and Flybe also use the Central Pier. For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... KLM UK is the former name of a British subsidiary of KLM operating short-range Fokker aircraft. ... The lawn in front of Stansted Airport used to attract large numbers of people waiting for their flight during the summer. ... bmi is a scheduled airline based in the United Kingdom. ...

The East Pier, constructed in the mid 1970s, was originally used for international flights but in recent years has been redeveloped for use by easyJet and Loganair as well as some charters. All flights to Ireland and Northern Ireland also use this pier. None of the stands on this pier are provided with airbridges. Stands 6 and 7 at the end of the East Pier are capable of receiving wide-body jets and occasionally passengers on international flights are bussed to/from the West (International) Pier to use aircraft parked there. The major users of this pier are Aer Lingus, Loganair and easyJet. Aer Lingus is Irelands national airline. ... Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ...

The West Pier, built as part of the 1989 extension project, is the principal international and long haul departure point. Stands 29 and 30 are capable of handling Boeing 747 aircraft. The largest aircraft currently regularly using the airport are the Emirates Boeing 777-300 which uses Stand 30. In the spring of 2006 a redevelopment of the International Departure Lounge took place including the provision of a new business/premium lounge. The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... Emirates Airline (shortened form: Emirates) (Arabic: طيران الإماراتTayarān al-Imārāt) is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. ... The Boeing 777 is an American long-range wide-body twin-engine airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

Work commenced in autumn 2007 ^[7] on Skyhub (located between the Main Terminal and Terminal 2) ^[8] which will include a new purpose built security search area, replacing the existing three security areas – through which all departing passengers will pass – and new bars, shops and restaurants.

Further growth is hampered by the airport's location, which is constrained by the M8 motorway to the south, the town of Renfrew to the east and the River Clyde to the north. At present the towns of Clydebank, Bearsden and Linwood all sit directly underneath the approach paths into the airport, meaning that further increases in traffic may be politically sensitive. Glasgow International also faces stiff competition from its old adversary at Prestwick, which has reinvented itself as a low-cost hub for budget airlines and which has a direct rail link to Central Glasgow. However, the Scottish Executive announced in 2002 that a rail link from Glasgow Central station would be built to Glasgow International Airport. The rail link known as Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) is expected to be completed in 2009 with the first trains running early 2010. Four trains an hour will run to Glasgow Central. Kingston Bridge M8 running alongside the Clyde This Stub in the Tradeston area, popularly known as the ski-ramp, is the abandoned interchange for the southern flank of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road For the highway connecting Moscow to Arkhangelsk, see M8 motorway (Russia). ... For other rivers, see Clyde River (disambiguation) , The River Clyde (Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, pronounced ) is a major river in Scotland. ... Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh in Gaelic) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, lying on the north bank of the river Clyde. ... , Bearsden is a suburb located in the northwestern outskirts of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Linwood, a small town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, 14 miles south-west of Glasgow, which saw an explosion in its population during the middle of the 20th century due to the mass exodus of people from the Glasgow slums. ... Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is a facility situated north of the town of Prestwick in Ayrshire, Scotland. ... The logo of the Governemnt, incorporating the Saltire. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... The Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) is a proposed rail link which will link Glasgow Central station to Glasgow International Airport. ...

Currently, the airport is easily accessed by road due to the adjoining M8 motorway and is served by a frequent and dedicated express bus (the "Glasgow Flyer") from the city centre, although this can suffer due to congestion in the centre of Glasgow during peak periods. The service is run by Arriva under contract to BAA. Arriva Scotland West Ltd is a bus operating subsidiary of Arriva based in Inchinnan, near Paisley, Scotland, trading simply as Arriva. ...

The airport is home to the Scottish regional airline Loganair, currently a British Airways franchise operator, who have hangar facilities as well as their head office located on site. British Airways itself has a maintenance hangar at the airport, capable of carrying out overhaul work on Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft, as well as a cargo facility. Glasgow is also one of two main bases for Flyglobespan though this carrier does not have major facilities on the airfield. The Royal Air Force also has a unit based within the airport - The Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron - to provide flying training to university students who plan to join the RAF. Regional Airlines redirects here. ... Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... A cutaway diagram of a hangar. ... A320 redirects here. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... Flyglobespan Boeing 737-683 registered G-CDKD, landing on Runway 05 Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. ... RAF redirects here. ...

Future plans

In 2005 BAA published a consultation paper for the future development of the airport. The consultation paper included proposals for a second runway parallel to and to the north-west of the existing runway 05/23; redevelopment and enlargement of the East (Low-cost) pier to connect directly with Terminal 2; and an additional International Pier to the west of the existing International Pier. Plans are also underway for a new rail terminal, joined to the airport's passenger terminal and multi-storey car park. On November 29, 2006 the Scottish Parliament gave the go-ahead for the new railway station as part of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link to Glasgow Central station. The station and rail link are due to be completed in 2009. BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven British airports and the operator of several other airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... The Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) is a proposed rail link which will link Glasgow Central station to Glasgow International Airport. ... Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ...

Airlines and destinations

Destinations with direct service from Glasgow International

• Air Europa (Arrecife, Tenerife-South)
• Aer Lingus (Dublin)
• Air Malta (Malta)
• Air Transat (Calgary, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
• Air Southwest (Newquay [begins 28 April], Plymouth [begins 28 April]) ^[9]
• BH Air (Bourgas, Plovdiv, Varna)
• bmi (Kos, London-Heathrow, Palma de Mallorca, Salzburg, Venice)
  • bmi regional (Copenhagen, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester)
• bmibaby (Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Ireland West Knock)
• British Airways (London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow)
  • operated by Loganair (Barra, Benbecula, Campbeltown, Derry, Islay, Isle of Man, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree) [ends 25 October]
  • operated by BA CityFlyer (London-City)
• Continental Airlines (Newark)
• easyJet (Alicante, Belfast-International, Berlin-Schönefeld, Bristol, Faro [begins 22 April], Geneva [seasonal], Ibiza, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Emirates (Dubai)
• Eurocypria Airlines (Heraklion, Larnaca, Paphos)
• First Choice Airways (Arrecife, Bodrum, Bourgas, Cancun, Dalaman, Faro, Mahon, Monastir, Orlando-Sanford, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Puerto Plata, Reus, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South, Zakynthos)
• Flybe (Belfast-City, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Frankfurt, Guernsey, Jersey, La Rochelle [begins 24 May], Manchester, Newquay, Norwich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Southampton)
  • operated by Loganair (Barra, Benbecula, Campbeltown, Islay, Isle of Man, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree) [begins 26 October]
• Flyglobespan (Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Belfast-International, Calgary, Faro, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Ibiza, Las Palmas, Mahon, Málaga, Orlando-Sanford, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Pula, Tenerife-South, Toronto-Hamilton, Vancouver)
• Free Bird Airlines (Dalaman)
• Futura International Airways (Fuerteventura, Mahon)
• Icelandair (Reykjavik-Keflavik)
• Iberworld (Ibiza, Las Palmas)
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
  • operated by KLM Cityhopper (Amsterdam)
• LTE International Airways (Tenerife-South)
• Monarch Airlines (Alicante, Orlando-Sanford)
• Nouvelair (Monastir)
• Onur Air (Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Faisalabad, Lahore)
• Pegasus Airlines (Dalaman) [seasonal]
• Scandinavian Airlines System (Stockholm-Arlanda)
• Spanair (Palma de Mallorca) [seasonal]
• SunExpress (Antalya)
• Thomas Cook Airlines (Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Bodrum, Bourgas, Calgary, Cancun, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kos, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Las Vegas, Mahon, Malaga, Malta, Monastir, Orlando-Sanford, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Puerto Plata, Reus, Rhodes, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South, Toronto-Pearson, Zakynthos)
• Thomsonfly (Alicante, Bourgas, Bridgetown, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Heraklion, Ibiza, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Mahon, Malaga, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Rhodes, Tenerife-South, Verona)
• Travel City Direct (Orlando-Sanford)
• US Airways (Philadelphia) [seasonal]
• Virgin Atlantic (Orlando) [seasonal]
• XL Airways (Alicante, Arrecife, Corfu, Dalaman, Heraklion, Kos, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Orlando-Sanford, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South, Zakynthos)
• Zoom Airlines (Calgary, Halifax [seasonal], Ottawa [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)

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Air Southwest is an airline based at Plymouth City Airport, Plymouth, England. ... BH Air (Balkan Holidays Airlines) is a charter airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. ... bmi is a scheduled airline based in the United Kingdom. ... BMI Regional is an airline based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. ... bmibaby is a British low-cost airline and a subsidiary of British Midland PLC. It flies to destinations in Europe from its main bases at East Midlands, Manchester, Cardiff, and Birmingham. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... BA CityFlyer is a fully owned subsidiary airline of British Airways based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. ... Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is a U.S. certificated air carrier. ... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... Emirates Airline (shortened form: Emirates) (Arabic: طيران الإماراتTayarān al-Imārāt) is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. ... Eurocypria Airlines is an airline based in Larnaca, Cyprus. ... Airbus A320 at Manchester Airport Airbus A321 with the previous air2000 titles. ... Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... Flyglobespan Boeing 737-683 registered G-CDKD, landing on Runway 05 Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. ... Free Bird Airlines (Hurkus Havayolu Tasimacilik Ve Ticaret SA) is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Futura Boeing 737 at Funchal (Madeira) in February 2003. ... Icelandair (OMX: ICEAIR ) is the flag carrier airline of Iceland, based in Reykjavík. ... Iberworld Airlines is an airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... KLM Cityhopper is the regional airline subsidiary KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... LTE International Airways is an airline based in Spain. ... Boeing 757-200 in the old livery, Alicante Airport, Spain. ... Nouvelair Airbus A321 Nouvelair is a scheduled and charter passenger airline based in Monastir in Tunisia. ... Onur Air (Onur Air Taşımacılık AÅž) is an airline based in Ä°stanbul, Turkey. ... Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: Ù¾ÛŒ آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ... Pegasus Airlines (Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS) is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Scandinavian Airlines System or SAS is a multi-national airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Scandinavian countries, based in Stockholm, Sweden and owned by SAS AB. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. ... Spanair S.A. (IATA: JK, ICAO: JKK, and Callsign: Spanair), is an airline based in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. ... SunExpress (Turkish: is an airline based in Antalya, Turkey. ... Thomas Cook Airlines Boeing 757-200 series at Glasgow International Airport July 2006. ... Britannia Airways Boeing 757-200 (2003) Thomsonfly is a British airline owned by the TUI Group with bases across the United Kingdom. ... Travel City Direct is a British holiday company specialising in holidays to the USA. The company is owned by the Avion Group. ... US Airways is a low-cost carrier[2][3] owned by US Airways Group, Inc. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. ... 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Accidents and other incidents

• On 3 September 1999, a Cessna 404 carrying 9 Airtours staff from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a transfer flight, crashed minutes after take off near the town of Linwood, Renfrewshire. Eight people were killed and three seriously injured. No one on the ground was hurt. A fatal accident inquiry into the accident later found that the aircraft developed an engine malfunction during take off. Although the captain decided to return to the airfield, he mistakenly identified the working engine as the faulty one and shut it down, causing the aircraft to crash.

• On June 30, 2007, a day after a failed terror attack in London, a flaming Jeep Cherokee was driven into the entrance of terminal 1. Two men, one alight, fled the vehicle before being apprehended by a combination of police officers, airport security officers and witnesses. One terrorist died in the following months due to injuries sustained in the attack. A baggage handler at the airport, John Smeaton, became famous for his role in tackling the terrorists.

See also: 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack

• On September 18, 2007, an Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft, whilst taxiing to runway 23, veered off of the taxiway and became stuck on the grass. The aircraft was evacuated, and all additional weight including the hold luggage had to be removed before the aircraft could be pulled back onto the taxiway. Due to the layout of the airport, the blockage of this taxiway disrupted airport operations. Some arrivals were diverted to nearby Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

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Transportation

The airport is currently linked to Glasgow City Centre by Glasgow Flyer bus service 500. This is run by Arriva Scotland West under contract to BAA. Started in 2007, the service runs 24 hours a day, direct via the M8 motorway. Previously, Arriva and Fairline Coaches ran a service numbered 905, under contract to Scottish Citylink, but this ended following the introduction of the Flyer. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Arriva Scotland West Ltd is a bus operating subsidiary of Arriva based in Inchinnan, near Paisley, Scotland, trading simply as Arriva. ... Kingston Bridge M8 running alongside the Clyde This Stub in the Tradeston area, popularly known as the ski-ramp, is the abandoned interchange for the southern flank of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road For the highway connecting Moscow to Arkhangelsk, see M8 motorway (Russia). ... Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd is a long distance express coach operator in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland (where it operates simply as Citylink.). The company was formed as a subsidiary of Scottish Transport Group in June 1985. ...

A number of other bus services run from other parts of the adjoining area.

Notes

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References

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External links

• Glasgow Airport - Official website

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Regional	Barra · Benbecula · Campbeltown · Colonsay  · Cumbernauld · Dundee · Eday · Fair Isle · Fife · Glasgow Seaplanes · Islay · RAF Kinloss · Kirkwall · Lerwick · RAF Leuchars · RAF Lossiemouth · North Ronaldsay · Oban · Papa Westray · Perth · Sanday · Scatsta · Stornoway · Stronsay · Tiree · Westray · Wick Benbecula Airport (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL) is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. ... Campbeltown Airport (IATA: CAL, ICAO: EGEC) is located 3 nautical miles (5. ... Colonsay Airport (IATA: CSA) is located on the island of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Cumbernauld Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGPG) is located 16 nautical miles (29. ... Gate 4 of the Airport Dundee Airport (IATA: DND, ICAO: EGPN) is located 3 km from the centre of Dundee, Scotland or, for navigation purposes, 0. ... Eday Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGED) is located on Eday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. ... Fair Isle Airport (IATA: FIE), is a small airport located on Fair Isle between Orkney and Shetland. ... Fife Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGPJ) is located 2 nautical miles (3. ... Islay Airport, located in the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports. ... RAF Kinloss is an Royal Air Force station on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. ... Kirkwall Airport (IATA: KOI, ICAO: EGPA) is the main airport serving the Orkney Islands in Scotland. ... Tingwall Airport (IATA: LWK, ICAO: EGET), also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in Gott, 4 nautical miles (7. ... RAF Leuchars is the most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom. ... RAF Lossiemouth (IATA: LMO, ICAO: EGQS) is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. ... North Ronaldsay Airport (IATA: NRL, ICAO: EGEN) is located 28 nautical miles (51. ... Oban Airport (IATA: OBN, ICAO: EGEO) is located at North Connel, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Papa Westray Airport (IATA: PPW, ICAO: EGEP) is located 22 nautical miles (40. ... Perth Airport (IATA: PSL, ICAO: EGPT) is a general aviation airport located located at New Scone, 7 km north east of Perth, Scotland. ... Sanday Airport (IATA: NDY, ICAO: EGES) is located 20 nautical miles (37. ... Scatsta Airport (IATA: SCS, ICAO: EGPM), is a commercial airport on Shetland in Scotland. ... Stornoway Airport is an airfield outside the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, off the coast of Scotland. ... SOY can also refer to the soybean. ... Tiree Airport (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. ... Westray Airport (WRY) is an airport located in Aikerness, Orkney Islands. ... Wick Airport (IATA: WIC, ICAO: EGPC) is located near the town of Wick in Caithness at the northern extremity of the mainland of Scotland. ...