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Glasgow (GLA)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
United Kingdom (UK) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
55°52'18"N / 4°25'58"W |
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| Service telephone: |
+44 (0) 141 887 1111 |
Access to public transport: |
M8 motorway (exit 28) |
| Address: |
Glasgow Airport Ltd, St Andrew´s Drive, Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Renfrenshire, PA3 2SW, United Kingdom |
Passengers: |
8,800,000 |
| Operating Company: |
British Airport Authority (BAA plc) |
Take-off and landing: |
96,939 |
| Parking spaces: |
Yes, paid short-term and long-term parking spaces |
Stations: |
Trains to Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Central |
| Altitude of runway: |
8 m |
Length of runway: |
2658 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Glasgow (12 km), Edinburgh (77 km)
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Operating airlines:
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British Airways, American Airlines, easyJet, bmi british midland, FlyBE, bmibaby, Flyglobespan, Deutsche Lufthansa
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Alternative airports:
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Rothesay Heliport (RAY) 39 km, Glasgow-Prestwick (PIK) 41 km, Lochgilphead Hlpt (LPH) 65 km, Edinburgh (EDI) 67 km, Campbeltown Mcrihanish (CAL) 94 km, Dundee (DND) 109 km |
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Description:
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Glasgow Airport (Glasgow International Airport) is located 1.8 miles west of the city centre of Glasgow in Scotland. Glasgow Airport is the busiest of the three main international airports in Scotland and, along with the airports of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted and Southampton, belongs to the BAA.
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Location:
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From the M8 take exit 28 to Glasgow airport. It only takes 20 minutes to reach the centre of Glasgow and two minutes to reach Paisley, the nearest town. At a distance of 1.8 miles from the terminal is Gilmour station in Paisley, which is also accessible by bus. The stop for shuttle buses to the station and to Glasgow is in front of the terminal building. These are special buses for transfer to and from the airport, and not public transport. Direct trains from Paisley Gilmour Street operate to the centre of Glasgow, to Ayr and Clyde Coast.
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History:
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Destinations:
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The 10 most popular international destinations are Amsterdam, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante, Malaga, Dublin, Dubai, Toronto, Arrecife (Lanzarote) and Faro. Within the UK top 10 destinations are the London airports Heathrow, London Luton, London-Stansted, and London Gatwick, and Birmingham, Belfast International, Bristol, Manchester, East Midlands and Southampton. Besides the popular tourist destinations in Spain, Dubai is the most popular long-haul destination. More than 90 destinations are served from Glasgow airport. Among the approximately 40 airlines are: Aer Lingus (Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Los Angeles, New York - JFK), Air Berlin (Dusseldorf, Münster, Vienna), bmibaby (Cardiff, Jersey, Copenhagen, Leeds Bradford, Nottingham East Midlands), dba (Berlin-Tegel, Nuremberg, Paderborn), easyJet (Geneva) and Flybe (Belfast City, Birmingham, Guernsey, New York Newark, Norwich).
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