GLA

Glasgow Airport

ICAO EGPF55.8719°N 4.4331°W8 m / 26 ftLarge airport
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Glasgow Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF) is a large airport in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened on 27 Jun 1966. It has one runway, 2,661 m (8,730 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2022 it handled 6.5 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1966–1999
27 JUN 1966
OpenedGlasgow Airport opens.
03 SEP 1999
Disaster1999 Glasgow Airport Cessna 404 crash.8 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal 1Terminal 2
05/23046° / 226° · LIT
LENGTH2,661 m8,730 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
6.9M
7.2M
7.4M
7.7M
8.7M
9.3M
9.9M
9.7M
8.8M
1.9M
2.1M
6.5M
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Routes

97 destinations · 32 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miCAL · Campbeltown Airport · 92 km / 57 miILY · Islay Airport · 116 km / 72 miTRE · Tiree Airport · 166 km / 103 miBHD · George Best Belfast City Airport · 167 km / 104 miBFS · Belfast International Airport · 176 km / 109 miLDY · City of Derry Airport · 195 km / 121 miBRR · Barra Airport · 225 km / 140 miBEB · Benbecula Airport · 253 km / 157 miCFN · Donegal Airport · 263 km / 163 miSYY · Stornoway Airport · 285 km / 177 miDUB · Dublin Airport · 296 km / 184 miWIC · Wick John O'Groats Airport · 299 km / 186 miKOI · Kirkwall Airport · 355 km / 221 miBHX · Birmingham Airport · 418 km / 260 miLSI · Sumburgh Airport · 483 km / 300 miBRS · Bristol Airport · 512 km / 318 miLTN · London Luton Airport · 518 km / 322 miORK · Cork International Airport · 521 km / 324 miSTN · London Stansted Airport · 538 km / 334 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 555 km / 345 miLCY · London City Airport · 568 km / 353 miSOU · Southampton Airport · 584 km / 363 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 595 km / 370 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 718 km / 446 miJER · Jersey Airport · 756 km / 470 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 897 km / 557 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 1,083 km / 673 miKEF · Keflavik International Airport · 1,347 km / 837 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 1,400 km / 870 miWRO · Copernicus Wrocław Airport · 1,499 km / 931 miWMI · Warsaw Modlin Airport · 1,667 km / 1,036 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 1,688 km / 1,049 miKRK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport · 1,734 km / 1,077 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 1,932 km / 1,200 miFCO · Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · 1,974 km / 1,227 miALC · Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · 1,977 km / 1,228 miFAO · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · 2,113 km / 1,313 miAGP · Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 2,135 km / 1,327 miNBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · 2,471 km / 1,535 miMLA · Malta International Airport · 2,647 km / 1,645 miRAK · Marrakesh Menara Airport · 2,713 km / 1,686 miFNC · Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · 2,748 km / 1,708 miAGA · Al Massira Airport · 2,868 km / 1,782 miACE · César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · 3,081 km / 1,914 miFUE · Fuerteventura Airport · 3,140 km / 1,951 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 3,227 km / 2,005 miTFS · Tenerife Sur Airport · 3,242 km / 2,014 miAYT · Antalya International Airport · 3,368 km / 2,093 miSSH · Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · 4,365 km / 2,712 miHRG · Hurghada International Airport · 4,407 km / 2,738 miSID · Amílcar Cabral International Airport · 4,625 km / 2,874 miYYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport · 5,284 km / 3,283 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 5,841 km / 3,629 miNQY · Cornwall Airport Newquay · 605 km / 376 miHAJ · Hannover Airport · 992 km / 616 miBER · Berlin Brandenburg Airport · 1,228 km / 763 miBOD · Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · 1,255 km / 780 miZRH · Zürich Airport · 1,291 km / 802 miGVA · Geneva International Airport · 1,297 km / 806 miCMF · Chambéry Aix les Bains airport · 1,346 km / 836 miMUC · Munich Airport · 1,382 km / 859 miEAS · San Sebastián Airport · 1,404 km / 872 miTRN · Turin Airport · 1,457 km / 905 miSZG · Salzburg Airport · 1,491 km / 926 miVRN · Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · 1,582 km / 983 miGRO · Girona-Costa Brava Airport · 1,638 km / 1,018 miOPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · 1,655 km / 1,028 miVIE · Vienna International Airport · 1,667 km / 1,036 miREU · Reus Airport · 1,687 km / 1,048 miPSA · Pisa International Airport · 1,716 km / 1,066 miPUY · Pula Airport · 1,774 km / 1,102 miBUD · Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · 1,871 km / 1,163 miMAH · Menorca Airport · 1,890 km / 1,174 miPMI · Palma de Mallorca Airport · 1,890 km / 1,174 miIBZ · Ibiza Airport · 1,938 km / 1,204 miKTT · Kittilä International Airport · 1,991 km / 1,237 miSPU · Split Saint Jerome Airport · 2,011 km / 1,250 miNAP · Naples International Airport · 2,151 km / 1,337 miDBV · Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · 2,197 km / 1,365 miCFU · Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · 2,541 km / 1,579 miEFL · Kefallinia Airport · 2,704 km / 1,680 miBOJ · Burgas Airport · 2,715 km / 1,687 miZTH · Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · 2,757 km / 1,713 miADB · Adnan Menderes International Airport · 3,044 km / 1,891 miCHQ · Chania International Airport · 3,126 km / 1,942 miBJV · Milas Bodrum International Airport · 3,162 km / 1,965 miKGS · Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · 3,170 km / 1,970 miHER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · 3,197 km / 1,987 miRHO · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · 3,258 km / 2,024 miDLM · Dalaman International Airport · 3,271 km / 2,033 miPFO · Paphos International Airport · 3,652 km / 2,269 miLCA · Larnaca International Airport · 3,704 km / 2,302 miEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 5,182 km / 3,220 miMLB · Melbourne Orlando International Airport · 6,613 km / 4,109 miBGI · Grantley Adams International Airport · 6,670 km / 4,145 miLRM · Casa De Campo International Airport · 6,735 km / 4,185 miCUN · Cancún International Airport · 7,620 km / 4,735 miCUNLRMBGIMLBDXBYYZEWRSIDHRGLCATFSHERADBAGAFNCBOJMLADBVAGPKTTALCBUDPSAWMIOPOEASKEFZRHHAJJERNQYLSISYYAYTZTHNBENAPLISMAHPUYKRKGROPRGCMFFRACDGLGWDUBTRESSHDLMFUERAKCFUFAOSPUFCOIBZREUVIEVRNWROSZGBODBERAMSORKBRSBHXKOICFNCALPFORHOLPAKGSBJVCHQACEPMITRNMUCGVASOUSTNWICBEBBRRBFSGLA
Year-round53
CALCampbeltown AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair92 km57 miILYIslay AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair116 km72 miTRETiree AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair166 km103 miBHDGeorge Best Belfast City AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet, Aer Lingus167 km104 miBFSBelfast International AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet176 km109 miLDYCity of Derry AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair195 km121 miBRRBarra AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair225 km140 miBEBBenbecula AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair253 km157 miCFNDonegal AirportIreland · Loganair263 km163 miSYYStornoway AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair285 km177 miDUBDublin AirportIreland · Ryanair, Aer Lingus296 km184 miWICWick John O'Groats AirportUnited Kingdom · Air Charter Scotland299 km186 miKOIKirkwall AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair355 km221 miBHXBirmingham AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet418 km260 miLSISumburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair483 km300 miBRSBristol AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet512 km318 miLTNLondon Luton AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet518 km322 miORKCork International AirportIreland · Aer Lingus521 km324 miSTNLondon Stansted AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair, easyJet538 km334 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways555 km345 miLCYLondon City AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways568 km353 miSOUSouthampton AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet584 km363 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet, British Airways595 km370 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM, easyJet718 km446 miJERJersey AirportJersey · easyJet756 km470 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · easyJet897 km557 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Discover Airlines1,083 km673 miKEFKeflavik International AirportIceland · Icelandair1,347 km837 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · easyJet1,400 km870 miWROCopernicus Wrocław AirportPoland · Ryanair1,499 km931 miWMIWarsaw Modlin AirportPoland · Ryanair1,667 km1,036 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · easyJet1,688 km1,049 miKRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Ryanair1,734 km1,077 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · easyJet1,932 km1,200 miFCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · Jet2.com, easyJet, Wizz Air1,974 km1,227 miALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair +11,977 km1,228 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com, easyJet2,113 km1,313 miAGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,135 km1,327 miNBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · easyJet2,471 km1,535 miMLAMalta International AirportMalta · Ryanair2,647 km1,645 miRAKMarrakesh Menara AirportMorocco · Jet2.com2,713 km1,686 miFNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com2,748 km1,708 miAGAAl Massira AirportMorocco · Jet2.com2,868 km1,782 miACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways3,081 km1,914 miFUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Jet2.com3,140 km1,951 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways3,227 km2,005 miTFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways3,242 km2,014 miAYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress, Jet2.com, easyJet3,368 km2,093 miSSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · TUI Airways, easyJet4,365 km2,712 miHRGHurghada International AirportEgypt · Jet2.com, easyJet4,407 km2,738 miSIDAmílcar Cabral International AirportCape Verde · TUI Airways4,625 km2,874 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · Air Transat5,284 km3,283 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates5,841 km3,629 mi
Seasonal58
NQYCornwall Airport NewquayUnited Kingdom · Loganair605 km376 miHAJHannover AirportGermany · Eurowings992 km616 miBERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · Jet2.com, easyJet1,228 km763 miBODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFrance · easyJet1,255 km780 miZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · Edelweiss Air1,291 km802 miGVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · Jet2.com, easyJet1,297 km806 miCMFChambéry Aix les Bains airportFrance · TUI Airways1,346 km836 miKEFKeflavik International AirportIceland · Jet2.com1,347 km837 miMUCMunich AirportGermany · Discover Airlines1,382 km859 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Jet2.com1,400 km870 miEASSan Sebastián AirportSpain · British Airways1,404 km872 miTRNTurin AirportItaly · TUI Airways1,457 km905 miSZGSalzburg AirportAustria · TUI Airways1,491 km926 miVRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,582 km983 miGROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,638 km1,018 miOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · easyJet1,655 km1,028 miVIEVienna International AirportAustria · Jet2.com1,667 km1,036 miREUReus AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet1,687 km1,048 miPSAPisa International AirportItaly · easyJet1,716 km1,066 miKRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Jet2.com1,734 km1,077 miPUYPula AirportCroatia · easyJet1,774 km1,102 miBUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Jet2.com1,871 km1,163 miMAHMenorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,890 km1,174 miPMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet +11,890 km1,174 miIBZIbiza AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,938 km1,204 miKTTKittilä International AirportFinland · TUI Airways1,991 km1,237 miSPUSplit Saint Jerome AirportCroatia · easyJet2,011 km1,250 miAGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · TUI Airways2,135 km1,327 miNAPNaples International AirportItaly · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,151 km1,337 miDBVDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković AirportCroatia · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,197 km1,365 miNBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · TUI Airways2,471 km1,535 miCFUCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,541 km1,579 miMLAMalta International AirportMalta · Jet2.com, easyJet2,647 km1,645 miEFLKefallinia AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,704 km1,680 miRAKMarrakesh Menara AirportMorocco · easyJet2,713 km1,686 miBOJBurgas AirportBulgaria · Jet2.com2,715 km1,687 miZTHZakynthos International Airport Dionysios SolomosGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,757 km1,713 miAGAAl Massira AirportMorocco · easyJet2,868 km1,782 miADBAdnan Menderes International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com3,044 km1,891 miACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · easyJet3,081 km1,914 miCHQChania International AirportGreece · easyJet3,126 km1,942 miFUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · easyJet3,140 km1,951 miBJVMilas Bodrum International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com3,162 km1,965 miKGSKos International Airport "Ippokratis"Greece · Jet2.com, easyJet3,170 km1,970 miHERHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · Jet2.com3,197 km1,987 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · easyJet3,227 km2,005 miTFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · easyJet3,242 km2,014 miRHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways3,258 km2,024 miDLMDalaman International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress, Jet2.com, TUI Airways +13,271 km2,033 miAYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · TUI Airways3,368 km2,093 miPFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com, TUI Airways3,652 km2,269 miLCALarnaca International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com, easyJet3,704 km2,302 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Airlines5,182 km3,220 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · WestJet5,284 km3,283 miMLBMelbourne Orlando International AirportUnited States · TUI Airways6,613 km4,109 miBGIGrantley Adams International AirportBarbados · TUI Airways6,670 km4,145 miLRMCasa De Campo International AirportDominican Republic · TUI Airways6,735 km4,185 miCUNCancún International AirportMexico · TUI Airways7,620 km4,735 mi
Most destinationseasyJet 42Jet2.com 41TUI Airways 29Loganair 11Ryanair 8British Airways 5

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from GLA. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Glasgow Airport” (revision of 22 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers6.5M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#293of 3,974 · #84 Europe · #9 GBLongest runway2,661 m8,730 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#1,974of 29,823 · #302 Europe · #22 GBElevation8 m26 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=40,726of 43,341 · =5,483 Europe · =585 GBAgeOpened 19662026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=5,607of 15,079 · =1,039 Europe · =186 GBRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =120 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

6 channels
ACCSHANWICK OCEANIC120.350
APPAPP119.105
ATISATIS129.580
GNDGND121.705
TWRGlasgow Tower118.805
Everything455.837