Glasgow airports

Two airports serve Glasgow with scheduled flights. This page compares them on what the data shows: distance to the centre, where they fly, which airlines use them, the lowest fares seen in the week to 4 Nov, and the jobs on offer at each.

The two Glasgow airports compared

Ordered by distance from central Glasgow. Figures from the fares seen in the week to 4 Nov; "cheapest for" counts the destinations where that airport had the lowest Glasgow fare.

AirportFrom centreCheapest forDestinationsAirlinesLowest fare seenJobs
GlasgowGLA7 miles818617£13to Dublin20
Glasgow PrestwickPIK28 miles6101£15to Alicante10

Distance is a straight line from George Square, not the journey. Destinations, airlines and fares are non-stop flights seen in the week to 4 Nov; fares are past observations, not live prices. Jobs are vacancies at the airport listed on CV-Library on 4 Nov.

Each airport in brief

Glasgow (GLA)

7 miles from George Square in a straight line.

86 non-stop destinations and 17 airlines seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £13 to Dublin. All flights from Glasgow · 20 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.

Glasgow Prestwick (PIK)

28 miles from George Square in a straight line.

10 non-stop destinations and 1 airline seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £15 to Alicante. All flights from Prestwick · 10 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.

Glasgow airports: questions

How many airports does Glasgow have? +

Two airports with scheduled passenger flights serve Glasgow: Glasgow (GLA), Glasgow Prestwick (PIK). In the week to 4 Nov they had non-stop flights to 87 destinations between them.

Which Glasgow airport is closest to central Glasgow? +

Glasgow, 7 miles from George Square in a straight line. Glasgow Prestwick is the further at 28 miles.

Which Glasgow airport is cheapest to fly from? +

It depends on the destination. Of the 87 destinations with a non-stop fare seen in the week to 4 Nov, Glasgow had the lowest fare to 81 and Prestwick to 6; Glasgow's count includes 77 destinations no other Glasgow airport serves non-stop. The lowest single fare seen was £13 from Glasgow to Dublin. The flights from Glasgow page lists every destination with the cheapest Glasgow airport for each.

Which Glasgow airport has the most destinations? +

Glasgow, with non-stop flights to 86 destinations seen in the week to 4 Nov, then Prestwick (10).

Which Glasgow airport has the most airlines? +

Glasgow, with 17 airlines seen selling non-stop flights in the week to 4 Nov; Prestwick had 1.