How does Glasgow Prestwick Airport compare/compete with Glasgow Abbotsinch?
BAA’s Glasgow Airport at Abbotsinch is 8 miles from west of the city centre and located on a very constrained land holding bound by two rivers and motorway with restricted runway length (2650 metres compared to Glasgow Prestwick Airport’s 2987 metres). Abbotsinch also restricts its night time operations due to noise issues. It handles around 8.8m passengers per year and approximately 40 airlines. Glasgow Prestwick Airport has the advantage of an unconstrained operating environment and the ability to process all aircraft types, 24 hours per day and without the fog and other weather and operational restrictions faced by the airport at Abbotsinch. Glasgow Prestwick Airport also offers airlines significant pricing advantages and a very flexible operating environment with no runway, apron or terminal congestion issues. Glasgow Prestwick Airport is connected to downtown Glasgow by a direct rail link accessed via the Airport’s own railway station which is integrated into the main passenger te