24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

• Passengers per year: 8.1 million
• Average of 22,100 passengers per day 

Airlines and aircraft movements

• Airlines: Around 30
• Total aircraft movements: 87,000 a year
• Average of 237 flights a day
• Destinations: 90
• Aircraft types: Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767, 777; Airbus A310, A330; Dash; Embraer.

• Runways: 1 main runway
• Runway length: 2,658m long
• Number of terminals: One, plus additional T2 check-in facility

Investment

• In last 10 years: Over £200 million
• In next 10 years: Over £200 million
• Employs: 5,200 (450 are BAA Glasgow employees)
• Cargo: 3,700 tonnes air cargo per year
• Recent developments include a £10 million international pier extension, and the first phase of a £31 million terminal extension, offering state of the art security, more space to relax, and a wider choice of bars, shops and restaurants
• Planned developments include further refurbishment of the airport, and a new rail link by 2013.

Top ten destinations

(in order)

• Heathrow 
• Gatwick
• Stansted
• Luton 
• Birmingham 
• Amsterdam 
• Tenerife
• Palma
• Alicante
• Dubai

Top ten international destinations

(in order)

• Amsterdam
• Tenerife
• Palma
• Alicante
• Dubai
• Malaga
• Dublin
• Faro
• Lanzarote
• Dalaman

Top ten UK destinations

(in order)

• Heathrow
• Gatwick 
• Stansted
• Luton 
• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Belfast International 
• Southampton 
• Manchester
• East Midlands 

Most popular country

Spain

Most popular domestic destination (outside London)

Birmingham

Most popular long-haul destination

Dubai

Number of flights to London (average)

• Per week: 484
• Per day: 69

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BAA

Amanda McMillan

Glasgow location map (63KB PDF)

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