GLA — Glasgow Airport

Large airport in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
IATA code
GLA
ICAO code
EGPF
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
6,516,029
2022 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
29
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC / UTC+1
Europe/London
Elevation
8 m
26 ft
Runways
1
Longest 2,661 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with G

About GLA

Glasgow Airport is a large airport serving Glasgow, United Kingdom. It opened in 1966 and is run by Heathrow Airport Holdings. 6,516,029 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 29 nonstop routes from GLA.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from GLA

Route Distance Passengers / year
GLA → DUB296 km 501,143
GLA → AMS720 km 435,889
GLA → TFS3,240 km 285,994
GLA → ALC1,977 km 251,021
GLA → AGP2,134 km 241,795
GLA → PMI1,890 km 196,891
GLA → CDG898 km 184,068
GLA → FRA1,086 km 153,997
GLA → FAO2,113 km 150,920
GLA → ACE3,079 km 145,733
GLA → AYT3,374 km 141,288
GLA → DLM3,276 km 122,817
GLA → LPA3,225 km 116,982
GLA → KEF1,351 km 94,412
GLA → KRK1,739 km 75,512
GLA → IBZ1,938 km 72,758
GLA → REU1,687 km 60,429
GLA → FUE3,137 km 46,853
GLA → PFO3,657 km 44,647
GLA → RHO3,263 km 44,286
GLA → CFU2,545 km 30,699
GLA → ZTH2,761 km 29,039
GLA → WRO1,504 km 28,004
GLA → KGS3,174 km 27,074
GLA → MAH1,891 km 25,268
GLA → WMI1,672 km 22,145
GLA → EWR5,196 km 18,966
GLA → ORD5,916 km 170
GLA → BOS4,876 km 148

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at GLA on flights to and from the US

  • UA United Air Lines · 168 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Other airports in Glasgow

Code Airport Distance
PIKGlasgow Prestwick Airport42 km

All Glasgow airports and the distances between them →

Airports within 150 km

Code Airport Distance
EDIEdinburgh Airport67 km
OBNOban Airport89 km
CALCampbeltown Airport92 km
DNDDundee Airport108 km
CSAColonsay Airstrip115 km
ILYIslay Airport116 km

Distance from GLA to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
GLA → LHR556 km —
GLA → DXB5,848 km —
GLA → CDG898 km 184,068
GLA → FRA1,086 km 153,997
GLA → IST2,894 km —
GLA → AMS720 km 435,889
GLA → JFK5,176 km —
GLA → ATL6,390 km —
GLA → LAX8,265 km —
GLA → SIN11,021 km —
GLA → HND9,323 km —
GLA → DOH5,615 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
05/232,661 m 45 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · 55.8719, -4.4331

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Glasgow Airport has the IATA code GLA and the ICAO code EGPF. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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