Lowcost Irish airline company with low airfares from Charleroi, Weeze
(25 km)
(73 km)
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) is an international airport located north of the city of Prestwick in South Ayrshire; Scotland which serves the city of Glasgow and area near it. Though considers as official airport for Glasgow city it is commonly known as Prestwick Airport because of its close ness to the city of Prestwick. Being the main hub for low cost airlines like Ryanair this airport has see huge passengers influx in recent year. With the boom in no frills air flights and low airfare rates flights Glasgow Prestwick Airport has earned a name for itself within most budget travelers and people looking for low airfare rates. Physically, this airport is the largest airport in Scotland but with passenger influx it seats in fourth pace after the Edinburgh Airport. Operated by BAA this airport has had mix of passenger handling capability and with the rise in number of people travel using this airport it has continuously improved its infrastructure and has come up age to become the most popular junction for tourist and business travelers as well. Having connectivity with major destination in Europe and other parts of world this airport has air flights landing in from major airlines like British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Ryanair, etc. Initially, Prestwick was the only Scottish airport permitted to function as transatlantic link, mainly due to the very benign weather situation on the Ayrshire coast. Indeed, with a much lower frequency of fog than any other airport in Great Britain due to a geological difference, Prestwick has the status of being "Britain's only fog-free airport".