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Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK)
Airport Information
(Glasgow, Scotland)
 Known for being the fastest-growing airport in the whole of Scotland, Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) lies on the Firth of Clyde coast, just to the north of Ayr and south-west of Glasgow city. Next to Mainholm, Monkton, Prestwick, Rosemount and Wallacetown, Glasgow Prestwick Airport features a single terminal and is situated around 48 km / 30 miles south-west of the city centre.
Prestwick Airport currently serves well over two million passengers a year, travelling to more than 20 scheduled destinations and 10 holiday destinations throughout Europe. The facility is mainly served by budget airlines such as Bmi Baby and Ryanair, and cities featured include London, Donegal, Paris, Barcelona, Nice, Rome, Palma and Malaga among many others. Of particular interest, Glasgow Prestwick Airport is the only part of the UK where Elvis Presley has ever set foot, when his plane landed in the early sixties.
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Although Glasgow Prestwick Airport is located a fair distance from Glasgow, there are good transport links with the city. These include regular buses, trains and taxis, which are able to travel along fast roads, such as the A77 and M77 motorway, passing Kilmarnock on the way.
Stagecoach Western Express Service X77 travels to Glasgow's central Buchanan Street and back every 30 minutes during peak times, while trains also run close to the airport terminal, travelling to and from central Glasgow. Edinburgh is also easy to reach using Glasgow's public transport network.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Information: History and Facilities
It is known that planes have been using the current site of Glasgow Prestwick Airport since as early as 1913, around 100 years ago. Sited within the meadows and to one side of the village of Monkton, Prestwick Airport served as a training ground for pilots before the Second World War. The war years saw the site quickly develop into an important and extremely busy regional airport for this part of Scotland.
Post-war, Glasgow Prestwick Airport soon began to offer commercial transatlantic flights and the 17th-century Orangefield House became the terminal, complete with its own control tower perched on the roof. However, sadly this history building was demolished in 1966 to make was for new taxiways, being replaced by a more modern and suitable terminal building.
In the 1970s, services were scaled down and the site was used mainly for training purposes once more, with most passenger planes flying to the more northerly Glasgow International Airport (PIK). However, after the introduction of an adjacent railway line in the mid-1990s, the future of the airport was once again rosy and many budget airlines soon began operating here, including Ryanair, along with an increasing number of cargo flights.
Essential facilities at Glasgow Prestwick Airport include a Travelex outlet located adjacent to the entrance for departures and there is also an ATM nearby, as well as a further cashpoint in the Departures Lounge. Other facilities include left luggage, baby care rooms, an amusement arcade and room for prayers, along with eateries. These include the Food Village, Alloway Bar, Starbucks and the Bar Des Voyageurs, a friendly traditional pub serving hot food.
Shoppers will find plenty of stores where they can purchase gifts, snacks, newspapers, magazines, soft drinks and more. Situated in the Departures Lounge, the Nuance Tax and Duty Free outlets is a good place to find last-minute presents and offers a shop and collect service free of charge. Glasgow Prestwick Airport is also home to branches of Alpha Retail, Peckhams, Sacho and WHSmith.
For business travellers, Glasgow Prestwick Airport offers the Aviator Suite and the Syndicate seminar room for conferences and standard business facilities. There are also a series of Internet kiosks on the first floor of the terminal and in the Departures Lounge, while wireless access is available throughout the airport.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Information: About Glasgow Tourism
Glasgow is simply loaded with star attractions and quality shopping and eating options. Cultural highlights include the Burrell Collection and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, while the city centre is bustling and vibrant. Tourists and families visiting this area should look out for the easterly Glasgow Zoopark, the expansive Blair Drummond Safari and Leisure Park, the Italian-style architecture of the City Hall, the famous 'Tall Ship' at the harbour, the important Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), and the magnificent red sandstone Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Ayr is the closest city to Glasgow Prestwick Airport and is associated with the famous poet, Robert Burns, who was born nearby. The Maclaurin Art Gallery is also worth visiting in Ayr, along with the horse racing at the Ayr Racecourse and a number of waterfront attractions based around the port.
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