Airports / United Kingdom / GLA
Glasgow Airport
EGPF / GLAGlasgow, United KingdomELEV 26 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Glasgow Airport (EGPF / GLA) is a large commercial airport serving Glasgow, United Kingdom. Field elevation is 26 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GLA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK, 23 nm), Edinburgh Airport (EDI, 36 nm), and Campbeltown Airport (CAL, 50 nm).
Trip costs from GLA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu and RAF Abbotsinch. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GLA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGPF
IATA
GLA
FAA / Local
EGPF
Elevation
26 ft
Coordinates
55.8719° N · 4.4331° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 26 ft, GLA sits lower than 85% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmPIKGlasgow Prestwick AirportPrestwick, South Ayrshire
- 36nmEDIEdinburgh AirportIngliston, Edinburgh
- 50nmCALCampbeltown AirportCampbeltown
- 59nmDNDDundee AirportDundee
- 60nmADXLeuchars Station AirfieldLeuchars, Fife
- 63nmILYIslay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute
Location
Open the full mapEGPF · Glasgow Airport · Glasgow, United Kingdom