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Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Glasgow Prestwick Airport
02:41 LOCAL · 59°F CLEAR · 2 RWY · ELEV 65 FT
Cancellations
None
of 3 departures on the board
Weather
59°F CLEAR
Observed 01:20 UTC · EGPK
Departures next hour
None
nothing scheduled in the next hour
Next departures
Full board
06:50
Gran Canaria Island
FR 6253
Expected
07:30
Murcia
FR 7842
Expected
08:40
Alicante
FR 5674
Expected

Getting around PIK

Glasgow Prestwick has belonged to the Scottish Government since it bought the airport in November 2013 “to protect jobs and safeguard a strategic infrastructure asset.” Everything passenger-facing runs through one terminal, served by a single scheduled airline, Ryanair, flying to 11 sun destinations in Spain, Portugal and Italy. The airport has its own railway station — a short covered walkway from the terminal, on the Glasgow Central–Ayr line — and, past security, an Elvis Presley Bar marking the terminal’s best-known fact: the airport’s own history page calls it “the only place where he steps foot in the UK.” In 2025 the CAA recorded 620,960 passengers here, a 15.9% rise on 2024.

The airport’s own station
A covered walkway from the terminal to the platforms — two trains an hour to Glasgow Central (40 min) or Ayr (10 min).
One airline, 11 destinations
Ryanair flies from Prestwick’s single terminal to Spain, Portugal and Italy — check-in is online only.
Parking at the door
Three car parks within walking distance of the terminal; Car Park One sits right in front of it.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport — photo
Photo: LANZATE · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

PIK at a glance

CodesPIK · EGPK
Terminals1
Runways2
Elevation65 ft
Time zoneEurope/London
Passengers (2025)620,960 UK CAA

Prestwick, South Ayrshire weather

59°F
Clear · wind 10 kt
3 AM
58°F
6 AM
57°F
9 AM
57°F
12 PM
59°F
METAR EGPK 190120Z 24010KT 210V270 CAVOK 15/13 Q1001
Flight times can be up to 15 min old. Weather: NOAA (EGPK). Forecast: MET Norway. Always confirm with your airline before traveling. Where every number comes from
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