Glasgow Airport-GLA-Glasgow Intl.
Glasgow Airport in Glasgow, Scotland is considered to be the “Gateway to Scotland”. Formerly known as Abbotsinch Airport, it is an international airport in Scotland located 16 kilometers from the city center. GLA- Glasgow Intl. lands on the second spot for being the busiest airport in Scotland, after Edinburgh Airport. It opened in 1966 and originally serviced flights to Europe and the United Kingdom. Now the airport currently serves flights to Europe, the Middle East and North America.
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The terminal features three piers. The West Pier serves international flights and was built in 1989 as part of an extension project. The Central Pier serves flights to London City via the BA CityFlyer. The East Pier was re-developed to be used by low-cost airlines. Glasgow Airport is situated within a considerably close distance to local destinations such as Aberlady, Brunstane and Haddington. Flights to London-Heathrow are considered to be the busiest route in the airport. The airport served a record breaking of 9.9 million passengers in 2017.
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Glasgow Airport hotels are within close distance to the terminal. Holiday Inn-Glasgow Airport is just 30 meters away from the terminal as well as Holiday Inn Express-Glasgow Airport. Both hotels are situated off the M8 motorway.
Dundee Airport (DND) is the closest domestic airport at 78 miles while Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is the closest international airport at 39 miles from Glasgow, UK.
