PIK · Prestwick, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
--:--:-- · BST (UTC+01:00) · 55.5015° N, 4.5772° W
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Airport in Scotland, UK
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PIK
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2464; ident EGPK; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
glasgowprestwick.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PIK / EGPK
OurAirports ident
EGPK
GPS / local code
EGPK
ISO region
GB-SCT
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
glasgowprestwick.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q8992
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--BST · UTC+01:00
Time zone
BST
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
45 km
Approximate distance to central Prestwick, South Ayrshire.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
1 passenger terminal
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
9,800 ft / 2,987 m
Runway surface
asphalt, PEM
Opened / operator
1930s airfield / 1964 jet-age terminal expansion · Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited
Owner / entity
Q8992
Hub airlines
Ryanair
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Prestwick, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom. Prestwick, South Ayrshire's built-up core sits roughly 45 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/London (UTC+01:00, BST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK / EGPK) is at 55.5015° N, 4.5772° W, elevation 65 ft (20 m), serving Prestwick, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Prestwick, South Ayrshire is in United Kingdom (capital London); regulated by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA); on Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00); working languages: English; currency: GBP (£).
Distance from central Prestwick, South Ayrshire: 45 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PIK.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK / EGPK)
Glasgow Prestwick Airport · Airport in Scotland, UK
Source identifiers
EGPK · EGPK · GB-SCT
glasgowprestwick.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is an international airport serving the west of Scotland, situated one nautical mile northeast of the town of Prestwick, and 32 miles southwest of Glasgow, Scotland.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Ayr
ayr · 5.6 km from PIK
United Kingdom · Europe/London · +0h · population 46,260 · city coordinates 55.4627, -4.6339
2. Kilmarnock
kilmarnock · 13 km from PIK
United Kingdom · Europe/London · +0h · population 46,970 · city coordinates 55.6117, -4.4958
3. Irvine
irvine · 14 km from PIK
United Kingdom · Europe/London · +0h · population 34,130 · city coordinates 55.6194, -4.6551
4. Kilwinning
kilwinning · 19 km from PIK
United Kingdom · Europe/London · +0h · population 16,100 · city coordinates 55.6533, -4.7067
5. Newton Mearns
newton-mearns · 34 km from PIK
United Kingdom · Europe/London · +0h · population 28,210 · city coordinates 55.7733, -4.3334
6. Barrhead
barrhead · 35 km from PIK
United Kingdom · Europe/London · +0h · population 17,890 · city coordinates 55.7992, -4.3929
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. GLA EGPF
Glasgow Airport · Glasgow
42 km from PIK · Europe/London · +0h · elevation 26 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 55.8719, -4.4331
2. EDI EGPH
Edinburgh Airport · Edinburgh
90 km from PIK · Europe/London · +0h · elevation 135 ft (41 m) · airport coordinates 55.9501, -3.3723
3. BFS EGAA
Belfast International Airport · Belfast
140 km from PIK · Europe/London · +0h · elevation 268 ft (82 m) · airport coordinates 54.6575, -6.2158
4. DUB EIDW
Dublin Airport · Dublin
255 km from PIK · Europe/Dublin · +0h · elevation 242 ft (74 m) · airport coordinates 53.4287, -6.2621
5. LBA EGNM
Leeds Bradford Airport · Leeds, West Yorkshire
261 km from PIK · Europe/London · +0h · elevation 681 ft (208 m) · airport coordinates 53.8659, -1.6606
Route-time reference set
1. PIK-EDI
Edinburgh · 90 km · 57m
Europe/London · +0h from PIK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PIK-BFS
Belfast · 140 km · 1h 1m
Europe/London · +0h from PIK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PIK-DUB
Dublin · 255 km · 1h 9m
Europe/Dublin · +0h from PIK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. PIK-LBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 261 km · 1h 10m
Europe/London · +0h from PIK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 9,800 ft / 2,987 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt, PEM
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PIK.
Runway identifiers
02/20 · 12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. GLA EGPF
Glasgow Airport · Glasgow · 42 km from PIK
large airport · Europe/London · united-kingdom · 26 ft (8 m) · 55.8719, -4.4331
2. EDI EGPH
Edinburgh Airport · Edinburgh · 90 km from PIK
large airport · Europe/London · united-kingdom · 135 ft (41 m) · 55.9501, -3.3723
3. BFS EGAA
Belfast International Airport · Belfast · 140 km from PIK
large airport · Europe/London · united-kingdom · 268 ft (82 m) · 54.6575, -6.2158
4. LBA EGNM
Leeds Bradford Airport · Leeds, West Yorkshire · 261 km from PIK
large airport · Europe/London · united-kingdom · 681 ft (208 m) · 53.8659, -1.6606
5. LPL EGGP
Liverpool John Lennon Airport · Liverpool · 266 km from PIK
large airport · Europe/London · united-kingdom · 80 ft (24 m) · 53.3349, -2.8496
6. MAN EGCC
Manchester Airport · Manchester, Greater Manchester · 282 km from PIK
large airport · Europe/London · united-kingdom · 257 ft (78 m) · 53.3494, -2.2795
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is served by a railway station with a covered walkway to the passenger terminal.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PIK.
Source note 2
Prestwick has one of Scotland's longest commercial runways and a distinct cargo and training profile.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PIK.
Source note 3
The airport sits southwest of Glasgow near Prestwick rather than inside the city airport corridor.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PIK.
Country and authority
PIK sits in United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), whose capital is London. UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Northern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: GBP (£). PIK is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Scotland, UK. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Glasgow Prestwick Airport is an international airport serving the west of Scotland, situated one nautical mile northeast of the town of Prestwick, and 32 miles southwest of Glasgow, Scotland.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q8992 · Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Administrative area: South Ayrshire. Named after: Glasgow · Prestwick
Field and clock profile
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is a near sea-level field at 65 ft (20 m), positioned at 55.5015° N, 4.5772° W in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 9,800 ft / 2,987 m. The airport clock uses Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Ayr is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.6 km. GLA Glasgow is the closest retained airport alternative at 42 km.
Country airport peers
PIK is compared with GLA Glasgow at 42 km, EDI Edinburgh at 90 km, BFS Belfast at 140 km, LBA Leeds, West Yorkshire at 261 km, LPL Liverpool at 266 km inside the retained United Kingdom airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PIK-EDI Edinburgh: 90 km, about 57m, +0h. PIK-BFS Belfast: 140 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. PIK-DUB Dublin: 255 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. PIK-LBA Leeds, West Yorkshire: 261 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EGPK backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. glasgowprestwick.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Ryanair
Terminal footprint
1 passenger terminal
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 9,800 ft / 2,987 m
Runway identifiers
02/20, 12/30
OurAirports classifies PIK as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
PIK (EGPK) is a near sea-level field at 65 ft (20 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PIK also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as ayrshire airport with passenger, cargo, training, maintenance, and weather-diversion value for western scotland..
PIK's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 9,800 ft / 2,987 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt, PEM.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PIK.
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport is served by a railway station with a covered walkway to the passenger terminal.
- Prestwick has one of Scotland's longest commercial runways and a distinct cargo and training profile.
- The airport sits southwest of Glasgow near Prestwick rather than inside the city airport corridor.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at glasgowprestwick.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PIK
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PIK uses Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is about 45 km from central Prestwick, South Ayrshire; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
GLA Glasgow is the closest retained alternate at 42 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
glasgowprestwick.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PIK inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PIK ranks #14 in the curated United Kingdom airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PIK shares Europe/London with BFS Belfast GB · BHX Birmingham, West Midlands GB · BRS Bristol GB · CWL Cardiff GB · EDI Edinburgh GB · EMA Nottingham, Leicestershire GB. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PIK is 65 ft (20 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ADA 65 ft (20 m) (0 ft delta) · PMO 65 ft (20 m) (0 ft delta) · SFS 64 ft (20 m) (1 ft delta) · SSA 64 ft (20 m) (1 ft delta) · EZE 67 ft (20 m) (2 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PIK's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are GLA 42 km +0h · EDI 90 km +0h · BFS 140 km +0h · DUB 255 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | EDI | 90 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Belfast | BFS | 140 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dublin | DUB | 255 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Leeds, West Yorkshire | LBA | 261 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PIK to EDI
Edinburgh
Distance 90 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Europe/London is +0h from PIK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PIK to BFS
Belfast
Distance 140 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone Europe/London is +0h from PIK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PIK to DUB
Dublin
Distance 255 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone Europe/Dublin is +0h from PIK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Prestwick, South Ayrshire, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Glasgow is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PIK, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Ayr
ayr · 5.6 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kilmarnock
kilmarnock · 13 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Irvine
irvine · 14 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kilwinning
kilwinning · 19 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Newton Mearns
newton-mearns · 34 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Barrhead
barrhead · 35 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Johnstone
johnstone · 37 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Paisley
paisley · 38 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
East Kilbride
east-kilbride · 39 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Renfrew
renfrew · 43 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rutherglen
rutherglen · 43 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cambuslang
cambuslang · 43 km · Europe/London
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is associated in the current source trail with Ryanair, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Edinburgh (EDI), Belfast (BFS), Dublin (DUB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Ayrshire airport with passenger, cargo, training, maintenance, and weather-diversion value for western Scotland..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 1 passenger terminal.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 9,800 ft / 2,987 m; identifiers 02/20, 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt, PEM; 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1930s airfield / 1964 jet-age terminal expansion.
- Network role: Ryanair.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PIK. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Glasgow AirportGLA
Glasgow · large airport
- Distance
- 42 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 26 ft (8 m)
Compare against GLA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Edinburgh AirportEDI
Edinburgh · large airport
- Distance
- 90 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 135 ft (41 m)
Compare against EDI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Belfast International AirportBFS
Belfast · large airport
- Distance
- 140 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 268 ft (82 m)
Compare against BFS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Dublin AirportDUB
Dublin · large airport
- Distance
- 255 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 242 ft (74 m)
Compare against DUB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · large airport
- Distance
- 261 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 681 ft (208 m)
Compare against LBA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) in?▾
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is in the Europe/London timezone (UTC+01:00, BST).
What are the codes for Glasgow Prestwick Airport?▾
Glasgow Prestwick Airport uses IATA code PIK and ICAO code EGPK.
Where is Glasgow Prestwick Airport located?▾
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is located in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom at coordinates 55.5015° N, 4.5772° W, with an elevation of 65 ft (20 m) (near sea-level field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Glasgow Prestwick Airport from central Prestwick, South Ayrshire?▾
Glasgow Prestwick Airport sits roughly 45 km from the nearest mapped city center for Prestwick, South Ayrshire.
Which route reference is most useful from PIK?▾
Edinburgh (EDI) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Europe/London, and a +0h difference from PIK.
Which authority regulates PIK?▾
Glasgow Prestwick Airport sits inside United Kingdom, where civil aviation oversight is led by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
What other airports in United Kingdom are close peers to PIK?▾
PIK's curated peers in United Kingdom on this site include GLA Glasgow, EDI Edinburgh, BFS Belfast, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Glasgow Prestwick Airport have?▾
Glasgow Prestwick Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 9,800 ft / 2,987 m; identifiers include 02/20, 12/30.