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Glasgow · United Kingdom

GLA Glasgow Airport

Local timeUTC+0Europe/London
Runways1longest 8,730 ft2,661 m
Elevation26 ft8 mabove sea level
CodesGLA · EGPFIATA · ICAO

Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of Glasgow Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 05/23: 8,730 ft (2,661 m), asphalt0523500 m · 1,640 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
05/23
46° / 226° true		 8,730 ft2,661 m148 ft45 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates55.9°N, 4.4°W (55.8719, -4.4331)
RegionScotland, United Kingdom
Time zoneEurope/London: UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
Official sitewww.glasgowairport.com/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from GLA to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDGLA
HubDistanceFrom GLATo GLA
London LHR555 km345 mi1 h 40 min1 h 40 min
Paris CDG897 km557 mi2 h2 h 05 min
Frankfurt FRA1,083 km673 mi2 h 10 min2 h 20 min
Istanbul IST2,888 km1,794 mi4 h 05 min4 h 35 min
New York JFK5,162 km3,208 mi7 h 25 min6 h 30 min
Toronto YYZ5,284 km3,283 mi7 h 30 min6 h 40 min
Doha DOH5,609 km3,485 mi7 h7 h 55 min
Dubai DXB5,841 km3,630 mi7 h 15 min8 h 10 min
Chicago ORD5,899 km3,666 mi8 h 15 min7 h 20 min
Atlanta ATL6,376 km3,962 mi8 h 55 min7 h 50 min
Delhi DEL6,903 km4,289 mi8 h 20 min9 h 30 min
Beijing PEK7,988 km4,964 mi9 h 45 min10 h 30 min
Los Angeles LAX8,245 km5,123 mi10 h 55 min9 h 55 min
Mexico City MEX8,511 km5,289 mi11 h 25 min10 h 05 min
Tokyo HND9,299 km5,778 mi11 h 20 min11 h 55 min
Hong Kong HKG9,575 km5,950 mi11 h 20 min12 h 35 min
Johannesburg JNB9,630 km5,984 mi11 h 45 min12 h 10 min
São Paulo GRU9,669 km6,008 mi12 h 20 min11 h 45 min
Singapore SIN11,017 km6,846 mi12 h 55 min14 h 15 min
Sydney SYD16,945 km10,529 mi19 h 40 min21 h

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Prestwick PIK
Glasgow Prestwick Airport		42 km26 mi SSW
Edinburgh EDI
Edinburgh Airport		67 km41 mi E
Campbeltown CAL
Campbeltown Airport		92 km57 mi WSW
Dundee DND
Dundee Airport		108 km67 mi NE
Isle of Islay ILY
Islay Airport		116 km72 mi W
Balemartine TRE
Tiree Airport		166 km103 mi WNW
Belfast BHD
George Best Belfast City Airport		167 km104 mi SW
Belfast BFS
Belfast International Airport		176 km109 mi SW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

383 hours
756 hours
1239 hours
21912 hours

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Route guides from GLA

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ACCSHANWICK OCEANIC120.350
ApproachAPP119.105
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS129.580
EVERYTHING455.837
GroundGND121.705
TowerGlasgow Tower118.805

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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