Glasgow Airport (GLA)

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Country United Kingdom | Continent Europe | IATA: GLA | ICAO: EGPF | Elevation 26 ft · 8 m | Local time —

Destinations
50
Flights / day
75
Busiest route
London
Top airline
easyJet

Glasgow Airport averages 75 flights per day to 50 destinations, with 17 domestic routes and 33 international routes. A total of 15 airlines operate at GLA, led by easyJet. This airport provides direct service to 20 countries across four continents, with Ireland representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Glasgow connects to Dubai, with a typical flight time of 7 hr 45 mins. Updated: February 14, 2026

Route Network

Glasgow Airport connects 50 destinations worldwide, with London standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Dubai, and the shortest flight is to Aberdeen.

London (LHR) – United Kingdom
1 hr 40 mins
345 mi · 555 km
11
per day
Dublin (DUB) – Ireland
1 hr 30 mins
185 mi · 297 km
9
per day
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
1 hr 45 mins
446 mi · 718 km
4
per day
Belfast (BFS) – United Kingdom
1 hr 20 mins
109 mi · 176 km
4
per day
London (LGW) – United Kingdom
1 hr 40 mins
370 mi · 595 km
3
per day
Bristol (BRS) – United Kingdom
1 hr 40 mins
318 mi · 512 km
3
per day
Stornoway (SYY) – United Kingdom
1 hr 30 mins
177 mi · 285 km
3
per day
Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom
1 hr 25 mins
260 mi · 418 km
2
per day
Eoligarry (BRR) – United Kingdom
—
GLA → BRR
2
per day
Alicante (ALC) – Spain
3 hr 30 mins
1,228 mi · 1,977 km
2
per day
Balemartine (TRE) – United Kingdom
—
GLA → TRE
2
per day
Paris (CDG) – France
2 hr 5 mins
557 mi · 897 km
2
per day
Port Ellen (ILY) – United Kingdom
—
GLA → ILY
2
per day
Tenerife Island (TFS) – Spain
5 hr 10 mins
2,015 mi · 3,242 km
2
per day
Lanzarote Island (ACE) – Spain
5 hr 0 mins
1,915 mi · 3,081 km
2
per day
Balivanich (BEB) – United Kingdom
—
GLA → BEB
1
per day
Campbeltown (CAL) – United Kingdom
—
GLA → CAL
1
per day
Orkney (KOI) – United Kingdom
1 hr 25 mins
221 mi · 355 km
1
per day
Rome (FCO) – Italy
3 hr 25 mins
1,226 mi · 1,974 km
1
per day
Belfast (BHD) – United Kingdom
1 hr 20 mins
104 mi · 167 km
1
per day
Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates
7 hr 45 mins
3,629 mi · 5,841 km
1
per day
Gran Canaria Island (LPA) – Spain
5 hr 10 mins
2,005 mi · 3,227 km
1
per day
Kraków (KRK) – Poland
3 hr 0 mins
1,077 mi · 1,734 km
1
per day
Lerwick (LSI) – United Kingdom
1 hr 35 mins
300 mi · 483 km
1
per day
Málaga (AGP) – Spain
3 hr 45 mins
1,326 mi · 2,135 km
1
per day
Reykjavik (KEF) – Iceland
3 hr 0 mins
837 mi · 1,347 km
1
per day
Southampton (SOU) – United Kingdom
1 hr 45 mins
363 mi · 584 km
1
per day
Fuerteventura Island (FUE) – Spain
5 hr 0 mins
1,951 mi · 3,140 km
6
per week
Prague (PRG) – Czechia
2 hr 40 mins
870 mi · 1,400 km
6
per week
Cork (ORK) – Ireland
1 hr 50 mins
324 mi · 521 km
5
per week
Geneva (GVA) – Switzerland
2 hr 35 mins
806 mi · 1,297 km
5
per week
Agadir (AGA) – Morocco
4 hr 40 mins
1,782 mi · 2,868 km
4
per week
Derry City (LDY) – United Kingdom
1 hr 25 mins
121 mi · 195 km
4
per week
Marrakech (RAK) – Morocco
4 hr 30 mins
1,686 mi · 2,713 km
4
per week
Donegal (CFN) – Ireland
—
GLA → CFN
3
per week
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
2 hr 15 mins
673 mi · 1,083 km
3
per week
Milan (MXP) – Italy
2 hr 45 mins
909 mi · 1,463 km
3
per week
Barcelona (BCN) – Spain
3 hr 10 mins
1,049 mi · 1,688 km
2
per week
Enfidha (NBE) – Tunisia
4 hr 0 mins
1,536 mi · 2,471 km
2
per week
Faro (FAO) – Portugal
3 hr 45 mins
1,313 mi · 2,114 km
2
per week
Hurghada (HRG) – Egypt
6 hr 10 mins
2,738 mi · 4,407 km
2
per week
Luqa (MLA) – Malta
4 hr 15 mins
1,643 mi · 2,645 km
2
per week
St Helier (JER) – Jersey
2 hr 0 mins
470 mi · 756 km
2
per week
Toronto (YYZ) – Canada
7 hr 40 mins
3,283 mi · 5,284 km
2
per week
Wrocław (WRO) – Poland
2 hr 45 mins
932 mi · 1,499 km
2
per week
Aberdeen (ABZ) – United Kingdom
1 hr 10 mins
125 mi · 202 km
1
per week
Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye
5 hr 0 mins
2,093 mi · 3,368 km
1
per week
Chambéry/Aix-les-Bains (CMF) – France
2 hr 40 mins
837 mi · 1,346 km
1
per week
Funchal (FNC) – Portugal
4 hr 35 mins
1,708 mi · 2,748 km
1
per week
Torino (TRN) – Italy
2 hr 45 mins
906 mi · 1,457 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 14, 2026.

Glasgow Airport is served by 15 airlines, with easyJet in the lead at 33% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 67% of routes. eight carriers operate only one route each. A total of 13 airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. Emirates is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Dubai with a flight time of 7 hrs 45 mins.

easyJet (23 routes)
Jet2 (14 routes)
Loganair (10 routes)
Ryanair (6 routes)
TUI Airways (4 routes)
Aer Lingus (3 routes)
Wizz Air Malta (2 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
EAI (1 routes)
KLM (1 routes)
Emirates (1 routes)
Icelandair (1 routes)
Lufthansa (1 routes)
Air Transat (1 routes)
Gama Aviation (1 routes)

Glasgow Airport provides direct service to 20 countries across four continents. The route network is 34% domestic and 66% international. Ireland is the primary international destination.

United Kingdom - 40/day
Ireland - 10/day
Spain - 8/day
Netherlands - 4/day
France - 2/day
Italy - 2/day
United Arab Emirates - 1/day
Poland - 1/day
Iceland - 1/day
Czechia - 1/day
Switzerland - 1/day
Morocco - 1/day
Germany - 0/day
Tunisia - 0/day
Portugal - 0/day
Egypt - 0/day
Malta - 0/day
Jersey - 0/day
Canada - 0/day
Türkiye - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,727 ft 2,660 m 138 ft 42 m Asphalt
8,727 ft 2,660 m 138 ft 42 m Asphalt
3,622 ft 1,104 m 151 ft 46 m Closed
3,622 ft 1,104 m 151 ft 46 m Closed

Runway Length

66 aircraft cannot operate at Glasgow Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,727 ft (2,660 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

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