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| Glasgow Airport | |||
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| IATA: GLA – ICAO: EGPF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | AGS Airports | ||
| Operator | Glasgow Airport Limited | ||
| Serves | Glasgow | ||
| Location | Paisley, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||
| Coordinates | 55°52′19″N 004°25′59″W / 55.87194°N 4.43306°WCoordinates: 55°52′19″N 004°25′59″W / 55.87194°N 4.43306°W | ||
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| Location of airport in Renfrewshire | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 2,665 | 8,743 | Grooved Asphalt |
| Statistics (2018) | |||
| Passengers | 9,698,862 | ||
| Passenger change 17–18 |  2.1% | ||
| Aircraft movements | 86,226 | ||
| Movements change 17–18 | 3.2% | ||
| Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority Location from Glasgow Airport | |||
Glasgow International Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu) (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF) (used to be called Glasgow Abbotsinch Airport) is an international airport in Scotland. It is 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west of the Glasgow city centre. The airport is in Paisley and near Renfrew in Renfrewshire. In 2011, almost 6.9 million passengers passed through the airport. This was 5.1% more than 2010. This makes Glasgow the second busiest airport in Scotland (Edinburgh Airport is the busiest). It is also the eighth busiest airport in the United Kingdom. Glasgow Airport is the primary airport of Greater Glasgow.
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