Airports in Scotland - List of RAF Stations, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Glasgow International Airport, Edinburgh Airport, Aberdeen Airport (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: List of RAF stations, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Glasgow International Airport, Edinburgh Airport, Aberdeen Airport, List of air stations of the Royal Navy, Inverness Airport, RAF Leuchars, Dundee Airport, RAF Lossiemouth, Orangefield House, South Ayrshire, RAF Kinloss, Sumburgh Airport, Barra Airport, Scotland, Scatsta Airport, Stornoway Airport, Perth Airport, Campbeltown Airport, Oban Airport, Islay Airport, Kirkwall Airport, Cumbernauld Airport, Glasgow City Heliport, Benbecula Airport, Papa Westray Airport, Tingwall Airport, Eday Airport, North Ronaldsay Airport, Sanday Airport, Fair Isle Airport, Glasgow Seaplane Terminal, Fife Airport, Tiree Airport, Stronsay Airport, Colonsay Airport, Broadford Airfield. Excerpt: This list of RAF Stations is a list of all current stations, airfields, and administrative headquarters of the Royal Air Force. Note- current RAF Stations are listed under the currently recognised counties of the United Kingdom, or overseas countries. Notes Bibliography Glasgow Prestwick Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is an international airport serving the Greater Glasgow urban area, situated 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire and 32 miles from the city centre of Glasgow. In physical terms, Prestwick is Scotland's largest commercial airfield, although in passenger traffic terms it sits in fourth place after Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow International, and Aberdeen Airport all of which are operated by BAA. Passenger traffic peaked in 2007 following ten years of rapid growth, driven in part by the boom in no-frills airlines, especially from Ryanair who is Prestwick's biggest tenant and uses the airport as a hub. Since 2007 there has been a significant reduction in passenger traffic with 1.6 million passengers passing through the airport in 2010, an 8.5% annu...