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Glasgow International airport (United Kingdom)
Glasgow International airport is located near Glasgow, with Merksworth at 0mi↑, Inchinnan at 1mi↑, Renfrew at 2mi↑, Clydebank at 2mi↑, Paisley at 3mi↑, Elderslie at 3mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of Glasgow International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGPF
- IATA code : GLA
- Local code : -
Elevation : 8 m = 26ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 2658m = 8720ft
- runway 09/27 : 1104m = 3622ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Coming to Glasgow International airport
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- Oban airport at 55mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
METAR for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
EGPF 310120Z AUTO 14009KT 100V170 9999 FEW019/// BKN024/// BKN029/// //////TCU 12/10 Q0990
Decoded METAR for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
METAR issued by EGPF on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 01:20 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 hours and 49 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 12°C = 54°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
QNH is 990hPa = 29.23inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 140°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1900ft = 580m. broken at 2400ft = 730m. broken at 2900ft = 880m.
tower cumulus ,
TAF for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
EGPF 302254Z 3100/3124 12015G25KT 9999 FEW018 SCT025 BECMG 3100/3103 18018G28KT TEMPO 3100/3102 14022G35KT 3500 +SHRA RADZ BKN012 BECMG 3106/3109 16015KT TEMPO 3107/3118 17018G28KT TEMPO 3109/3118 5000 SHRA PROB40 TEMPO 3111/3116 2500 +SHRA +RA BKN014 BKN020CB BECMG 3115/3118 23008KT
Decoded TAF for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
TAF issued by EGPF on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 22:54 UTC, issued 8 hours and 15 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, October 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
3100/3124 12015G25KT 9999 FEW018 SCT025
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1800ft = 550m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Thursday, October 30, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, October 31, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3100/3103 18018G28KT
wind 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 180°
temporarily from Thursday, October 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 30, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 3100/3102 14022G35KT 3500 +SHRA RADZ BKN012
wind 22kt = 41km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
heavy shower rain
rain drizzle
broken at 1200ft = 370m
becoming from Friday, October 31, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, October 31, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3106/3109 16015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 160°
temporarily from Friday, October 31, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Friday, October 31, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 3107/3118 17018G28KT
wind 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 170°
temporarily from Friday, October 31, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, October 31, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 3109/3118 5000 SHRA
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
shower rain
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Friday, October 31, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Friday, October 31, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 3111/3116 2500 +SHRA +RA BKN014 BKN020CB
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
heavy shower rain
heavy rain
broken at 1400ft = 430m broken at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Friday, October 31, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, October 31, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3115/3118 23008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 230°
VAC for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Glasgow International airport
Around Glasgow International airport (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Merksworth
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 561mi↑
- Paris at 562mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 563mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 714mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 718mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 719mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 721mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 723mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 725mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 725mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 726mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 728mi↑
- for Glasgow International airport at 0mi↑
- for Glasgow Clyde airport at 4mi↑
- for Glasgow City airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to Glasgow International airport (United Kingdom)
- Glasgow Clyde heliport ( GB-0743) at 4mi↑
- Glasgow City heliport (EGEG ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Glasgow seaplane base ( GB-0684) at 5mi↑defunct airport
- Cameron House Hotel seaplane base ( GB-0745) at 12mi↑
- Dunroaming heliport ( GB-0738) at 14mi↑
- Nethershields Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0741) at 18mi↑
- Strathaven airport ( GB-0180) at 18mi↑
- Cumbernauld airport (EGPG ) at 19mi↑NOTAM
- Luss seaplane base ( GB-0683) at 19mi↑
- Mayfield Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0670) at 20mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
