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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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Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By train : book on Trip.com
- Paisley St James train station at 1mi
- Paisley Gilmour Street train station at 2mi
- Paisley Canal train station at 2mi
By plane :
- Glasgow International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
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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 032350Z AUTO 22003KT 180V260 9999 -RA BKN045/// //////TCU 13/11 Q1014
Decoded METAR for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
METAR issued by EGPF on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 23:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 hours and 27 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 13°C = 55°F, dew point is 11°C = 52°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 220°.
Clouds : broken at 4500ft = 1370m.
light rain
tower cumulus ,
TAF for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
EGPF 032253Z 0400/0424 16005KT 9999 SCT045 TEMPO 0401/0409 6000 RA -RADZ PROB30 TEMPO 0401/0409 3000 +RA RADZ BKN009 BECMG 0404/0407 19018G28KT BECMG 0407/0410 26022G38KT TEMPO 0409/0418 27027G48KT 6000 SHRA BECMG 0418/0421 25015G28KT PROB30 TEMPO 0418/0424 6000 SHRA
Decoded TAF for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
TAF issued by EGPF on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 22:53 UTC, issued 7 hours and 24 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, August 3, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, August 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
0400/0424 16005KT 9999 SCT045
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 4500ft = 1370m
temporarily from Sunday, August 3, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Monday, August 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0401/0409 6000 RA -RADZ
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
rain
light rain drizzle
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Sunday, August 3, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Monday, August 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0401/0409 3000 +RA RADZ BKN009
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
heavy rain
rain drizzle
broken at 900ft = 270m
becoming from Monday, August 4, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Monday, August 4, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0404/0407 19018G28KT
wind 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 190°
becoming from Monday, August 4, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Monday, August 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0407/0410 26022G38KT
wind 22kt = 41km/h with gusts at 38kt = 70km/h, direction is 260°
temporarily from Monday, August 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, August 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0409/0418 27027G48KT 6000 SHRA
wind 27kt = 50km/h with gusts at 48kt = 89km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
shower rain
becoming from Monday, August 4, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Monday, August 4, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0418/0421 25015G28KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 250°
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, August 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, August 4, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0418/0424 6000 SHRA
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
shower rain
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