Glasgow Prestwick Airport is an international airport serving Glasgow, located north of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Although officially called Glasgow Prestwick Airport, because it is 29 miles from the city, it is often referred to as just Prestwick Airport.
The last ten years has seen unprecedented growth in passenger traffic using the airport driven, in the main, by the boom in no-frills airlines, especially from Ryanair who use the airport as a hub. In 2006, Prestwick handled nearly 2.4 million passengers.
In physical terms, Prestwick is Scotland's largest commercial airfield, although in passenger traffic terms it sits in 4th place after Glasgow's main airport, Glasgow International, Edinburgh Airport, and Aberdeen Airport all of which are operated by BAA.
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