Car Hire Prestwick Airport - Mini guide to Prestwick Airport

The Prestwick Airport also known as the Glasgow Prestwick Airport is an international airport situated north of Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Over the last decade it has enjoyed an exceptional growth in passenger traffic because of its low-cost nature. It is recorded in the year 2006, that the airport handled nearly 2.4 million passengers. It is Scotland.s largest commercial airfield, and is most preferred due to the low tariff, and airport facilities such as car hire and car parking space.

This airport was established in the year 1934, starting off with a few planes using the Meadows at the end of Monkton Village. But, historical evidence suggests that the airport started functioning back in 1913 itself, just 10 years after the Wright Brothers conquered the skies. It was started as a training airfield during the pre-war years, and slowly developed to function as an airport during the World War II, after the construction of a hangar and a small control tower. Car hire services are available in and around the airport, along with excellent parking facilities.

The Prestwick Airport was the host of a bi-annual air show, first held in 1967. The air show was a local attraction and enjoyed a good audience count. However the last air show was held in 1992 and after that the event was discontinued. There are flights to 20 destinations from the airport, owing to the boom of the no-frills airlines during the early 1990s. Tourists can make use of car hire services, to travel to the nearby city of Glasgow.

The major airlines that begin at the Prestwick Airport are, Aer Arann, BMI, Ryanair, and Wizz Air. These airlines connect Glasgow to 36 destinations, forming an expansive and well connected system. This is the only airport in Scotland to have its own railway station, Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station. It was built in 1994 and is connected to the terminal by a walkway over the A79 road. There are buses apart from car hire services, buses are operated by Stagecoach Western.

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