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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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Aviation weather for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
METAR for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
EGPF 152150Z 01002KT 0100 R23/0250D FG VV/// 01/01 Q1003
Decoded METAR for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
METAR issued by EGPF on Monday, December 15, 2025 at 21:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 16 hours and 28 minutes ago.
visibility is 0km = 0mi, there's fog.
The temperature is 1°C = 34°F, dew point is 1°C = 34°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1003hPa = 29.62inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is 10°.
Clouds : VV0ft = 0m.
fog
TAF for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
EGPF 151658Z 1518/1618 VRB02KT 6000 FEW030 TEMPO 1518/1609 1500 BR MIFG PROB40 TEMPO 1518/1609 0300 FG FZFG VV/// BECMG 1609/1612 9999 PROB30 1612/1618 7000
Decoded TAF for Glasgow International airport EGPF GLA
TAF issued by EGPF on Monday, December 15, 2025 at 16:58 UTC, issued 21 hours and 20 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, December 15, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 16, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
1518/1618 VRB02KT 6000 FEW030
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
few clouds at 3000ft = 910m
temporarily from Monday, December 15, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 16, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1518/1609 1500 BR MIFG
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
mist
shallow fog
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Monday, December 15, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 16, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1518/1609 0300 FG FZFG VV///
Visibility is 0km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
freezing fog
VV0ft = 0m
becoming from Tuesday, December 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 16, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1609/1612 9999
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
probability of 30% to have from Tuesday, December 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 16, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB30 1612/1618 7000
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
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↑
- Thornhill airport ( GB-0482) at 21mi↑
- Blair Drummond Private Airstrip airport ( GB-0866) at 24mi↑
- Bute airport ( GB-0357) at 25mi↑
- Glasgow Prestwick airport (EGPK PIK ) at 26mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Mosside Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0870) at 26mi↑
- Benston Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0937) at 32mi↑
→ 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
