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Glasgow Prestwick airport (United Kingdom)
Glasgow Prestwick airport is located near Glasgow, with Monkton at 1mi↑, Prestwick at 2mi↑, Ayr at 4mi↑, Troon at 4mi↑, Tarbolton at 4mi↑, Dundonald at 4mi↑, Coylton at 5mi↑, Dreghorn at 6mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of Glasgow Prestwick airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGPK
- IATA code : PIK
- Local code : -
Elevation : 20 m = 66ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 12/30 : 2987m = 9800ft
- runway 03/21 : 1829m = 6001ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
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- Prestwick International Airport train station at 1mi
- Prestwick Town train station at 1mi
- Newton-On-Ayr train station at 3mi
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Aviation weather for Glasgow Prestwick airport EGPK PIK
METAR for Glasgow Prestwick airport EGPK PIK
EGPK 201750Z 27005KT 240V300 CAVOK 11/05 Q1006
Decoded METAR for Glasgow Prestwick airport EGPK PIK
METAR issued by EGPK on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 17:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 46 hours and -1389 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 11°C = 52°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
QNH is 1006hPa = 29.71inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 270°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Glasgow Prestwick airport EGPK PIK
EGPK 201658Z 2018/2118 27010KT 9999 SCT040 BECMG 2018/2021 09006KT PROB30 TEMPO 2103/2106 7000 SHRA TEMPO 2106/2115 6000 RA BKN010 PROB30 TEMPO 2110/2115 BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 2115/2118 4000 +SHRA BKN014 BKN020CB
Decoded TAF for Glasgow Prestwick airport EGPK PIK
TAF issued by EGPK on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 16:58 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 23 hours and 43 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
2018/2118 27010KT 9999 SCT040
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Monday, April 21, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2018/2021 09006KT
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 90°
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Monday, April 21, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2103/2106 7000 SHRA
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shower rain
temporarily from Monday, April 21, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, April 21, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2106/2115 6000 RA BKN010
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
rain
broken at 1000ft = 300m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, April 21, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Monday, April 21, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2110/2115 BKN008
broken at 800ft = 240m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, April 21, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Monday, April 21, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2115/2118 4000 +SHRA BKN014 BKN020CB
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
heavy shower rain
broken at 1400ft = 430m broken at 2000ft = 610m
VAC for Glasgow Prestwick airport EGPK PIK
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 Prestwick airport
Around Glasgow Prestwick airport (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Monkton
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 544mi↑
- Paris at 545mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 546mi↑
- Station de montagne Cap Guéry at 756mi↑
- Station de montagne Pessade at 756mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Mont Dore at 760mi↑
- Station de montagne Chastreix Sancy at 760mi↑
- Station de montagne Super Besse at 763mi↑
- Station de montagne Col de la Loge at 767mi↑
- Station de montagne Chalmazel at 772mi↑
- Station de montagne Col des Supeyres at 778mi↑
- Station de montagne Prabouré at 780mi↑
- for Glasgow Prestwick airport at 0mi↑
- for New Grimmet Farm Airstrip airport at 10mi↑
- for Mayfield Farm Airstrip airport at 12mi↑
nearest airports to Glasgow Prestwick airport (United Kingdom)
- New Grimmet Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0904) at 10mi↑
- Mayfield Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0670) at 12mi↑
- Kilkerran UL airport ( GB-0711) at 15mi↑
- Benston Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0937) at 15mi↑
- Strathaven airport ( GB-0180) at 22mi↑
- Arran heliport ( GB-0322) at 22mi↑
- Nethershields Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0741) at 24mi↑
- Bute airport ( GB-0357) at 25mi↑
- Glasgow International airport (EGPF GLA ) at 26mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Glasgow seaplane base ( GB-0684) at 27mi↑defunct airport
- Glasgow Clyde heliport ( GB-0743) at 27mi↑
- Glasgow City heliport (EGEG ) at 27mi↑NOTAM
→ 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