Airport Operations
Glasgow Prestwick Airport manages its aviation services in-house, except for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). This approach offers substantial time and cost savings for our airline customers.
Passenger Handling
Glasgow Prestwick Airport provides a full range of ground handling services, including:
- Ticketing
- Check-in
- Assistance for passengers with reduced mobility
- Load control
- Aircraft loading and unloading
- Cabin cleaning
- Toilet and water services
- Aircraft ground power and start-up
- De-icing
- Pushback and towing
- Customer services
- Lost & found
- Chartered flights
- Meet & greet
- Executive services
- Secure cleaning
Fuelling
We provide in-house aircraft fuelling services, offering JETA1 and AVGAS 100LL. Our team is available 24/7, and we can also supply anti-icing fuel additives on request.
We accept all major credit and debit cards, as well as key fuel carnets such as World Fuels, Colt, Multiservice, AVCARD, AVFUEL, AEG Fuels, and AIR BP Sterling. Please contact us for the latest prices.
Security Services
Our dedicated in-house security team operates around the clock, providing airport-wide security services. The operation can be scaled up as needed.
Security services include:
- Passenger profiling
- Passenger and crew screening, using full-body scanners and the latest technology
- Hold baggage screening
- ID centre management
- CCTV monitoring
- Section 5 weapons handling
- Cargo security
- Engineering base and hangar security
- Access control
- Vehicle screening
Air Traffic Control Services
Glasgow Prestwick Airport manages air traffic services for all airspace up to 6,000 feet and within 42 nautical miles of the airport, handling 22,924 flights annually.
We provide 24-hour radar services and collaborate closely with handling and dispatch teams to ensure flights run on schedule. Our clear airspace also makes us ideal for training and circuits, which our air traffic controllers are experienced in supporting.
Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO)
MRO has seen significant growth in the Scottish aviation industry, particularly around Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Key companies in the area include:
- GE Caledonian
- Spirit AeroSystems
- Collins Aerospace
- Ryanair (Prestwick Aircraft Maintenance)
- BAE Systems
- Woodward Aircraft Engine Systems
- Storm
We also offer additional hangar space and development land suitable for MRO facilities.