AirportsGlasgow Prestwick Airport is a large airport serving Prestwick, South Ayrshire, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PIK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PIK
- ICAO code
- EGPK
- City
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.5015° N, 4.5772° W
- Elevation
- 20 m (65 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,987 m (9,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PIK means Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGPK. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.5015° N, 4.5772° W. It stands 20 metres (65 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Glasgow, about 45 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Glasgow Prestwick Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,987 metres (9,800 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,987 m 9,800 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 1,906 m 6,253 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow AirportGlasgow | GLA | 42 km |
| Campbeltown AirportCampbeltown | CAL | 70 km |
| Edinburgh AirportIngliston, Edinburgh | EDI | 90 km |
| Islay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute | ILY | 107 km |
| Oban AirportNorth Connel | OBN | 119 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,919 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,484 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,843 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 524 km | 1 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,162 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,264 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,037 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,340 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,979 km | 20 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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