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Glasgow International Airport is located 8 miles west of the City Centre, close to the towns of Paisley and Renfrew. Glasgow is the busiest of Scotland's three main airports with a £55 million expansion programme during the 1980's increasing the terminal size by 70% to now cater for 8.8 million passengers a year. Over 40 airlines and tour operators currently use its two runways flying to over 90 destinations, and further expansion is planned to increase annual passenger numbers to an estimated 16 million.

There are two terminal buildings at the airport; the main one and terminal 2 (T2), which was built in 2004 in response to the ever increasing numbers of passengers. If you are departing from the airport, the main terminal is spread over three floors with check in desks for domestic and international departures on the ground floor. The departures lounge is on the first floor and has a large number of retail outlets and a duty free shop where you can purchase most last minute items for your journey. To find out where to get something to eat and drink at Glasgow International Airport, from snacks to something more substantial, visit our guide to bars and restaurants. We also provide information on live flight arrivals and live flight departures.

When you arrive at the airport, hiring a car is the best option to get around, There are four major car hire companies located at the airport next to the UK baggage reclaim area which is in the ground floor arrivals area. You can also arrange limousine and chauffeur driven cars at Glasgow International Airport.

If you prefer to get a taxi from Glasgow Airport, then the rank is situated at the front of the terminal building close to arrivals. Taxis at the airport are managed by Cabfly and operate 24 hours a day.

There is also a good bus service from the airport which departs from the front of the terminal building. We provide information on routes and timetables into the city centre and the surrounding area. There is no railway station at the airport, but there are two main line station in the city centre (Central and Queen Street) and Gilmour Street Railway Station is just a mile from the airport. Our information on Glasgow international Airport Trains gives you full information on timetables, routes and prices.

If you want to leave your car at Glasgow Airport there are two options available: short and long stay parking with four car parks to choose from. Our guide to Glasgow International Airport Parking gives you information on their locations and parking tariffs.

The lost property service is in the check-in hall on the ground floor (main terminal building). It is operated by THS and the desk is open from 09:30 to 16:00 every day. If you require a left luggage/storage facility there is one just outside UK arrivals and they are open 24 hours a day/7 days a week. If you have lost luggage during transit, you will need to contact either the airline you were travelling with or their handling agent: details of which can be found on the flights page of our website.

We also provide general information on Glasgow Airport with details on children's resources, disabled facilities, internet access and where you can change your money as well as an up to date picture on the weather there and the surrounding area, with a 5 and 10 day forecast.

This guide to Glasgow International Airport was written by Linda Craik who is the main editor for UK Airport Guide.co.uk which is a comprehensive guide to all UK Airports.

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