Glasgow Airport Statistics

Glasgow Airport has recently recorded more than 70,000 aircraft movements annually, gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels.

• In 2025, there were 80,008 aircraft movements, a 2.7% rise from 77,922 in 2024, reaching 99.5% of 2019 levels.
• The airport recorded 80,383 movements in 2019, before a sharp drop to 34,715 in 2020.
• Operations rebounded to 39,713 in 2021, then climbed to 74,617 in 2023, showing consistent growth.

Passenger numbers peak in summer, with more than 700,000 travelers monthly from May to October 2025.

• July was the busiest month with 843,108 passengers, followed by June with 825,962 and August with 822,084 passengers.
• September and May were also high-traffic months with 802,405 and 778,846 passengers, respectively.
• The quietest months were January and February, with 469,823 and 491,097 passengers.

Domestic Destinations

• London Heathrow served 961,377 passengers in 2025, dominating as the critical hub connection route for global travel via British Airways' network.
• London Gatwick handled 430,173 passengers, maintaining its position as the second-busiest domestic service with strong leisure connections.
• Belfast International carried 308,579 passengers, providing vital connectivity between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• Bristol served 295,660 passengers, offering important regional UK connectivity for business and leisure travelers.
• London Luton handled 275,936 passengers, completing the top five with additional London area coverage for low-cost carriers.

International Destinations

• Dublin carried 524,518 passengers in 2025, making it the busiest international route and reflecting strong Ireland-Scotland connectivity.
• Amsterdam served 418,163 passengers, functioning as the primary European hub connection for onward global travel.
• Dubai handled 316,335 passengers, providing critical long-haul connectivity to the Middle East, Asia, and Australasia.
• Tenerife South carried 273,491 passengers, representing the most popular Canary Islands leisure destination.
• Málaga served 258,133 passengers, completing the top five with strong Spanish holiday market demand.

Flight cancellations at Glasgow Airport typically range between 1–3%.

• In 2025, 1.77% of flights were cancelled, a slight improvement over 2.15% in 2024.
• Before the pandemic, the rate was lower, with just 1.27% of flights cancelled in 2019.
• Cancellations peaked in 2020 at 3.72% during the pandemic, before gradually easing to 2.63% in 2021, 2.57% in 2022, and 2.46% in 2023.

Glasgow Airport currently generates more than £100 million in turnover annually.

• Total turnover reached £144.6 million in 2024, reflecting strong recovery across operations.
• Pre-pandemic turnover in 2019 was £132.7 million.
• Turnover dropped to £34.3 million in 2020, a 74% decline during COVID-19 restrictions.
• Recovery continued with £44.4 million in 2021, £104.3 million in 2022, and £126.1 million in 2023.

• 3 September 1999: A Cessna 404 operated by Airtours crashed shortly after takeoff near Linwood, killing eight and injuring three. The captain had shut down the wrong engine.
• 30 June 2007: A burning Jeep was rammed into the terminal by extremists. One attacker later died, and others were jailed.
• August 2019: Two United Airlines pilots were arrested for attempting to fly intoxicated to New York.