Glasgow's main airport is located about 11 kilometres west of the city centre and is an ideal base for travel throughout Scotland. The natural beauty, mountains and islands are closer and more accessible from here than from Edinburgh, which is less than 90 minutes by bus from Glasgow.

Although Glasgow Airport is smaller than Edinburgh Airport, most long-haul flights to Scotland - especially from America and the Middle East - head here. You can buy long-haul flights to Asia, for example, through emirates.com.

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Less than 35 miles south-west of Glasgow Airport is another airport , Glasgow Prestwick PIK, which specialises exclusively in low-cost Ryanair flights. However, this airline also flies to Glasgow's main airport.