Prestwick Cargo Services is ideally located to access the UK, Europe and beyond with an average two hour turnaround time for wide bodied freighter aircraft.
Location and Transport Links
Our west of Scotland location on the Great Circle route, between the Middle East and the USA, makes Prestwick an effective bedrock of any transportation plan.
Prestwick Cargo is located at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which is situated in the Ayrshire town of Prestwick, just 30 miles South of Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow.
The Airport is immediately adjacent to the A77/M77, giving direct access to motorways north and south to England.
The airport has its own train station adjacent to the main terminal and there is a cargo railway siding nearby. Our railway link is part of the national network giving access to the UK, Europe and beyond.
6Prestwick Cargo also benefits from convenient ferry links which provide access to Ireland.
Facilities
Our runaway operates 24 hours a day and is one of the longest in the UK and can handle A380s and Antonov 124.
There are no restrictions, congestion or night-time curfews on inbound or outbound flights. Prestwick has no slot or gate constraints reducing common delays experienced at other airports.
We average a 2 hour turn around for a wide-bodied freighter aircraft after arrival.
Our well-equipped warehouses are open 24/7 offering 12,000 square metres of warehouse space opening onto cargo aprons.
One of only three UK airports with a BCP.
Security
Our warehouses’ high-tech monitoring and recording systems ensure your cargo is safe from theft or tampering.
Explosive Trace Detection is available as an alternative screening method for out of gauge cargo and we can provide Free Running
Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs), certified under the National Aviation Security Programme (NASP) to screen cargo.
Putting your needs first in everything we do.
To find out more about the services we can provide or to make an enquiry get in touch with our team today.
