Prestwick Int. Airport Railway Station

PWCKAPT PRA | 9544

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Prestwick Int. Airport station is managed by Glasgow Prestwick Airport Ltd and is located in South Ayrshire within the Southern Scotland area of Scotland.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 35,536 journeys were made between Prestwick Int. Airport and Glasgow Central—that's 45% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Prestwick Int. Airport peaked during 2008-09 with 661,126 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 8% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 56% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Prestwick Int. Airport table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	62,878
1998-99	130,605
1999-00	114,001
2000-01	73,750
2001-02	70,084
2002-03	69,100
2003-04
2004-05	87,292
2005-06	95,311
2006-07	113,747
2007-08	569,708
2008-09	661,126
2009-10	532,288
2010-11	432,334
2011-12	336,980
2012-13	343,782
2013-14	453,998
2014-15	293,888
2015-16	93,026
2016-17	117,870
2017-18	132,820
2018-19	104,880
2019-20	101,220
2020-21	7,734
2021-22	26,276
2022-23	56,980
2023-24	78,304
2024-25

Data Notes

2020-2021: Air travel severely impacted by the pandemic
2019-2020: Affected by declining airport demand
2016-2017: Passenger growth at Glasgow Prestwick airport
2015-2016: Removal of double-counted infill journeys; Reduction in passenger numbers at Glasgow Prestwick airport during 2015
2014-2015: Likely linked to decline in number of passengers travelling from Glasgow Prestwick Airport (fell 20% between 2013 and 2014)
2011-2012: Reflects lower passengers at the the airport
2010-2011: Single User Station (Glasgow Prestwick Airport)
2007-2008: Rail Link Tickets Added
2006-2007: Special Station
2005-2006: Single Tickets
2003-2004: Estimates of station usage for the year April 2003 to March 2004 were not produced.
2001-2002: Difference in entries and exits explained by single tickets
2000-2001: Difference in entries and exits explained by singles tickets|Three airport stations experienced an increase in usage of more than 20% - general increase in airtravel.