Current arrival routes

Current arrival routes

Aircraft arrive (land) into the wind, which means Glasgow Airport’s runway direction depends on the wind direction. Across an average year, 26% of aircraft land on Runway 05 which means they arrive from the south west over the areas around Johnstone, and 74% land on Runway 23 which means they arrive from the north east over the areas around Clydebank.

Below 7,000ft, there are no defined routes for aircraft arriving at Glasgow Airport until aircraft are on final approach. Final approach is the final part of the flight when aircraft are lined up with the runway and are undertaking a final descent before landing. This means aircraft are vectored by Air Traffic Control from the holds to final approach which creates dispersion across the airspace that decreases as aircraft line up with the runway on final approach whilst descending to land.