Prestwick is located south of Kilmarnock, in Ayrshire, 32 miles by road south of Glasgow city centre. By rail, the airport link takes 45 minutes from Glasgow city centre.

Prestwick is the fastest growing airport in Scotland, and one of the fastest-growing in Europe with 2.6 million passengers using the airport each year. This is largley due to the patronage of low-cost airline Ryanair, who transport a multitude of weekenders and holidaymakers to England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and the rest of Europe.