Encyclopedia / 1958 to 1963 The jet bet / Airports

Prestwick

Glasgow, GB. Used as a refuelling stop on the Atlantic.

Code

PIK

Position

55.509, -4.587

Runway

2,400 m paved from 1945, 2,987 m paved from 1960

Capacity

About 600 movements a week, 8 stands, terminal generation 1

Weather

Worst month loses about 2.1% of flights

Confidence

estimated (to be verified). Coordinates agree with published sources to within about 2.5 km. Other figures are estimates unless the evidence below says otherwise.

Source: Coordinates and selected runway and terminal facts checked against published sources, see evidence. Capacity, passenger and weather figures are estimates.

Evidence

Facts checked against published sources. Where a source gives a present day figure for a field that has changed, the game value is kept and the difference is noted in the repository file docs/research/airport-verification.json.