Committee minutes, 1963 - 1975; Committee papers, 1967 - 1975; General Correspondence 1969 - 1975; Files and volume on Special Subjects 1962 - 1974; Miscellaneous Files 1962 - 1974; Minutes of Argeement c1966; Development sletch plans c1968; Development report 1968; Passenger Terminal report 1974; Reports concerning forecast of future passenger demands 1973; Emergency orders c1969; Airport photographs 1966 - 1975; Glasgow's New Airport pamphlet 1966; Prestwick Airport Byelaws 1966; Guide to Prestwick Airport c1968; "Airports in United States and Canada", report 1968; 'Glasgow Airport Development', report with plans 1969.
Glasgow Airport
This material is held atGlasgow City Archives
- Reference
- GB 243 D-GA
- Dates of Creation
- 1962 - 1975
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1.70 Linear Metres (42 files; 19 items; 5 volumes)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Glasgow Airport is near the Clyde at Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire, about nine miles west of the city. The site had initially been a training station for the RAF, and then from 1943 until 1963 a Royal Naval Air Station (as HMS Sanderling). Work started on the new civil airport in 1962. It became operational in May 1966 and was owned and operated by the Corporation, with the Civil Aviation Authority providing air traffic control and navigation services. In April 1975 the British Airports Authority acquired it, using statutory powers contained in the Airports Authority Act 1965 (c.16). It was by then the fifth busiest in the United Kingdom, handling over two million passengers annually.
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