Disabled Facilities and Special Assistance at Glasgow Prestwick Airport


Travellers with disabilities or reduced mobility requiring special help and assistance should contact the airline they are flying with 48 hours before departure to arrange aid.

Disabled facilities include:

  • Special Assistance team
  • Induction loops at customer service and check-in desks
  • Wheelchair accessible doors
  • Fully equipped disabled toilet facilities
  • Wheelchair accessible phones
  • Special Assistance seating areas
  • Help Points
  • Free wheelchairs for use within the terminal

Special Assistance

Passengers with reduced mobility who require special assistance are advised to inform airport staff upon arrival at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Staff will fast-track disabled travellers through check-in, security and will assist with boarding the aircraft. This service is also available for arriving passengers.

Car Parking for travellers with disabilities at Glasgow Prestwick Airport

Designated Blue Badge parking bays are provided immediately outside the Prestwick Airport terminal building in the Pick Up and Drop Off Zone. In Car Park 1 and 2 of the Short Stay terminal car park Blue Badge parking is available for high top vehicles and in Watson's Ayre Car Park 7 allocated bays are provided close to the entrance. Wheelchair accessible courtesy buses are available to transport passengers to the airport terminal. Passengers are advised to use the Help Points provided to request assistance.

Assistance Dogs

Registered assistance dogs are permitted at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. You are advised to contact the airport before travel.

Click here to read the full PRM Special Assistance Guide covering all major UK airports.