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Glasgow Airport Building

Modern Renfrew Building, southwest Scotland Architecture: Scottish Air Travel

post updated 8 April 2025

Design: Paul Kininmonth Architect

Historic Background to this modern Renfrew building:

Renfrew Airport building images provided 2003 by BAA Glasgow Airport

Renfrew Airport

Glasgow Airport design by Scottish Modernist architect Paul Kininmonth

building model image provided 2004 by BAA Glasgow Airport

More Glasgow Airport images:

Modern Renfrewshire building images provided 2004 by BAA Glasgow Airport

Renfrew Airport building photos provided 2004 by BAA Glasgow Airport

This was an airport located in Renfrewshire. It served the city of Glasgow until it was decommissioned in 1966. The aviation facility was replaced by Glasgow Airport located two kilometres away in Abbotsinch.

Already in existence as a military facility during the First World War, it first handled scheduled flights in 1933 with the first regular destination being Campbeltown. During the Second World War it served as RAF Renfrew.

Glasgow Airport Access

The airport is is 5 minutes from Paisley, accessed via Junction 28 of the M8.
Glasgow Airport is approx. 8 miles from the city centre.

Plans announced in Jul 2005 for an expansion of Glasgow airport building:
Glasgow Airport Masterplan

Prestwick Airport
Scotland’s fastest growing airport is to get a £2-3m facelift after it was described by its owners as ‘shambolic’.
31.08.04

Other Paul Kininmonth buildings include:-
Scottish Provident Building, Edinburgh

Contact: +44 (0)141 887 1111
Address: Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA3 2ST, Scotland, UK.

Building near to Renfrew Airport:
Braehead Shopping Centre

The Glasgow Airport second terminal, T2, opened in 2004. In 1976 a £2million extension to the international area of the terminal building. In 1966 Glasgow Airport was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on 27 June.