Airport History – Prestwick Airport Car Parking from SkyParkSecure
History of Prestwick Airport
The Beginning:
1913: The first time aircraft were recorded on the site of Prestwick airport was in 1913.
1935: The land was acquired by David McIntyre with the intention of being used as an airfield for training pilots. Developments included a control tower, hangarage and lecture rooms.
1938: WWII marked a new era for Prestwick airport; training was halted and the site was used as a base for US aircraft deliveries.
1941: The original factory was added to when the Palace of Engineering, originally sited in Glasgow, was moved to the Prestwick airport site.
1945: After WWII the Orangefield House, which the airport had been built next to, was put into use as a terminal building. Orangefield house was demolished in 1966 to make a new taxiway. However; the wooden floors of the house are now housed in the Aviator function suite of the new passenger terminal. In 1958 plans were underway to develop the airport.
1962: The new control tower had been erected, and in 1964 the new passenger terminal was opened.
20th Century: Prestwick airport continues to grown and develop and is said to be Scotland's fastest growing airport
For more informaiton check out (www.prestwick-airport-guide.co.uk.
