In 1962, the station was taken over by civilian staff from Air Traffic Control at Prestwick Airport.

Prestwick Airport also has large air freight operations and cargo handling facilities.

Thousands more fans lined the route to Prestwick Airport as the team set off for Argentina.

His son flew into Prestwick Airport for the funeral from Canada where he had been living for 11 years.

Prestwick Airport also used to host a bi-annual airshow, the first of which was held on 30 September 1967.

Somerset Park was relatively late in doing this because the ground is in the flight path of the nearby Prestwick Airport.

The Shaw Monument stands on the high ground overlooking Prestwick Airport.

Stagecoach took another turn in 1998, when it purchased Scotland's Prestwick Airport for £41 million.

The building is still used by aviation industry today and is a distinctive feature at Prestwick Airport.

Prestwick Airport was packed with supporters seeing the team off.