Glasgow Prestwick Airport supports record breaking National Airlines flight

Glasgow Prestwick Airport said it supported National Airlines in completing its longest-ever cargo flight, moving a critical aerospace component from Prestwick (PIK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), Australia, for a grounded aircraft. The nearly 20-hour, 9,849-mile mission used PIK’s 24/7 “unrestricted” operating environment, in-house cargo handling capabilities, and its proximity to the Prestwick aerospace cluster. The airport and National Airlines described it as the longest commercial cargo flight operated by a B777F anywhere in the world. National Airlines flew the aircraft as a new B777F brokered through Golden Aviation in response to an aircraft-on-ground requirement.