Prestwick Airport has reported another another profitable year despite challenging economic conditions.

The airport has returned an operating profit of £2.1m - the fourth consecutive year in profit for the facility.

The facility has been hit by the impact of Brexit and a fall in anticipated cargo volumes, but passenger numbers are 'substantially up' on the previous year.

The airport’s CEO, Ian Forgie, said: “The board and I are pleased with another year of good performance and thank all our staff who made it happen.

"We are also pleased to confirm a new five-year agreement with Ryanair and we look forward to working with them to grow passenger services.

"The airport remains an important base for Ryanair with an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility on site employing over 500 people.

“The board is focussed on growing our cargo business and we will continue to invest in equipment and expand our facilities to meet demand, building on Prestwick’s reputation for fast, efficient and well connected 24/7 cargo services.

“Glasgow Prestwick continues to provide excellent service to military customers with most nations operating aircraft using our facilities, including the Royal Canadian Airforce which recently celebrated its 80th anniversary of its connection with Prestwick.

“The Airport is also well on its way to achieving its target of 50 per cent percent carbon reduction by 2030,  and we are also working on supporting the change to sustainable aviation fuel to establish the airport as a key supply point for SAF in Scotland.”