just a few yards from Prestwick Centre
A certain bit of journalistic license there skyman01 !
Having looked at it on Google Earth, there's a taxiway and some greenery.
There's more distance between 03/21 and ATC than there is between public roads and government buildings that are at arguably higher risk of actually ever seeing an explosion. In both instances, they've no doubt taken appropriate security countermeasures to protect personel onsite, and almost certainly have contingency site(s) elsewhere as part of their DR planning to ensure continuity of service.