GLA

GLA may refer to:

Institutions:

  • Gangmasters Licensing Authority, a UK regulatory body for gangmasters
  • General Lighthouse Authority, the generic term for national lighthouse authorities
  • Greater London Authority, a body which administers Greater London

In science and technology:

  • GaLactosidase Alpha, an enzyme
  • gamma-Linolenic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid
  • Gamma-carboxyglutamic acid, an amino acid important in vitamin K-dependent proteins and found in Gla domains.

Other uses:

  • Glasgow International Airport (IATA airport code GLA)
  • Global Liberation Army, a fictional group in the video game Command and Conquer: Generals
  • Grand Larceny Auto, a term for motor vehicle theft used in some police jurisdictions
  • Great Lakes Airlines (ICAO airline code GLA)
  • Great Lakes Avengers, a fictional comic hero group
  • Gross leasable area, in retail development, the amount of floor space available to be rented
  • Global Leadership Adventures, international high school study abroad program