THE US vice president has landed in Scotland for a "holiday" with his family.
JD Vance arrived at Prestwick Airport in South Ayrshire on Wednesday evening in the US vice presential plane.
Images showed him disembarking the aircraft with his wife, Usha, where he was then expected to make his way to the nearby luxury Carnell Estates.
Airspace restrictions are in place around the Carnell Estates the estate until Sunday.
Police Scotland previously said they were preparing for a visit from Vance, who is holidaying in the UK with his family.
The US vice president was recently pictured carp fishing with Foreign Secretary David Lammy in the Cotswolds, who he described as a "good friend".
On Wednesday, news broke that Lammy had broken the law when doing so, as he was fishing without a rod licence.
The Foreign Secretary has referred himself to the environment watchdog and faces a fine of up to £2500.
Vance's visit comes just weeks after US president Donald Trump's five-day trip to Scotland, where he stayed at his golf resorts in Turnberry in South Ayrshire and Menie in Aberdeenshire.
The US vice president is expected to stay in the Ayrshire estate for five days.
The estate features a private manor house, a 14th-century tower and gardens, set within more than 2000 acres of parkland.
It is located just 15 minutes from Prestwick Airport.
The National previously told how protesters were expected to gather outside the estate as the vice president arrived.
Campaigners from Mothers Against Genocide and Stop Trump UK urged protesters to gather outside the estate "to make as much noise as possible for the people of Gaza".
It is unclear whether the motorcade carrying Vance would have passed the protest given the number of entrances to the estate.
