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Gibraltar airport at Gibraltar (Gibraltar)
This airport is in an unusual configuration. It is part of private or dangerous airports.
Located in the city center, the runway at Gibraltar International Airport intersects the main road, whose traffic is then interrupted during takeoffs and landings by security barriers.
Gibraltar airport is located near Gibraltar, with Gibraltar at 0mi↑, Catalan Bay at 1mi↑, La Linea de la Concepcion at 1mi↑, Waterport at 1mi↑, La Línea de la Concepción at 2mi↑, El Campamento at 3mi↑, Puente Mayorga at 3mi↑, San Roque at 5mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Gibraltar and Southernmost airports in Gibraltar
→ See also airports in Gibraltar
aerial view of Gibraltar airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LXGB
- IATA code : GIB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 5 m = 16ft
→ See also Highest airports in Gibraltar and Lowest airports in Gibraltar
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 1829m = 6001ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Gibraltar
Coming to Gibraltar airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By train : book on Trip.com
- Algeciras train station at 6mi
- San Roque – La Línea train station at 6mi
- Los Barrios train station at 6mi
By plane :
- Gibraltar airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Ceuta heliport at 18mi : book on Trip.com
- Saniat R'mel airport at 39mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Gibraltar airport LXGB GIB
METAR for Gibraltar airport LXGB GIB
LXGB 040120Z AUTO 01003KT 9999 // OVC024/// 16/13 Q1009
Decoded METAR for Gibraltar airport LXGB GIB
METAR issued by LXGB on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 01:20 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 hours and 52 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82%.
QNH is 1009hPa = 29.8inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 10°.
Clouds : overcast at 2400ft = 730m.
TAF for Gibraltar airport LXGB GIB
LXGB 031624Z 0318/0403 10008KT 9999 BKN018 TEMPO 0318/0322 SCT008 PROB30 TEMPO 0320/0322 5000 RA
Decoded TAF for Gibraltar airport LXGB GIB
TAF issued by LXGB on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 16:24 UTC, issued 14 hours and 48 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Thursday, April 3, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 3, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
0318/0403 10008KT 9999 BKN018
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 1800ft = 550m
temporarily from Thursday, April 3, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 3, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0318/0322 SCT008
scattered clouds at 800ft = 240m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Thursday, April 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 3, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0320/0322 5000 RA
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
rain
VAC for Gibraltar airport LXGB GIB
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Gibraltar airport
Around Gibraltar airport at Gibraltar (Gibraltar)
near
- Hotels in Gibraltar
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 508mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 525mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 526mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 526mi↑
- Station de montagne Somport / Candanchú at 526mi↑
- Col du Somport at 526mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 526mi↑
- San Sebastian at 526mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 527mi↑
- Station de montagne Iraty at 528mi↑
- Station de montagne Fórmigal at 529mi↑
- Station de montagne La Pierre Saint-Martin at 531mi↑
- for Gibraltar airport at 0mi↑
- for La Línea de la Concepción District Hospital airport at 2mi↑
- for Algeciras airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to Gibraltar airport at Gibraltar (Gibraltar)
- La Línea de la Concepción District Hospital heliport ( ES-0297) at 2mi↑
- Algeciras heliport ( AEI) at 5mi↑
- Algeciras Caravan Park heliport ( ES-0299) at 5mi↑
- Punta de Europa Hospital heliport ( ES-0298) at 6mi↑
- Isla de Tarifa heliport ( ES-0280) at 18mi↑
- Ceuta heliport (GECE JCU ) at 18mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Mofeta Helicopter Base heliport ( ES-0277) at 22mi↑
- Camarinal Helicopter Base heliport ( ES-0246) at 25mi↑
- Estepona heliport ( ES-0237) at 26mi↑
- AeroSidonia airport ( ES-0018) at 39mi↑
- Saniat R'mel airport (GMTN TTU ) at 39mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Ronda airport ( ES-0071) at 43mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Gibraltar
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap