Gibraltars International Airport

 Gibraltars International Airport

 

Gibraltars International Airport has a runway with a road that runs straight through it.

Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airport is the Civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The runway is owned by the Ministry of Defense for use by the Royal Air Force as RAF Gibraltar.

Address: British Lines Road, Gibraltar

Code: GIB

Elevation : 5.00 m

Phone: +350 200 12345

Owners: Ministry of Defense

Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airport (IATA: GIB, ICAO: LXGB) is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The runway is owned by the Ministry of Defence for use by the Royal Air Force as RAF Gibraltar. Civilian operators use the civilian-operated terminal. National Air Traffic Services hold the contract for provision of air navigation services at the airport.

In 2013 the airport handled 383,876 passengers and 351,867 kg of cargo on 3,564 total flights. Winston Churchill Avenue (the main road heading towards the land border with Spain) intersects the airport runway, and consequently has to be closed every time a plane lands or departs. The History Channel programme Most Extreme Airports ranked the airport the fifth most extreme airport in the world.

Monarch is the largest operator at Gibraltar International, operating three weekly flights to London Luton, Manchester Airport and Birmingham. Both routes are operated by an Airbus A320-200. easyJet operates seven weekly flights to London Gatwick operated by Airbus A320 family aircraft, as well as 3 flights per week to Bristol Airport. British Airways also operates nine weekly flights to London Heathrow being operated by an Airbus A320-200.

Although located in Gibraltar, the airport is also used by people travelling to or from neighboring parts of the southern Spain such as the Costa del Sol or the Campo de Gibraltar.