RAF Gibraltar

Royal Air Force Gibraltar or more simply RAF Gibraltar is a Royal Air Force station on . No military aircraft are currently stationed there, but RAF and aircraft of other NATO nations will periodically arrive for transient stopovers, exercises, or other temporary duty.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Royal Air Force airbase on the Mediterranean isthmus of Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “GIB”, “LXGB”, “North Front Airport”, “RAF Station Gibraltar”, “Royal Air Force Gibraltar”, and “Royal Air Force Station Gibraltar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gibraltar International Airport and Victoria Stadium.

Airport terminal
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
, officially Joshua Hassan , and previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of .

Pitch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in . It is currently used mostly for football matches, but also hosts the annual Gibraltar Music Festival.

Castle
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The is the name given to a medieval fortification in comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocean Village and North Mole.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in , in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features residential apartments, marina berths, and business accommodation.

Locality
The is a breakwater located in the northern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of , at the southern end of the .

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside.

RAF Gibraltar

Latitude
36.15122° or 36° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
-5.34932° or 5° 20′ 58″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Operator
Royal Air Force
Open location code
8C8P5M22+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 106806430
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
12032467
Wiki­data ID
Q48374
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Satellite Map

Discover RAF Gibraltar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“RAF Gibraltar” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “GIB”
  • Catalan: “LXGB”
  • Catalan: “Royal Air Force Station Gibraltar”
  • Chinese: “GIB”
  • Chinese: “LXGB”
  • Chinese: “直布罗陀皇家空军基地”
  • Chinese: “直布羅陀皇家空軍基地”
  • French: “GIB”
  • French: “LXGB”
  • Galician: “GIB”
  • Galician: “LXGB”
  • Galician: “Royal Air Force Station Gibraltar”
  • Hausa: “Filin jirgin sama na sojoji na Royal”
  • Hebrew: “GIB”
  • Hebrew: “LXGB”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי גיברלטר”
  • Hindi: “GIB”
  • Hindi: “LXGB”
  • Hindi: “आरएएफ जिब्राल्टर”
  • Japanese: “GIB”
  • Japanese: “LXGB”
  • Japanese: “ジブラルタル空軍基地”
  • Spanish: “GIB”
  • Spanish: “LXGB”
  • Spanish: “RAF Gibraltar”
  • Spanish: “Royal Air Force Station Gibraltar”
  • “GIB”
  • “LXGB”
  • “RAF Gibraltar”
  • “RAF Station Gibraltar”
  • “Royal Air Force Station Gibraltar”

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Notable Places Nearby

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