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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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
  • …is operated by Royal Air Force
  • 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”
    “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…

Pitch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in .

Castle
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The is the name given to a medieval…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocean Village and North Mole.

Neighborhood
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is a mixed-use marina, residential…

Locality
The is a breakwater located in the northern…

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in …

RAF Gibraltar

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Latitude
36.15122° or 36° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
-5.34932° or 5° 20′ 58″ west
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

Satellite Map

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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”
  • “RAF Station Gibraltar”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Airfield Crossing and RAF Gibraltar Fire Station.

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