AirportsGibraltar Airport is a large airport serving Gibraltar, in (unassigned), Gibraltar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GIB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GIB
- ICAO code
- LXGB
- City
- Gibraltar
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Gibraltar
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.1517° N, 5.3498° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GIB means Gibraltar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LXGB. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.1517° N, 5.3498° W. It stands 4 metres (12 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tangier, about 59 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Gibraltar, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gibraltar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ceuta HeliportCeuta, Spain | JCU | 29 km |
| Sania Ramel AirportTétouan, Morocco | TTU | 62 km |
| Tangier Ibn Battuta AirportTangier, Morocco | TNG | 69 km |
| Jerez AirportJerez de la Frontera, Spain | XRY | 92 km |
| Málaga-Costa del Sol AirportMálaga, Spain | AGP | 96 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,557 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,738 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,837 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,747 km | 2 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,832 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,580 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,640 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,265 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,870 km | 22 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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