# Gibraltar Airport (GIB / LXGB)

**Gibraltar Airport** (IATA: GIB, ICAO: LXGB) is a large airport in Gibraltar. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 1,829 m (6,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force. In 2025 it handled 437 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lxgb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GIB / LXGB
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Gibraltar
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 4 m / 12 ft
- Coordinates: 36.1517, -5.3498
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,829 m / 6,000 ft
- Passengers: 437,172 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Gibraltar
- Website: https://www.gibraltarairport.gi/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_International_Airport (45 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q501083
- Weather station: LXGB · WMO 08495
- Ident: LXGB

## Timeline

- 1939: Gibraltar Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 415,103 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 444,336 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 548,230 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 571,184 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 440,988 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 491,405 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 186,069 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 262,522 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 446,187 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 473,803 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 424,386 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 437,172 | Wikidata |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 1,706 km / 1,060 mi · easyJet
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,717 km / 1,067 mi · easyJet
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 1,747 km / 1,086 mi · British Airways
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 1,835 km / 1,140 mi · easyJet
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,927 km / 1,197 mi · easyJet

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GIB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 4
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 437K (2025) | #1,180 of 3,974 | #267 in Europe |  |
| Longest runway | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft | =4,614 of 29,858 | =822 in Europe |  |
| Elevation | 4 m / 12 ft | =42,227 of 43,403 | =5,710 in Europe |  |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =495 in Europe |  |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe |  |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP | 122.800 |
| OPS | GIB TALKDOWN | 130.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 131.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [TTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtn.md) Sania Ramel Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [XRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lejr.md) Jerez Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [ROZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lert.md) Rota Naval Station Airport · 105 km / 65 mi
- [OZP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemo.md) Moron Air Base · 116 km / 72 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Gibraltar International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gibraltar_International_Airport&oldid=1374894764), revision of 14 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lxgb/data