RAF Gibraltar

RAF Gibraltar
Gibraltar
A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas C1 and Gibraltar Defence Police vehicle at RAF Gibraltar during 2021
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RAF Gibraltar is located in Gibraltar
RAF Gibraltar
RAF Gibraltar
Location in Gibraltar
Coordinates36°08′58″N 005°20′50″W / 36.14944°N 5.34722°W / 36.14944; -5.34722
TypePermanent Joint Operating Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byBritish Forces Gibraltar
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1942–present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Wing Commander Tom Harvey
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: GIB, ICAO: LXGB, WMO: 8495
Elevation3.7 metres (12 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 1,778 metres (5,833 ft) Asphalt
Airfield shared with a civilian terminal
Source: RAF Gibraltar Defence Aerodrome Manual[1]

Royal Air Force Gibraltar or more simply RAF Gibraltar (also formerly known as North Front) is a Royal Air Force station on Gibraltar. 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. Administered by British Forces Gibraltar, the station is a joint civil-military facility that also functions as the Rock's civilian airport – Gibraltar Airport, with the civilian airport's passenger terminal building and apron facilities located on the north side of the runway while the apron and hangar of RAF Gibraltar are located on the south side of the runway.

A total of 16 personnel were reported assigned to RAF Gibraltar as of 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "RAF Gibraltar Defence Aerodrome Manual (DAM)" (PDF). RAF Gibraltar. Military Aviation Authority. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Some 14,000 British servicemen pass through Gibraltar each year". The Diplomat. 25 April 2023.