Live flights at Gibraltar Airport (GIB)

GIB LXGB  Gibraltar, GI

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GIB at a glance

  • What it is: Gibraltar Airport is a regional airport serving Gibraltar, GI.
  • Codes: GIB on your ticket, LXGB on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 12 ft above sea level.
  • Right now: 2 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: Europe/Gibraltar (UTC+2), so every time shown for GIB is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near GIB

2 aircraft are within 55 km of GIB right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with GIB directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
CUCO317 — route not published on stand or taxiing — —
RYR3EX Ryanair route not published climbing out 23,025 ft 397 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
No arrivals on approach at this moment.
1
Runways
12 ft
Field elevation

About Gibraltar Airport

Gibraltar Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 36.15° N, 5.35° W, on Europe/Gibraltar time (UTC+2).

Gibraltar Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 09/27, measures 6,000 ft by 150 ft, which puts the field in the regional category: regional jets and turboprops are the natural fit. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 09/27 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

At 12 ft the field is effectively at sea level, which is the friendliest case for aircraft performance: maximum lift, maximum thrust and the shortest takeoff runs an aircraft is capable of.

Runways at GIB

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
09/27 6,000 ft (1,829 m) 150 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near GIB

Great-circle distance from Gibraltar Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Málaga - Costa del Sol AGP 96 km north-east Málaga
Mohammed V CMN 371 km south-west Casablanca
Humberto Delgado LIS 443 km north-west Lisbon
Adolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas MAD 508 km north Madrid

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at GIB

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Airbus A320 A320 G-EUUU British Airways
IATA / ICAO
GIB / LXGB
Location
Gibraltar, GI 36.152, -5.350
Time zone
Europe/Gibraltar
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Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in GI.

AGP Málaga - Costa del Sol Airport Málaga, Spain
LIS Humberto Delgado Airport Lisbon, Portugal

More airports and guides connected to GIB

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. The codes GIB and LXGB are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about GIB

What is the airport code for Gibraltar Airport?

Gibraltar Airport uses the IATA code GIB on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code LXGB in flight plans and on radar. The leading “L” in LXGB is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does GIB have?

Gibraltar Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 12 ft above sea level.

What time zone is GIB in?

Gibraltar Airport operates on Europe/Gibraltar local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at GIB live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Gibraltar Airport, and there are 2 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Europe/Gibraltar.