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 Location in Gibraltar
Coordinates	36°08′58″N 005°20′50″W / 36.14944°N 5.34722°W / 36.14944; -5.34722
Type	Permanent Joint Operating Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	British Forces Gibraltar
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1942 (1942)
In use	1942–present
Garrison information
Current commander	Wing Commander Annella Doherty
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: GIB, ICAO: LXGB, WMO: 8495
Elevation	3.7 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]