Gibraltar Airport (GIB / LXGB)

Skydex receivers picked up 66 airline flights bound for Gibraltar Airport and 75 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 28 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.

Fly here

ICAO
LXGB
IATA
GIB
City
Gibraltar
Country
GI
Position
36.151, -5.350
arriving, 30 days
66
departing, 30 days
75
days heard
28

About the airport

Gibraltar Airport serves Gibraltar. It sits 12 ft (4 m) above sea level. It has one runway, 6,000 ft (1,829 m) long.

Wikipedia article

Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)

Pilots who visit

Nobody has visited Gibraltar Airport in the simulator yet.

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.

Captain

No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.

The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.

Race for captain

This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.

Nobody is chasing the seat yet.

One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.

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Questions

How many flights to and from Gibraltar Airport does Skydex hear?

Over the last 30 days: 66 airline flights arriving and 75 airline flights departing, heard on 28 days. The busiest day was October 27, 2026, with 8 airline flights.

When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Gibraltar Airport?

On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.

Is this the departure board of Gibraltar Airport?

No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.

Have players caught flights through Gibraltar Airport?

Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Gibraltar Airport joins your ports of call.

How high is Gibraltar Airport above sea level?

12 ft (4 m), according to OurAirports.

How long is the longest runway at Gibraltar Airport?

6,000 ft (1,829 m). It is the airport’s only runway.

Can I fly over Gibraltar Airport in Skydex?

Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.

How do I visit Gibraltar Airport in Skydex?

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Gibraltar Airport in the simulator yet.

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