Gibraltar International Airport, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The runway and aerodrome is owned by the Ministry of Defence, and operated by the Royal Air Force as RAF Gibraltar. Civilian operators use the civilian-operated terminal. National Air Traffic Services hold the contract for provision of air navigation services at the airport.
In 2017, the civilian airport handled 571,184 passengers and 302,094 kilograms of cargo on 4,888 total flights.Winston Churchill Avenue intersects the airport runway, and consequently has to be closed every time an aircraft lands or departs. The History Channel programme Most Extreme Airports ranked the airport the fifth most extreme airport in the world, ahead of the now-defunct Kai Tak Airport with its infamous right-hand turn approach over central Hong Kong before landing, but behind Princess Juliana International Airport, famous for its low-altitude…
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_International_Airport
Address Gibraltar
Coordinates 36°9'5.76" N -5°20'50.48" E
