Videos of take off and landings at Gibraltar airport

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Gibraltar Airport landing and take-off Videos

Landing on Runway 27

Approach over sea and landing on Runway 27 with Rock of Gibraltar on port side. This British Airways Airbus 320 lands and then turns round to track back along the runway, crossing the road,  and taxi into the apron to stop on the stand. 

 

 

Take off on Runway 27

Start of take off roll from end of runway 27 for this British Airways Airbus 320. Watch it passing over road crossing and after take off before turning to climb through the Bay of Algeciras around the Rock of Gibraltar and depart in an easterly direction towards coast at Malaga and northerly route to London Heathrow. 

Both above videos were taken from a port 'A' seat. This is a standard take off and landing when the wind in Gibraltar is blowing from a westerly direction. 

 

 

Landing on Runway 09

At 2min 40 sec into video this British Airways Airbus 320 from LHR is crossing the Spanish coast near Marbella, passing to south of the Rock of Gibraltar before a quarter turn North 360deg. into Bay of Algeciras. Video is taken from seat A on port side so the Port of Algeciras can be clearly seen. Aircraft performs second quarter turn to line up with Gibraltar 09 runway and land. Note the traffic waiting at the closed barrier on the Winston Churchill Avenue. Aircraft uses taxi way to reach apron and the stand. 

 

 

Take-off on Runway 27 as seen from view point on north face of Rock of Gibraltar.

Taxi and take off roll from end of Runway 27 for this British Airways Airbus 320. Watch it passing over the road crossing and take off before turning south to climb over the Bay of Algeciras around the Rock of Gibraltar.  Since this video was taken, the the new terminal has been constructed and the old terminal demolished.   The Kingsway tunnel and approach roads were constructed (from 2010 to 2023) at the eastern end of the runway where the plane carries out pre take off checks.