Airports at the highest altitudes, located in the mountains or on the highlands. A high altitude which rhymes with the drop in atmospheric pressure which increases the taxiing distance to allow planes to take off and therefore requires a longer runway than at lower altitudes. in Gibraltar.
Altitude : 5 m = 16ft
Gibraltar airport is located close to Gibraltar, Gibraltar at 0.8 km↑, Catalan Bay at 1.5 km↑, Waterport at 2 km↑, La Línea de la Concepción at 3.5 km↑, El Campamento at 4.2 km↑, Puente Mayorga at 4.7 km↑,
Located in the city center, the runway at Gibraltar International Airport intersects the main road, whose traffic is then interrupted during takeoffs and landings by security barriers.
The longest runway measure : 1829 m = 6001ft
- runway 09/27 : 1829m = 6001ft
Data sources
- AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)
