Gibraltar Airport

Dazzler · March 18th, 2005, 21:00

Here are some pictures of Gibraltar airport taken when I was there last month.

Note the road that crosses the runway. When the runway is active, barriers come down to stop the flow of traffic!

West end of runway
East end of runway
Looking north into Spain
Road which crosses the runway
Aircraft taxxing for takeoff
Aircraft taking off
Departing to the east over the Mediterranean sea

Bonus pics:
Gibraltar ape
Sign
Reminds me of home!

Grabo172 · March 18th, 2005, 21:55

Very Cool Pictures!

Derek_S · March 18th, 2005, 22:42

Whoa that is tight! I've never heard of a road going right through the airport. Are there any other airports that do that?

Mariano · March 18th, 2005, 22:45

I have one think to say: Britain get out of Gribraltar!!

We want the friking rock back, damn it!!!!. One more thing for the "llanitos" who want to be independent from both Spain and the UK: No Friking way!!!

SteveC · March 18th, 2005, 22:49

www.argue(global)politics.com

Mariano · March 18th, 2005, 23:16

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I apologize for going off topic like that, it is a slightly painful issue for us, spaniards.
Back in topic: I was there years ago, we got stopped at the runway barriers, the funny thing about it, is that we were inside a bus like the ones in London, red, double deck. Thats how the public buses are (or were) there.

Icelandair · March 18th, 2005, 23:22

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I have one think to say: Britain get out of Gribraltar!!

We want the friking rock back, damn it!!!!. One more thing for the "llanitos" who want to be independent from both Spain and the UK: No Friking way!!!

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You guys had the chance in WWII to take the rock back

Mariano · March 18th, 2005, 23:40

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[ QUOTE ]
I have one think to say: Britain get out of Gribraltar!!

We want the friking rock back, damn it!!!!. One more thing for the "llanitos" who want to be independent from both Spain and the UK: No Friking way!!!

[/ QUOTE ]

You guys had the chance in WWII to take the rock back

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Well I guess that after three years of bloody civil war, 1936 to 1939, with the country devastated, it wasn't very smart to get in a war with the allies. And even if Franco had try that, it wouldn't lasted long, since the axis powers lost the war (Spain was a neutral country, except for the fact that it sent an infantry division to help Hitler in the Russian front. Franco was a big anti-communist) ..
Besides there is no need to shed any blood. Now-days Spain and the UK are close allies, ( NATO, European Union). It should be return to us eventually, like Hong Kong was returned to China.

Dazzler · March 18th, 2005, 23:43

Mariano - this was never meant to be a political post. If it makes you feel any better, we stayed in Spain for a week and just visited Gibraltar for a day trip. Excellent duty free deals to be had there!

Mariano · March 18th, 2005, 23:57

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Mariano - this was never meant to be a political post. If it makes you feel any better, we stayed in Spain for a week and just visited Gibraltar for a day trip. Excellent duty free deals to be had there!

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Sorry Dazzler, I wasn't trying to steal the thread , I was just answering Icelandair.
I hope that you had a good time while you were there.
Did you eat a lot of tapas, pescaito frito, and drunk Jerez, (sherry)?

Minnesota_Flyer · March 19th, 2005, 10:45

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Whoa that is tight! I've never heard of a road going right through the airport. Are there any other airports that do that?

[/ QUOTE ]There's a couple in Switzerland.

March 18th, 2005, 21:00	#1
Dazzler Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 938	Gibraltar Airport Here are some pictures of Gibraltar airport taken when I was there last month. Note the road that crosses the runway. When the runway is active, barriers come down to stop the flow of traffic! West end of runway East end of runway Looking north into Spain Road which crosses the runway Aircraft taxxing for takeoff Aircraft taking off Departing to the east over the Mediterranean sea Bonus pics: Gibraltar ape Sign Reminds me of home!

March 18th, 2005, 21:55	#2
Grabo172 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Peterborough, NH Posts: 1,281	Re: Gibraltar Airport Very Cool Pictures!

March 18th, 2005, 22:42	#3
Derek_S Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 398	Re: Gibraltar Airport Whoa that is tight! I've never heard of a road going right through the airport. Are there any other airports that do that?

March 18th, 2005, 22:45	#4
Mariano Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: KPDX Posts: 1,194	Re: Gibraltar Airport I have one think to say: Britain get out of Gribraltar!! We want the friking rock back, damn it!!!!. One more thing for the "llanitos" who want to be independent from both Spain and the UK: No Friking way!!!

March 18th, 2005, 22:49	#5
SteveC Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: GRR Posts: 8,631	Re: Gibraltar Airport www.argue(global)politics.com

March 18th, 2005, 23:16	#6
Mariano Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: KPDX Posts: 1,194	Re: Gibraltar Airport [ QUOTE ] www.argue(global)politics.com [/ QUOTE ] I apologize for going off topic like that, it is a slightly painful issue for us, spaniards. Back in topic: I was there years ago, we got stopped at the runway barriers, the funny thing about it, is that we were inside a bus like the ones in London, red, double deck. Thats how the public buses are (or were) there.

March 18th, 2005, 23:22	#7
Icelandair Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Dakota, USA Posts: 247	Re: Gibraltar Airport [ QUOTE ] I have one think to say: Britain get out of Gribraltar!! We want the friking rock back, damn it!!!!. One more thing for the "llanitos" who want to be independent from both Spain and the UK: No Friking way!!! [/ QUOTE ] You guys had the chance in WWII to take the rock back

March 18th, 2005, 23:40	#8
Mariano Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: KPDX Posts: 1,194	Re: Gibraltar Airport [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I have one think to say: Britain get out of Gribraltar!! We want the friking rock back, damn it!!!!. One more thing for the "llanitos" who want to be independent from both Spain and the UK: No Friking way!!! [/ QUOTE ] You guys had the chance in WWII to take the rock back [/ QUOTE ] Well I guess that after three years of bloody civil war, 1936 to 1939, with the country devastated, it wasn't very smart to get in a war with the allies. And even if Franco had try that, it wouldn't lasted long, since the axis powers lost the war (Spain was a neutral country, except for the fact that it sent an infantry division to help Hitler in the Russian front. Franco was a big anti-communist) .. Besides there is no need to shed any blood. Now-days Spain and the UK are close allies, ( NATO, European Union). It should be return to us eventually, like Hong Kong was returned to China.

March 18th, 2005, 23:43	#9
Dazzler Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 938	Re: Gibraltar Airport Mariano - this was never meant to be a political post. If it makes you feel any better, we stayed in Spain for a week and just visited Gibraltar for a day trip. Excellent duty free deals to be had there!

March 18th, 2005, 23:57	#10
Mariano Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: KPDX Posts: 1,194	Re: Gibraltar Airport [ QUOTE ] Mariano - this was never meant to be a political post. If it makes you feel any better, we stayed in Spain for a week and just visited Gibraltar for a day trip. Excellent duty free deals to be had there! [/ QUOTE ] Sorry Dazzler, I wasn't trying to steal the thread , I was just answering Icelandair. I hope that you had a good time while you were there. Did you eat a lot of tapas, pescaito frito, and drunk Jerez, (sherry)?

March 19th, 2005, 10:45	#11
Minnesota_Flyer Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul Posts: 1,972	Re: Gibraltar Airport [ QUOTE ] Whoa that is tight! I've never heard of a road going right through the airport. Are there any other airports that do that? [/ QUOTE ]There's a couple in Switzerland.

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