Dangerous Gibraltar Airport | British Airways @ Gibraltar | 4K
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2016
- Gibraltar Airport is listed as one of the most dangerous airports in the World. Not at least because of it's only 1777m long runway, but also because of the 4-lane Winston Churchill Avenue, which is crossing the runway. This is very unique. My 4K Video shows Airbus A320 jets of British Airways with flights from and to London at the Airport including a 'nice' crosswind approach. Captured on 09.04.2016.
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.It has an area of 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) and is bordered to the north by Spain. The landscape is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar at the foot of which is a densely populated city area, home to over 30,000 people, primarily Gibraltarians.[10] It shares a maritime border with Morocco. Under the Gibraltar constitution of 2006, Gibraltar has limited powers of self-government, with some responsibilities, such as defence and foreign relations, remaining with the British government.
In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession on behalf of the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne. The territory was ceded to Great Britain in perpetuity under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. During World War II it was an important base for the Royal Navy as it controlled the entrance and exit to the Mediterranean Sea, which is only 8 miles (13 km) wide at this naval "choke point". It remains strategically important, with half the world's seaborne trade passing through the strait. Today Gibraltar's economy is based largely on tourism, online gambling, financial services and cargo ship refuelling.
The sovereignty of Gibraltar is a point of contention in Anglo-Spanish relations because Spain asserts a claim to the territory. Gibraltarians rejected proposals for Spanish sovereignty in a 1967 referendum and, in a 2002 referendum, the idea of shared sovereignty was also rejected.
Der Flughafen von Gibraltar zählt zu den gefährlichsten Flughäfen der Welt. Nicht nur wegen seiner mit 1777m relativ kurzen Start- und Landebahn sondern auch, weil dieses Bahn von einer vierspurigen Hauptverkehrsstraße gekreuzt wird. Mein 4K-Video zeigt Airbus A320 der British Airways mit Flügen von und nach London, einschließlich eines Anflugs mit Seitenwind. Aufnahmen vom 09.04.2016. Gibraltar ist ein britisches Überseegebiet an der Südspitze der Iberischen Halbinsel. Es steht seit 1704 unter der Souveränität des Vereinigten Königreichs und wurde 1713 von Spanien offiziell im Frieden von Utrecht abgetreten, wird jedoch seitdem von Spanien beansprucht. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Boss: Why are you late
Guy: Plane landed in the road
Boss: _ight then_
Pickup a phone: Hello, I would like to schedule a random drug test
Luquid very very VERY true and funny as well
Luquid it’s true I live there
Had that case now a several times. If you live here it's nothing unusual. It's quite common.
SnowyOwl incorrect information! That was the writer of Blues biography! A channel 4 researcher who worked with Justin Timberlake that came to work with an innocent victim of abuse. She was the star of Robbie Williams come undone! Put me completely off Robbie after her telling me that information! She was also the ex of lambert! The woman scorned! I had her cards read the moment she was stalking my trips and following me with her hidden cameras! Both me and the northern Irish captain could tell she was up to no good!
4:44
the pilot is waving to us
David Lawand Ha ha, he was wasn't he, not often you get to see that occur...
Nice find
Hehe
Lol
no he was just completing the windshield cleanliness checklist.
I like this airport a lot cause you can see the airplanes at close range without even going to the airport to see one.
Foxtrot November but u see the same plane every time
Niesalowite ? Ciarki az przechodza ? To jest lotnisko ? W zyciu bym tam nie poleciala ! Jedno z najbardziej niebezpiecznych lotnisk ! Piloci tam to cudotworcy !
@@Maja-br2du i think the same bro
The only thing is the terminal is one room that’s why I don’t like it
Technically you are in airways that is inside the airport
That moment you can't cross the street 'cause a plane is crossing.
05dal *What a stupid dumbarse pathetic comment*
And apparently you're so smart.
Imagine having to be at work in 5 mins and then a plane cames and makes you late
The thing about work only affects people coming form spain to work. But yes, this leads to mass congestion sometimes.
This happened to me
So I just moved to gibraltar a few months ago and the joy from walking across an airstrip just to go to a grocery... Hasn't gotten old. It's super cool
I'm so American, but the concept of getting to move to a place like Gibraltar is breathtaking to me. Awesome.
@@julieleimkuehler1409 lol I'm actually from Washington State and it's wild because I think Gibraltar is flipping amazing but all the Europeans are like unfazed and think it's not cool but like there is a well that *still has water* that was built by moors in like 700-720 AD (i can't quite remember the date lol but it's the Nuns well on Europa pointe) and like there is a castle that was built in 1333 and still stands on the rock. And i just.... It's so cool???? And there are monkeys so like it's bonkers and super cool hahaha it is real small tho but day trips to Spain are very fun
Been across that runway several times, both on foot & in a car - always exciting. Landing there is pretty cool too 😊.
HAS ANY BIG PLANE LIKE 777 747 A380 TYEP OF PLANES HAVE LANDEDE THEIR???
@@jkvlogs6190 Gigantic military planes land there. It doubles up as an RAF base.
@@arbiterofreason2068 ohh thank u! 👍 but there is a video of it ir not?
@@jkvlogs6190 I have one on my phone lol
@@arbiterofreason2068 xd no worries i will search on utube!
This has to be one of the most awesome airports and definitely one of the most complex ones as well. It’s complexity is what makes Gibraltar airport such an awesome spot for aviation lovers
I was lucky enough to be part of a crew from the Uk who re surfaced the runway 1976 . Great memories of Gib & the People who are so proud to be called British.
Great to hear, I can believe these are really great memories. Thanks for watching and your comment!
To the novice pilot, "You want to line up with the sailing yacht on your left and the motor yacht on your right.""Oh, and watch out for the cars."
Only captains can land there. Novices aren't allowed lol
I went to Gibraltar 4 years ago, it's quite an experience landing and taking off there, also crossing the runway on foot is fun too.
Man i climbed the rock and dined in the restaurant at the top after walking the Mediterranean walk. this is such a beautiful place to just relax for a couple days before taking a ferry into North Africa. Always hot and barely ever rains. I stayed on the spanish side right next to border control. So beautiful
Man I did the Med steps a few times lol. Take water on a hot day!
Reading your comment today and wondering if the weather possibly gets good here too 😄🤷 Rainy and windy today
Hollywood films needs to shoots a cool action stunts in the runway of Gilbraltar
I have landed a Boeing 737 many times at Gibralter airport and don't consider it dangerous. The road crossing only caused me problems once when the trafic lights on it failed and I had to climb away from 600ft and circle round the rock and make another approach. They had got the police out to close the road this time. Strong winds from the south causing eddies round the rock can close the airport. Its a while since I retired and I don't know if the Spanish are still doing their best to make things harder.
Yes they are which not only is the actual landing difficult but also the approach which only compounds the issue!
It's like when a train crosses, instead you get hit by a plane!!
Gibraltar very nice British territory, I recommend to visit the main Street and beside the Casemates square. 🇬🇮🇬🇧
This is one of the best airports in the world
I love Gibraltar and we visit regularly. Fascinating, beautiful views from the rock and a place to totally relax. Have never had any problems flying in but bad weather can make landing difficult and some flights are diverted to Malaga. The short runway and potential for strong cross winds means that only certain experienced pilots can fly there.
Amazing 👍☕thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching and your kind comment!
4:46 The sound of those IAE engines is pure bliss.
I lived in Gib.in the Eurotowers apartments for a year 1993-1994. Am sad to see the Euro flag is among the Union Jack and the Gib flag. When I was there there was a huge union jack on the top of the rock where it belongs. I know the airport (which is a RAF airfield) was a lot more dangerous in the 70s when General Franco (the Spanish dictator) would not let planes fly over Spain.
Franco knows how to play
Prestwick Airport in Scotland used to be like this many years ago. Look at an aerial shot of the airport and you can still see where Main Street, Monkton used to cross over the runway.
I remember going to Gibraltar and seeing that a320 landing I watched it from the top of the rock/mountin
I was there 2 years ago, it's pretty cool standing on the roadside watching planes arriving/departing. I flew there with the excellent but sadly now defunct Monarch.
Shaun Pierce me too! I was also there two years ago and flew with monarch
BA all the way lads!
@@arbiterofreason2068 BA if you want to be charged extortionate prices for shoddy service and a backwater airport.
what a beautiful airport and breathtaking scenery
what a mess for the otherwise beautiful rock, that and the offshore tanking of oil. Gibraltar Español!
Teacher in Spain; why are you late?
Me: well there was a plane crossing a Highway
Gibraltar is British though...
@@willspikes i know but if you are from Gibraltar and for example you are going to school in Spain
Amazing jabal tariq
Beautiful footage!
Thank you very much!
I love the A320's V2500 ambient
I was stationed in ATC a few years ago and you need to be in Gib in February to get the full meaning of dangerous approach when you get wind whipping over the rock. However, since the 09 has been flattened out, know coming in over Spain that has changed the whole level of danger to this airport.
Gives a new meaning to "Stop, Look, Listen"
Que aeropuerto más curioso que tenemos en España
Basicamente
That airport is located in Gibraltar that is part of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧🇬🇮
Insane sight, outstanding quality- thanks for sharing!!!!!
Thank you very much!!
to avoid accident..authority should build up a under pass for vehicles..
It's exactly what they're doing right now : They build an underpass at the very eastern end of the runway. But it's not yet finished. You can see it under construction in google earth/maps.
Jim Raiyan I had exactly the same thought as you. and they should had built that underpass from the beginning.
Carlos Cruz yeah..ur absolutely right..
True. A drunk driver or distracted drivers or pedestrians can cross into the tarmac when a plan is landing or taking off.
There are spikes placed on the road when it is closed to stop anyone trying to get through. Pedestrians trying to get past the barrier will be stopped (forcibly if necessary) by police who man each closed entry point
that feeling of driving or walking across a runway
royogoned It's OK. Not that many planes and plenty of warning. Still quite a walk.
Crosswinds can cause diversions to Malagar. Watched a BA incoming decide to abort. Our Easyjet was the next in and landed fine.
Went there two years ago, was great to see it all, amazing. Great vid btw.
Thank you!
Did you go to the festival ?
( i go evry year )
Didn't go to the festival, just had a mooch about really, got the cable car to the top of the rock.
I was there in 2017 incredible and very interesting airport right on the border line
Awesome video. Well filmed. Absolutely beautiful images of the water and environment around the airport.
Thank you very much!
@@efbeVideosupurb video bro
@@efbeVideohow much will be the traveling expense to Gibraltar including the stay
I would like to visit Gibraltar in the future. Nice airstrip.
here in the philippines, baguio loakan airport is also a dangerous airport, its where most people there jog and start their day by taking pictures on planes
Really breathtaking, thanks for sharing:-)
Thank you very much!
Aus der Perspektive sieht das ganze echt sehr beeindruckend aus, da kann ich mich auch noch dran erinnern :D Sehr schönes Video, Daumen hoch! :)
+CSpotting Vielen Dank!
I was there in 1963 in the USMC getting some R&R. Was stationed in Kenitra, North Africa. Was in a Guard Detachment at the NAS there.
Great to watch a different video.
That's some quality stuff and some awesome videography! Kudos :)
Thank you!
Wow, that's exactly the trail railway near my house and it's most in the country side of Japan!
Wonderful amazing video 👌👌👌👌👌
Thanks for sharing
Very nice Airport and Video
Thank you!
The vehicle looks very interesting in the middle of run way.
Beautiful - Big Like :D
+TheSolnabo Thank you very much!
There is nothing dangerous about Gib airport or runway, i spent a good 6months there in 2017 crossing the boarder 4times a day as i was residing in la linea the spanish town on the other side of the runway.
Was you in campamento?
@@darthscouser5255 was a little town called santa margarita next to la linea
Yeah... Maybe because they close the runway when there's plane landing
Been to that airport its managed pretty well I stayed in lalinea n crossed to gib alot
Y sabes hablar español?
Amazing
ich finde Dein Video so klasse , hab es jetzt schon 5x angesehen -
würde das sehr gern mal mit eigenen Augen sehen -
Vielen vielen Dank für das Lob! Es war wirklich sehr interessant dort. Hier czcams.com/video/58jaCJ5i9hU/video.html habe ich noch ein weiteres Video aus Gibraltar hochgeladen.
efbeVido
Mathias Böttcher Das Video is voll cool ich liebe Flugzeuge
Why don't they just build an underpass ?
Persistance Lydeccer
They should build an overpass
Persistance Lydeccer t
Persistance Lydeccer they are building an underpass
the WHOLE POINT of this idiot design WAS TO BE A BLOCK against Spain.
it was another NO-CLASS move by Darth Vader's GREAT BRITAIN EMPIRE.
Cause it's kinda expensive
Photography is outstanding. Thank you for sharing, never knew that this kind of operation is possible, runway/public road. In South Africa this kind of setup wont work.
Incredible. I don't think you can''t get away trying to go under the crossing gate when it's coming down. Chances are you're not going to do that a second time
Lovely Shot looking down at the airport, Really Liked the Video, I've subscribed to your channel.
Thank you very much for your feedback and subscription!
Yeah, i live in Gib and it’s a problem when a plane lands cuz the have to close the road and there’s a huge traffic which you can get stuck in for up to an hour. But that can’t be helped cuz Gib is so small, they have nowhere else to put the runway.
Is that true that they speak spanish and english?
@@rataxv20 Yes! Some people call it Spanglish 😂. A lot of Spanish people also live in Gibraltar and a lot of Gibraltarians live in Spain. Most Gibraltarians speak Spanish fluently but personally I only know a little bit. :)
Oh and also most people know each other so it's nice when you're walking in the high street (where there's usually loads of tourists, except not anymore of course) and you see your friends walking by. 😁
I'm looking forward to flying out of here next month. i hope to spend some of my time photographing planes landing and taking off.
You won't see very many though. It's not exactly 'busy', they used to close down the terminal between flights - not sure if they still do but I might find out when I land there this March.
Look at the choppiness at 3:40. That big rock right next to the runway must cause some nasty winds on final.
incredible! I never saw something like that hahahha thanks from Brazil
amazing video, congratulations!
Thank you very much!
3 hour
yes, its inside of Spain, it was a present from Spain , first spanish minister Jose Maria Aznar done it
Exacto
Been there. It's nuts...but fascinating.
They should add a railroad grade crossing just to make it even more fun.
Seems just like rail level crossing except even louder
That's a 1st for me. Never seen a runway traffic street intersect before. Went through an airport where traffic ran under the runway
It seems to work i spent 6months there in 2017 an crossed the boarder upto 4times a day as i was residing in la linea the lil spanish town on the other side of the runway
The road through the runway doesn't surprise me as much as the soccer field next to it.
Tolle Aufnahmen mit den verschiedenen Perspektiven! Die Strecke über die Ladebahn ist recht lang, da laufen viele Leute zufuss, im Sommer muss es irre heiss auf der Landebahn sein. Gruß DrDuu
+DrDuu Dankeschön! Seit einiger Zeit ist ein Straßentunnel im Bau, die Fußgänger sollen aber weiterhin die Landebahn kreuzen können. Bin gespannt, wann die Fertigstellung ist.
Outstanding video. The realism is amazing. This is better than "Air-crash Investigation" on TV!
Thank you very much!
Thanks, a Sony FDR-AX33
Thanks 🙏
There is a project for a tunnel, but nowadays the airport has few pessengers.
Hammer Aufnahmen von Dir!Habe ich auch schon mal im TV gesehen,einfach unglaublich das die Strasse die Runway kreuzt:-)Daumen hoch!Gruss inselvideo!
+inselvideo Ich danke Dir! Das muss man mal gesehen haben dort:-) Gruß, efbe
inselvideo perfeito nós temos os melhores pilotos parabéns pelo seu trabalho,porem só DEUS mesmo para nós guardá r
Ya u r right
Paulo_Gilberto Silva he spoke German u spoke Spanish
Ich war da Mal als ein Flieger kam, soooo beeindruckend 😍😐😂
Muito bacana esse aeroporto
this is how got to Gibraltar and came bach by ship 4x loved will go back one day
Spent 2yrs working out of the hanger next to the road. Highlight of the day was when the Spanish airforce used to buzz the border. Only to be met by hawker hunters coming in at sea level. To buzz them.
Great video. I lived there for 10 years back in the '50s & '60s. Just a small point. The name is Winston Churchill Avenue, not street. That was my address back in 1966 when the name was changed from Road to Spain to its current name after Spain closed the border. This was after the first referendum rejecting Spanish sovereignty.
Thank you very much for your Feedback and your kind advice, much appreciated!
This is cool but dangerous at the same time
It’s actually very well managed so there has never been an accident
Check out Google Maps to see where they are building an underpass at the eastern threshold of the runway for vehicular traffic. Pedestrians will still walk across the runway when it opens.
The runway was built during WW2 for bombers and fighters when the surrounding land was just open space. Since then the towns have been built right up to the runway and the traffic volume across the runway is massive hence the need to retrospectively build an underpass.
willdow liar
Born and raised in Gibraltar 🇬🇮 never had an issue with the runway other than backed up queues 😀
Umm... build some tunnels??? There are many commercial airports across the world that have equipment access roads tunneling underneath the taxiways and runways, so it's not like there isn't a precedence for something like that!
Short Runway + Road Crossing = VERY DANGEROUS
AviatorRPMC It’s all we can do...
There is no other place to put it. Unless u wanted to block a highly trafficked ship lane in Europa point. It's the only and best option.
Long enough for C17s and well-controlled, so not dangerous at all, as proved by the fact that there's never been a civil aircraft accident.
I like the little Zamboni that comes out to clean the road lol.
Awesome! Subbed!
Thank you very much!
I love it
i love it
That's a pretty nice view. Was the shot at the end from the ship?
+AndreiTupolev Yes, this shot was taken from the upper deck of the ship:-)
AndreiTupolev no from some houses beside the runway.
Hey... We love your videos of the Gibraltar airport! Would it be okay if we used a few clips for our airports story and credit your channel in the footage and description?
Ich bin grad auf deinen Kanal gestoßen, Abo hast du! Weiter so!
Vielen Dank, freut mich!
Gibraltar Español!
I was there a couple of weeks before this video in March 2016 and I loved it Gibraltar is amazing !!! If you havent been I would definitely recommend it.
Yes, it is a great place there! Thanks for watching!
GavinM91 I agree. Lived there for four years and loved it. However, only time I was ever sick flying was on a GB Airways flight leaving. Nasty turn to the right to avoid Spanish airspace I think.
Amazing video Man well done great video liked and subbed keep it up!!!
Thank you very much!
Turnhouse airport (Edinburgh) used to have a road (with traffic lights) across the runway.
"You can't cross this road because an airliner is landing on it." Imagine hearing that in NYC lol
kkkkkkk, you need to wait 25 minutes stopped.
It’s like crossing a road, but taken to a higher level :D
Interesting... planes and cars using the same street,? awesome 😆😀
I live right next to Gibraltar runway
U r so lucky.....I want to see u r road signal sign🛫
Lucky
Professorduck same lol
Well...whoop-de-doo!
So do i !!!
Why the European flag at the beginning Gibraltar isn't in the EU.
Alan Herbert Cause this is old...
Beautifull video
Thank you!!
Very interesting.
Voy a ir yo al reino unido haceros un aeropuerto con bandera española q bonito va a quedar 😍😍😍😍😍
Muchos hispanos les lamben el culo que podemos esperar de esto colega, saludos de un Iberoamericano que no se vende ni por oro ni plata, que ama ser hispano y que Hispania primero luego el resto y despues su puta madre
Gibraltar British since 1704 🇬🇮🇬🇧
You will never steal our rock.
4:43 Is that a *waving hand* in the cabin?
Yes, it is - nice crew onboard :-)