Gibraltar Aircraft Registry

The Gibraltar Aircraft Registry (GAR) is the aircraft register for Gibraltar, using the ZD nationality mark. It registers private and corporate aircraft and gives owners, operators and financiers one point of contact from first talks through to registration, certification and ongoing oversight.

How it works

GAR runs as a public private partnership with the Gibraltar Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The GCAA is the independent regulator. It keeps full control of certification, oversight and compliance, while the registry gives day to day service to clients. The rules were written to follow ICAO standards.

The registry is owned by Aviation Registry Group, which also set up aircraft registries in Aruba and San Marino. It was presented to the industry at a briefing day in Gibraltar in May 2026.

Services

• Aircraft registration, registration marks and changes of details
• Mortgage registration and IDERA under the Cape Town Convention
• Aircraft in storage, parked or between leases
• De-registration
• Airworthiness: certificates of airworthiness, export certificates, permits to fly and continuing airworthiness arrangements
• Flight operations approvals, such as operations manuals, MEL, EFB and all weather operations
• Validation of foreign pilot and maintenance engineer licences
• Safety: occurrence reporting, safety notices and airworthiness directives

Which aircraft can register

• Turboprop or jet aeroplanes of 5,700 kg or more maximum take-off mass
• Smaller or single engine aeroplanes, if the owner lives in Gibraltar
• Rotorcraft of 1,000 kg or more
• Aircraft built after 1 January 1990
• Aircraft type certificated by EASA, the UK CAA, the FAA, Transport Canada or ANAC Brazil

Other aircraft may be accepted at the Authority's discretion.

Who can own a Gibraltar registered aircraft

Owners can be people or companies in Gibraltar, the UK and its territories, the Commonwealth, the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Companies set up in the USA, Hong Kong, Japan, China, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar can also register. Owners from other states may be accepted if they name a registered agent in Gibraltar.

Why owners choose it

• Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory with its own legislature and English common law
• Direct access to decision makers at the regulator
• A worldwide network of designated inspectors in Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa
• Clear fees

Contact

975 Europort, Gibraltar GX11 1AA
Email: info@gar.aero
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 17:30