Gibraltar Helicopter Service (GibHeli)

Gibraltar Helicopter Service (GibHeli) is the sales and booking channel for helicopter flights from Gibraltar International Airport. The flights are run by World Aviation S.L., under the air operator certificate ES.AOC 136 of Bigas Helicopters. The GibHeli team helped set up the first commercial helicopter base in Gibraltar with HM Government of Gibraltar.

Note: at the time of writing, the GibHeli home page says all flights are suspended until further notice. Check with GibHeli before planning a flight.

Services

• Sightseeing tours: flights around the Rock of Gibraltar, and a longer tour over the Strait of Gibraltar towards Tangier and Ceuta, with views of two continents and two seas
• Taxi and airport transfers: to and from airports in southern Spain, Portugal and Morocco, such as Malaga and Jerez
• VIP charter: custom routes on request
• Cargo flights: including sling load work
• Aerial photo and film flights
• Cruise excursions for ship passengers

All helicopter flights from Gibraltar must first land at an international airport with customs and immigration. The site has an online flight calculator for prices and routes.

The helicopter

Flights from Gibraltar use a Eurocopter EC130 B4 that takes up to 6 passengers with room for bags. It has large windows on both sides and in front, and a low noise footprint. Passengers check in at the VIP Wessex Lounge at the airport and go to the helicopter by minibus.

The operator

World Aviation started in 1970 as a fixed wing operator in northern Spain. It began flying helicopters in 2004 and now runs 14 helicopters from bases in Spain, including Barcelona and Madrid. It has a Part 145 helicopter maintenance shop. In 2018 it flew more than 2,000 sightseeing flights.

Contact

Email: booking@gibheli.com