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Spain: Military Aircraft

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124485

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the potential operational impact of Spanish restrictions on allied military aircraft on UK military mobility or contingency planning in the Western Mediterranean, including in relation to Gibraltar.

Answered by Al Carns

RAF Gibraltar continues to operate as a sovereign UK military airfield, and the current overflight restrictions by Spain does not impede our operational freedom with respect to aircraft movements and does not impact NATO interoperability in the region.

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