When should I arrive for my Gibraltar airport flight?

Simon Calder answers your questions on Gibraltar, flight delays and health cards

Rock solid: walking distances are short and procedures swift at the hub (Simon Calder)

QI’m finding it hard to get confirmation about when I need to reach the airport in Gibraltar for my flight home to Manchester. We are flying out to Gibraltar en route to southern Spain and coming back the same way. The departure time from Gibraltar is 11am – but how many hours before that do we need to be at the airport?

Amy B

A Lucky you: Gibraltar is just about my favourite airport anywhere. The runway of this British Overseas Territory occupies reclaimed land stretching either side of the isthmus connecting Gibraltar to the rest of the Iberian peninsula. It is one airport where I relish arriving early. From the big picture windows in the departure lounge of the modern airport terminal, you look across at the mighty Rock – with the occasional take-off and landing to enhance the view still further.