Banjul International Airport
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| Banjul International Airport | |||
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| IATA: BJL – ICAO: GBYD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Banjul | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||
| Coordinates | 13°20′16.66″N 16°39′07.94″W / 13.3379611°N 16.6522056°WCoordinates: 13°20′16.66″N 16°39′07.94″W / 13.3379611°N 16.6522056°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 11,811 | 3,600 | Asphalt |
Banjul International Airport also known as Yundum International (IATA: BJL, ICAO: GBYD) is the international airport of Banjul, capital of The Gambia.
In 2004, the airport served 967,719 passengers.
In the event of an emergency on any of the NASA Space Shuttles, Banjul International Airport had been selected as an augmented landing site. The Gambia was the perfect location when the shuttle was launched with a low, 28-degree inclination. Banjul International airport is fast becoming West Africas new hub, as airlines all over the world are interested in the safe and secure airport, with its brilliant facilities. [1][2]
In 2001 NASA announced that Banjul airport would no longer be used as an augmeted landing site due to the fact that today, NASA sends shuttles up at 51.6 degrees to the International Space Station, making air bases in Spain and France better emergency landing spots. [3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Afrinat International Airlines | Conakry, Dakar |
| Arik Air | Freetown, Dakar, Lagos |
| Arkefly | Amsterdam |
| Bellview Airlines | Freetown, Lagos |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels, Dakar |
| Elysian Airlines | Conakry, Freetown |
| Hamburg International | Bristol, East Midlands, London Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow |
| Mahfooz Aviation | Bissau, Dakar |
| Monarch Airlines | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Slok Air International | Abidjan, Accra, Bamako, Conakry, Dakar, Freetown, Monrovia |
| Spanair | Barcelona [begins 4 July], Madrid |
| TACV | Freetown, Praia |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Birmingham [begins 3 November], East Midlands, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Thomson Airways | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Virgin Nigeria Airways | Lagos |
[edit] References
- ^ Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Sites
- ^ www.statehouse.gm/nasa-gambia.html
- ^ [1]
[edit] External links
- Profile of Banjul International Airport
- Airport information for GBYD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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