BJLGBYD

Banjul International Airport

Banjul (Yundum), Gambia

Africa Africa/Banjul

7direct destinations

9airlines

1runway

3,600 mLongest runway

Banjul International Airport, formerly known as Yundum International Airport (IATA: BJL, ICAO: GBYD), is an international airport serving Banjul, the capital of The Gambia. Built during World War II, it was a major emergency landing site for NASA Space Shuttles from 1988 to 2002. It is the country's only commercial airport.

Location

13.338°N, 16.652°O · 29 m s. n. m. (95 ft)

General data

CountryGambia

CityBanjul (Yundum)

IATA codeBJL

ICAO codeGBYD

Coordinates13.338°N, 16.652°O

Elevation29 m s. n. m. (95 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Banjul

Runways1

Longest runway3,600 m

Direct destinations7

Official website

Runways · 1

14/32

Length3,600 m11,811 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Airlines operating here · 9

Other airlines with direct routes

Atlant-Soyuz Airlines Royal Air Maroc American Airlines Binter Canarias Brussels Airlines Formosa Airlines Iberia Airlines United Airlines World Scale Airlines

Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, September 27). Banjul International Airport (BJL). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BJL

MLA

“Banjul International Airport (BJL).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 27 Sept. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BJL. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_bjl,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Banjul International Airport (BJL)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-09-27},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BJL},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BJL}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BJL |title=Banjul International Airport (BJL) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-09-27 |access-date=2026-10-17 |language=en}}