AirportsBanjul International Airport is a large airport serving Banjul (Yundum), in Western Division, Gambia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BJL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BJL
- ICAO code
- GBYD
- City
- Banjul (Yundum)
- State or region
- Western Division
- Country
- Gambia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.3380° N, 16.6522° W
- Elevation
- 29 m (95 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BJL means Banjul International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GBYD. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.3380° N, 16.6522° W. It stands 29 metres (95 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Banjul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Banjul International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ziguinchor AirportZiguinchor, Senegal | ZIG | 96 km |
| Cap Skirring AirportCap Skirring, Senegal | CSK | 105 km |
| Blaise Diagne International AirportDakar, Senegal | DSS | 155 km |
| Osvaldo Vieira International AirportBissau, Guinea-Bissau | OXB | 194 km |
| Ahmed Sékou Touré International AirportConakry, Guinea | CKY | 534 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,661 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,477 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,593 km | 9 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,482 km | 5 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,290 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,235 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,273 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,040 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,415 km | 21 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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