# Banjul International Airport (BJL / GBYD) **Banjul International Airport** (IATA: BJL, ICAO: GBYD) is a large airport in Banjul (Yundum), Western Division, Gambia. It has one runway, 3,600 m (11,811 ft) long, asphalt. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gbyd ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BJL / GBYD - Type: Large airport - Serves: Banjul (Yundum), Western Division, Gambia - Elevation: 29 m / 95 ft - Coordinates: 13.3380, -16.6522 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,600 m / 11,811 ft - Time zone: UTC+0 · Africa/Banjul - Website: https://www.banjulairport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjul_International_Airport (29 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753531 - Weather station: GBYD · WMO 61701 - Ident: GBYD ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14/32 | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 131° / 311° | yes | ## Routes 20 destinations in 18 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (13) - [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · Senegal · 155 km / 96 mi · Brussels Airlines, Air Peace, Air Senegal, Transair (Senegal) - [CKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gucy.md) Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport · Guinea · 534 km / 332 mi · Brussels Airlines - [NKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gqno.md) Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport · Mauritania · 558 km / 347 mi · Turkish Airlines - [FNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gfll.md) Lungi International Airport · Sierra Leone · 646 km / 401 mi · Asky Airlines, Transair (Senegal) - [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 1,659 km / 1,031 mi · Air Peace - [ACC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dgaa.md) Kotoka International Airport · Ghana · 2,001 km / 1,243 mi · Asky Airlines - [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 2,311 km / 1,436 mi · ValueJet, Air Peace - [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 2,409 km / 1,497 mi · Royal Air Maroc - [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 2,924 km / 1,817 mi · TAP Air Portugal - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 4,458 km / 2,770 mi · Air Sierra Leone - [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 4,591 km / 2,853 mi · Brussels Airlines - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 4,734 km / 2,942 mi · TUI fly Netherlands - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,366 km / 3,334 mi · Turkish Airlines ### Seasonal (4) - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 4,458 km / 2,770 mi · TUI Airways - [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 4,547 km / 2,825 mi · TUI Airways - [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 4,591 km / 2,853 mi · TUI fly Belgium - [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 4,626 km / 2,874 mi · TUI Airways ### Seasonal charter (5) - [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 4,971 km / 3,089 mi · Smartwings Slovakia - [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 5,334 km / 3,314 mi · Sunclass Airlines - [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 5,680 km / 3,529 mi · Sunclass Airlines - [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 5,877 km / 3,652 mi · Sunclass Airlines - [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 6,216 km / 3,862 mi · Sunclass Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BJL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (3) - AAZ [Aeolus Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeolus-air) - ACE [Air Charter Africa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-charter-africa) - [Mid Africa Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mid-africa-aviation) ### Passenger (15) - DK [Sunclass Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunclass-airlines) · 4 · seasonal charter - P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 3 - SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 3 - BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 3 · seasonal - KP [Asky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asky-airlines) · 2 - [Transair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transair) · 2 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 2 - HC [Air Senegal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-senegal) · 1 - [Air Sierra Leone](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-sierra-leone) · 1 - AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1 - 6D [Smartwings Slovakia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings-slovakia) · 1 · seasonal charter - TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1 - TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 1 · seasonal - OR [TUI fly Netherlands](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-netherlands) · 1 - VK [ValueJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/valuejet) · 1 Former hub of [Gambia Bird](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gambia-bird), [Slok Air International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/slok-air-international). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Longest runway | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | =383 of 29,858 | =45 in Africa | | | Elevation | 29 m / 95 ft | =37,097 of 43,403 | =2,870 in Africa | | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 121.300 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [ZIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gogg.md) Ziguinchor Airport · 96 km / 59 mi - [CSK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gogs.md) Cap Skirring Airport · 105 km / 65 mi - [KLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gook.md) Kaolack Airport · 111 km / 69 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Banjul International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banjul_International_Airport&oldid=1372551659), revision of 1 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gbyd/data