Banjul International Airport
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IATA: BJL – ICAO: GBYD
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| 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°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 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[1][2] In 2001 NASA announced that Banjul airport would no longer be used as an augmented landing site because latterly, NASA would launch shuttles up at 51.6 degrees to the International Space Station, making air bases in Spain and France more suitable for an emergency landing.[3]
According to current president Yahya Jammeh, Banjul Airport was built by "the Lobstancers of Germany"[4] (perhaps meaning Lufthansa).
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Nigeria | Abidjan, Accra, Cotonou, Dakar, Lagos |
| Arik Air | Dakar, Freetown, Lagos |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels, Conakry |
| Condor | Frankfurt |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca, Conakry |
| Sénégal Airlines | Dakar |
| TACV | Freetown, Praia |
[edit] Charter
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Arkefly | Amsterdam |
| Mahfooz Aviation | Bissau, Dakar |
| Monarch | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Neos | Milan-Malpensa |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Transavia | Amsterdam |
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On 4 July 1946, a Bristol Freighter 170 registration G-AHJB flying from Bathurst (now Banjul) to Natal on a delivery flight to Argentina, due to fuel shortage, forced the crew to ditch the plane. The crewmembers were rescued by an American Steamer. The probable cause was powerplant failure resulting from shortage of fuel due to faulty navigation. No one died in the accident.[5]
- On 7 September 1946, a British South American Airways Avro 685 York I registration G-AHEW named "Star Leader" flying from London to Buenos Aires via Lisbon, Bathurst (Banjul)-Jeshwang, Natal, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont and Montevideo lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff from Bathurst. The cause of the loss of control cannot be determined with certainty, but a mishandling of the controls by the captain is the most likely explanation. All 24 occupants died.[6][7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Sites
- ^ www.statehouse.gm/nasa-gambia.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ British gov't is sponsoring opposition parties, Daily Observer, July 28, 2010
- ^ "Accident description G-AHJB". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19460704-0. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Accident description G-AHEW". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19460907-1. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "23 Killed in Crash of Plane in Africa". Pittsburg Press: p. 1. 7 September 1946.
- ^ B.S.A.A. York which crashedsoon after take-off at night from Yundum airfield on September 7th, 1946, Access August 2011
[edit] External links
- Profile of Banjul International Airport
- Airport information for GBYD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for GBYD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for GBYD at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for BJL at Aviation Safety Network
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