Banjul International Airport

GBYD · Western, Gambia

About Banjul International Airport

ICAO GBYD
IATA BJL
FIR Dakar FIR
Region Western
Country Gambia
Runways 14/32
Type Large airport
Coordinates (ARP) 13.338, -16.6522   132017N 0163908W
Variation 6.1° W (2024)
Timezone Banjul (+0 h)
Local time Mar 28, 2024 14:25

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
14 130° 136° 3,600 m 45 m Asphalt 13.3274 -16.6396
32 310° 316° 13.3486 -16.6648

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Banjul International Airport

Banjul International Airport is a large airport in Western, Gambia. The airport is located at latitude 13.33800 and longitude -16.65220. The airport has one runway: 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is GBYD. The airport's IATA code is BJL. Nearby other airfields are Djilor Pout Pout Airport, Ziguinchor Airport, Cap Skirring Airport, Kaolack Airport and Saly-Joseph Aerodrome.

Banjul International Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Dakar.

Banjul International Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Banjul. Difference with UTC is +0 h. Today the sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:18. This applies to Banjul International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Djilor Pout Pout Airport SN-0003 83 km 359°
Ziguinchor Airport GOGG 96 km 155°
Cap Skirring Airport GOGS 105 km 185°
Kaolack Airport GOOK 111 km 035°
Saly-Joseph Aerodrome SN-0004 131 km 342°
Diourbel GOOD 153 km 017°
Blaise Diagne International Airport GOBD 155 km 343°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Banjul BJ VOR-DME 0.4 km 271°
Banjul ND NDB 1.0 km 325°
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