Airport · Gambia
Banjul International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Banjul.
- Codes
- BJL · GBYD
- Serves
- Banjul
- 15 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Banjul
- Elevation
- 29 m
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,600 m
- From DXB
- 7,590 km
- 9 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Facts
BJL at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA BJLICAO GBYD
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Banjul
- To the city centre
- 15 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 29 m (95 ft)
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,600 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Banjul
- When to go
- Banjul, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
BJL from the UAE
From DXBBJL
7,590 km
9 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHBJL
7,530 km
9 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Gambia, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Banjul
- Country
- Gambia
- Currency
- Gambian Dalasi GMDToday's indicative rate: GMD 10 ≈ USD 0.134Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112police116ambulance118fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +220 · On the right
Flights
Flights to or from BJL
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.