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Banjul Yundum International Airport

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Banjul International Airport Also known as Yundum international (IATA: BJL, ICAO: GBYD) is the international airport of Banjul, capital of The Gambia.

In the event of an emergency on any of the NASA space shuttles, Banjul International Airport has been selected as an alternative landing site.

In 2001 NASA announced that Banjul airport would no longer be used as an augmented landing site because today, NASA sends shuttles up at 51.6 degrees to the International Space Station, making air bases in Spain and France better emergency landing spots.

In 2004, the airport served 310,719 passengers.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjul_International_Airport
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Coordinates:   13°20'9"N   16°39'2"W
This article was last modified 4 years ago