Yundum

Yundum
Yundum Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°21′N16°47′W / 13.350°N 16.783°W / 13.350; -16.783
Country	The Gambia
Division	Banjul

Yundum is a small town in Gambia, south of the capital, Banjul. It is situated adjacent to the country's international airport.

Royal Air Force fitters assisted by native helpers change the engine of a Lockheed Hudson aircraft at a West African base (probably Yundum) using an improvised hoist (1943)

The only airport in Gambia is at Yundum, built in World War II. ^[1] Post war it was used for passenger flights. Both British South American Airways and the British Overseas Airways Corporation had services, the former moving its service to Dakar, which had a concrete runway (as opposed to pierced steel planking). ^[2] The airport was rebuilt in 1963 and the building is still in use today. Yundum is divided into two (New Yundum Old Yundum).

Yundum Airport

The only airport available in the Gambia is located in New Yundum.

13°22′N16°39′W / 13.367°N 16.650°W / 13.367; -16.650

References

1. "Yundum". Britannica Online encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
2. "Hansard HC Deb 29 January 1947, vol 432, cols 202". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . 29 January 1947.