Yundum is a small town in

Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...

, south of the capital,

Banjul Banjul (, (US) and ), officially the City of Banjul, is the capital city of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which is home to an estimated 400,000 residents, making it The Gambia's largest and most densely ...

. It is situated adjacent to the country's international airport. The only airport in

is at

Yundum Yundum is a small town in Gambia, south of the capital, Banjul. It is situated adjacent to the country's international airport. The only airport in Gambia is at Yundum, built in World War II. Post war it was used for passenger flights. Both Br ...

, built in

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. Post war it was used for passenger flights. Both

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and the

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had services, the former moving its service to

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, which had a concrete runway (as opposed to pierced steel planking). 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.

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Populated places in the Gambia {{Gambia-geo-stub