Home / Airport services Airport operation 1 Provider Gambia Civil Aviation Authority 1
Provider type Government authority What it does Operates and manages Banjul International Airport and its facilities 1 Where or official page gcaa.aero 1 Source date Official page, undated 1 Aviation regulation and licensing 2 Provider GCAA Flight Safety Standards directorate 2
Provider type Government authority What it does Licenses personnel, certifies airlines and surveys aircraft 2 Where or official page gcaa.aero directorates page 2 Source date Official page, undated 2 Air traffic control 2 Provider GCAA Air Navigation Services directorate 2
Provider type Government authority What it does Air traffic control and aeronautical information in Gambian airspace 2 Where or official page gcaa.aero directorates page 2 Source date Official page, undated 2 Airport security and fire services 2 Provider GCAA Airport Operations directorate 2
Provider type Government authority What it does Runs airport operations, fire services and security 2 Where or official page Banjul International Airport 2 Source date Official page, undated 2 VVIP lounge 3 Provider Gambia Civil Aviation Authority 3
Provider type Government authority What it does Listed as a VVIP airport lounge on the GCAA site 3 Where or official page gcaa.aero 3 Source date Official page, undated 3 Immigration and border control 4 Provider Gambia Immigration Department 4
Provider type Government department What it does Manages border crossing points, visas, passports and residence permits 4 Where or official page gid.gov.gm 4 Source date Official site, undated 4 Stay extensions 5 Provider Immigration Office Banjul or tourist police stations 5
Provider type Government department What it does Two 28-day extensions after the 28-day arrival stamp for UK tourists 5 Where or official page Banjul and the Tourism Development Area 5 Source date UK advice, 7 July 2026 5 Airport security fee collection 5 Provider Securiport under government contract 6
Provider type Private contractor What it does Collects US$20 on arrival and on departure in cash or by Visa card 5 Where or official page Marked kiosks in the terminal 5 Source date UK advice, 7 July 2026 5 Immigration security system 7
Provider type Private contractor What it does Runs the immigration security system. GID keeps the data, per the President 6 7 Where or official page Banjul International Airport 6 Source date Official statements, March 2023 6 Ground handling 8 Provider Gambia International Airlines 8
Provider type National carrier What it does Passenger services, ramp services and baggage lost and found for carriers 8 Where or official page gia.gm/app/contact 8 Source date Provider page, 2026 8 Cargo handling and screening 8 Provider Gambia International Airlines cargo 8
Provider type National carrier What it does RA3-certified cargo complex with cold rooms and dual-view screening 8 Where or official page gia.gm/app/cargo 8 Source date Provider page, 2026 8 Cargo handling agent 9
Provider type Private company What it does Cargo handling with a 276 square metre bonded warehouse 9 Where or official page Banjul International Airport 9 Source date WFP assessment, 2011 figures, historical 9 Airline security services 10 Provider Afro-Euro Airline Security Services 10
Provider type Private company What it does Passenger profiling, aircraft protection, baggage escort and cargo security 10 Where or official page Banjul International Airport 10 Source date Press report, 10 November 2021 10 Customs 11 Provider Gambia Revenue Authority 11
Provider type Government authority What it does Revenue collector with a Customs and Excise department 11 Where or official page Revenue House, 78-79 Liberation Avenue, Banjul, gra.gm/contact-us 11 Source date Official site, undated 11 Passenger data, API and PNR 12 Provider Ministry of Interior with UN Office of Counter-Terrorism 12
Provider type Government and UN What it does goTravel passenger data system, pre-production in 2022, being finalised in 2025 12 ,13 Where or official page UN CT Travel Programme 12 Source date UN release, 6 September 2022 12 Transport policy 13 Provider Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure 13
Provider type Government ministry What it does Sets priority for airport security and passenger facilitation 13 Where or official page Statement filed with ICAO 13 Source date ICAO meeting files, 2025 13 Regional safety oversight levy 14 Provider Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety Oversight Organisation 14
Provider type Regional body What it does Funded by a US$5 Passenger Safety Levy announced for 1 May 2023 14 Where or official page Named in a GCAA charges notice 14 Source date Press report, 27 January 2023 14 Public audit 15 Provider National Audit Office 15
Provider type Government oversight What it does Audited the award of the Securiport contract 15 Where or official page Report as reported by The Point 15 Source date Press report, 7 February 2023 15 Parliamentary oversight 16 Provider National Assembly committees 16
Provider type Parliament What it does Adopts committee reports on audited accounts of public bodies 16 Where or official page assembly.gm/documents 16 Source date Assembly resolution, July 2025 16 Terminal building 28 Provider Gambia Civil Aviation Authority 28
Provider type Government authority What it does One terminal for arrivals and departures with check-in, immigration, customs, security, duty-free shops and restaurants 28 Where or official page Yundum, about 25 km southeast of Banjul 28 Source date Official page, undated 28 Runway and airfield 9 Provider Gambia Civil Aviation Authority 1
Provider type Government authority What it does One 3,600 m by 45 m runway, open 24 hours a day 9 Where or official page Banjul International Airport 9 Source date WFP assessment, 2011 figures, historical 9 New terminal project 19 Provider Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure with the GCAA 19
Provider type Government ministry What it does Public-private partnership tender to design, build, finance, operate, maintain and transfer a new terminal. Bids were due 27 June 2025. No award found 19 Where or official page Directorate of Public Private Partnership, Banjul 19 Source date Tender notice, 2025 19 Aviation security coordination 20 Provider National Civil Aviation Security Committee, chaired by the Minister of Interior 20
Provider type Government committee What it does Coordinates security services at the airport under the National Civil Aviation Security Programme 20 Where or official page Banjul International Airport 20 Source date Press report, 5 July 2022 20 Hold baggage screening 20 Provider Gambia Civil Aviation Authority 20
Provider type Government authority What it does New hold baggage screening machine installed, the Director General said in June 2022 20 Where or official page Banjul International Airport 20 Source date Press report, 5 July 2022 20 National aviation safety plan 21 Provider Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, coordinated by the GCAA 21
Provider type Government ministry What it does Sets national safety targets for 2026 to 2028 21 Where or official page Filed in the ICAO safety plan library 21 Source date Plan dated November 2025 21 Airport certification 21 Provider Gambia Civil Aviation Authority 21
Provider type Government authority What it does Target to certify Banjul International Airport by the end of 2028. Planned 21 Where or official page Banjul International Airport 21 Source date Plan dated November 2025 21 Accident investigation 21 Provider Planned national Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau 21
Provider type Government authority What it does Target to set up the bureau by the end of 2028. Planned 21 Where or official page Not yet set up 21 Source date Plan dated November 2025 21 ICAO safety oversight monitoring 30 Provider ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme 30
Provider type UN agency What it does Scored The Gambia 70.48 percent effective implementation at an October 2020 off-site validation 21 Where or official page icao.int CMA framework 30 Source date Plan dated November 2025 21 Regional passenger safety charge 22 Provider Banjul Accord Group 22
Provider type Regional body What it does US$1 charge on international departures adopted May 2025, phased from 1 January 2026 to 2030. No Gambian notice found 22 Where or official page Funds BAG, BAGASOO and BAGAIA 22 Source date Press report, 22 May 2025 22 Regional air charges oversight 23 Provider ECOWAS Commission 23
Provider type Regional body What it does Oversees the cut of passenger and security charges by 25 percent from 1 January 2026 through a Regional Air Transport Economic Oversight Mechanism 23 Where or official page ecowas.int 23 Source date ECOWAS release, 10 December 2025 23 Air transport statistics 24 Provider Gambia Bureau of Statistics 24
Provider type Government authority What it does Publishes passenger, flight, cargo and mail counts from GCAA and GIA data. 199,939 passengers in 2021 24 Where or official page gbosdata.org 24 Source date Report, June 2022 24 Scheduled flights, Lagos route 25
Provider type Private company What it does Twice-weekly Lagos to Banjul flights announced from 15 May 2025 25 Where or official page Booking on the airline website 25 Source date Press report, 29 April 2025 25 Flights to Banjul 26
Provider type Private company What it does Sells fares to Banjul from European cities. Direct or connecting not stated 26 Where or official page vueling.com 26 Source date Provider page, 2026 26 Flights to Banjul 27
Provider type Private company What it does Sells flights to Banjul International Airport using the main terminal 27 Where or official page tui.co.uk 27 Source date Provider page, 2026 and 2027 27 Flights to Banjul 29 Provider TAP Air Portugal 29
Provider type Private company What it does Sells fares to Banjul with sample fares from London airports 29 Where or official page flytap.com 29 Source date Provider page, 2026 29 Banjul to Barra ferry 31 Provider Gambia Ferry Services 32
Provider type Public enterprise What it does Runs the river crossing. President Barrow commissioned the new ferry Barra on 23 March 2026 31 Where or official page Banjul and Barra terminals 31 Source date Press report, 24 March 2026 31 Ferry company accounts 32 Provider National Assembly Public Enterprises Committee 32
Provider type Parliament What it does Reported a D1,202,028,000 liability to the Gambia Ports Authority with no written agreement, June 2026 32 Where or official page National Assembly, Banjul 32 Source date Press report, 1 July 2026 32 Senegambia Bridge toll 33 Provider Accountant General, with tariffs set by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure 33
Provider type Government ministry What it does Manages the toll plaza on the bridge near Farafenni 33 Where or official page Senegambia Bridge toll plaza 33 Source date Press report, 15 September 2022 33 Senegambia Bridge financing 34 Provider African Development Bank 34
Provider type Development bank What it does Gave US$102 million in grants for the 942-metre bridge 34 Where or official page afdb.org 34 Source date AfDB release, 16 October 2023 34 Land border posts 36 Provider Gambia Immigration Department 36
Provider type Government department What it does Runs rebuilt posts at Kerr Ali (Farafenni), Amdalai and Giboro, handed over 26 January 2026 36 ,35 Where or official page North Bank and West Coast regions 36 Source date Embassy of Japan, 26 January 2026 35 Border management project 36 Provider International Organization for Migration, funded by Japan 36
Provider type UN agency What it does Carried out the US$2.2 million border posts project 36 Where or official page Three land border posts 36 Source date Press report, 7 March 2024 36 Truck e-tracking 37 Provider Gambia Revenue Authority 37
Provider type Government authority What it does Tracks trucks entering The Gambia, kept after a 2024 dispute with Senegalese drivers 37 Where or official page Land borders and the Senegambia Bridge 37 Source date Press report, 18 September 2024 37 Tourism season and marketing 38 Provider Gambia Tourism Board 38
Provider type Government authority What it does Announced 24 charter and 33 scheduled flights a week for 2024 to 2025 38 Where or official page Banjul International Airport arrivals 38 Source date Press report, 10 October 2024 38 Charter flights from the UK 39 Provider The Gambia Experience, flights by Ascend Airways 39
Provider type Private company What it does Tour operator with Gatwick flights on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and flights from Manchester, 2025 to 2026 39 Where or official page Gatwick and Manchester to Banjul 39 Source date Press report, 9 October 2025 39 Charter flights from the Netherlands 38 Provider Corendon and TUI Holland 38
Provider type Private company What it does Three flights a week each, per the Tourism Board for 2024 to 2025 38 Where or official page Netherlands to Banjul 38 Source date Press report, 10 October 2024 38 Charter flights from Belgium 38
Provider type Private company What it does Two flights a week, per the Tourism Board for 2024 to 2025 38 Where or official page Belgium to Banjul 38 Source date Press report, 10 October 2024 38 Airport taxis 27 Provider Local taxis, as described by TUI UK 27
Provider type Private company What it does Green doors with yellow stripes, no meters, signposted fixed rates. About 200 to 300 dalasi to Bakau, Kololi or Kotu and 400 to 500 to Banjul 27 Where or official page Outside the terminal 27 Source date Provider page, 2026 and 2027 27 ECOWAS biometric ID card 40 Provider ECOWAS Commission with member states 40
Provider type Regional body What it does Machine-readable card adopted in 2014 as a travel document to replace the ECOWAS Travel Certificate 40 Where or official page ecowas.int 40 Source date ECOWAS release, 22 September 2023 40 Nothing matches. Clear the search or pick another filter.
Notes This site found no published official taxi tariff from the airport. UK advice says some local taxis are not roadworthy 18 27 US advice from 2018 says the FAA has not assessed the Gambian Civil Aviation Authority 17 Rules and charges change. Check the official source linked on this page before you pay or travel. Spotted an error? Email hello@gambiaairportguide.com .
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