Yundum

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

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The only airport in Gambia is at Yundum, built in World War II.{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/654943/Yundum|title=Yundum|publisher=Britannica Online encyclopedia|access-date=10 August 2012}} 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).{{cite web |url= https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1947/jan/29/west-africa#S5CV0432P0_19470129_CWA_86|work= Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)|date= 29 January 1947|title=Hansard HC Deb 29 January 1947, vol 432, cols 202}} The airport was rebuilt in 1963 and the building is still in use today.

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Category:Populated places in the Gambia

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