Banjul International Airport is located on the airport property. In the event of an emergency on any of the NASA Space Shuttles, Banjul International Airport had been selected as an augmented landing site. Gambia was the perfect location when the shuttle was launched with a low, 28-degree inclination. In 2001 NASA announced that Banjul airport would no longer be used as an augmented landing site because latterly, NASA would launch shuttles up at 51.6 degrees to the International Space Station, making air bases in Spain and France more suitable for an emergency landing. The airport was the main hub of Gambia Bird until
Real de Banjul FC (now Ousman Jeng Street), Banjul. The team witnessed another name change in 1970 changing it from REAL DE BATHURST to its present name of REAL DE BANJUL which led to the expansion of the team owning basketball (male and female), volleyball and athletics teams. The team then consisted of the youngest talented players in comparison to other local teams and won its first league title in 1971–72. The first two cup titles were won in 1969 and 1970. Their recent cup title was won in 1997. Real Banjul's cup final results in 1970 defeated White Phantoms 2–1, the club lost