Ghana Airport Guide

Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, Ghana is the country’s most important international air facility and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Airbus A380. Kotoka International Airport serves as a hub of the West African sub-region and provides world-class air transport facilities & services for increased stakeholder value. In 2006, the airport served 1,083,431 passengers and this figure is set to rise with on-going modernization of airport facilities and operations.
The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) which was established as a result of the decoupling of the existing Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in line with the modern trends in the aviation industry.
The airport company was registered in January 2006 and commenced trading on 1st January 2007 tasked with the responsibility for planning, developing, managing and maintaining all airports and aerodromes in Ghana namely Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and the regional airports namely Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani as well as various airstrips.
In 2008 – the airports online presence was short listed for a Flight Global Webbies Award – one of the Industry’s key benchmarks and the first African Airport to be adjudged for this industry accolade. Visit- http://www.flightglobal.com/awards
Airport type; Military/Public
Operator; Ghana Airports Company Limited
Serves; Accra Ghana
Airlines; Afriqiyah Airways, Air Burkina, Air Ivoire, Antrak Air, Arik Air, Alitalia, British Airways, Bellview Airlines, Delta Airlines, Emirates, Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, Ghana International Airlines, KLM, Royal Air Maroc, Lufthansa, South African Airways Virgin Nigeria.
Destinations; Abidjan, Lagos, Monrovia ,Tripoli, Johannesburg, Abuja, Dakar, Cairo, Abidjan, Dubai, Addis Ababa, Frankfurt, Libreville, Düsseldorf, London Gatwick, Kumasi, Sunyani, Casablanca, Rome-Fiumicino, Abidjan, Lome ,Ouagadougou, Tamale, Cotonou, New York-JFK, Nairobi, Freetown, Amsterdam.
Cargo airlines; Aerogem Cargo, Air France, Avient Aviation, and Cargolux.
Tamale International Airport is an airport serving Tamale, a city the Northern Ghana. The Tamale Airport has now been upgraded to the status of an international airport, with all the necessary facilities. It gained international status in December 2008. The facilities put in place include, the construction of a run-way, taxi ways and aprons, a terminal, a modified fire service building, rehabilitation of the tower building, a car park and a VVIP lounge. Others are the provision of offices for the Customs, Excise and Preventive Services (CEPS) and the Immigration Services.
The two contractors were Focal Roads Limited and CONSUL Limited, with BANS Consult as the consultants. The Airport has already received some international flights from South Africa, Tunisia and Angola during the CAN 2008 African Cup of nations and it is hoped that with the addition of more facilities it would now be in the position to fly pilgrims from the north straight to Mecca to perform the Hajj.
Airport type; Public / Military
Location; Tamale, Ghana
Airlines; Ghana International Airlines
Kumasi Airport is an airport serving Kumasi, a city in southern central Ghana.
Airport type; Public / civil
Operator; Civil Government
Location; Kumasi, Ghana
Airlines; Antrak Air, CTK – CiTylinK
Destinations; Accra
Navrongo Airport is an Airport serving Navrongo, a city in Kassena-Nankana District of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Sunyani Airport is an Airport serving Sunyani, a city in the Sunyani District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The Airport’s operating Agency is the Civil Government.
Yendi Airport is an Airport serving Yendi, a city in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Takoradi Airport is an Airport in Sekondi-Takoradi, a city in the Western Region of Ghana.
Other Airports include;
• Antrak Air (Accra)
• Kpong Airfield
• Wa Airport