Kotoka International Airport (KIA)

Airport Travel Information
If you’re traveling from Europe or North America to Ghana, you’ll likely fly in through Kotoka International Airport. Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana is the country’s most important international air facility and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Airbus A380.

The 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. By African standards, it has pretty good facilities.
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 Information Guide
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.