Kotoka International Airport
| Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station |
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IATA: ACC – ICAO: DGAA
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Ghana Airports Company Ltd | ||
| Serves | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 205 ft / 62 m | ||
| Coordinates | 05°36′16.8″N 00°10′02.6″W / 5.604667°N 0.167389°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 11,165 | 3,403 | Asphalt |
Kotoka International Airport (IATA: ACC, ICAO: DGAA) in Accra, Ghana, is the country's premier international airport and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Boeing 747-8. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which has its offices on the airport property.[1] The GACL 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 1 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 at Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani as well as airstrips.
Kotoka International Airport serves as the aviation hub of the West African sub-region. In 2010, the airport saw 1.64 million passengers. It presently serves as a base for domestic operators CTK - CiTylinK, Starbow Airlines, fly540 and Antrak Air.
Kotoka Airport has the offices of the GCAA.[2]
Kotoka Airport was renamed from Ghana International Airport, in honor of Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka (October 26, 1926 – April 17, 1967), a member of the ruling National Liberation Council. Kotoka was killed in an abortive coup attempt, at a location which is now the forecourt of the airport. A statue stands there in his honor.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Contractors | Lagos |
| Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli |
| Air Burkina | Ouagadougou |
| Air Mali | Bamako, Monrovia |
| Air Namibia | Windhoek |
| Air Nigeria | Abuja, Banjul, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia |
| Alitalia | Rome-Fiumicino |
| Antrak Air | Kumasi, Sunyani, Takoradi, Tamale, |
| Arik Air | Abuja, Lagos, Monrovia |
| ASKY Airlines | Abidjan, Banjul, Conakry, Freetown, Lome, Monrovia, Ouagadougou |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels [ends 25 March 2012] |
| Ceiba Intercontinental | Cotonou, Malabo |
| CTK - CiTylinK | Kumasi, Sunyani, Tamale, Takoradi |
| Delta Air Lines | Abuja, Atlanta, Monrovia, New York-JFK |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| Emirates | Abidjan, Dubai |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| fly540 | Kumasi, Luanda, Nairobi, Tamale, Takoradi |
| Iberia | Madrid [begins 1 June 2012] |
| Kenya Airways | Conakry [begins 26 March 2012], Douala [begins 27 March 2012], Freetown, Monrovia, Nairobi |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| Lufthansa operated by PrivatAir | Frankfurt |
| Middle East Airlines | Beirut |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| Royal Jordanian | Amman-Queen Alia [begins 02 June 2012], Lagos [begins 02 June 2012] |
| Starbow Airlines | Abidjan, Kumasi, Tamale, Takoradi |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk |
| United Airlines | Washington-Dulles |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | London-Heathrow |
[edit] Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerogem Cargo | |
| Air Ghana operated by Cargolux |
Luxembourg, Manston |
| Africa West Airlines | Liège |
| Avient Aviation | Sharjah |
| Ethiopian Cargo | Addis Ababa |
| Emirates Sky Cargo | Dubai, Lome |
[edit] References
- ^ "GACL Contact." Ghana Airports Company Limited. Retrieved on 8 December 2011. "Ghana Airports Company Ltd. KA PMB 36, KIA, Accra, Ghana, West Africa"
- ^ "Contacts." Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on December 8, 2011. "Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Address: Private Mail Bag Kotoka International Airport Accra Ghana"
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
- Airport information for DGAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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