Ho Airport
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Ho Airport is an airport being built to serve Ho, Ghana. Construction began in September 2015 and is expected to cost US$25 million. Ultimately, airport will cover 1,500 acres (610 ha), with a passenger terminal and a 1,900-metre (6,200 ft) runway. Completion is estimated for sometime before the end of 2017.
History
On 18 September 2015, President John Dramani Mahama held a groundbreaking ceremony for Ho Airport.[2] The construction of the airport is in line with the Ghanaian government's goal to have airports in each of the country's ten regions. The cost of construction is estimated to be US$25 million, provided by Ghana Airports Company Limited.[3] The company building Ho Airport stated in May 2017 that the project would be finished by the end of 2017.[4]
Infrastructure
Ho Airport will cover 1,500 acres (610 ha).[2] It will have a runway with dimensions 1,900 by 30 metres (6,234 ft × 98 ft) and a terminal that can handle 150,000 passengers annually.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ http://airportsbase.org/Ghana/all/Ho
- ^ a b c Boadu, Kwame; Anane, Mary (19 September 2015). "Ho goes agog as Prez Mahama cuts sod for airport". Daily Graphic. Accra. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Ghana to open new domestic airports at Ho and Wa". ch-aviation. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Anane, Mary (23 May 2017). "Ho Airport to become training hub". Daily Graphic (Ghana). Retrieved 5 August 2017.
