Wa Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ghana Airports Company Limited | ||||||||||
| Location | Wa, Ghana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,009 ft / 308 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°04′57″N 002°30′27″W / 10.08250°N 2.50750°W | ||||||||||
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Wa Airport (IATA: WZA, ICAO: DGLW) is an airport serving Wa, a city in the Upper West Region of Ghana which is also its capital.[1] The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited. It is the fifth busiest commercial airport in Ghana with over 25,000 passengers passing through in 2022.[2]
History
[edit]The land was acquired by the Government in the year 1958.[3]
Airlines and destinations
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The airport opened to scheduled commercial flight operations on 15 October 2019 with service by Africa World Airlines from Accra via Tamale using an Embraer 145 regional jet.[4] Services were suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remain suspended pending resolution of various safety challenges.[5]
In December 2021, Passion Air announced 3 weekly services to Accra via Tamale. This service was subsequently increased to 5 weekly non-stop services using a Dash 8 aircraft.[6]
Passenger
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Passion Air | Accra,[6] Kumasi |
Statistics
[edit]These data show number of passengers movements through the airport, according to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.
| Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Passengers | 653 | 2,698 | 4,696 | 25,875 | 25,357 |
| Reference | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Airport information for DGLW". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ a b "Traffic Statistics - Domestic per airport" (PDF). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Over 300 houses to be demolished in Wa to make space for planned airstrip | Local News". Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Ghana's Africa World Airlines first to serve Wa". ch-aviation.com. 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Safety challenges in Wa Airport to be addressed". Joy Business News. 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b "PassionAir to start Accra-Ho, Wa flights from December". 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Domestic passenger distribution per airport 2019" (PDF). gcaa.com.gh.
- ^ "Domestic passenger distribution per month 2020" (PDF). gcaa.com.gh.
- ^ "Domestic passenger distribution per airport 2021" (PDF). gcaa.com.gh.
- ^ "Index of /Web/Wp-content/Uploads/2023". gcaa.com.gh.
- ^ "Index of /Web/Wp-content/Uploads/2023". gcaa.com.gh.
External links
[edit]- Airport information for DGLW at Great Circle Mapper.
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