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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″N002°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]
The land was acquired by the Government in the year 1958. [3]
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]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Passion Air | Accra, [6] Kumasi |
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] |
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.