| Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station Kotoka International Airport |
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| Kotoka International Airport | |||
| IATA: ACC – ICAO: DGAA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Ghana Airports Company Limited | ||
| Serves | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 205 ft / 62 m | ||
| Coordinates | 05°36′18″N 00°10′00″W / 5.605°N 0.1666667°W | ||
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| 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 most important international air facility and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Airbus A380. 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.
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 airstrips.
KIA (Kotoka International Airport)or ACC serves as a hub of the West African sub-region and has air transport facilities and 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.
As part of the airport's corporate objectives, KIA works with the local communities, industry players and policy makers to ensure cleaner skies and to reduce any negative impacts of aviation on the environment. In 2007, The management also set clear targets to use technology to transform the operations of the airport into paperless organization and with the support of Hourglass Consulting (http://www.hourglass-group.com), KIA - as part of the four Airports operated by GACL - can boast of being one of the first in Africa to adopt Cloud Computing.
In 2008 - the airports online presence was shortlisted 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. See http://www.flightglobal.com/awards
In February 2008, KIA served as the hub for deployed U.S. military personnel from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, among other contingents, during President Bush's tour to African countries.
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Contractors | Abidjan, Lagos, Monrovia |
| Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli |
| Air Burkina | Ouagadougou, Abidjan |
| Air Ivoire | Abidjan |
| Air Namibia | Johannesburg, Windhoek[1] |
| Alitalia | Rome-Fiumicino |
| Antrak Air | Kumasi, Tamale, Ouagadougou, Cotonou |
| Arik Air | Lagos |
| Bellview Airlines | Abidjan, Lagos, Monrovia |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| CTK - CiTylinK | Kumasi, Sunyani |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta [begins 2 June][2], New York-JFK |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| Emirates | Abidjan, Dubai |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Conakry |
| Ghana International Airlines | Düsseldorf, London Gatwick |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi, Freetown, Monrovia |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt |
| Nigerian Eagle Airlines | Abuja, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg |
| United Airlines | Washington-Dulles [begins 3 May][3] |
Cargo airlines
- Aerogem Cargo
- Air France
- Avient Aviation (Sharjah)
- Cargolux
References
External links
- Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Official site
- Airport information for DGAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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