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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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  WZA Location in Ghana | |||||||||||
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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 fourth busiest commercial airport in Ghana with over 23,352 passengers passing through in 2024.In 2025,24,970 passengers used the airport [3][2]
History
[edit]The land was acquired by the Government in 1958.[4]
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.[5] Services were suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remain suspended pending resolution of various safety challenges.[6]
In December 2021, Passion Air announced three weekly services to Accra via Tamale. This service was subsequently increased to five weekly non-stop services using a Dash 8 aircraft.[7]
Passenger
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Passion Air | Accra,[7] 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 | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [11] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Airport information for DGLW". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- 1 2 "Traffic Statistics - Domestic per airport" (PDF). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ "GHANA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY : STATISTICS - DOMESTIC PASSENGERS (TO/FROM ACCRA)" (PDF). Gcaa.com.gh. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "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". Ghanaian Times. Accra, Ghana. 6 September 2019.
- ↑ "Safety challenges in Wa Airport to be addressed". Joy Business News. 21 August 2020.[dead link]
- 1 2 "PassionAir to start Accra-Ho, Wa flights from December". Citinewsroom.com. 22 November 2021.
- ↑ "Domestic passenger distribution per airport 2019" (PDF). gcaa.com.gh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ "Domestic passenger distribution per month 2020" (PDF). gcaa.com.gh.
- ↑ "Domestic passenger distribution per airport 2021" (PDF). gcaa.com.gh.
- 1 2 "Index of /Web/Wp-content/Uploads/2023". gcaa.com.gh.[dead link]
External links
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- "Airport information for DGLW" – via Great Circle Mapper.
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