Wa Airport

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]

Wa Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGhana Airports Company Limited
LocationWa, Ghana
Elevation AMSL1,009 ft / 308 m
Coordinates10°04′57″N 002°30′27″W
Map
WZA is located in Ghana
WZA
WZA
Location in Ghana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,015 6,612 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers25,875
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

History

The land was acquired by the Government in the year 1958.[3]

Airlines and destinations
An Africa World Airlines aircraft at Wa Airport

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
AirlinesDestinations
Passion Air Accra,[6] Kumasi

Statistics

These data show number of passengers movements through the airport, according to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.

Annual passenger traffic at WZA airport. See Wikidata query.


Year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Passengers6532,6984,69625,875
Reference[7][8][9][10]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Traffic Statistics - Domestic per airport" (PDF). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "Ghana's Africa World Airlines first to serve Wa". ch-aviation.com. 6 September 2019.
  5. "Safety challenges in Wa Airport to be addressed". Joy Business News. 21 August 2020.
  6. "PassionAir to start Accra-Ho, Wa flights from December". 22 November 2021.
  7. http://www.gcaa.com.gh/web/wp-content/uploads/2020/ER/Domestic%20Passenger%20Distribution%20(per%20Airport)%202019.pdf
  8. https://www.gcaa.com.gh/web/wp-content/uploads/2021/2020_STATISTICS_FOR_PUBLICATION/Domestic%20Passenger%20Distribution%20(per%20Month%20and%20per%20Airport)%20%202020.pdf
  9. https://www.gcaa.com.gh/web/wp-content/uploads/2022/Statistics/Domestic%20Passenger%20Distribution%20(per%20Month%20and%20per%20Airport)%20%202021.pdf
  10. "Index of /Web/Wp-content/Uploads/2023".



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