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Kumasi International Airport, Ashanti region of Ghana (West Africa)
The Kumasi Airport is expected to be completed by December 2015 for operation as a third international airport, after Tamale International Airport, in the country.
VITAL INFORMATION ON KUMASI AIRPORT
Reference Point (coordinates): N06 43' 09 W01 34'59''
Distance & direction from city: 3.5 km North East
Elevation: 287m (942ft)
Runway position: 02/20
Runway dimensions: 1981m x 45m
Surface: Asphalt
Seasonal Availability: Throughout the Year
Operation Hours: 0600 - 1800 (Night Flights available)
Air Traffic Services: Available
Navigational Aids: DME, NDB, VOR
Customs: Available
Immigration: Available
Reference Point (coordinates): N06 43' 09 W01 34'59''
Distance & direction from city: 3.5 km North East
Elevation: 287m (942ft)
Runway position: 02/20
Runway dimensions: 1981m x 45m
Surface: Asphalt
Seasonal Availability: Throughout the Year
Operation Hours: 0600 - 1800 (Night Flights available)
Air Traffic Services: Available
Navigational Aids: DME, NDB, VOR
Customs: Available
Immigration: Available
Kumasi Departures and Arrivals
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VITAL INFORMATION ON KUMASI AIRPORT
Fire protection: ICAO Category Six (6) 1 Fire tender 1 Ambulance Refueling facilities and limitation: No Limitation Medical facilities: First Aid Treatment: Hospital in town Aerodrome Operation & Administrative Authority: Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Private Mail Bag Kotoka International Airport Accra - Ghana. Postal Address: P. O. Box 986, Kumasi - Ghana. Telegraphic Address: (AFTN) DGSIYFYX (Commercial) AIRCIVIL, Kumasi
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Kumasi International Airport, Ashanti region, Ghana
Kumasi Airport (IATA: KMS, ICAO: DGSI) serving Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region in Ghana. It is the busiest local airport, before Tamale International Airport, in Ghana. The airport is about 3.5 kilometers from Kumasi. The current traffic at the airport traffic stands at 42,000 passengers a month. The Airport is currently undergoing rehabilitation to become an International Airport. Work to upgrade the Kumasi Airport to international standard by the end of 2015 has commenced. |
Kumasi, International Airport
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Kumasi International Airport - The project, valued at about $300 million, would see the construction of a new two-storey ultra-modern terminal, restaurants, shopping and parking areas, and a ring road around the airport.
The upgrading work on the existing runway and some related works finnished early January 2015. A new runway was added in due course, and flights can take off and land in the night. Currently an instrument Landing System (ILS) landing system to aid pilots for take off and landing has been inaugurated.
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Kumasi International Airport - The project, valued at about $300 million, would see the construction of a new two-storey ultra-modern terminal, restaurants, shopping and parking areas, and a ring road around the airport.
The upgrading work on the existing runway and some related works finnished early January 2015. A new runway was added in due course, and flights can take off and land in the night. Currently an instrument Landing System (ILS) landing system to aid pilots for take off and landing has been inaugurated.
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The following buildings are in place for operational use;
There is an large car-park, and a good taxi connection into Kumasi and area. See also - Atta Mills - Arrival at Accra Airport See also - Kotoka International Airport Accra |
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Night flights draw more passengers
Source: B&FT / 16.02.2015 - The commencement of night flights between Accra and Kumasi has started drawing more passengers on the domestic route, a situation operators are excited about even though it is early days yet. Night flights on the domestic front were made possible by the installation of an Aeronautical Ground Lighting system (AGL) and total resurfacing of the Kumasi runway. Read More (New Window) |
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Kumasi Airport assumes international status
Daily Graphic Ghana / 16.12.2014 - Kumasi, Ghana's second biggest city, was ushered into a brand new life last night when President John Dramani Mahama and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu ll jointly inaugurated the aeronautical ground lighting ( AGL ) system at the Kumasi International Airport (KIA) at a ceremony characterised by extraordinary fanfare. |
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The $4.9 million project forms part of the major refurbishment that has transformed Kumasi into an international airport.
On a rare night, President Mahama made the symbolic first landing with the presidential jet from Abuja, Nigeria, where he had attended the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government..
His arrival at the airport opened the gates for the Kumasi International Airport to start operating 24 hours.
As the presidential jet taxied to a stop at 9.25pm, the profoundly enthusiastic crowd that had waited for well over five hours for the President burst into spontaneous jubilation.
Before yesterday, the airport operated from 6am to 6pm.
New lease of life
Although the airport attained international status as far back as 2003, it remained on paper as it lacked some basic facilities.
The airport has also seen a major rehabilitation of the runway at the cost of $29 million.
In 2013, the government of Ghana embarked upon a phased development of the Kumasi Airport to,provide the requisite infrastructure for safe domestic and international operations in lauding night operations. The first phase was what was inaugurated yesterday.
With the new lease of life, the 71-year-old airport is set to accommodate bigger aircraft and begin the process to turn Ghana into an aviation hub in the sub-region.
Many saw the emergence of Ghana's second international airport in Kumasi as a major step towards boosting the economy of the Garden City in particular and the Ashanti Region in general.
President Mahama
In his inaugural speech, President Mahama said his government was determined to accelerate the development of the country and in doing that the aviation sector would receive all the necessary attention.
The President who could not hide his excitement and danced to melodious songs by Amakye Dede and Daddy Lumba, said the Kumasi Airport would continue to playa major role in national economic development and indicated the government’s readiness to give it the due attention.
Asantehene
Otumfuo Osei Tutu spoke about the importance of Kumasi in national development and said the upgrading of the airport was well deserving of the city.
He said the day was a happy one for Kumasi and Asanteman.
He thanked President Mahama and his government profoundly for the project, expressing the hope that the project would tremendously promote the development of Asanteman.
The Minister of Transport, Mrs Dzifa Attivor, thanked Otumfuo for his support for the project.
On a rare night, President Mahama made the symbolic first landing with the presidential jet from Abuja, Nigeria, where he had attended the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government..
His arrival at the airport opened the gates for the Kumasi International Airport to start operating 24 hours.
As the presidential jet taxied to a stop at 9.25pm, the profoundly enthusiastic crowd that had waited for well over five hours for the President burst into spontaneous jubilation.
Before yesterday, the airport operated from 6am to 6pm.
New lease of life
Although the airport attained international status as far back as 2003, it remained on paper as it lacked some basic facilities.
The airport has also seen a major rehabilitation of the runway at the cost of $29 million.
In 2013, the government of Ghana embarked upon a phased development of the Kumasi Airport to,provide the requisite infrastructure for safe domestic and international operations in lauding night operations. The first phase was what was inaugurated yesterday.
With the new lease of life, the 71-year-old airport is set to accommodate bigger aircraft and begin the process to turn Ghana into an aviation hub in the sub-region.
Many saw the emergence of Ghana's second international airport in Kumasi as a major step towards boosting the economy of the Garden City in particular and the Ashanti Region in general.
President Mahama
In his inaugural speech, President Mahama said his government was determined to accelerate the development of the country and in doing that the aviation sector would receive all the necessary attention.
The President who could not hide his excitement and danced to melodious songs by Amakye Dede and Daddy Lumba, said the Kumasi Airport would continue to playa major role in national economic development and indicated the government’s readiness to give it the due attention.
Asantehene
Otumfuo Osei Tutu spoke about the importance of Kumasi in national development and said the upgrading of the airport was well deserving of the city.
He said the day was a happy one for Kumasi and Asanteman.
He thanked President Mahama and his government profoundly for the project, expressing the hope that the project would tremendously promote the development of Asanteman.
The Minister of Transport, Mrs Dzifa Attivor, thanked Otumfuo for his support for the project.
Kumasi Airport picture (c) Wikipedia - and does not include recent upgrades.
Gov’t spends $ 23 Million on Kumasi International Airport renovation
Source: citifmonline.com / 30.05.2015 - Government spent US$23,829,247.4 on rehabilitation of the Kumasi Airport runway alone, a document sighted by citifmonline.com has revealed. The document was presented to Parliament by the Ministry of Transport and signed by the Chief Director at the Ministry, T A Selby. President John Dramani Mahama in December 2014 inaugurated the Kumasi International Airport, after the runway which is about two kilometers was renovated. There were other renovations at the airport including lighting, drains among others, but there was a different budget to fund those projects. 
The rehabilitation was to raise the airport to international standard and also allow planes to take off and fly at night.
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) accused government of bloating the amount spent on the rehabilitation work but government vehemently denied the claims at the time. Some checks conducted by citifmonline.com revealed that Ethiopia built three new Airports with US$64 million. |
Night flights - Commencement of night flights between Accra and Kumasi
Passengers arriving at the Kotoka International Airport from abroad, usually late in the evening, can now connect a flight to Kumasi to be with their families the same day. Business travellers can now fly into Accra from Kumasi, spend the whole day transacting their business, and fly back to Kumasi as late as 10 pm. Indigenous operator Africa World Airline commenced night flights between Accra and Kumasi, January 2015, and has since been recording an appreciable load factor. The airline has been recording a load of about 44 passengers in its Embraer ERJ 145LR aircraft that can seat up to 50 passengers. Kevin Markette, Country Manager for Lufthansa said "when we talk about domestic transfers, up until very recently we have not had any domestic flights operating at flight times that connect with us. This has changed and we are quite excited that we now have the night time departures to Kumasi. This will facilitate domestic transfers with some of the domestic carriers. "It is very early days but I think there is great potential going forward, especially for the Ashanti Region. It is going to be a great boost for domestic carriers because we can feed their services to Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale." International transfers via the Kotoka International Airline (KIA) have grown significantly over the past two years. Transit passengers increased from 162,000 in 2013 to 178,000 in 2014, representing an increase of some 9.5 percent. "With regard to transfers from international flights onto our flights, the transfer facility at Kotoka is not yet very streamlined; it is a bit of challenge but it's possible. One of the major challenges is that there is not yet a baggage transfer facility for these flights. This requires a passenger to physically enter Accra with a transit visa, get through immigration, collect his baggage and re-check in. "This is one aspect we will try and work with authorities so as to facilitate that process. If we can have that and a few more processes streamlined, then we can certainly have a much bigger transfer amount coming from the West Africa region. The potential is quite big," he said.. The Ghana Airports Company is undertaking various expansion works at the KIA to facilitate movement and improve the passenger travelling experience. The airport operator is expected to commence construction of a third terminal by March. - Read More At Our News Pages |
"Tamale - The second-busiest domestic destination in the country"
Domestic passenger throughput during the 2013 financial year grew by 43.3 percent to 780,000 in 2013 from 540,000 in 2012; with Tamale Airport recording a passenger throughput of 162,000. Wiles international carriers to Ghana number about 42 with a passenger throughput of about two million recorded over the past two years (2013 and 2014).
Prez Mahama breaks ground for Tamale Airport expansion
Source GNA / 10.09.2014 - President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday announced that Government would build three new airports to augment the existing ones and make air travel accessible to all Ghanaians.
The new airports, he said, would be sited at Ho, Bolgatanga, and Cape Coast.
President Mahama said this when he broke the grounds for the commencement of work on the expansion project of the Tamale Airport into an international airport as part of his two-day official visit to the Northern Region. Read More Here (New Window)
Domestic passenger throughput during the 2013 financial year grew by 43.3 percent to 780,000 in 2013 from 540,000 in 2012; with Tamale Airport recording a passenger throughput of 162,000. Wiles international carriers to Ghana number about 42 with a passenger throughput of about two million recorded over the past two years (2013 and 2014).
Prez Mahama breaks ground for Tamale Airport expansion
Source GNA / 10.09.2014 - President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday announced that Government would build three new airports to augment the existing ones and make air travel accessible to all Ghanaians.
The new airports, he said, would be sited at Ho, Bolgatanga, and Cape Coast.
President Mahama said this when he broke the grounds for the commencement of work on the expansion project of the Tamale Airport into an international airport as part of his two-day official visit to the Northern Region. Read More Here (New Window)
History of the airport - ACQUISITION OF LAND
Although approval was obtained as far back as 1940, it was not until 1947 that documentation for the land acquisition was completed and paid for. However by 1943, Kumasi Airport had been completed. The runway was 1200yds (3600ft) long by 150yds (450ft) wide, middle: 50yds (150ft) consolidated for landing and two flanking widths of 50yds (150ft) each for parking.
DEVELOPMENT AT KUMASI AFTER WORLD WAR II
The Department of Civil Aviation emerged immediately after the war. The P.W.D. constructed a Control Tower, Terminal Building, CRFS Station and Staff Quarters which covered and area of 2-3 acres. Additionally, a wireless station which took care of all radios was constructed at Dichemso at a cost of 1,876.16 Pounds (Source: PWD, Kumasi Records).
POST-INDEPENDENCE DEVELOPMENT
1958 and 1959 saw extensive developments by the Ghana Government to the runway, navigational facilities and human resource, to enhance internal airline operations.
The installation of runway and taxiway lights and the extension of the main runway to the southern part in the late 1970's was another major improvement to the Kumasi Airport. whilst the lights enhanced night flying, the extension of the runway enabled operations of short haul jets like the F28.
The building of a new Terminal and the installation of a VOR/DME commissioned on 1st December 1993 completed the modernisation process.
In 2003 Kumasi was declared an international airport primarily for regional operations with the full complement of security, customs and immigration staff.
Although approval was obtained as far back as 1940, it was not until 1947 that documentation for the land acquisition was completed and paid for. However by 1943, Kumasi Airport had been completed. The runway was 1200yds (3600ft) long by 150yds (450ft) wide, middle: 50yds (150ft) consolidated for landing and two flanking widths of 50yds (150ft) each for parking.
DEVELOPMENT AT KUMASI AFTER WORLD WAR II
The Department of Civil Aviation emerged immediately after the war. The P.W.D. constructed a Control Tower, Terminal Building, CRFS Station and Staff Quarters which covered and area of 2-3 acres. Additionally, a wireless station which took care of all radios was constructed at Dichemso at a cost of 1,876.16 Pounds (Source: PWD, Kumasi Records).
POST-INDEPENDENCE DEVELOPMENT
1958 and 1959 saw extensive developments by the Ghana Government to the runway, navigational facilities and human resource, to enhance internal airline operations.
The installation of runway and taxiway lights and the extension of the main runway to the southern part in the late 1970's was another major improvement to the Kumasi Airport. whilst the lights enhanced night flying, the extension of the runway enabled operations of short haul jets like the F28.
The building of a new Terminal and the installation of a VOR/DME commissioned on 1st December 1993 completed the modernisation process.
In 2003 Kumasi was declared an international airport primarily for regional operations with the full complement of security, customs and immigration staff.
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) was established by PNDC Law 151 of May 16, 1986 as the regulatory agency of Government on air transportation in Ghana. Its development dates back to 1918 when the idea of aerial transportation for the then Gold Coast was conceived.
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Old advertisement of dysfunction Ghana Airways. The good old days of connections from Duesseldorf (Germany) directly to Accra (Ghana), and return. Service stopped in 2004.
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