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.
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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 | ||||||||||
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History
The land was acquired by the Government in the year 1958.[2]
Airlines and destinations
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.[3]
Services were suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remain suspended pending resolution of various safety challenges. [4]
Passenger
An Africa World Airlines aircraft at Wa Airport
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Passion Air | Accra, Tamale[5] |
References
- "Airport information for DGLW". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201308/111409.php
- "Ghana's Africa World Airlines first to serve Wa". ch-aviation.com. 6 September 2019.
- "Safety challenges in Wa Airport to be addressed". Joy Business News. 21 August 2020.
- https://citinewsroom.com/2021/11/passionair-to-start-accra-ho-wa-flights-from-december/
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