Tamale Airport

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Tamale Airport
Tamale Airport Passenger Terminal 2020.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OperatorGhana Airports Company Limited
LocationTamale, Ghana
Elevation AMSL553 ft / 169 m
Coordinates09°33′25″N 000°51′47″W / 9.55694°N 0.86306°W / 9.55694; -0.86306
Map
TML is located in Ghana
TML
TML
Location in Ghana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,400 11,199 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Tamale Airport (IATA: TML, ICAO: DGLE) is an airport serving Tamale, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana.[1][2] It is the third busiest airport in Ghana, with 148,545 passengers in 2020. [3] others from the neighboring districts also enjoy its service.


History[]

Upgrade to international status[]

The Tamale Airport was temporarily upgraded to the status of an international airport, with all the necessary facilities.[4] It gained international status in December 2008. The facilities put in place include a runway, taxiways, aprons, terminal, modified fire service building, rehabilitation of the tower building, a car park and a VVIP lounge. Others are the provision of offices for the Customs, Excise and Preventive Services (CEPS) and the Immigration Services.

The airport received its first international flights during the CAN 2008 African Cup of nations.

2016 hajj pilgrims uplift[]

In August 2016 Tamale International airport was cleared to uplift pilgrims to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport in Madina in 3 batches of 500 passengers.[5] Flynas air services providers were contracted to uplift the pilgrims using leased Lion Air Boeing 747-400 jets.[6][7]

Airlines and destinations[]

Africa World Airlines ERJ-145 at Tamale Airport

Passenger[]

AirlinesDestinations
Africa World Airlines Accra, Wa (suspended)[8]
Passion Air Accra, Wa[9]

Statistics[]

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


Annual passenger traffic at TML airport. See source Wikidata query.
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Passengers 172,294 135,941 120,907 152,425 137,496 196,600 148,545
Reference [10] [10] [10] [10] [11] [12] [3]


Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 16 August 2013, an Antrak Air ATR 72 from Tamale to Accra made an emergency landing back at Tamale after the crew received a fire indication warning for the left engine. No injuries were reported.[13]
  • On 6 October 2015, a Starbow BAe 146-300 from Accra to Tamale overran the end of runway 23 on landing resulting in the collapse of the nose gear. There were no major injuries, but the aircraft sustained significant damage and was written off.[14]

Gallery[]

  • Tamale old airport (Nyohini) in 1929 when it was still a landing ground for Gold Coast Governors overseeing the Northern Territories
  • Aerial view of Tamale Airport in 2020

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Airport information for DGLE". 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. ^ a b Airport information for TML at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ a b "Traffic Statistics - Domestic per airport" (PDF). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Tamale Airport upgraded to international status". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 8 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Nkrumah, Lorrencia (19 August 2016). "500 Hajj pilgrims to fly to Saudi Arabia today". CitiFMonline. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Lion Air Leases Jets to Saudi Arabia's Flynas Airlines as Economy Remains Weak". JakartaGlobe. 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Saudi Arabia's flynas leasing Lion Air, Pegasus aircraft". CH-Aviation. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Africa World Airlines Limited on LinkedIn: #flyAWA #Wa | 10 comments".
  9. ^ https://citinewsroom.com/2021/11/passionair-to-start-accra-ho-wa-flights-from-december/
  10. ^ a b c d http://www.gcaa.com.gh/web/wp-content/uploads/2018/erd/Statistics-Domestic-Passengers-Thruput-2018.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.gcaa.com.gh/web/wp-content/uploads/2018/erd/Domestic-Passenger-Distribution-2018-per-Month-Chart.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.gcaa.com.gh/web/wp-content/uploads/2020/ER/Domestic%20Passenger%20Distribution%20(per%20Airport)%202019.pdf
  13. ^ "Incident: Antrak AT72 at Tamale on Aug 16th 2013, engine fire". Aviation Herald.
  14. ^ "Accident: Starbow B463 at Tamale on Oct 6th 2015, overran runway, nose gear collapsed". Aviation Herald.

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