Wa Airport
Wa Airport | |||||||||||
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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.
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[]
- ^ a b "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. - ^ 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/
External links[]
- Airport information for DGLW at Great Circle Mapper.
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