Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station Kotoka International Airport
Kotoka International Airport
IATA: ACC – ICAO: DGAA
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Ghana Airports Company Limited
Serves		Accra, Ghana
Elevation AMSL		205 ft / 62 m
Coordinates		05°36′18″N 00°10′00″W / 5.605°N 0.1666667°W / 5.605; -0.1666667
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
03/21	11,165	3,403	Asphalt

Kotoka International Airport (IATA: ACC, ICAO: DGAA) in Accra, Ghana is the country's most important international air facility and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Airbus A380. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) which was established as a result of the decoupling of the existing Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in line with the modern trends in the aviation industry.

The airport company was registered in January 2006 and commenced trading on 1st January 2007 tasked with the responsibility for planning, developing, managing and maintaining all airports and aerodromes in Ghana namely Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and the regional airports namely Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani as well as airstrips.

KIA (Kotoka International Airport)or ACC serves as a hub of the West African sub-region and has air transport facilities and services for increased stakeholder value. In 2006, the airport served 1,083,431 passengers and this figure is set to rise with on-going modernization of airport facilities and operations.

As part of airports corporate objectives, KIA works with our local communities, industry players and policy makers to ensure cleaner skies and to reduce any negative impacts of aviation on the environment. In 2007, The management also set clear targets to use technology to transform the operations of the airport into paperless organization and with the support of Hourglass Consulting (http://www.hourglass-group.com), KIA - as part of the four Airports operated by GACL - can boast of being one of the first in Africa to adopt Cloud Computing.

In 2008 - the airports online presence was shortlisted for a Flight Global Webbies Award - one of the Industry's key benchmarks and the first African Airport to be adjudged for this industry accolade. See http://www.flightglobal.com/awards

In February 2008, KIA served as the hub for deployed U.S. military personnel from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, among other contingents, during President Bush's tour to African countries.

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 1.1 Cargo airlines 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Contractors	Abidjan, Lagos, Monrovia
Afriqiyah Airways	Tripoli
Air Burkina	Ouagadougou, Abidjan
Air Ivoire	Abidjan
Alitalia	Rome-Fiumicino
Antrak Air	Kumasi, Tamale, Ouagadougou, Cotonou
Arik Air	Lagos
Bellview Airlines	Abidjan, Lagos, Monrovia
British Airways	London-Heathrow
CTK - CiTylinK	Kumasi, Sunyani
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta [begins 2 June][1], New York-JFK
EgyptAir	Cairo
Emirates	Abidjan, Dubai
Ethiopian Airlines	Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Conakry
Ghana International Airlines	Düsseldorf, London Gatwick
Kenya Airways	Nairobi, Freetown, Monrovia
KLM	Amsterdam
Lufthansa	Frankfurt
Nigerian Eagle Airlines	Abuja, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca
South African Airways	Johannesburg
United Airlines	Lagos, Washington-Dulles [both begin 3 May][2]

[edit] Cargo airlines

• Aerogem Cargo
• Air France
• Avient Aviation (Sharjah)
• Cargolux

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Official site
• Airport information for DGAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.

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