Kotoka International Airport
| Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station |
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ghana Airports Company Ltd | ||||||||||
| Serves | Accra, Greater Accra | ||||||||||
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (0+) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (1+) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 205 ft / 62 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°36′16.8″N 000°10′02.6″W / 5.604667°N 0.167389°WCoordinates: 05°36′16.8″N 000°10′02.6″W / 5.604667°N 0.167389°W | ||||||||||
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Source: StatisticsList of the busiest airports in Africa
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| Passengers | 2,547,527 |
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Kotoka International Airport (IATA: ACC, ICAO: DGAA) in Accra, the capital of Greater Accra in the West African country Ghana, is an international airport and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Boeing 747-8. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which has its offices on the airport property. GACL 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 1 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 Ashantiland Peninsula's domestic airports at Kumasi's Kumasi International Airport, Sunyani's Sunyani Airport and Sekondi-Takoradi's Takoradi Airport.
In 2014, the airport saw 2.547 million passengers. It presently serves as a base for domestic operators Africa World Airlines, Starbow Airlines, and Antrak Air.
Kotoka Airport was renamed from Ghana International Airport, in honour of Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka (1926–1967), a member of the National Liberation Council. Kotoka was killed in an abortive coup attempt, at a location which is now the forecourt of the airport.
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