Wa Airport
Wa Airport (IATA: WZA, ICAO: DGLW) is an airstrip serving Wa, a city in the Upper West Region of Ghana which is also its capital.[1] The land was acquired by the Government in the year 1958.[2]
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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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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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Africa World Airlines | Accra, Tamale (both suspended)[5] |
References
- Airport information for DGLW at World Aero Data. 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.
- "Wa Airport commences commercial flights operation". Ghanaian Times. 16 October 2019.
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