Wa Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Wa, Upper West, Ghana}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Wa Airport
| nativename =
| image = DGLW-Terminal.jpg
| IATA = WZA
| ICAO = DGLW
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Ghana Airports Company Limited
| city-served =
| elevation-f = 1009
| elevation-m =
| coordinates = {{coord|10|04|57|N|002|30|27|W|region:GH_type:airport}}
| pushpin_map = Ghana
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ghana
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_image =
| pushpin_label = WZA
| website =
| metric-rwy = y
| stat-year = 2022
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 25,875
| r1-number = 03/21
| r1-length-m = 2,015
| r1-length-f = 6,612
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| footnotes = Source: DAFIF{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DGLW|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DGLW|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for DGLW|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
}}
Wa Airport {{airport codes|WZA|DGLW}} is an airport serving Wa, a city in the Upper West Region of Ghana which is also its capital. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited. It is the sixth busiest commercial airport in Ghana with over 23,352 passengers passing through in 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcaa.com.gh/web/wp-content/uploads/2022/Statistics/Domestic%20Passenger%20Distribution%20(per%20Month%20and%20per%20Airport)%20%202021.pdf|title=Traffic Statistics - Domestic per airport |access-date=28 March 2022|website=Ghana Civil Aviation Authority}}
History
The land was acquired by the Government in the year 1958.{{Cite web |url=http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201308/111409.php |title=Over 300 houses to be demolished in Wa to make space for planned airstrip | Local News |access-date=15 August 2013 |archive-date=16 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816161641/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201308/111409.php |url-status=dead }}
Airlines and destinations
File:9GAFJ-DGLW.jpg aircraft at Wa Airport]]
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/wa-airport-commences-commercial-flights-operation/|title=Ghana's Africa World Airlines first to serve Wa|website=ch-aviation.com|date=6 September 2019}} Services were suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remain suspended pending resolution of various safety challenges.{{cite web|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/national/safety-challenges-in-wa-airport-to-be-addressed-soon-adda/|title=Safety challenges in Wa Airport to be addressed|website=Joy Business News|date=21 August 2020}}
In December 2021, Passion Air announced 3 weekly services to Accra via Tamale. This service was subsequently increased to 5 weekly non-stop services using a Dash 8 aircraft.
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Statistics
These data show number of passengers movements through the airport, according to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.
References
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External links
- {{GCM|DGLW}}
{{Airports in Ghana}}
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