Prempeh I International Airport
| Native label | Kumasi International Airport  |
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| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Kumasi Metropolitan District, Asokore Mampong Municipal District |
| Located in time zone | Africa/Accra |
| Coordinate location | 6°42′52″N 1°35′26″W, 6°42′52″N 1°35′27″W |
| Date of official opening | 1999 |
| Place served by transport hub | Kumasi |
| State of use | in use |
| Aerodrome reference point | 6°42′52″N 1°35′27″W |
| IATA airport code | KMS |
| ICAO airport code | DGSI |
Kumasi Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Domestic airport | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ghana Airports Company Limited | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kumasi | ||||||||||
| Location | Kumasi, Ghana | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1943 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (0+) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (1+) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 942 ft / 287 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°42′52″N 001°35′26″W / 6.71444°N 1.59056°W | ||||||||||
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Prempeh I International Airport (IATA: KMS, ICAO: DGSI) be international airport insyd Ghana wey dey serve Kumasi, de capital of de Ashanti Region, oda regions insyd de middle belt of Ghana as well as de northern part of Ghana.[1][2][3] Insyd 2023, de airport handle over 400,000 passengers, wey dey make am de second busiest airport insyd Ghana after Kotoka International Airport insyd Accra.[4]
Prempeh I International Airport dey locate 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Kumasi. Na dem change am from a military base to an airport insyd 1999. De airport undergo chaw renovation den expansion projects make e help push ein status as an international airport.[5]
Airlines den scheduled destinations
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Africa World Airlines | Accra |
| Passion Air | Accra, Wa |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Dese data dey show de number of passenger movements into de airport, according to de Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.
| Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Passengers | 275,644 | 226,984 | 244,673 | 205,962 | 376,823 | 229,127 | 417,510 | 476,266 | 406,716 |
| Reference | [6] | [6] | [6] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [9] |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Airport information for DGSI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for KMS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Adarkwa, Kwasi Kwafo (2011). Future of the Tree: Towards Growth and Development of Kumasi. Kumasi, Ghana: University Printing Press (UPK) Knust. pp. 14–34. ISBN 978-9988-1-5451-6.
- ↑ "Traffic Statistics – GACL".
- ↑ "Kumasi Airport assumes international status". Graphic Online. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "STATISTICS - DOMESTIC PASSENGERS (TO/FROM ACCRA)" (PDF). GHANA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY. 2018.
- ↑ "Monthly Spread / Distribution of Passengers per Year (for each Airport)" (PDF). GHANA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY. 2018.
- ↑ "2019 (JAN - DEC) STATISTICS - DOMESTIC PASSENGERS (TO/FROM ACCRA) Pax Distribution % per Airport" (PDF). GHANA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY. 2019.
- 1 2 "Traffic Statistics - Domestic per airport" (PDF). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ↑ "Monthly Spread / Distribution of Passengers per Year (for each Airport)" (PDF). GHANA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY. 2021.
External links
[edit | edit source]Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to Kumasi Airport.
- Current weather for DGSI at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for KMS at Aviation Safety Network