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]

Wa Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGhana Airports Company Limited
LocationWa, Ghana
Elevation AMSL1,009 ft / 308 m
Coordinates10°04′57″N 002°30′27″W
Map
WZA
Location in Ghana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,015 6,612 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

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]

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Africa World Airlines Accra (suspended), Tamale (suspended)[4]

References

  1. Airport information for DGLW at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201308/111409.php
  3. "Ghana's Africa World Airlines first to serve Wa". ch-aviation.com. 6 September 2019.
  4. "Wa Airport commences commercial flights operation". Ghanaian Times. 16 October 2019.




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