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Postal codes were adopted in Ghana on 18 October 2017, following the launch of the National Digital Address System. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As a joint venture between Ghana Post (with support from the Government of Ghana]) and Vokacom Ltd as GhanaPost GPS , the Digital Address System assigned postal codes and unique addresses to every square in Ghana.
Until the upgrading of the Tamale and Kumasi airports to international standards, KIA, for a longtime, was the sole international airport in Ghana. [4] In 2023, the airport served a record of 3.1 million passengers, a recovery from the 1.2 million in 2020 (reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic). [1]
Airport name Accra: ... List of airports by ICAO code: D#DG - Ghana; ... "ICAO Location Indicators by State" . International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12.
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) is a state-owned company with responsibility for developing, maintaining, planning, and managing airports in Ghana. It was registered in 2006 and presently manages airports such as Kotoka International Airport, Nana Agyemang Prempeh I International Airport, Tamale International Airport, Wa Airport, Sunyani Airport, Ho Airport and other airstrips in Ghana. [2]
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In November 2004, PNDC Law 151, was amended with the enactment of the Ghana Civil Aviation Act, 2004 (Act 678). The Act mandated the ceding of the airport management function of GCAA to a new entity to enable the Authority focus on its core mandate of regulating the air transport industry and providing air navigation services.
[2] [3] [4] In 2023, the airport handled over 400,000 passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Ghana after Kotoka International Airport in Accra. [5] Prempeh I International Airport is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Kumasi. It was changed from a military base to an airport in 1999.
The construction of the airport is in line with the Ghanaian government's goal to have airports in each of the country's regions. The cost of construction is estimated to be US$25 million, provided by Ghana Airports Company Limited. [3] The company building Ho Airport stated in May 2017 that the project would be finished by the end of 2017. [4]