Kotoka International Airport (IATA: ACC, ICAO: DGAA) in Accra, Ghana is the country's most important international air facility and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400. The airport is operated by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. The airport is the main hub for Ghana International Airlines which replaced Ghana Airways in 2004. It also houses a sizeable facility for the Ghana Air Force. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ... The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... Ghana International Airlines (GIA) is the flag carrier airline of Ghana, based in Accra, Ghana. ... Ghana Airways Ghana Airways was an airline based at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana. ...

In 1967 the airport was named after Col. Emmanuel Kotoka, who was shot near the airport during the "Guitar-Boy" attempted coup. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka (October 26, 1926 – April 17, 1967) was a member of the ruling National Liberation Council which came to power in Ghana in a military coup détat on February 24, 1966. ... Guitar-boy was the code-name for the attempted coup détat of April 17, 1967 in Ghana, against the ruling military government. ...

The new departure and arrival terminals at KIA opened in 2004 but the planned covered gangways were not completed. Instead, shuttle buses are provided to move passengers from the gates to the aircraft.

In 2004, the airport served 806,365 passengers.

Airlines and destinations

• Aero Contractors (Nigeria) (Lagos)
• Afriqiyah Airways (Tripoli, Abidjan, Lome, Lagos)
• Air Ivoire (Abidjan, Lome, Cotonou)
• Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
• Antrak Air (Kumasi, Tamale, Ougadougou)
• Bellview Airlines (Lagos, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Dakar, Banjul, Conakry)
• British Airways (London-Heathrow)
• Delta Air Lines (New York-JFK)
• EgyptAir (Cairo)
• Emirates (Dubai, Abidjan)
• Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa, Lagos, Lome)
• Ghana International Airlines (Johannesburg, London-Gatwick, Lagos)
• Kenya Airways (Nairobi, Freetown, Monrovia)
• KLM (Amsterdam)
• Lufthansa (Lagos, Frankfurt)
• Middle East Airlines (Beirut, Abidjan, Kano, Lagos)
• North American Airlines (Baltimore/Washington, New York-JFK)
• Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca, Abidjan)
• Slok Air International (Monrovia, Freetown, Banjul, Dakar, Libreville)
• South African Airways (Johannesburg, Abidjan)
• Virgin Nigeria (Lagos)

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• Aerogem Cargo
• Cargolux
• DAS Air Cargo

Aerogem Cargo is a cargo airline based in Accra, Ghana. ... Cargolux (Cargolux Airlines International) is a cargo airline based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. ... DAS Air Cargo is Ugandan cargo airline based at Entebbe. ...

External links

• Official site
• Airport information for DGAA at World Aero Data