Ho Airport

Ho Airport is an airport built to serve Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. Construction began in September 2015 and was expected to cost US$25 million. Ultimately, airport will cover 1,500 acres (610 ha), with a passenger terminal and a 1,900-metre (6,200 ft) runway. Construction was completed in 2017, although the airport was not opened to commercial traffic until 2021.

Ho Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHo, Ghana
Coordinates6.58190°N 0.52955°E / 6.58190; 0.52955
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,900 6,234 Asphalt

History

On 18 September 2015, President John Dramani Mahama held a groundbreaking ceremony for Ho Airport.[2] 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]

Africa World Airlines expressed interest in flying to Ho Airport once formally commissioned by the relevant authorities.[5]

Airlines and destinations

In January 2021, Africa World Airlines announced that services will begin in April 2021 with two weekly services from Accra.[6]

Infrastructure

Ho Airport will cover 1,500 acres (610 ha).[2] It will have a runway with dimensions 1,900 by 30 metres (6,234 ft × 98 ft) and a terminal that can handle 150,000 passengers annually.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. http://airportsbase.org/Ghana/all/Ho
  2. Boadu, Kwame; Anane, Mary (19 September 2015). "Ho goes agog as Prez Mahama cuts sod for airport". Daily Graphic. Accra. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. "Ghana to open new domestic airports at Ho and Wa". ch-aviation. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. Anane, Mary (23 May 2017). "Ho Airport to become training hub". Daily Graphic (Ghana). Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  5. "Africa World Airlines ready to use Ho Airport". Daily Graphic (Ghana). 18 September 2020.
  6. "Africa World Airlines to begin flights to Ho airport". Citi News Room. 28 January 2021.

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