﻿DISCOVER THE KUMASI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. The KUMASI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT located in
Kumasi, the capital city of Ashanti, Ghana, is operated by the Government of Ghana.
The airport offers international and domestic aviation services to passengers in the Ashanti
region and nearby areas. It is regarded as one of the busiest international airports in the country.
Known for its regional airline operations, the airport is undergoing an expansion to transform it
into a full-fledged international airport. The expansion project forms part of the
multi-modal transportation system being developed by the government to enhance tourism in the
Ashanti Region. The airport has witnessed a steady rise in passenger traffic over the recent years.
The expansion will also serve the growing demand by adding capacity
to serve international passengers.The construction of Kumasi airport was approved in 1940
and it was not until 1947 that documentation for land acquisition was completed and paid for.
However by 1943, Kumasi Airport had been completed and operations were started. Airside operations
at the airport were streamlined by the Ghanaian government with a series of development activities
carried out on the runway between 1958 and 1959. The airport underwent main renovations such as
installation of lights on the taxiway and extension of the runway southwards during
the 1970s. Whilst the lights enhanced night operations, the extension of the runway enabled
operations of short haul jets like the F28. The building of a new Terminal and the installation
of a VOR/DME commissioned on 1st December 1993 completed the modernization process.
The airport served as a military base until it was converted into a domestic airport in 1999.
It was declared as an international airport primarily for regional operations
with the full complement of Security, Customs and Immigration staff in 2003.
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The Kumasi Airport has undergone several rehabilitation and upgrades to become help ensure
its status as international airport. In 2008, renovation works were done by Bans Consult limited
at the airport including the rehabilitation of the arrival and departure halls, the control room,
rescue and fire station and the construction of a VIP Lounge ahead of the African Cup of
Nations 2008 (CAN 2008) which Ghana was hosting. In 2012, initial renovation works were started on
the existing facilities to involved patching and filing of cracks on the main runway,
construction of additional waiting room and building a car park to make
way for future renovation and upgrades targeted for the following year.[18]
In 2013, the Government of Ghana embarked upon a phased development of the Kumasi Airport
to provide the requisite infrastructure for safe domestic and international operations to ensure
safety and comfort for passengers whilst ensuring Ghana had a fully functioning international
airport along with Kotoka International Airport. Phase 1 works to upgrade the Kumasi Airport
to international standard was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014. The first phase
consisted of the rehabilitation of the defective runway and installation of airfield lights and
aeronautical ground lights on the runway to facilitate night operations at the airport.
The commissioning of the Phase 1 which happened in December 2014,
was earmarked with a historic first night landing by the then President John Dramani Mahama.
Prior to this upgrade an Instrument Landing System (ILS) was installed
to aid pilots for take off and land. Plans to start working on the phase 2 which
is to cost around €65 million had been decided by November 2016 ,the project covered mainly
the construction of a new two-storey ultra-modern terminal of 7,000 square metres of space based on
a 400 passenger per hour and an annual passenger traffic forecast of 1,500,000,parking areas and
a ring road around the airport. The building is to also include spaces like VVIP and VIP lounges,
restaurants, commercial areas, three boarding gates, a central screening system for passengers,
an IATA standard baggage handling system and also offices for the airline companies.
In December 2016, President John Dramani Mahama along with a representative of the Asantehene,
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asafohene Acheamfuo Kwame Akowuah cut the sod for work to begin
on the second phase of the Kumasi Airport project by Contracta Engenhiria Ltd.
In June 2018, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut another sod for the second
phase of the expansion of Kumasi Airport, which is expected to be completed in 24 months.
It will see the expansion of the runway from 1,981 meters to 2,300 meters,
and the construction of a new terminal building with a capacity of 1 million passengers per year
In April 2019, the Parliament of Ghana approved a budget of €58.9 million
for the phase 3 of the development of the Kumasi Airport. The phase 3 includes an extension of the
terminal building, a fire station, fire access routes and an air control tower.
The third phase also includes the extension of the car park and the extension of the access roads,
an apron extension and a runway strip and an airside service road. The second and third
phases are currently being done concurrently and to be completed in 30 months.
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