Wa Airport is an airport serving Wa, a city in the Upper West Region of Ghana which is also its capital. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited. It is the fourth busiest commercial airport in Ghana with over 23,352 passengers passing through in 2024.In 2025,24,970 passengers used the airport
History The land was acquired by the Government in 1958.
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. Services were suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remain suspended pending resolution of various safety challenges.
In December 2021, Passion Air announced three weekly services to Accra via Tamale. This service was subsequently increased to five weekly non-stop services using a Dash 8 aircraft.
Passenger
Statistics These data show number of passengers movements through the airport, according to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Passengers 653 2,698 4,696 25,875 25,357 Reference
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