ACC

Kotoka International Airport

ICAO DGAA5.6052°N 0.1668°W63 m / 205 ftLarge airport
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Kotoka International Airport (IATA: ACC, ICAO: DGAA) is a large airport in Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It has one runway, 3,403 m (11,165 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 2.8 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 2012–2012
02 JUN 2012
DisasterAllied Air Flight 111.No deaths
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal 1Domestic ArrivalsTerminal 2Domestic DeparturesTerminal 3International Arrivals
03/21022° / 202° · LIT
LENGTH3,403 m11,165 ftWIDTH61 m200 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2009–2022
1.2M
1.4M
1.9M
2.4M
2.5M
2.4M
2.4M
2.5M
3.0M
1.2M
2.1M
2.8M
091011121415161719202122

Routes

37 destinations · 27 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miLFW · Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · 169 km / 105 miTKD · Takoradi Airport · 195 km / 121 miKMS · Prempeh I International Airport · 200 km / 124 miNYI · Sunyani Airport · 309 km / 192 miLOS · Murtala Muhammed International Airport · 401 km / 249 miABJ · Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · 418 km / 260 miTML · Yakubu Tali International Airport · 446 km / 277 miWZA · Wa Airport · 561 km / 349 miOUA · Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport · 765 km / 475 miABV · Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · 902 km / 560 miQUO · Akwa Ibom International Airport · 918 km / 570 miTMS · São Tomé International Airport · 960 km / 597 miROB · Roberts International Airport · 1,130 km / 702 miFNA · Lungi International Airport · 1,476 km / 917 miCKY · Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport · 1,546 km / 961 miBJL · Banjul International Airport · 2,001 km / 1,243 miCMN · Mohammed V International Airport · 3,181 km / 1,977 miKGL · Kigali International Airport · 3,469 km / 2,156 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 3,798 km / 2,360 miNBO · Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · 4,191 km / 2,604 miFCO · Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · 4,209 km / 2,615 miCAI · Cairo International Airport · 4,282 km / 2,661 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 4,312 km / 2,679 miDAR · Julius Nyerere International Airport · 4,584 km / 2,848 miJNB · O.R. Tambo International Airport · 4,674 km / 2,904 miBEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · 4,829 km / 3,001 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 4,893 km / 3,040 miBRU · Brussels Airport · 5,055 km / 3,141 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 5,064 km / 3,147 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 5,100 km / 3,169 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 5,213 km / 3,239 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 5,919 km / 3,678 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 6,202 km / 3,854 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 6,290 km / 3,908 miJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 8,222 km / 5,109 miIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 8,518 km / 5,293 miATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 9,132 km / 5,674 miATLIADDXBAMSLHRISTBEYJNBDARADDCAIFCONBOLISCMNBJLFNATMSQUOABVOUAABJJFKKGLROBWZALOSNYIAUHDOHLGWBRUTKDLFWCKYTMLKMSACC
Year-round36
LFWLomé–Tokoin International AirportTogo · Asky Airlines169 km105 miTKDTakoradi AirportGhana · Africa World Airlines, Passion Air195 km121 miKMSPrempeh I International AirportGhana · Africa World Airlines, Passion Air200 km124 miNYISunyani AirportGhana · Passion Air309 km192 miLOSMurtala Muhammed International AirportNigeria · United Nigeria Airlines, Air Peace, Africa World Airlines +1401 km249 miABJFélix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportCôte d’Ivoire · Emirates, South African Airways, Air Côte d'Ivoire418 km260 miTMLYakubu Tali International AirportGhana · Africa World Airlines, Passion Air446 km277 miWZAWa AirportGhana · Passion Air561 km349 miOUAOuagadougou Thomas Sankara International AirportBurkina Faso · Air Burkina, Africa World Airlines765 km475 miABVNnamdi Azikiwe International AirportNigeria · United Nigeria Airlines, Africa World Airlines, Ibom Air902 km560 miQUOAkwa Ibom International AirportNigeria · Ibom Air918 km570 miTMSSão Tomé International AirportSão Tomé & Príncipe · TAP Air Portugal960 km597 miROBRoberts International AirportLiberia · Asky Airlines, Air Peace, Kenya Airways1,130 km702 miFNALungi International AirportSierra Leone · Asky Airlines, Air Peace, Kenya Airways1,476 km917 miCKYAhmed Sékou Touré International AirportGuinea · Africa World Airlines1,546 km961 miBJLBanjul International AirportGambia · Asky Airlines2,001 km1,243 miCMNMohammed V International AirportMorocco · Royal Air Maroc3,181 km1,977 miKGLKigali International AirportRwanda · RwandAir3,469 km2,156 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · TAP Air Portugal3,798 km2,360 miNBOJomo Kenyatta International AirportKenya · Kenya Airways4,191 km2,604 miFCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · ITA Airways4,209 km2,615 miCAICairo International AirportEgypt · EgyptAir4,282 km2,661 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines4,312 km2,679 miDARJulius Nyerere International AirportTanzania · Air Tanzania4,584 km2,848 miJNBO.R. Tambo International AirportSouth Africa · South African Airways4,674 km2,904 miBEYBeirut Rafic Hariri International AirportLebanon · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban4,829 km3,001 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines4,893 km3,040 miBRUBrussels AirportBelgium · Brussels Airlines5,055 km3,141 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways5,064 km3,147 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways5,100 km3,169 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM5,213 km3,239 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways5,919 km3,678 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways6,202 km3,854 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates6,290 km3,908 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines8,222 km5,109 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Airlines8,518 km5,293 mi
Most destinationsAfrica World Airlines 7Passion Air 5Asky Airlines 4Air Peace 3Ibom Air 3Kenya Airways 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from ACC. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Accra International Airport” (revision of 10 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers2.8M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#488of 3,974 · #21 Africa · #1 GHLongest runway3,403 m11,165 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#582of 29,823 · #84 Africa · #1 GHElevation63 m205 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=33,734of 43,341 · #2,767 Africa · #9 GHRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =176 Africa · =1 GH
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

3 channels
APPACCRA APP119.500
GNDACCRA GND121.900
TWRACCRA TWR119.100