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			\| caption = Front-view of the passenger terminal and air control tower
	\| IATA = NYI		\| IATA = NYI
	\| ICAO = DGSN		\| ICAO = DGSN
	\| type = Public		\| type = Public
	\| owner =		\| owner =
	\| operator = ~~Government~~		\| operator = ]
	\| ~~city-served~~ =		\| opened = 1974
			\| hub = ]
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			\| city-served = ]
		⚫	\| location = ], ]
	\| elevation-f = 1,014		\| elevation-f = 1,014
	\| elevation-m = 309		\| elevation-m = 309
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|07\|21\|42\|N\|002\|19\|43\|W\|region:GH_type:airport}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|07\|21\|42\|N\|002\|19\|43\|W\|region:GH_type:airport}}
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	\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ghana		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in ], Ghana
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	\| pushpin_image =		\| pushpin_image =
	\| pushpin_label = NYI		\| pushpin_label = NYI
	\| website =		\| website = {{URL\|gacl.com.gh}}
	\| metric-rwy = y		\| metric-rwy = y
	\| r1-number = 07/25		\| r1-number = 07/25
	\| r1-length-m = 1,~~288~~		\| r1-length-m = 1,400
	\| r1-length-f = 4,~~227~~		\| r1-length-f = 4,800
	\| r1-surface = ]		\| r1-surface = ]
			\| footnotes = Source: ],{{sfn\|World Aero Data\|2019}}<ref>{{GCM\|NYI\|source=]}}</ref> official website,{{sfn\|Ghana Airports Company Limited\|2022\|p=7}} Google Maps.{{sfn\|Google Maps\|2024}}
⚫	\| ~~footnotes = Source: ]<ref name=WAD>~~{{cite web\|url-status=usurped\|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DGSN\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DGSN\|archive-date=2019-03-05\|title=Airport information for DGSN\|website=World Aero Data~~}} Data current as of October 2006. Source: ].</~~ref~~><ref name~~=~~GCM>~~{{~~GCM~~\|~~NYI~~\|~~source=]~~}}~~</ref> Google Maps<ref></ref>~~
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			'''Sunyani Airport''' {{airport codes\|NYI\|DGSN}} is a ] serving the city of ], ], Ghana. Thee airport is located about {{convert\|3\|km\|abbr=on}} from the city centre and {{convert\|110\|km\|abbr=on}} from ].<ref>{{cite web\|publisher=Daft Logic\|url=http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-distance-calculator.htm\|title=Google Maps Distance Calculator\|access-date=22 September 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726200056/http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-distance-calculator.htm\|archive-date=26 July 2010\|url-status=live}}</ref> It is own and operated by ]. The airport closed in 2015 and reopened in 2022 after the first phase of its rehabilitation project was completed. The project is currently on its second phase.
	'''Sunyani Airport''' {{airport codes\|NYI\|DGSN}} has been reopened after undergoing extensive rehabilitation of both the runway and terminal building.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/rehabilitated-sunyani-airport-inaugurated.html \| title=Rehabilitated Sunyani Airport inaugurated }}</ref> The airport serves ], a town and capital of ] mid-western ].<ref name=WAD /><ref name=GCM /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gacl.com.gh/\|title=GACL – Ghana Airports Company Limited\|website=www.gacl.com.gh\|language=en\|access-date=2018-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Brong Ahafo to be known as Bono Region\|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghananews-brong-ahafo-to-be-known-as-bono-region.html\|access-date=2020-08-24\|website=Graphic Online\|language=en-gb}}</ref>

			== History ==
⚫	==Airlines and destinations==
			The airport was originally built in 1942 as an ] used by the ] during ]. The airstrip was later abandoned. In 1969, the ] started a project to upgrade the airstrip into an fully-fledged airport and it officially opened on 13 July 1974.{{sfn\|Ministry of Transport\|2023\|p=12}}

			Due to reasons such as visible deterioration of the airport's overall infrastructural status, which included fractures and portholes seen on the runway, in 2016 the facility's operations were halted. In 2019, a rehabilitation project consisting of three phases commenced. The first phase of the project was anticipated to be completed in around nine months, but after delays as a result of the ] the due date was pushed back and it was completed on July 2022.{{sfn\|Ghana Airports Company Limited\|2022\|p=7}}{{sfn\|Ghana Business News\|2022}}

			The second phase, which is estimated to cost around {{currency\|36,345,025.10\|US}}, focuses on making the airport more suited for full commercial operations and accessibility for larger aircraft. This phase would extend the existing runway to a minimum length of {{convert\|1900\|metres}} including the ]s.{{sfn\|Ministry of Transport\|2023\|p=13}}

			== Facilities ==
			Accounting for all of the facilities below, the airport have the maximum capacity of handling around 100 passengers per hour.{{sfn\|Ghana Airports Company Limited\|2022\|p=7}}

			=== Runway ===
			The airport has one runway, which as of 2022 is currently undergoing upgrades during the airport's rehabilitation project. After the initial works, the airport's total runway's length is {{convert\|1,520\|metres}}, consisting of {{convert\|1,400\|metres}} of paved surface and {{convert\|60\|metres}} of unpaved runway safety area on both ends of the runway.{{sfn\|Citi Newsroom\|2022}}{{sfn\|Ghana Airports Company Limited\|2022\|p=7}}

		⚫	== Airlines and destinations ==
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			\|3rdcoltitle={{Abbr\|Refs.\|References}}
	\| {{nowrap\|]}} \| ]		\| {{nowrap\|]}} \| ] \| {{sfn\|Ministry of Transport\|2023\|p=13}}
	}}		}}


⚫	==References==
			==See also==
			* ]

		⚫	== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

			== Sources ==
			{{refbegin}}
		⚫	* {{cite web\|url-status=usurped\|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DGSN\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DGSN\|archive-date=2019-03-05\|title=Airport information for DGSN\|website=World Aero Data\|ref={{harvid\|World Aero Data\|2019}}}}
			* {{cite report\|url=https://www.gacl.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sunyani-Airport-Project-Brochure-V8_compressed49631-2.pdf\|title=Commissioning of Sunyani Airport Project\|publisher=]\|date=3 August 2022\|access-date=29 October 2024\|ref={{harvid\|GANL\|2022}}}}
			* {{cite news\|date=20 September 2022\|url=https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2022/09/20/sunyani-airport-resumes-operations-after-six-years/\|title=Sunyani Airport resumes operations after six years\|publisher=Ghana Business News\|access-date=29 October 2024\|ref={{harvid\|Ghana Business News\|2022}}}}
			* {{cite web\|url=https://mot.gov.gh/files/resources/Catalogue_of_Investment_Projects_MOT_Feb._2023.pdf\|title=CATALOGUE OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS\|date=December 2023\|agency=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=29 October 2024\|ref={{harvid\|Ministry of Transport\|2023}}}}
			* {{Cite Google Maps\|url=https://maps.google.com/?ll=7.360998,-2.328951&spn=0.020217,0.017166&t=h&z=16\|access-date=29 October 2024\|ref={{harvid\|Google Maps\|2024}}}}
			* {{cite news\|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2022/08/nana-addo-commissions-phase-1-of-sunyani-airport/\|date=3 August 2022\|title=Nana Addo commissions phase 1 of Sunyani Airport\|publisher=Citi Newsroom\|accessdate=29 October 2024\|ref={{harvid\|Citi Newsroom\|2022}}}}
			*
			{{refend}}

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Latest revision as of 02:03, 30 October 2024

Airport serving Sunyani, Bono Region, Ghana

Sunyani Airport

Front-view of the passenger terminal and air control tower

IATA: NYI
ICAO: DGSN

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Ghana Airports Company Limited

Serves

Bono

Location

Sunyani, Bono

Opened

1974

Hub for

Passion Air

Elevation AMSL

1,014 ft / 309 m

Coordinates

07°21′42″N 002°19′43″W / 7.36167°N 2.32861°W / 7.36167; -2.32861

Website

gacl.com.gh

Map

NYILocation of airport in Bono, GhanaShow map of Ghana

NYINYI (Africa)Show map of Africa

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
07/25	1,400	4,800	Asphalt

Source: DAFIF, official website, Google Maps.

Sunyani Airport (IATA: NYI, ICAO: DGSN) is a regional airport serving the city of Sunyani, Bono, Ghana. Thee airport is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the city centre and 110 km (68 mi) from Kumasi. It is own and operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited. The airport closed in 2015 and reopened in 2022 after the first phase of its rehabilitation project was completed. The project is currently on its second phase.

History

The airport was originally built in 1942 as an airstrip used by the Allies during World War II. The airstrip was later abandoned. In 1969, the Busia government started a project to upgrade the airstrip into an fully-fledged airport and it officially opened on 13 July 1974.

Due to reasons such as visible deterioration of the airport's overall infrastructural status, which included fractures and portholes seen on the runway, in 2016 the facility's operations were halted. In 2019, a rehabilitation project consisting of three phases commenced. The first phase of the project was anticipated to be completed in around nine months, but after delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the due date was pushed back and it was completed on July 2022.

The second phase, which is estimated to cost around US$36,345,025.1, focuses on making the airport more suited for full commercial operations and accessibility for larger aircraft. This phase would extend the existing runway to a minimum length of 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) including the runway safety areas.

Facilities

Accounting for all of the facilities below, the airport have the maximum capacity of handling around 100 passengers per hour.

Runway

The airport has one runway, which as of 2022 is currently undergoing upgrades during the airport's rehabilitation project. After the initial works, the airport's total runway's length is 1,520 metres (4,990 ft), consisting of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) of paved surface and 60 metres (200 ft) of unpaved runway safety area on both ends of the runway.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Passion Air	Accra

References

World Aero Data 2019.
Airport information for NYI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^ Ghana Airports Company Limited 2022, p. 7. sfn error: no target: CITEREFGhana_Airports_Company_Limited2022 (help)
Google Maps 2024.
"Google Maps Distance Calculator". Daft Logic. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
Ministry of Transport 2023, p. 12.
Ghana Business News 2022.
^ Ministry of Transport 2023, p. 13.
Citi Newsroom 2022.

Sources

"Airport information for DGSN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Commissioning of Sunyani Airport Project (PDF) (Report). Ghana Airports Company Limited. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
"Sunyani Airport resumes operations after six years". Ghana Business News. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
"CATALOGUE OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS" (PDF). Government of Ghana. Ministry of Transport. December 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
"Sunyani Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
"Nana Addo commissions phase 1 of Sunyani Airport". Citi Newsroom. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

External links

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Accra (Kotoka International) Ho Kumasi Navrongo Obuasi Sunyani Takoradi Tamale Wa Yendi

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