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Airport serving Sunyani, Bono Region, Ghana

Sunyani Airport
Front-view of the passenger terminal and air control tower
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGhana Airports Company Limited
ServesBono
LocationSunyani, Bono
Opened1974
Hub forPassion Air
Elevation AMSL1,014 ft / 309 m
Coordinates07°21′42″N 002°19′43″W / 7.36167°N 2.32861°W / 7.36167; -2.32861
Websitegacl.com.gh
Map
NYI is located in GhanaNYINYILocation of airport in Bono, GhanaShow map of GhanaNYI is located in AfricaNYINYINYI (Africa)Show map of Africa
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
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

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Passion Air Accra


See also

References

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

Sources

External links

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