Prempeh I International Airport
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Prempeh I International Airport (IATA: KMS, ICAO: DGSI) is an international airport in Ghana serving Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, other regions in the middle belt of Ghana as well as the northern part of Ghana.[2][3][4] In 2023, the airport handled over 400,000 passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Ghana after Kotoka International Airport in Accra.[5]
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Airport type | Domestic airport | ||||||||||
Owner | Ghana Airports Company Limited | ||||||||||
Serves | Kumasi | ||||||||||
Location | Kumasi, Ghana | ||||||||||
Opened | 1943 | ||||||||||
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (0+) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | GMT (1+) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 942 ft / 287 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 06°42′52″N 001°35′26″W | ||||||||||
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Prempeh I International Airport is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Kumasi. It was changed from a military base to an airport in 1999. The airport has undergone several renovation and expansion projects to help push its status as an international airport.[6]