AirportsKotoka International Airport is a large airport serving Accra, in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ACC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ACC
- ICAO code
- DGAA
- City
- Accra
- State or region
- Greater Accra Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 5.6052° N, 0.1668° W
- Elevation
- 62 m (205 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,403 m (11,165 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ACC means Kotoka International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DGAA. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.6052° N, 0.1668° W. It stands 62 metres (205 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Accra, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kotoka International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,403 metres (11,165 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Ghana on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,403 m 11,165 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lomé–Tokoin International AirportLomé, Togo | LFW | 169 km |
| Takoradi AirportSekondi-Takoradi | TKD | 195 km |
| Prempeh I International AirportKumasi | KMS | 200 km |
| Cotonou Cadjehoun International AirportCotonou, Benin | COO | 294 km |
| Sunyani AirportSunyani | NYI | 309 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,467 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,024 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,290 km | 8 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,100 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,222 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,192 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,559 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,818 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,697 km | 19 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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