AirportsPrempeh I International Airport is a large airport serving Kumasi, in Ashanti Region, Ghana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KMS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KMS
- ICAO code
- DGSI
- City
- Kumasi
- State or region
- Ashanti Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.7146° N, 1.5908° W
- Elevation
- 287 m (942 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,320 m (7,612 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KMS means Prempeh I International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DGSI. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.7146° N, 1.5908° W. It stands 287 metres (942 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
Prempeh I International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,320 metres (7,612 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Ghana on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,320 m 7,612 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunyani AirportSunyani | NYI | 109 km |
| Kotoka International AirportAccra | ACC | 200 km |
| Takoradi AirportSekondi-Takoradi | TKD | 203 km |
| Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ABJ | 305 km |
| Lomé–Tokoin International AirportLomé, Togo | LFW | 320 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,548 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,135 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,376 km | 8 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,978 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,022 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,992 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,710 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,820 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,893 km | 19 h 40 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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