AirportsTakoradi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sekondi-Takoradi, in Western Region, Ghana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TKD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TKD
- ICAO code
- DGTK
- City
- Sekondi-Takoradi
- State or region
- Western Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.8961° N, 1.7748° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,751 m (5,745 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TKD means Takoradi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DGTK. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.8961° N, 1.7748° W. It stands 6 metres (21 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
Takoradi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,751 metres (5,745 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Ghana on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,751 m 5,745 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kotoka International AirportAccra | ACC | 195 km |
| Prempeh I International AirportKumasi | KMS | 203 km |
| Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ABJ | 242 km |
| Sunyani AirportSunyani | NYI | 281 km |
| Lomé–Tokoin International AirportLomé, Togo | LFW | 364 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,661 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,218 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,484 km | 8 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,180 km | 6 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,139 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,102 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,741 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,991 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,746 km | 19 h 30 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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