ACC · Accra, Ghana
Kotoka International Airport.
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Accra International Airport
International airport in Accra, Ghana
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ACC
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2090; ident DGAA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
ghanaairports.com.gh
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Accra International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ACC / DGAA
OurAirports ident
DGAA
GPS / local code
DGAA
ISO region
GH-AA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
ghanaairports.com.gh
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q177689
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GMT · UTC+00:00
Time zone
GMT
Africa/Accra · UTC+00:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
6.4 km
Approximate distance to central Accra.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Accra
Languages
English
Currency
GHS (₵)
Country area
238,533 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,165 ft / 3,403 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Ghana Airports Company Limited
Owner / entity
Q177689
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Kotoka International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Accra, Ghana. Accra's built-up core sits roughly 6.4 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Accra (UTC+00:00, GMT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Kotoka International Airport (ACC / DGAA) is at 5.6052° N, 0.1668° W, elevation 205 ft (62 m), serving Accra, Ghana.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Accra is in Ghana (capital Accra); on Africa/Accra (GMT, UTC+00:00); working languages: English; currency: GHS (₵).
Distance from central Accra: 6 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ACC.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Kotoka International Airport (ACC / DGAA)
Accra International Airport · International airport in Accra, Ghana
Source identifiers
DGAA · DGAA · GH-AA
ghanaairports.com.gh · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Osu
osu · 5.8 km from ACC
Ghana · Africa/Accra · +0h · population 44,000 · city coordinates 5.5573, -0.1864
2. Accra
accra · 6.4 km from ACC
Ghana · Africa/Accra · +0h · population 1,963,264 · city coordinates 5.5560, -0.1969
3. Medina Estates
medina-estates · 6.8 km from ACC
Ghana · Africa/Accra · +0h · population 101,207 · city coordinates 5.6658, -0.1631
4. Teshi Old Town
teshi-old-town · 7.0 km from ACC
Ghana · Africa/Accra · +0h · population 144,013 · city coordinates 5.5836, -0.1072
5. Dome
dome · 9.1 km from ACC
Ghana · Africa/Accra · +0h · population 48,285 · city coordinates 5.6500, -0.2361
6. Nungua
nungua · 9.9 km from ACC
Ghana · Africa/Accra · +0h · population 70,483 · city coordinates 5.6010, -0.0771
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. LFW DXXX
Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Lomé
169 km from ACC · Africa/Lome · +0h · elevation 72 ft (22 m) · airport coordinates 6.1656, 1.2545
2. KMS DGSI
Prempeh I International Airport · Kumasi
200 km from ACC · Africa/Accra · +0h · elevation 942 ft (287 m) · airport coordinates 6.7146, -1.5908
3. LOS DNMM
Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Lagos
401 km from ACC · Africa/Lagos · +1h · elevation 135 ft (41 m) · airport coordinates 6.5774, 3.3212
Route-time reference set
1. ACC-LFW
Lomé · 169 km · 1h 3m
Africa/Lome · +0h from ACC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ACC-KMS
Kumasi · 200 km · 1h 5m
Africa/Accra · +0h from ACC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ACC-LOS
Lagos · 401 km · 1h 20m
Africa/Lagos · +1h from ACC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,165 ft / 3,403 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ACC.
Runway identifiers
03/21
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. KMS DGSI
Prempeh I International Airport · Kumasi · 200 km from ACC
large airport · Africa/Accra · ghana · 942 ft (287 m) · 6.7146, -1.5908
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which has its offices on the airport property.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ACC.
Country and authority
ACC sits in Ghana (Republic of Ghana), whose capital is Accra. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Western Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: GHS (₵). ACC is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport in Accra, Ghana. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q177689 · Accra International Airport. Administrative area: Accra Metropolitan District · La-Dade-Kotopon Municipal District. Named after: Accra · Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka
Field and clock profile
Kotoka International Airport is a near sea-level field at 205 ft (62 m), positioned at 5.6052° N, 0.1668° W in the Northern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,165 ft / 3,403 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Accra (GMT, UTC+00:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Osu is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.8 km. LFW Lomé is the closest retained airport alternative at 169 km.
Country airport peers
ACC is compared with KMS Kumasi at 200 km inside the retained Ghana airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ACC-LFW Lomé: 169 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. ACC-KMS Kumasi: 200 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. ACC-LOS Lagos: 401 km, about 1h 20m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident DGAA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. ghanaairports.com.gh is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,165 ft / 3,403 m
Runway identifiers
03/21
OurAirports classifies ACC as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Accra.
ACC (DGAA) is a near sea-level field at 205 ft (62 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ACC sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ACC's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,165 ft / 3,403 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Ghana Airports Company Limited is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ACC.
- The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which has its offices on the airport property.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at ghanaairports.com.gh, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ACC
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ACC uses Africa/Accra (GMT, UTC+00:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Kotoka International Airport is about 6.4 km from central Accra; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
LFW Lomé is the closest retained alternate at 169 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
ghanaairports.com.gh is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ACC inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ACC ranks #1 in the curated Ghana airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ACC shares Africa/Accra with KMS Kumasi GH. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ACC is 205 ft (62 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include HFE 207 ft (63 m) (2 ft delta) · LGW 202 ft (62 m) (3 ft delta) · HAV 210 ft (64 m) (5 ft delta) · MBA 200 ft (61 m) (5 ft delta) · VRA 210 ft (64 m) (5 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ACC's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are LFW 169 km +0h · KMS 200 km +0h · LOS 401 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lomé | LFW | 169 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kumasi | KMS | 200 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Lagos | LOS | 401 km | 1h 20m | +1h | --:--:-- |
ACC to LFW
Lomé
Distance 169 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone Africa/Lome is +0h from ACC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ACC to KMS
Kumasi
Distance 200 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone Africa/Accra is +0h from ACC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ACC to LOS
Lagos
Distance 401 km; estimated travel window 1h 20m; destination zone Africa/Lagos is +1h from ACC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Accra is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Accra is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Kotoka International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ACC, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Osu
osu · 5.8 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Accra
accra · 6.4 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Medina Estates
medina-estates · 6.8 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Teshi Old Town
teshi-old-town · 7.0 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dome
dome · 9.1 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nungua
nungua · 9.9 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
New Achimota
new-achimota · 10 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Taifa
taifa · 11 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Adenta
adenta · 12 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Awoshi
awoshi · 13 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sakumona
sakumona · 13 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gbawe
gbawe · 16 km · Africa/Accra
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Kotoka International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Lomé (LFW), Kumasi (KMS), Lagos (LOS). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,165 ft / 3,403 m; identifiers 03/21.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Ghana Airports Company Limited.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ACC. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Lomé–Tokoin International AirportLFW
Lomé · large airport
- Distance
- 169 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 72 ft (22 m)
Compare against LFW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Prempeh I International AirportKMS
Kumasi · large airport
- Distance
- 200 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 942 ft (287 m)
Compare against KMS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Murtala Muhammed International AirportLOS
Lagos · large airport
- Distance
- 401 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 135 ft (41 m)
Compare against LOS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Kotoka International Airport (ACC) in?▾
Kotoka International Airport is in the Africa/Accra timezone (UTC+00:00, GMT).
What are the codes for Kotoka International Airport?▾
Kotoka International Airport uses IATA code ACC and ICAO code DGAA.
Where is Kotoka International Airport located?▾
Kotoka International Airport is located in Accra, Ghana at coordinates 5.6052° N, 0.1668° W, with an elevation of 205 ft (62 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Kotoka International Airport from central Accra?▾
Kotoka International Airport sits roughly 6.4 km from the nearest mapped city center for Accra.
Which route reference is most useful from ACC?▾
Lomé (LFW) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 3m, destination timezone Africa/Lome, and a +0h difference from ACC.
What other airports in Ghana are close peers to ACC?▾
ACC's curated peers in Ghana on this site include KMS Kumasi.
How many runways does Kotoka International Airport have?▾
Kotoka International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,165 ft / 3,403 m; identifiers include 03/21.