President Akufo-Addo To Commission Prempeh I Airport

President Akufo-Akufo will be in Kumasi  on Friday  to  commission the Nana Agyemang Prempeh I Airport, formerly Kumasi Airport.

Work on Phase Two (2) of the Kumasi Airport Project began in 2018. It includes the construction of a new Terminal Building to handle one million passengers per annum, two boarding bridges, a road network, perimeter fence, a substation and parking lot among others. The cost of the expansion work is estimated at £66,350,000.

The Project Contractor was Messrs Contracta Construction UK Limited.

Phase three of the Kumasi Airport Expansion Project involves the extension of the existing runway pavement from 1,981 meters to 2,320 meters, construction of new taxi link and two Apron Parking Stands, an Air Traffic Control Building, and a Fire Station among others. The cost for this phase is estimated at £58,900,000.

The Kumasi Airport is currently served by two domestic carriers namely: Africa World Airlines (AWA) and Passion Air.

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