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Ghana Airports Company Aims to Start Wa and Bolgatanga Airport Works Before Year-End
GACL says work on a new Bolgatanga airport and an upgrade of Wa Airport should begin before the end of 2026, funded by an airport charge.
Construction of a new airport in Bolgatanga and an upgrade of Wa Airport are expected to begin before the end of 2026, the Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, has said, according to 3News.
Speaking at GACL’s 20th anniversary lecture and awards ceremony in Accra on Monday, November 9, she said the company hoped to break ground this year on three regional projects: Wa, Bolgatanga and Sunyani.
What is planned
In the Upper West, the Wa Airport works include a longer runway and a new passenger terminal. The Bolgatanga airport will be built on a new site to serve travellers in the Upper East Region. Sunyani is also due for a runway extension, a new control tower and a new terminal.
The projects fall under a 10-year capital investment programme funded by the Airport Infrastructure Development Charge, which is also paying for works at Kumasi Airport and Accra’s Kotoka International Airport.
Ms Opare said GACL was also exploring direct flights between regional cities, so that passengers could travel, for example, from Tamale to Wa without routing through Accra.
A long-awaited project
The Upper East has waited years for an airport. In January, GACL officials inspected the proposed Bolgatanga site and said construction could begin by mid-2026, the Ghana News Agency reported at the time. President John Dramani Mahama has also said work on the Bolgatanga airport would start by the end of 2026.
GACL did not give a specific start date or cost for the Wa and Bolgatanga projects.
Source: 3News — https://3news.com/business/gacl-wa-bolgatanga-sunyani-airport-projects-year-end ; Ghana News Agency (background) — https://gna.org.gh/2026/01/bolgatanga-airport-construction-expected-to-begin-by-mid-2026-gacl/
