Takoradi Airport

Takoradi Airport
IATA: TKD – ICAO: DGTK
Summary
Airport type		Military
Location		Takoradi, Ghana
Elevation AMSL		21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		04°53′45″N 001°46′29″W / 4.89583°N 1.77472°W / 4.89583; -1.77472
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
04/22	1,751	5,745	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Takoradi Airport (IATA: TKD, ICAO: DGTK) is an airport in Sekondi-Takoradi, a city in the Western Region of Ghana.^[1][2]

During World War II, Takoradi Airport was a major stop on the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command Trans-Africa Ferry Route, as an intermediate stop between Monrovia-Roberts Field, Liberia and Apapa Airport, Nigeria.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Antrak Air	Accra
CTK - CiTylinK	Accra
Starbow Airlines	Accra

Accidents and incidents

• On 24 April 1969, Douglas C-47A 9G-AAF of Ghana Airways crashed on approach to Takoradi Airport, killing one passenger of the 33 passengers and crew. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Kotoka Airport, Accra.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for DGTK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
2. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for TKD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
3. ^ "9G-AAF Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690424-1. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 

External links

• Current weather for DGTK at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for TKD at Aviation Safety Network