Prempeh I International Airport
Prempeh I International Airport
Prempeh I International Airport (IATA: KMS, ICAO: DGSI) is an international airport in Ghana serving Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, other regions in the middle belt of Ghana as well as the northern part of Ghana. In 2024, the airport handled over 453,201 passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Ghana after Accra International Airport in Accra. in September 2024, its name changed from Kumasi Airport to Prempeh I International Airport, named after the Asante King Prempeh I. Prempeh I International Airport is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Kumasi. It was changed from a Military Base to an airport in 1999. The airport has undergone several renovation and expansion projects to help push its status as an international airport.
Location
6.715°N, 1.591°O · 287 m s. n. m. (942 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Tower
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Approval to start an airport in Kumasi by the then British Government was obtained in 1940, even though the land acquisition documentation was completed and paid for in 1947. Prior to that, in 1943, the Kumasi Airport had been completed and was in use. The airport was started as a military air force base for the British Royal Air Force during World War II.
In 1958 and 1959, the Government of Ghana made extensive developments on the runway, navigational facilities, and human resources to ensure the enhancement of internal airline operations.
In the late 1970s, there was a major uplift through the installation of runway and Taxiway lights and an extension of the main runway to the southern part of the Airport.
On 1 December 1993 a new Terminal building and the installation of a VOR/DME were commissioned by President Jerry John Rawlings. The airport was changed from a fully military base into a domestic airport in 1999.
In 2008, renovation works were done by Bans Consult Limited at the airport, including the rehabilitation of the arrival and departure halls, the control room, the rescue and fire station, and the construction of a VIP Lounge ahead of the African Cup of Nations 2008 (CAN 2008) which Ghana was hosting.
Airlines operating here · 2
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Prempeh I International Airport (KMS). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KMS
MLA
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Chicago
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BibTeX
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title = {{Prempeh I International Airport (KMS)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
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date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KMS}},
urldate = {2026-10-16},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}Wikipedia
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