Ho Airport in Volta Region of Ghana

Ho Airport is a regional airport built to serve Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. The construction works for the Ho Airport Project began in 2015 and was completed in 2017. The project was in line with the Ghanaian government’s goal to have airports in each of the West African country’s regions.

As part of the project, the airport received a runway 1900m long and 30m wide, aprons, one ATC tower, and a new passenger terminal building with the capacity to handle 150,000 passengers p/a. It was also equipped with a commercial area for retail outlets, an underground fire safety area, a water storage tank, and a security fence not to mention baggage handling systems, boarding gates, and a CCTV system.

In total, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) spent $25 million to build the airport which did not open for commercial operation upon its completion until 2021.

Reported On April 2015

Ghana To Start Ho Airport Construction Project This Month

Volta Regional airport construction at the Tritrinu near Ho in Ghana will commence this month. This was revealed by the Volta Regional Minister, Ms. Helen Adjoa Ntoso during her presentation on the airport’s plan and design. The Volta Regional Minister handed over the construction site to the contractor on Tuesday this week to see preliminary works kick off.

In his presentation, Mr. Samuel Kofi Diame, the Falcom Crest Investment CEO, stated that the Ho airport project will be complete by end of 2016.

The Volta Regional Director of the Lands Commission, Mr. Gershon Tsra, said that 1,500 acres of the land for the airport construction project have been put aside.

Falcom Crest Investment Company won the contract to undertake the airport construction project. In her presentation, the Regional Minister urged contractors to speed up the work. More so, to ensure on-time completion of the project. Since the airport is important to the residents of the Volta Region.

Furthermore, Mr. Samuel Kofi Diame said the Ho Airfield MA School Complex, near the project site, will be relocated to allow for airport construction. Ghana has also been undertaking the Tamale airport construction project to extend the facility. However, the project will need more funding. Thereafter, Tamale strives to complete it by September 2015.

Aug 2015

Ho airport construction in Ghana to start soon

The Volta Regional airport construction in Ghana at the Tritrinu near Ho is set to commence soon. This was revealed by Ms. Helen Adjoa Ntoso the Volta Regional minister during her presentation on the airport plan and design. She handed over the construction site to the contractor on Tuesday to see some preliminary work kick-off.

The CEO of Falcom Crest Investment, Mr. Samuel Kofi Diame stated that the Ho airport project will be completed by end of 2016. In his recent presentation. Mr. Gershon Tsra The Volta Regional Director of the Lands Commission also said that 1,500 acres of land for the airport construction project have been set aside.

The Company has been awarded the contract to embark on the airport construction project. , the Regional Minister urged In her presentation that the contractors speed up the work in order to ensure on-time completion of the project since the airport meant a lot to the residents of the Volta Region.

Mr. Samuel Kofi Diame said that the Ho Airfield MA School Complex, which is near the project site, will have to be relocated to allow for the construction of the airport. Ghana has also been undertaking a Tamale airport construction project to extend the facility, and it has emerged this month that the project will need more funding.