President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod on Thursday, August 27, 2026, for a multi-storey car park and airport hotel complex at the Accra International Airport.
The project will include a seven-storey car park with more than 2,000 parking bays, two hotels, a pedestrian connection to the terminal building, and a shopping mall with a food court, retail space and offices for rent. It will also have a sky lounge and an observation deck overlooking aircraft landings and take-offs.
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, announced the planned sod-cutting on Tuesday, outlining the same list of facilities: the seven-storey car park, two hotels, pedestrian connector, more than 2,000 parking bays, shopping mall, retail and office spaces, sky lounge and sky observatory for aircraft viewing.
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, had earlier told Parliament's Committee on Roads and Transportation that the existing Terminal 3 car park, with space for only 513 vehicles, was insufficient for current passenger numbers. She said the contractor for the new facility had already begun mobilising to site.
The project is expected to be completed within 24 months and is being financed through the Airport Infrastructure Development Charge, a levy on departing passengers which took effect in April 2026.
