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Antrak Air
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Airline in Ghana
Antrak Air was a Ghanaian scheduled airline based in the Airport Residential Area of Accra, Ghana. It started operations in September 2003 and operated scheduled domestic, regional and international services, as well as charter services in West Africa. Its main base was at Accra International Airport, Accra.2 It ceased to exist in 2012.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Antrak Air was a Ghanaian scheduled airline based in the Airport Residential Area of Accra, Ghana. It started operations in September 2003 and operated scheduled domestic, regional and international services, as well as charter services in West Africa. Its main base was at Accra International Airport, Accra.2
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Destinations
Antrak Air operated the following scheduled services (at April 2012):
Africa
Ghana
Accra - Accra International Airport
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Kumasi - Kumasi Airport
Tamale - Tamale Airport
Sunyani - Sunyani Airport
Takoradi - Takoradi Airport
Antrak Air was a legally designated carrier of Ghana to numerous countries worldwide, including the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.
In September 2011, Antrak Air filed a legal challenge seeking an injunction to suspend operations of new competitor Starbow Airlines.
Fleet
The Antrak Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of July 2012):
1 ATR-42 (cargo)
3 ATR-72 (leased from Swiftair)
From Wikipedia’s article on Antrak Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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Accidents and incidents
On 22 May 2012, an Antrak Air ATR-42 flying from Tamale to Accra with 33 passengers and four crew caught fire on departure from Tamale Airport. Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft and no fatalities were reported.
In April 2007, an engine fire occurred on the right engine of an ATR-42 with the registration number of 9G-ANT. This flight was operating the last evening flight from Kumasi to Accra with over 30 passengers. The aircraft landed safely with one engine (left engine) in Accra.
From Wikipedia’s article on Antrak Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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- WikipediaAntrak Air
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- WikidataQ608961
Sources
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- 1WikidataAntrak Air on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAntrak Air on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAntrak Air logo by vectored by FOX 52, Public domain
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsAntrak Air photo by Kenneth Iwelumo, GFDL 1.2