Yakubu Tali International Airport — Tamale, Ghana

Tamale Airport, designated TML and formally named for a respected Ghanaian traditional ruler, serves the largest city in Ghana's northern region, a commercial and administrative center considerably drier and hotter than the coastal south around Accra. The airport gained international status as Ghana sought to strengthen transport links to its less-developed northern regions, an area historically underserved compared to the more economically developed south where most of the country's infrastructure investment has concentrated. TML connects Tamale to Accra and Kumasi through domestic routes that serve business travelers, government officials, and residents of a region where road travel to the capital can take the better part of a day. Tamale itself functions as a gateway to nearby savanna landscapes and Mole National Park, one of Ghana's most significant wildlife reserves, home to elephants and other large mammals. The airport's modest scale reflects the lighter passenger volumes typical of Ghana's secondary cities relative to the capital.