Helicopters for Sale in Ghana

Offshore contracts and VIP charter, Ghana's two markets

Takoradi Airport is the offshore base for the Jubilee and TEN fields. NHV operates Airbus H175s here under contract to Tullow Oil, and PHI Century runs a Sikorsky S-92A base with its own hangar, parts store and maintenance office. Neither of those types trades often on the private pre-owned market, they are specialised contract fleets, but they set the tone for what serious offshore-adjacent flying looks like in Ghana.

Kotoka International Airport in Accra carries the other track: VIP and business-charter work, with West African Helicopters Ltd and charter brokers such as Flapper operating from there, plus onward links to the Takoradi oil and mining corridor. If you are buying rather than chartering, this second track, lighter singles and VIP-capable twins, is where a private purchase realistically sits.

What your budget buys

Four tiers cover the realistic private-buyer market in Ghana, from an entry piston to a genuine medium twin. Ranges are pre-owned, as of 2026.

A note on the medium twin tier

AvBuyer identifies the AW139 as the single most-numerous turbine helicopter type in Africa. Ghana's own offshore contracts run H175s and S-92As rather than AW139s, but for a private buyer wanting genuine medium-twin, offshore-adjacent capability it is the most liquid used option on the continent, with parts and pilot experience easiest to find.

Buying with us, step by step

1. Tell us the mission, Accra VIP charter, Takoradi-adjacent utility work, or private flying, and your budget, over WhatsApp.
2. We shortlist airframes matched to that mission from our sourcing network, with logbooks up front.
3. A pre-purchase inspection follows, with the checks that matter for the specific model you have chosen.
4. We coordinate the GCAA registration paperwork and confirm the HS classification for your specific airframe with a licensed customs broker before you sign.
5. Handover, and on request an introduction to a maintenance provider for the first scheduled service.

Our Ghana maintenance page covers ATAM Ghana and the wider AMO picture, and our Ghana services hub has charter and operator context beyond the sale. Buyers comparing West African offshore markets also look at helicopters for sale in Nigeria. Two guides go further: offshore helicopter requirements for West Africa, and our used turbine helicopter checklist if you are stepping up from a piston single.

GCAA registration and import duty

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority administers the civil register under the 9G- prefix, with remotely piloted aircraft using a distinct 9GR- sub-prefix. General import duty applies according to HS code, and Ghana's revised Customs Act made aircraft spare parts duty-free for domestic airlines, but whether that extends to a complete helicopter import depends on its specific HS classification.

Standard VAT applies to imports that are not specifically exempted. Classification and the resulting landed cost should be confirmed with the Ghana Revenue Authority Customs Division, or with a licensed customs broker working from your airframe's actual HS code, before you commit to a price.

• 9G- registration issued by the GCAA
• Spare parts are duty-free for domestic airlines, a complete helicopter import is assessed on its own HS classification
• Standard VAT applies unless a specific exemption is confirmed
• Get a landed-cost calculation from the GRA Customs Division or a licensed broker before you sign