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Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport

Aéroport international Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
ServesLomé
LocationLomé, Togo
Hub forASKY Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines
Elevation AMSL72 ft / 22 m
Coordinates06°09′56.2″N 01°15′16.24″E / 6.165611°N 1.2545111°E / 6.165611; 1.2545111
Websiteaeroportdelome.com
Map
LFW is located in Togo
LFW
LFW
Location of airport in Togo
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,847 3,001 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers616,800
Source: [1]

Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Lomé-Tokoin) (IATA: LFW, ICAO: DXXX), also known as Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport (French: Aéroport international Gnassingbé Eyadéma), is an international airport serving Lomé, the capital of Togo. ASKY Airlines has its hub at the airport. The airport is named after Gnassingbé Eyadéma, the third President of Togo.

In 2014, the airport served 616,800 passengers. A new terminal at the airport opened in early 2016, with a capacity for up to 2 million passengers annually.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Burkina Cotonou, Ouagadougou
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan
Air France Niamey, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Peace Lagos[3]
ASKY Airlines Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Bamako, Bangui, Banjul, Bissau, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar–Diass, Douala, Freetown, Kinshasa–N'Djili, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda,[4] Monrovia–Roberts, N'Djamena, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta,[5] Niamey, Ouagadougou, Pointe-Noire, Praia,[6] São Tomé,[7] Yaoundé
Brussels Airlines Brussels
Ceiba Intercontinental Airlines Malabo
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Newark, Washington–Dulles[8]
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LFW airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year, official ACI statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons)		 Change from previous year
2005 218,966 Decrease6.6% 9,496 Decrease4.6% 2,977 Decrease12.9%
2006 297,769 Increase20.79% 12,101 Increase26.5% 3,801 Increase27.7%
2007 274,235 Decrease7.9% 14,875 Increase23.9% 3,422 Decrease10.0%
2008 264,464 Decrease3.6% 13,562 Decrease8.8% 3,531 Increase3.2%
2009 241,079 Decrease9.7% 10,400 Decrease30.4% 3,139 Increase12.5%
2010 307,246 Increase27.4% 9,252 Decrease11.0% 4,908 Increase56.4%
2011 551,608 Increase44.3% 8,983 Decrease3.0% 5,484 Increase10.5%
2012 472,313 Decrease14.4% 7,256 Decrease19.2% 4,431 Decrease19.2%
2013 589,416 Increase24.8% 6,413 Decrease11.6% 5,134 Increase15.9%
2014 616,800 Increase4.6% 9,670 Increase50.8% 5,448 Increase6.1%
2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2016 758,784 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2017 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2018 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2019 916,659 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2020 459,961 Decrease49.8% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sources: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2005,[9] 2006,[10] 2007,[11][12] 2011,[13] 2012,[14] 2013,[15] and 2014[16])
Togo First (Years 2019, 2020[17])
  • Lomé Airport terminal outside
    Lomé Airport terminal outside
  • Lomé Airport seen from street
    Lomé Airport seen from street
  • Lomé Airport arrivals terminal
    Lomé Airport arrivals terminal

Accidents and incidents

  • 26 December 1974: A Grumman American G-1159 Gulfstream II (5V-TAA) of the Togolese government crashed on approach to Lome from Niamey, killing 3 of the 6 occupants (the 3 crew were killed, but all 3 passengers survived). The plane was returning from a flight carrying Nigerien president Seyni Kountche back to Niger. The presidential jet was a replacement for a Douglas C-47 lost in January 1974.[18]
  • 22 October 1977: a Lockheed L-749A-79-52 Constellation (N273R) of Lanzair, a British cargo airline, was destroyed by fire while standing.[19]
  • 2 February 2008: a Boeing 747-2D7B (N527MC) on Atlas Air Flight 14 (Lome-Amsterdam) had its cargo break loose during takeoff, breaking through the bulkhead and causing severe damage which led to the plane being written off.[20]

References

  1. ^ List of the busiest airports in Africa
  2. ^ Togo: Lomé airport gets 'safe airport' certificate, 29 May 2015, "Togo: Lom? Airport gets 'safe airport' certificate". Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Air Peace Adds Lome Service From late-July 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Asky Airlines Plans Angola Launch in August 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ^ "ASKY AIRLINES ADDS LOME – NAIROBI IN 4Q23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ Liu, Jim. "Asky Airlines adds Cape Verde service from April 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Asky Airlines Adds Sao Tome et Principe Service From Oct 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines to Add D.C. Service, Nears Full U.S. Capacity Recovery | Business Travel News". 19 April 2022.
  9. ^ Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report
  10. ^ Airport Council International's 2006 World Airport Traffic Report
  11. ^ Airport Council International's 2007 World Airport Traffic Report
  12. ^ Airport Council International Archived 11 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine's 2009 World Airport Traffic Report
  13. ^ Airport Council International's 2011 World Airport Traffic Report
  14. ^ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  15. ^ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  16. ^ Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
  17. ^ Edoh, Esaïe (16 August 2021). "Covid-19 halved passenger traffic of Lomé's airport in 2020-2019". Togo First. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  18. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Grumman American G-1159 Gulfstream II 5V-TAA Lome Airport (LFW)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  19. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-749A-79-52 Constellation N273R Lome Airport (LFW)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  20. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-2D7B N527MC Lome Airport (LFW)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.


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