Lomé–Tokoin International Airport

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. In 2014, the airport served 616,800 passengers. ASKY Airlines, a subsidiary of Ethiopian Airlines, has its hub at the airport. The airport is named after Gnassingbé Eyadéma, the third President of Togo.

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
Websiteaeroportdelome.com
Map
LFW is located in Togo
LFW
LFW
Location of airport in Togo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,847 3,001 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers616,800
Source: [1]

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
ASKY Airlines Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Bamako, Bangui, Banjul, Bissau, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar–Diass, Douala, Freetown, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo (suspended), Kinshasa–N'Djili, Lagos, Libreville, Monrovia–Roberts, N'Djamena, Niamey, Ouagadougou, Pointe-Noire, Praia,[3] São Tomé,[4] Yaoundé
Brussels Airlines Brussels
Ceiba Intercontinental Airlines Malabo
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Newark, New York–JFK (ends 3 June 2023),[5] Washington–Dulles[6]
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at LFW airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year, official ACI statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 218,966Decrease6.6%9,496Decrease4.6%2,977Decrease12.9%
2006 297,769Increase20.79%12,101Increase26.5%3,801Increase27.7%
2007 274,235Decrease7.9%14,875Increase23.9%3,422Decrease10.0%
2008 264,464Decrease3.6%13,562Decrease8.8%3,531Increase3.2%
2009 241,079Decrease9.7%10,400Decrease30.4%3,139Increase12.5%
2010 307,246Increase27.4%9,252Decrease11.0%4,908Increase56.4%
2011 551,608Increase44.3%8,983Decrease3.0%5,484Increase10.5%
2012 472,313Decrease14.4%7,256Decrease19.2%4,431Decrease19.2%
2013 589,416Increase24.8%6,413Decrease11.6%5,134Increase15.9%
2014 616,800Increase4.6%9,670Increase50.8%5,448Increase6.1%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2005,[7] 2006,[8] 2007,[9][10] 2011,[11] 2012,[12] 2013,[13] and 2014[14])
  • 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

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. Liu, Jim. "Asky Airlines adds Cape Verde service from April 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. "Asky Airlines Adds Sao Tome et Principe Service From Oct 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. "Ethiopian Airlines Expands New York Flights From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. "Ethiopian Airlines to Add D.C. Service, Nears Full U.S. Capacity Recovery | Business Travel News".
  7. Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report
  8. Airport Council International's 2006 World Airport Traffic Report
  9. Airport Council International's 2007 World Airport Traffic Report
  10. Airport Council International Archived 11 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine's 2009 World Airport Traffic Report
  11. Airport Council International's 2011 World Airport Traffic Report
  12. Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  13. Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  14. Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
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