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Lomé–Tokoin Airport

Lomé–Tokoin Airport

Lomé–Tokoin Airport (IATA: LFW, ICAO: DXXX), also known as Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport, is an airport in 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.

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

Lomé–Tokoin Airport

Gnassingbé Eyadéma International
Summary
Airport typeJoint (Civil and Military)
ServesLomé
LocationLomé, Togo
Hub forASKY Airlines
Elevation AMSL72 ft / 22 m
Coordinates06°09′56.2″N 01°15′16.24″E [14]
Websiteaeroportdelome.com [15]
Map
LFW is located in Togo
LFW
LFW
Location of Airport in Togo
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
04/229,8473,001Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers616,800

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air BurkinaCotonou, Ouagadougou
Air Côte d'IvoireAbidjan
Air FranceNiamey, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
ASKY AirlinesAbidjan, Abuja, Accra, Bamako, Bangui, Bissau, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar–Diass, Douala, Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Kinshasa–N'Djili, Lagos, Libreville, N'Djamena, Niamey, Ouagadougou, Pointe-Noire, Praia (begins 1 April 2020),[3] Yaoundé
Brussels AirlinesAccra, Brussels
Ceiba Intercontinental AirlinesMalabo
Ethiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa, Houston–Intercontinental (begins 16 December 2019),[4] Newark
Overland AirwaysCotonou, Lagos
Royal Air MarocAccra, Casablanca
TAP Air PortugalAccra, Lisbon (both end 26 October 2019)

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)
Change from previous year
2005218,966Decrease6.6%9,496Decrease4.6%2,977Decrease12.9%
2006297,769Increase20.79%12,101Increase26.5%3,801Increase27.7%
2007274,235Decrease7.9%14,875Increase23.9%3,422Decrease10.0%
2008264,464Decrease3.6%13,562Decrease8.8%3,531Increase3.2%
2009241,079Decrease9.7%10,400Decrease30.4%3,139Increase12.5%
2010307,246Increase27.4%9,252Decrease11.0%4,908Increase56.4%
2011551,608Increase44.3%8,983Decrease3.0%5,484Increase10.5%
2012472,313Decrease14.4%7,256Decrease19.2%4,431Decrease19.2%
2013589,416Increase24.8%6,413Decrease11.6%5,134Increase15.9%
2014616,800Increase4.6%9,670Increase50.8%5,448Increase6.1%

Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports(Years 2005,[5] 2006,[6] 2007,[7] [8] 2011,[9] 2012,[10] 2013,[11] and 2014[12])**

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