Lomé–Tokoin International Airport

Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Lomé-Tokoin) (Template:Comma separated entries), 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 the capacity for up to 2 million passengers annually.

Statistics

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, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014) Togo First (Years 2019, 2020)

Gallery

• 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.
• 22 October 1977: a Lockheed L-749A-79-52 Constellation (N273R) of Lanzair, a stationary British cargo airline, was destroyed by fire.
• 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.