Lomé–Tokoin International Airport ( French: ''Aéroport international de Lomé-Tokoin'') , also known as Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport ( French: ''Aéroport international Gnassingbé Eyadéma''), is an

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serving

Lomé Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

, the capital of

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

. ASKY Airlines has its hub at the airport. The airport is named after

Gnassingbé Eyadéma Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Eyadéma Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was a Togolese military officer and politician who served as the third president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immed ...

, 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.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Gallery

File:Lomé Airport.jpg, Lomé Airport terminal outside File:Lomé Airport street.jpg, Lomé Airport seen from street File:Lome Airport.jpg, 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

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, 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

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. 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

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Flight 14 (Lome-

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) had its cargo break loose during takeoff, breaking through the bulkhead and causing severe damage which led to the plane being written off.

References

Airports in Togo Buildings and structures in Lomé {{Togo-airport-stub