Lomé–Tokoin International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Lomé, Maritime Region (Togo)

IATA: LFW ICAO: DXXX

Longest Active Runway

9,847 ft

3,001 meters

Field Elevation

72 ft

22 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

6.1656°, 1.2545°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#596 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,068 of 7558

Top 14.1% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Togo)

#1 of 1 in TG

#1 of 2 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LFW in numbers: 9,847 ft longest runway · #596 of 650 published · #1,068 of 7,558 worldwide (top 14.1%) · #1 in Togo.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LFW lies at 22 m (72 ft), #479 of 650 published airports by elevation and 23.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Kotoka International Airport (ACC), 91.3 NM, 11,165 ft. ACC has the radius's longest runway, 1,318 ft more than LFW.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,847 ft (3,001 m)

LFW runway: 04/22 9,847 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). −1.5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04/22	9,847 ft (3001 m / 3.001 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Kotoka International Airport (Accra)	`ACC`	91.3 NM (169.1 km)	11,165 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →