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Aerodrome Data

The Cotonou Cardinal Bernadin Gantin International Airport (IATA: COO, ICAO: DBBB) is an international airport serving Cotonou and Porto-Novo, the capital of Bénin. The airport is situated in the Cotonou neighbourhood of Cadjehoun and is named after Cardinal Bernadin Gantin who served as a Cardinal to the Catholic Church.

Aerodrome Details

Cotonou Cardinal Bernadin Gantin International
ICAO DBBB
IATA COO
Elevation 19ft
Transition Altitude 3100ft
Transition Level By ATC (See TL Table)
Mag Variation 2º W

Transition Levels

The following table should be used to determine the Transition Level for the Cotonou Airport (DBBB).

QNH Range TL
946 - 962 65
963 - 979 60
980 - 996 55
995 - 1013 50
1014 - 1029 45
1030 - 1046 40
1047 - 1099 35

Declared Distances

Runway Course TORA TODA ASDA LDA Remarks
06 055º 2400 2555 2460 2400 -
24 235º 2400 2400 2460 2400 -

Radio Navigation & Landing Aids

Type ID Frequency Remarks
VOR DME TYE 113.300 MHz -
UHF DME TYE CH 80X -
NDB CO 284 KHz -
ILS LOC CN 109.500 APP COURSE 235º

Aprons

Apron Stands Remarks
Freight Apron 1-3 -
Presidential Apron 4A, 4B, 5, 6 -
Civillian Terminal 7-10 -
Military Terminal 11 -
Maintenance Apron 12, 13A, 13B -

ATS Frequencies

Position Callsign Frequency Remarks
DBBB_TWR Cotonou Tower 118.700 -
DBBB_APP Cotonou Approach 125.900 -
DXXX_CTR Lomé Control 124.600 Covers Bénin and Togo
DGAC_CTR Accra Control 130.900 Bandboxes over Lomé Control

Airspace

Airspace Class Owner Limits Remarks
Cotonou CTR C DBBB_TWR GND - A010 Military and Civil aerodrome
Cotonou TMA C DBBB_APP GND - FL160 -
Lomé ACC B DXXX_CTR A010 - FL155 -
Lomé ACC A DXXX_CTR FL155 - FL460 -