Delivery
!!! info Lomé does not have a dedicated Delivery frequency, as such all Delivery responsibilities are assumed by Lomé Tower (DXXX_TWR). Under no circumstances should a DXXX_DEL position ever be opened without prior approval from staff.
Cruise Level Rules
- The Togo Airspace operates with the RVSM standard table of Cruising Levels
- Traffic departing westbound are to be assigned even cruising levels, while traffic departing eastbound are to be assigned odd cruising levels.
Flight Plan Validation
The Preferred outbound routings for the Bénin/Togo FIRs from Lomé are tabulated below
| Exit Fix | Preferred Routing | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| EREKA | KETAT (U)L433 EREKA | - |
| POLTO | MONOS (U)L433 POLTO | - |
| KIPSA | MONOS (U)L433 TYE (U)A601 KIPSA | - |
| PAMPA | AMSOM UR983 PAMPA | - |
| TAMIL | Random Routing | - |
| BATIA | Random Routing | - |
| SENOR | Random Routing | - |
| TENTU | Random Routing | - |
| OPALA | Random Routing | - |
Departure Procedures & Initial Climbs
All IFR Traffic departing from Lomé are to be assigned a Standard Instrument Departure (SID). The following RNAV SIDs may be assigned.
Runway 22
| Fix | SID | SID Type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| KETAT | KETAT2S | RNAV | - |
| MIRBO | MIRBO2S | RNAV | - |
| AMSOM | AMSOM2S | RNAV | - |
| ONVAS | ONVAS2S | RNAV | - |
| PINKU | PINKU2S | RNAV | - |
| MONOS | MONOS2S | RNAV | - |
| GATKA | GATKA2S | RNAV | - |
| SABGO | SABGO2S | RNAV | - |
Runway 04
| Fix | SID | SID Type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| KETAT | KETAT2N | RNAV | - |
| MIRBO | MIRBO2N | RNAV | - |
| AMSOM | AMSOM2N | RNAV | - |
| ONVAS | ONVAS2N | RNAV | - |
| PINKU | PINKU2N | RNAV | - |
| MONOS | MONOS2N | RNAV | Traffic to Cotonou are to be assigned corresponding MONOS1G/1V STARs |
| GATKA | GATKA2N | RNAV | - |
| SABGO | SABGO2N | RNAV | - |
There are no standard initial climb clearance for traffic out of Lomé. As a guideline, traffic may be cleared up to FL240 given that it is coordinated appropriately with Cotonou Approach (if online).
Phraseology
IFR clearance with non standard departure.
Delivery Phraseology
"(callsign), cleared to (destination), KETAT2N departure, climb initially (FL), squawk (squawk)."
The runway in use is implied by the SID suffix and is therefore not given with the IFR clearance.
Non standard departures can also be issued at the discretion of the TMA controller. (DBBB_APP)
Delivery Phraseology
"(callsign), cleared to (destination), after departure runway 06, non standard maintain runway track, climb initially (FL), squawk (squawk)."