The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an MD-11, then departed from runway 24 at DBBB Cadjehoun Airport in Cotonou, Benin. The takeoff distance covered 48% of the runway, and the liftoff speed was 158 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 208 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 5-knot headwind.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead DBBB Cadjehoun Airport. The climb took 10 minutes to reach an altitude of 23,863 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,807 feet from the initial altitude of 1,055 feet. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 60 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 6 miles east of DXXX Lomé–Tokoin International Airport in Lomé, Togo, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a further 27 nautical miles.

The enroute descent started 8 miles northwest of Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana. The descent took 14 minutes to reduce the altitude from 23,856 feet to 1,530 feet, a decrease of 22,327 feet. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 67 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 21 at DGAA Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, was made from the north, with a heading of 201.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,301 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 21 was successful, with a touchdown point located 48 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 138 knots, which was considered good, and the touchdown rate was also good at -186 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect after the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees, resulting in a 1-knot crosswind and a 0-knot headwind.

The total landing distance was 1,866 meters, which covered 62% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 162 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 39 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,067 kilograms of fuel during the flight.