Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Nigeria: a Brief Profile

Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos

This is the busiest airport in Nigeria. It was built during the WWII. It has two terminals: the International and Cargo; and the Domestic terminals. Until 1970s, it was known as Lagos international Airport. Its current name was after the Murtala Muhammed, a military head of state of Nigeria from 1975-1976.


This prime airport of Nigeria is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Statistics for Murtala Muhammed International Airport

Year Total passengers % Increase Freight (tons) Total Aircraft movements
2003 3,362,464 -% 51,826 62,439
2004 3,576,189 6% 89,496 67,208
2005 3,817,338 6.3% 63,807 70,893
2006 3,848,757 0.8% 83,598 74,650
2007 4,162,424 7.5% 81,537
2008 5,136,920 23.4% 77,472
2009 5,644,572 9.9% 84,588
2010 6,273,454 11.1% 96,919
2011 6,748,290 7.6% 105,215
2012 10,066,460 49.17%
2013 15,176,998 50.8%
2014 20,225,448 50.9%

Source: Wikipedia



Airliners that are based in the airport include: Aero Contractors, Arik Air, Medview Airline, Air Peace and others.