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Murtala Muhammed Airport
Airport Directory » Nigeria » Lagos » Murtala Muhammed AirportCoordinates: 06°34′38″N 003°19′16″E / 6.57722°N 3.32111°E / 6.57722; 3.32111
Murtala Muhammed International Airport (IATA: LOS, ICAO: DNMM) is turn up in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the leading airport assisting the town of Lagos, southwestern Nigeria and the entire state. Originally known as Lagos International Airport, it was renamed midway during building after a former Nigerian armed forces head of province Murtala Muhammed. The international depot was patterned after Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The airport opened officially on 15 March 1979.
Murtala Muhammed International Airport dwells of an international and a domestic depot, turn up approximately 1 kilometer from each other. Both depots part the same landing track. The domestic depot was relocated to the old Lagos domestic depot in 2000 after a fire. A new domestic depot has been build and was commissioned on April 7 2007.
In 2008, the airport assisted 5,136,697 riders.
History and Reputation
During the late 1980s and 1990s, the international depot had a repute as a unsafe airport. From 1992 through 2000, the US Federal Aviation Administration posted warning signs in all US international airports counsel travellers that security statuses at LOS did not run across ICAO minimal criterion. In 1993 the FAA suspended air service between Lagos and the United States. During this time period, security at LOS elongated to be a serious job. Travellers getting in Lagos were harassed both inside and outside of the airport depot by crooks. Airport staff brought to its repute. Immigration military officers claimed payoffs before stumping recommendations, while usages agents claimed payment for nonexistent fees. In addition, several jet plane planes were assailed by crooks who halt aeroplanes cabbing to and from the depot and robbed their holds. Many go directs proposed that Nigeria-bound traveler wing into Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano and take domestic voyages or dry land transportation system into Lagos.
Following Olusegun Obasanjo's democratic election in 1999, the security state of affairs at LOS set about to ameliorate. Airport laws constituted a hit on sight policy for any constitute in the procure area around landing track and taxi strip, halt further plane robberies. Police procured the inside of the depot and the reaching area outside. The FAA stopped its suspension of direct voyages to Nigeria 2001 in acknowledgement of these security improvements.
Recent yr have seen real improvements at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Malfunctioning and non-operational base such as air status and baggage belts have been fixed. The entire airport has been cleaned, and many new eating house and duty free shops have opened. Bilateral Air Services Agreements signed between Nigeria and other lands are being renovated and new 1 signed. These understandings have seen the likes of Emirates, Ocean Air, Delta and China Southern Airlines show involvement and have districting rights to Nigeria's biggest international airport.
The Federal Government has given blessing for the enlargement of the going and reaching hallways of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport to adapt the of all time increasing traffic at the airport.
Statistics
| Year | Total Passengers | % Increase | Freight (short ton) | 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% | ||
| 2008 | 5,136,697 | 23.5% |
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