Murtala Muhammed International Airport Guide
Murtala Muhammed International Airport sits in Ikeja, about 12 km northwest of central Lagos. It is Nigeria's busiest airport and a major hub for West African aviation. The airport is named after General Murtala Muhammed, the fourth head of state of Nigeria, following his assassination in 1976.
The airport handled 16.8 million passengers in 2024 across its international and domestic terminals. International traffic reached 4.3 million passengers that year, with Air Peace, Emirates, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Lufthansa among the major carriers. The domestic segment processed 12.5 million passengers, served primarily through MMA2.
The facility operates two asphalt runways — the primary runway stretches 3,900 m and a secondary runway runs 2,743 m. A new international Terminal 2 commissioned in March 2022 added capacity for 14 million passengers annually. The airport has historically served as a key gateway for sub-Saharan Africa, with direct long-haul routes to North America, Europe, the Middle East, and across the African continent.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 17M passengers (2024)2 runwaysopened 1979
- Location
- 6.577, 3.321
- Operator
- Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Terminals
4 terminalsMurtala Muhammed International Airport has 4 passenger terminals — Terminal 1 (MMIA1), Terminal 2 (MMIA2), MMA1 (General Aviation Terminal) and MMA2, handling both international and domestic flights for around 24 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Terminal 1 (MMIA1)International
Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, KLM, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, Virgin Atlantic
- Terminal 2 (MMIA2)International
Air Peace, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Ethiopian Airlines, RwandAir, Royal Air Maroc, South African Airways, Uganda Airlines
- MMA1 (General Aviation Terminal)Domestic
Air Peace, Arik Air, Overland Airways, Green Africa Airways
- MMA2Domestic
Aero Contractors, Azman Air, Max Air, United Nigeria Airlines, ValueJet, Ibom Air
Nearby cities
3 citiesMurtala Muhammed International Airport is closest to Lagos (12 km southeast), and also serves Abeokuta, Ibadan and other nearby areas. With 3 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Lagos12 km southeast
- Abeokuta114 km north
- Ibadan132 km northeast
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