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Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) [2] (IATA: LOS, ICAO: DNMM) (Yoruba: Pápá Ọkọ̀ Òfurufú Káríayé Múrítàlá Mùhammẹ̀d) is an international airport located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the entire state. The airport was initially built during World War II and is named after Murtala ...
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Airport (Bauchi State Airport) N/A N/A Benin: Edo: DNBE BNI Benin Airport: 1 2 Calabar: Cross River: DNCA CBQ Margaret Ekpo International Airport: 1 2 Ibadan: Oyo: DNIB IBA Ibadan Airport: 1 1 Jos: Plateau: DNJO JOS Yakubu Gowon Airport: 1 1 Maiduguri: Borno: DNMA MIU Maiduguri International Airport: N/A N/A Owerri ...
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It will be designed to cater for the Airbus A380, making it a Code F-compliant airport. In 2011, the Lagos State Government appointed Stanbic IBTC Bank as financial adviser for the airport project with a proposed 2012 opening. [3] By 2019, the airport had still not been awarded or begun construction with funding difficulties being reported.
Named for the city of Lagos—the most populous city in Africa—the state was formed from the Western Region and the former Federal Capital Territory on 27 May 1967. Geographically, Lagos State is dominated by bodies of water with nearly a quarter of the state's area are covered with bodies of water.
Asaba airport connects the commercial cities of Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Kano and Onitsha. [8] It also serves other cities within the South-East and South-South region and is regulated by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and was upgraded to Category 6 status in April 2010. Asaba Airport has reopened for commercial and charter airlines. [9]
Upon independence in 1960, Lagos remained as the capital with much of the city forming the Federal Capital Territory while the rest of modern-day Lagos State was a part of the Western Region until 1967 when the region was split and the area became Lagos State. [27] Economically, Lagos State is one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the world.