Lagos airport
| Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | DNMM |
| IATA code | COME ON |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 41 m (135 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| opening | March 15, 1979 |
| operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Passengers | 6,270,000 (2010) |
| Air freight | 83,598 (2006) |
| Flight movements |
84,588 (2009) |
| Runways | |
| 18R / 36L | 3900 m × 45 m asphalt |
| 18L / 36R | 2742 m × 60 m asphalt |
The Murtala Mohammed International Airport is the largest airport in Nigeria . It's near Ikeja , near Lagos . It was named after the former military ruler Murtala Mohammed .
There is a terminal for domestic flights and one for international flights, which are about a kilometer apart. The structure and architecture of the international terminal is based on Amsterdam Airport .
history
The airport opened on March 15, 1979. It was built by civil engineer Erwin Steiauf on behalf of Strabag . The then German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt was welcomed as the opening guest.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the international terminal was notorious for its poor security measures, which did not meet the minimum requirements of the ICAO . There were criminal gangs inside and outside the terminal who even attacked planes on the apron. The immigration and customs officers were known for their corruption - a corresponding “stamp duty” usually had to be paid upon entry. After warning signs had already been put up at all international US airports, all air traffic between Lagos and the USA was suspended in 1993 on the instructions of the FAA . Travelers to Nigeria have been advised to use Kano Airport .
After the election of Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999, the situation at the airport improved. The airport police arrested everyone found unauthorized in the security area - sometimes using firearms. The police presence in and in front of the terminal has also been massively increased. In 2001 the US FAA lifted the flight ban again. Numerous modernizations were also carried out in the following years.
After a fire in the inland terminal in 2000, the old inland terminal, which had already been closed, was temporarily put back into operation and a completely new inland terminal was built, which went into operation in 2007.
Traffic statistics
| year | Passengers | Change in% | Freight (in tons) | Flight 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 | 6,270,000 | 11.1% |
Destinations
The airport is one of the largest in Central Africa. There are numerous flights from many airlines to destinations in Africa and around the world.
Lufthansa flies to the airport daily from Frankfurt.
Incidents
- On July 13, 1968, a Boeing 707-329C freighter of the Belgian Sabena ( aircraft registration OO-SJK) crashed on the flight from Brussels while approaching Lagos airport 14 kilometers north of it. All seven inmates were killed.
- On November 20, 1969, a Vickers VC10 from Nigeria Airways (5N-ABD) brushed several trees on approach about 13 kilometers from Lagos Airport due to its low altitude and fell, killing all 87 occupants.
- On September 26, 1992, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF911) crashed into a swamp with mangrove trees shortly after takeoff. Engine 2 failed immediately after take-off, followed shortly afterwards by a second. The pilots wanted to ditch a canal, but a third engine failure occurred. The plane crashed vertically to the ground 7 kilometers west of the take-off airport in Lagos. The machine was on its way to Kaduna (Nigeria) and Jos . All 159 occupants, 8 crew members and 151 passengers were killed; this is the official information. However, it is likely that there were more people on board as no cargo documents were issued. Further reports indicate 163 inmates, another 174 and even 200 people, since among the dead were unidentified children as well as military personnel who were practically “hitchhiking”. In any case, this was the most serious Lockheed Hercules accident in terms of the number of fatalities.
- On November 7, 1996, a Boeing 727-231 of ADC Airlines ( aircraft registration number 5N-BBG ) got into an uncontrolled flight condition on the way from Port Harcourt to Lagos and crashed from a height of 16,000 feet (almost 5000 m). All 144 inmates were killed. The trigger was an error by air traffic control , which had issued an incorrect clearance. This led to a near collision with another machine. To prevent this, the pilots flew such a rough evasive maneuver that the Boeing assumed an excessive roll angle and reached almost the speed of sound within 16 seconds , which resulted in a loss of control and a crash near Ejrin (see also ADC Airlines flight 86 ) .
- A Boeing 737-200 of the airline Bellview Airlines crashed on 22 October 2005 on the way from Lagos to Abuja shortly after taking off from, while all 111 passengers and six crew members were killed (see also Bellview Airlines flight 210 ) .
- On June 3, 2012, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 of Dana Air (5N-RAM) touched high-voltage pylons and a house on approach for landing and crashed into a densely populated residential area (see also Dana Air flight 992 ).
- On October 3, 2013 accident Embraer EMB 120 of Associated Aviation (5N BJY) shortly after the start of a charter flight from the airport Lagos to Akure . Of the 20 people on board, 15 were killed. On board were 13 family members and the coffin of Governor Olusegun Agagu in addition to the seven-person crew. One of the five surviving passengers was the governor's son (see also Associated Aviation Flight 361 ) .
See also
Web links
- The airport website (English)
- FAAN: Murtala Muhammed International Airport (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Additional statistics from businessdayonline.com
- ^ Accident report B-707 OO-SJK , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on September 13, 2016.
- ^ Accident report VC10 5N-ABD , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 11, 2017.
- ^ Accident report C-130H Hercules NAF911 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 9, 2020.
- ↑ Peter C. Smith: The Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules - A Complete History , Manchester 2010, ISBN 9 780859 791533, p. 396.
- ↑ Lars Olausson: Lockheed Hercules 1954-2005 , Såtenäs 2004, p. 88.
- ↑ accident report B 727-231 5N-BBG , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 2 March of 2019.
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Nigeria crash: plane uninsured, accessed on October 17, 2013
- ↑ eturbonews.com - Operations of Associated Aviation held by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed October 18, 2013
