AirportsMurtala Muhammed International Airport is a large airport serving Lagos, in Lagos State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LOS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LOS
- ICAO code
- DNMM
- City
- Lagos
- State or region
- Lagos State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.5774° N, 3.3212° E
- Elevation
- 41 m (135 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,900 m (12,794 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LOS means Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNMM. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.5774° N, 3.3212° E. It stands 41 metres (135 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lagos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Murtala Muhammed International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,900 metres (12,794 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 3,900 m 12,794 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18L/36R | 2,742 m 8,997 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cotonou Cadjehoun International AirportCotonou, Benin | COO | 106 km |
| Ibadan AirportIbadan | IBA | 113 km |
| Akure AirportAkure | AKR | 231 km |
| Lomé–Tokoin International AirportLomé, Togo | LFW | 233 km |
| General Tunde Idiagbon International AirportIlorin/Ogbomosho | ILR | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,076 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,624 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,896 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,004 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,444 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,419 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,169 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,487 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,525 km | 19 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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