3.9.1. International flights

3.9.1. International flights

Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos

MMIA (IATA1272 code: LOS) is located in Ikeja, Lagos state, and is the major airport of the country.1273 Originally known as Lagos Airport, MMIA consists of an international and a domestic terminal (MMA2),1274 located one kilometre from each other, and is the main base for Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace.1275 Flights to and from MMIA and MMA2, as provided by FlightRadar24 in August 2025, included:

Domestic flights:

• Abuja (Air Peace, Arik Air, Ibom Air, Nomad Aviation, United Nigeria Airlines)

• Akure (Green Afrtica)

• Asaba (Air Peace, United Nigeria Airlines)

• Benin (Air Peace, Green Africa)

• Calabar (Ibom Air)

• Enugu (Air Peace, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines)

• Ilorin (Overland Airways)

• Jos (Arik Air, ValueJet)

• Kano (Aero, Air Peace, Nomad Aviation)

• Minna (Overland Airways)

• Owerri (United Nigeria Airlines)

• Port Harcourt (Arik Air, Ibom Air, ValueJet)

• Uyo (Ibom Air)

• Warri (Arik Air, Overland Airways)

International flights:

• Abidjan (Air Peace)

• Accra (Air Peace)

• Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines)

• Amsterdam (KLM)

• Atlanta (Delta Airlines)

• Banjul (ValueJet)

• Beirut (MEA)

• Cairo (Egyptair)

• Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc)

• Doha (Qatar Airways)

• Dubai (Emirates)

• Frankfurt (Lufthansa)

• Istanbul (Turkish Airlines)

• Johannesburg (South African Airways)

• Kigali (RwandAir)

• Lome (ASKY Airlines, Jeju Air)

• London (Air Peace, British Airways)

• Luanda (TAAG Angola Airlines)

• Malabo (Jeju Air)

• Nairobi (Kenya Airways)

• Paris (Air France)

• Santiago de Chile (Ethiopian Airlines)

• Sao Paulo (Ethiopian Airlines)

• Washington (United Airlines)1276

Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja

NAIA (IATA code: ABV) is Nigeria’s second busiest airport and is located about 12 kilometres west of Abuja.1277 Flights to and from NAIA, as provided by FlightRadar24 in August 2025, included:

Domestic Flights:

• Asaba (United Nigeria Airlines)

• Bauchi (Rano Air)

• Lagos (Arik Air, Green Africa, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines, ValueJet)

• Uyo (Ibom Air)

• Benin (Nomad Aviation)

• Port Harcourt (Arik Air, NG Eagle)

• Katsina (Rano Air)

• Yola (Aero)

• Sokoto (Rano Air)

• Kano (Air Peace)

• Maiduguri (Nomad Aviation)

• Enugu (Air Peace)

• Owerri (United Nigeria Airlines)

• Ilorin (Overland Airways)

International flights:

• Algiers (Air Algerie)

• Accra (Africa World Airlines)

• Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc)

• Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines)

• Maasai Mara (United Nigeria Airlines)

• Abidjan (Air Côte d'Ivoire)

• Douala (Air Côte d'Ivoire)

• Doha (Qatar Airways)

• Frankfurt (Lufthansa)

• Niamey (ASKY Airllines)

• Lomé (ASKY Airlines)

• Paris (Air France)

• Istanbul (Turkish Airlines)

• N’Djamena (ASKY Airlines)

• London (British Airways)1278

Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano

MAKIA (IATA code: KAN) is located in Kano (the second largest city in Nigeria), Kano state, in the North West, and is the main airport serving Kano and Northern Nigeria in general.1279 Most international flights serve the large Sudanese community in the country as well as Muslim pilgrimages to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.1280 Flights to and from MAKIA, as provided by FlightRadar24 in August 2025, included:

Domestic Flights:

• Abuja (Air Peace, Rano Air)

• Lagos (Cally Air, Nomad Aviation, Rano Air, United Nigeria Airlines,)

• Sokoto (Rano Air)

International flights:

• Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines)

• Jeddah (Saudia)

• Cairo (Egyptair)

• Sharjah (Ethiopian Airlines)1281

Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), Port Harcourt

PHIA (IATA code: PHC) is located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the capital and largest city of Rivers State, and is the third-busiest airport in Nigeria.1282 PHIA is well connected with major cities worldwide due to its proximity to Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.1283 Flights to and from PHIA, as provided by FlightRadar24 in August 2025, included:

Domestic Flights:

• Abuja (Air Peace, Arik Air, Ibom Air)

• Lagos (Air Peace, Arik Air, United Nigeria Airlines)

International flights:

• Libreville (Afrijet)

• Malabo (ValueJet)1284

Akanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU), Enugu

ENU is located in Enugu, the capital of Enugu State, southeastern Nigeria.1285 It serves Enugu and nearby cities, such as Abakaliki, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Afikpo, Okigwe, Nsukka, Ugep, Orlu, Idah, Otukpo and Ogoja.1286 Flights to and from ENU, as provided by FlightRadar24 in August 2025, included:

Domestic Flights:

• Abuja (Air Peace, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines)

• Lagos (Air Peace, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines)

International flights:

• Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines)1287