Where is LOS airport?

LOS is a large airport in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria, at 6.5774, 3.3212, 41 m above sea level.

What time zone is LOS in?

LOS is in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+1.

How many passengers use LOS?

7,496,318 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.

Murtala Muhammed International Airport opened in 1979.

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Large airport in Lagos, Nigeria.

IATA code: LOS
ICAO code: DNMM
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,496,318; 2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 9; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1; Africa/Lagos
Elevation: 41 m; 135 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,900 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with L

About LOS

Murtala Muhammed International Airport is a large airport serving Lagos, Nigeria. It opened in 1979. 7,496,318 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 9 nonstop routes from LOS.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from LOS

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LOS → CDG	Paris, France	4,704 km	182,547
LOS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	4,595 km	151,891
LOS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5,072 km	149,280
LOS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	9,404 km	145,867
LOS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	4,841 km	89,128
LOS → IAD	Washington, United States	8,758 km	85,556
LOS → JFK	New York, United States	8,449 km	15,500
LOS → SAV	Savannah, United States	9,113 km	403
LOS → GRU	Sao Paulo, Brazil	6,348 km	237

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at LOS on flights to and from the US

DL Delta Air Lines · 804 flights
UA United Air Lines · 437 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
COO	Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport	Cotonou, Benin	106 km
IBA	Ibadan Airport	Ibadan, Nigeria	113 km
AKR	Akure Airport	Akure, Nigeria	231 km
LFW	Lomé–Tokoin International Airport	Lomé, Togo	233 km
ILR	General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport	Ilorin, Nigeria	244 km

Distance from LOS to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LOS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	4,989 km	—
LOS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,900 km	—
LOS → CDG	Paris, France	4,704 km	182,547
LOS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	4,841 km	89,128
LOS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	4,595 km	151,891
LOS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5,072 km	149,280
LOS → JFK	New York, United States	8,449 km	15,500
LOS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	9,404 km	145,867
LOS → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,432 km	—
LOS → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	11,181 km	—
LOS → HND	Tokyo, Japan	13,501 km	—
LOS → DOH	Doha, Qatar	5,530 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
18R/36L	3,900 m	60 m	Asphalt	Yes
18L/36R	2,742 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria · 6.5774, 3.3212

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Murtala Muhammed International Airport has the IATA code LOS and the ICAO code DNMM. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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