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Murtala Muhammed International Airport

Lagos, Lagos State (Nigeria)
IATA: LOS ICAO: DNMM
Longest Active Runway
12,794 ft
3,900 meters
Field Elevation
135 ft
41 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
6.5774°, 3.3212°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Nigeria
Out of 26 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#164 Worldwide
Top 2.2% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#4959 MSL
Top 68.3% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+27.9%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Murtala Muhammed International Airport's longest active runway measures 12,794 ft (3,900 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Nigeria and #164 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
18R/36L 12,794 ft (3900m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
18L/36R 8,997 ft (2742m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/los.json ↗