Construction of the runway at Ikeja, north of Lagos in 1947

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Nigerian labourers tarring and gravelling one of the newly-constructed runways at Ikeja.


The airfield was constructed as one of the vital staging posts on the West African Air Reinforcement Route from the Gold Coast to Egypt.

The airport at Ikeja was built during World War II. West African Airways Corporation was formed in 1947 and had its main base at Ikeja. De Havilland Doves were initially operated on WAACs Nigerian internal routes and then West African services. Larger Douglas Dakotas were added to the Ikeja-based fleet from 1957.

Originally known as Lagos International Airport, it was renamed in the mid 1970s, during construction of the new international terminal, after a former Nigerian military head of state Murtala Muhammed. The international terminal was modelled after Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The new terminal opened officially on 15 March 1979. It is the main base for Nigeria's largest airline, Arik Air.

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