Know the Airlines, departure, and arrival terminals in Lagos Domestic Airports

Lagos is a metropolitan city and one of the busiest cities in Nigeria for air travelers that fly within and outside the country.

Domestic airlines in Lagos operate from two major terminals i.e., Murtala Mohammed 1, MM1 or General Aviation Terminal, or GAT, and Murtala Mohammed 2 also known as MM2.

Oftentimes, passengers find it difficult to identify which airline operates from which terminal. It is expedient to educate the general public on the terminal in which these airlines operate especially their departure and arrival terminals. This will save passengers the embarrassment of going to the wrong terminal.

GAT/MM1 and MM2 are about a 10-minute walking distance from one another. This 10-minute distance can mar a passenger’s journey if one finds himself in the wrong terminal.
It will interest you to know that most airlines in Nigeria do not specify in their ticket coupon the operating terminals for their various routes.
It is also very important for the public to know that the emphasis is on local airlines operating in Lagos.

General Aviation Terminal (GAT) has two wings i.e. A: Alpha Hall, and Z: Zulu Hall. Alpha Hall is jointly used by Arik Airline, Air Peace Airline, Overland Airways, and Green Africa Airways while Zulu Hall is dominated by Air Peace Airline.

Arik Airline and Air Peace which are the most popular domestic airlines operate from GAT and MM2. Other domestic airlines in Nigeria operate from either of these two major terminals in Lagos.

The table below shows the list of local airlines and their arrival and departure terminals in Lagos.

AIRLINES
MM1 (GAT) TERMINAL
(MM2) TERMINAL

ARIK AIR
ABUJA, JOS, YOLA, MAIDUGURI ARRIVALS &DEPARTURES
PHC, WARRI, BENIN, ESCRAVOS. ARRIVALS & DEPAERTURES

AERO CONTRACTORS

ALL ROUTES @ MM2, BOTH ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES

AIR PEACE AIRLINE
OTHER ROUTES @ ALPHA & ZULU HALL
ASABA, WARRI, AKURE, UYO ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES @MM2

DANA AIR

ALL ROUTES@ MM2 BOTH ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES

AZMAN AIRLINE

ALL ROUTES@ MM2 BOTH ARRIVALS &DEPARTURES

MAX AIRLINE

ALL ROUTES@ MM2 BOTH ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

OVERLAND AIRWAYS
ALL ROUTES@ MM1 ALPHA HALL BOTH ARRIVALS &DEPARTURES

GREEN AFRICA AIRLINE
ALL ROUTES@MM1 BOTH ARRIVALS& DEPARTURES

IBOM AIR

ALL ROUTES@MM2 BOTH ARRIVALS& DEPARTURES

UNITED NIGERIA AIRLINE

ALL ROUTES@MM2 BOTH ARRIVALS& DEPARTURES

VALU JET AIRLINE

ALL ROUTES@MM1 BOTH ARRIVALS& DEPARTURES

RANO AIR

ALL ROUTES@MM1 BOTH ARRIVALS& DEPARTURES

I hope this short write-up will serve as a guide and also proffer a solution to the lingering hurdles that passengers traveling from the local wings of Lagos terminals often face. This article is subject to periodic review based on the airlines’ operational changes.

My recently published article on the importance of online check-in generated a lot of positive feedback from the public. The number of passengers who now have knowledge of online check-in has greatly increased.

Direction to the two terminals: To link GAT coming from Ikeja immediately after the AP filling station, go straight after the traffic light by the skyline hotel, and do not make any turning. To link MM2 from Ikeja, after the AP filling station, make a turn towards the Airforce base, drive down a bit, and immediately after Arik headquarters you will see MM2 by the next roundabout.

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