Editing Transport in Nigeria (section)

== Airport and airlines ==
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Nigeria's principal airports are [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport]] in [[Lagos]] and [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport]] in [[Abuja]]. Three other international airports are [[Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport]] in [[Kano (city)|Kano]], [[Akanu Ibiam International Airport]] in [[Enugu (city)|Enugu]] and [[Port Harcourt International Airport]] in [[Port Harcourt]]. 

The air transport industry was particularly affected by the pandemic, as many countries closed their borders at various points throughout 2020 to reduce the spread of the virus. Nigeria’s aviation segment entered the pandemic in a relatively strong position, according to FAAN. Arrivals to Nigeria’s 30-some airports totalled 8.8m in 2019, while 8.7m departures were logged. This represented a 7.4% increase from the 16.4m total passenger movements recorded in 2018. Meanwhile, cargo traffic grew in 2019 – from 164.9m kg in 2018 kg to 174.9m kg – while mail by air rose from 47.3m kg to 55.6m kg. The domestic terminals of airports in Abuja and Lagos accounted for 25% of passenger movements and 30% of aircraft movements each in 2019, while Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos handled 81% of all cargo.<ref name=":0" />

Priority aviation projects in the 2021 budget include N10bn ($26.7m) for a second runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja, N1bn ($2.7m) for a new terminal building at the airport in Enugu, and N900m ($2.4m) for extending and repaving the runway at MMIA. Laying a second runway at NAIA follows the December 2018 opening of the new international terminal. The terminal is the first in the country to be connected to a rail system, with Abuja’s light rail train taking passengers to the city centre.<ref name=":0" />