Lekki-Epe International Airport

Lekki-Epe International Airport is a proposed airport in Lekki, Nigeria, designed for a capacity of 5 million passengers annually.[1]

Lekki-Epe International Airport
Summary
ServesLagos
LocationLekki, Lagos State, Nigeria
Coordinates6.5698157°N 3.9047522°E / 6.5698157; 3.9047522

Background

The Lekki Airport project is projected to cost ₦71.64bn (US$ 450 million) in its first phase,[2] planned to be situated 10 km from Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), and was originally proposed to open in 2012.

It will be designed to cater for the Airbus A380, making it a Code F compliant airport.

In 2011, the Lagos State Government appointed Stanbic IBTC Bank as financial adviser for then airport project with a proposed 2012 opening.[3]

By 2019, the airport had still not opened with funding difficulties being reported.

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See also

References
  1. "Lekki-Epe International Airport New Airport Profile - CAPA". Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. "Lagos yet to find investors for Lekki Int'l Airport 10 years after". Business Day. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. "Lekki-Epe International Airport to get $450 million upgrade". Airport Technology. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2019.


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