No fewer than 148,357,253 air travellers passed through 26 airports in Nigeria between 2012 and 2021, statistics obtained from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have revealed.
However, the statistics show that the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), Omagwa and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja attracted the highest passenger movements in the country than the others.
The statistics indicate that in 2012, the Nigerian airports recorded 14,370,795 as inbound and outbound passengers, 2013 recorded 14,126,767 while 2014 had 15,339,393 inbound and outbound travellers across the 26 recognised airports and terminals
For 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Nigeria recorded a meagre 10,447,321 outbound and inbound travels within the period.
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