The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially received approval from the federal government for the construction of the Lekki-Epe International Airport. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu received approval from the Minister for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, during the Lagos Economic Summit (Ehingbeti) 2022 at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Below Are The Facts About The New Proposed Lekki-Epe International Airport, Lagos.
- The new airport will be situated along the Lekki-Epe axis on the ‘Island’ section.
- Upon completion, the Lekki-Epe International Airport will complement the Murtala Muhammed international airport, Lagos which has served over five million people.
- The project is expected to take off in the year 2023.
- It will be constructed on 3,500 hectares of land.
- Master plans and aeronautical designs are in place.
- Studies are ongoing about strategies, funding and other issues, after which the project will be taken to the marketplace.
- The Lekki-Epe International Airport is expected to cater to a minimum of five million people yearly with a scope for future expansion.
- Lekki-Epe International Airport, Lagos will be constructed in partnership with local and foreign investors.
- In 2015, the Lekki-Epe International Airport project faced a delay due to the challenge of land acquisition. Also, investors’ unwillingness to fund the airport project.
- In 2014, the formal governor of Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola started the land acquisition and preparatory work for the new international airport.
- In October 2022, Minister for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, presented the airport construction approval document to the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos Economic Summit (Ehingbeti).
- The new international airport development project is adjacent to Alaro City.
- The Lekki-Epe International Airport will be 10 kilometres from the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ).
- The airport is designed to accommodate the Airbus A380 and the world’s largest passenger airliner.
- The Lekki-Epe International Airport will complement the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and reduce the congestion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
- The Lekki-Epe Airport will serve the fast-growing industrial Lekki district, the Lekki Deep Seaport, Dangote’s 650,000bpd refinery, the Lekki Free Zone, and other locations.
- The Lekki-Epe Airport will improve the Economy of the state.
- The Lekki-Epe Airport will create job opportunities.
