Murtala Muhammed International (LOS, ICAO DNMM) serves Lagos, Nigeria and is both a departure point and a destination in the corridors catalogued here. It is the based hub of Arik Air. Our catalogue links 19 direct destinations out of LOS and 2 African origins into it, served by 16 carriers.
At a glance
21 catalogued corridors touch Lagos (LOS / DNMM) in Nigeria: 19 outbound and 2 inbound, flown by 16 carriers, with Arik Air based here. 12 of those corridors carry a cached USD quote in our weekly fare cache; the rest are catalogued on schedule evidence alone. The mix runs 7 sectors under four hours, 6 of four to seven and 8 beyond seven.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA / ICAO | LOS / DNMM |
| City | Lagos |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Based hub carrier | Arik Air |
| Direct destinations (catalogued) | 19 |
| Reached from (African origins) | 2 |
| Coordinates | 6.577, 3.321 |
The route mix at LOS splits into 7 short sectors under four hours, 6 medium sectors of four to seven hours and 8 long-haul sectors beyond seven — a profile that tells you what the terminal is actually built around. 8 of the corridors here are flagged in our data as labour-migration or diaspora routes, where checked-baggage terms drive booking decisions more than schedule does.
Two codes, two uses. LOS is the IATA code you will see on a ticket, a baggage tag and a departure board, while DNMM is the ICAO code used in flight plans, NOTAMs and air-traffic filing. They are not interchangeable: IATA codes are reused across the world’s smaller fields and are the ones that cause mis-booking, which is why every corridor on this site is keyed on the pair of codes rather than a city name.
Airlines serving LOS
16 carriers appear on the LOS corridors covered here; for the 15 we hold details on, checked-baggage baselines run from 23 kg to 46 kg, and 12 of them belong to a global alliance (SkyTeam 5, Star Alliance 4, Oneworld 3). A blank cell means no recorded value, not a zero.
These carriers operate the LOS corridors catalogued on this site. Murtala Muhammed International is the based hub of Arik Air, which anchors most of its schedule and connecting bank.
| Airline | Alliance | Checked baggage | Hajj/Umrah charter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arik Air (W3) | None | 23 kg | No |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | SkyTeam | 23 kg | No |
| Air France (AF) | SkyTeam | 23 kg | No |
| Qatar Airways (QR) | Oneworld | 30 kg | Yes |
| Emirates (EK) | None | 30 kg | No |
| Lufthansa (LH) | Star Alliance | 23 kg | No |
| UA (UA) | — | — | No |
| Saudia (SV) | SkyTeam | 46 kg | Yes |
| Ethiopian Airlines (ET) | Star Alliance | 23 kg | Yes |
| British Airways (BA) | Oneworld | 23 kg | No |
| Virgin Atlantic (VS) | SkyTeam | 23 kg | No |
| Kenya Airways (KQ) | SkyTeam | 23 kg | No |
| Air Canada (AC) | Star Alliance | 23 kg | No |
| Royal Air Maroc (AT) | Oneworld | 23 kg | Yes |
| TAAG Angola Airlines (DT) | - | 23 kg | No |
| South African Airways (SA) | Star Alliance | 23 kg | No |
Top routes from LOS
Lagos to London (LOS–LHR) heads the LOS list below, at about 14 flights a week on BA and VS.
The USD market-low column is the cheapest fare our weekly cache recorded on the corridor across all carriers.
| Route | Carriers | Freq/wk | Block (h) | Market low (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos (LOS) → London (LHR) | BA, VS | ~14 | ~6.5 | $477 |
| Lagos (LOS) → Abuja (ABV) | W3 | ~42 | ~1.0 | — |
| Lagos (LOS) → Dubai (DXB) | EK | ~14 | ~7.8 | $660 |
| Lagos (LOS) → Jeddah (JED) | SV, ET, EK | ~7 | ~8.5 | $909 |
| Lagos (LOS) → Medina (MED) | SV | ~3 | ~9.0 | $792 |
| Lagos (LOS) → Accra (ACC) | W3 | ~21 | ~1.2 | — |
| Lagos (LOS) → Doha (DOH) | QR | ~7 | ~7.5 | $773 |
| Lagos (LOS) → New York (JFK) | DL | ~7 | ~11.0 | — |
| Lagos (LOS) → Washington (IAD) | UA | ~4 | ~11.5 | — |
| Lagos (LOS) → Atlanta (ATL) | DL | ~7 | ~11.5 | — |
| Lagos (LOS) → Paris (CDG) | AF | ~7 | ~6.5 | — |
| Lagos (LOS) → Frankfurt (FRA) | LH | ~7 | ~6.5 | $1,055 |
| Lagos (LOS) → Nairobi (NBO) | KQ, ET | ~7 | ~5.5 | $712 |
| Lagos (LOS) → Abidjan (ABJ) | W3, ET, AT | ~7 | ~1.8 | $535 |
| Lagos (LOS) → Toronto (YYZ) | AC | ~3 | ~11.0 | $951 |
About 38% of the roughly 204 weekly departures catalogued at LOS sit on just three corridors. That concentration is why the airport’s overall size tells you nothing useful about your own flight: on the trunk routes a cancellation costs hours, while on the tail of the distribution the next departure can be several days out. Read the frequency column, not the terminal.
Corridors and typical fares from LOS
12 of the 21 LOS corridors carry a cached USD quote, the lowest at $355. Fares are quoted in USD across the whole site so corridors from different African markets stay comparable. Sector length drives the shape: 7 run under four hours, 6 four to seven and 8 beyond seven.
Most LOS corridors here serve intra-Africa and Gulf-hub business travellers. The mix is 7 short intra-Africa hops (under 4 h), 6 medium Gulf-range sectors (4–7 h), 8 long-haul routes (over 7 h). 8 are labour-migration or diaspora corridors where extra-baggage allowances matter. As rough planning ranges (editorial estimates, not observed fares): intra-Africa $400–900, Gulf hubs $500–1,200, long-haul $800–2,200; each per-route guide below shows the cached fare with the date it was found.
| Corridor | Cached low (USD) | Cheapest month seen |
|---|---|---|
| ACC-LOS | $355 | $160 in Jul 2026 |
| LOS-FIH | $365 | $365 in Jan 2027 |
| LOS-LHR | $477 | $382 in Jul 2026 |
| LOS-ABJ | $535 | $535 in Jul 2026 |
| LOS-DXB | $660 | $426 in Aug 2026 |
| LOS-NBO | $712 | $492 in Aug 2026 |
| LOS-DOH | $773 | $557 in Jul 2026 |
| LOS-MED | $792 | — |
The shape of the fare curve follows the sector length. The 7 short corridors under four hours from LOS price like regional traffic and move mostly with the day of the week; the 8 long-haul corridors beyond seven hours move with season and school holidays, and can double between the cheapest and dearest month in our own cache. Mixing the two on one average would be meaningless, which is why every corridor page carries its own floor.
Direct flights from LOS — 19 destinations
19 catalogued routes are listed below for LOS, reaching 16 countries, led by United States, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. Our catalogue records 19 departure and 2 arrival corridors at LOS, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.
- LOS -> ABJ
- LOS -> ABV
- LOS -> ACC
- LOS -> ATL
- LOS -> CDG
- LOS -> COO
- LOS -> DLA
- LOS -> DOH
- LOS -> DXB
- LOS -> FIH
- LOS -> FRA
- LOS -> IAD
- LOS -> JED
- LOS -> JFK
- LOS -> LAD
- LOS -> LHR
- LOS -> MED
- LOS -> NBO
- LOS -> YYZ
Each link opens a corridor guide rather than a booking form: carriers, an estimated weekly frequency, scheduled block time, the great-circle distance used that sets an EU261 or UK261 band where either applies, and whatever the fare cache holds. That is deliberate — the useful decision on a corridor is usually which routing and which carrier, and only then which price.
Treat the list as a catalogue rather than a timetable. Routes are included where African outbound demand justifies a guide, so charter and marginal regional services at Lagos may be flying without being listed. Where a corridor is here, the carriers shown are the ones we have on record, and a dash in the fare column means no fare was retrieved, not that none exists.
Direct flights to LOS — 2 routes
2 catalogued routes are listed below for LOS, reaching 16 countries, led by United States, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. Our catalogue records 19 departure and 2 arrival corridors at LOS, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.
Each link opens a corridor guide rather than a booking form: carriers, an estimated weekly frequency, scheduled block time, the great-circle distance used that sets an EU261 or UK261 band where either applies, and whatever the fare cache holds. That is deliberate — the useful decision on a corridor is usually which routing and which carrier, and only then which price.
Treat the list as a catalogue rather than a timetable. Routes are included where African outbound demand justifies a guide, so charter and marginal regional services at Lagos may be flying without being listed. Where a corridor is here, the carriers shown are the ones we have on record, and a dash in the fare column means no fare was retrieved, not that none exists.
Hub airlines based at LOS
1 carrier bases an operation at Lagos (LOS): Arik Air (W3), on 8 catalogued corridors. A based carrier is where the airport’s recovery capacity lives. Across the 21 corridors catalogued at LOS, a based operation is what makes a same-day recovery realistic; an outstation carrier usually has one rotation and no local engineering.
Arik Air
Hub status is operational, not marketing. A carrier that bases aircraft and crew at LOS builds connecting banks around it, holds spare capacity there, and can usually re-crew or swap metal the same day. The same airline at an outstation typically has one rotation and no local engineering, so an identical technical fault produces a two-hour delay at the hub and an overnight at the outstation.
It also shapes price. The based carrier usually sets the fare level on corridors out of Lagos and competitors price against it, which is why a hub airport is rarely the cheapest place to originate on its own home routes. Where our cache shows an unusually low floor at LOS, it is normally a competing carrier buying share rather than the hub carrier discounting.
FAQ
How is LOS airport connected? LOS (Lagos) connects to 19 destinations and is served by direct flights from 2 origins in our catalogue — see the full route list above.
What are the IATA and ICAO codes for LOS airport? The IATA code is LOS and the ICAO code is DNMM. The airport serves Lagos, Nigeria.
Which airlines are based at LOS? Hub carriers at LOS: W3.
How can I check fares and schedules for routes through LOS? Each route in the list above links to a guide with live USD fares, weekly frequency and the airlines that operate it.
Which airlines fly from LOS? Carriers on LOS corridors catalogued here: Arik Air, Delta Air Lines, Air France, Qatar Airways, Emirates, Lufthansa, UA, Saudia. See the airlines table above for alliance and baggage.
What is the cheapest flight from LOS? The lowest cached fare out of LOS in our weekly snapshot was about $365 on Lagos–Kinshasa (LOS-FIH) — a dated observation, not a current price. Open the route guide for the fare with its observation date.
Related
- Flights to Nigeria — country landing page: 3 catalogued corridors from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.
- Abidjan airport (ABJ) — Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International, Côte d’Ivoire: 0 catalogued departure corridors and 4 arrival corridors.
- Abuja airport (ABV) — Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Nigeria: 5 catalogued departure corridors and 1 arrival corridor.
On African corridors the useful alternative is frequently a different gateway or a different airline, not a different city.