{"id":1840820,"date":"2024-02-17T15:04:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T14:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/?p=1840820"},"modified":"2024-02-17T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T14:04:20","slug":"airport-runway-restored-after-year-long-hiatus-faans-ambitious-upgrade-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/airport-runway-restored-after-year-long-hiatus-faans-ambitious-upgrade-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport Runway Restored After Year-Long Hiatus: FAAN’s Ambitious Upgrade Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reopened the 3.9km 18R\/36L Runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after 12 months of upgrade and maintenance.<\/p>\n

The runway, which was initially closed in April 2023 for an eight-week maintenance, had its period extended due to delays and other logistical issues.<\/p>\n

The 18R\/36L Runway, measuring 3,900m (12,794 ft), is a vital component of the airport’s infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Its closure for maintenance was aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of the runway, ensuring that it meets international standards and can accommodate larger and more advanced aircraft.<\/p>\n

The reopening of the runway is a significant development for the aviation industry in Nigeria, as it will help to reduce flight delays and improve the overall travel experience for passengers.<\/p>\n

The extended closure of the runway had caused disruptions and inconvenience for travelers, and its reopening is expected to alleviate these issues<\/p>\n

The reopening of the runway is expected to improve safety and efficiency at the airport providing a better travel experience for passengers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reopened the 3.9km 18R\/36L Runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after 12 months of upgrade and maintenance. The runway, which was initially closed in April 2023 for an eight-week maintenance, had its period extended due to delays and other logistical issues. The 18R\/36L Runway, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1840821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[21655,18866,5389,21656,21654,13859,13532,10909,18529,21406],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1840820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1840822,"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840820\/revisions\/1840822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1840821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1840820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1840820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advocate.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1840820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}