The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA), Lagos, ranks highest in bird strike incidents in the country among other airports in Nigeria.
A statistical presentation by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Godwin Balan revealed that poor waste management around the Lagos airport environment is one of the major reasons for the concentration of birds at the Lagos airport.
According to the NCAA director, whenever grass cutting or other environmental activities coincided with the period of birds’ migration, it led to an increase in incidents of bird strikes at the airport.
He noted that as of January 2024, Lagos topped other airports with bird strike incidents, but assured that an effective Wildlife Hazard Management Plan would help to minimise this trend.
Balang, however, said that the high rate of bird strike incidents was a grave concern to the NCAA, stressing that this had led to its identification as a key area for safety oversight enhancement in 2024 and 2025 by the Director-General of Civil Aviation, through the Directorate of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards.
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He also explained that the NCAA had published an advisory circular, NCAA-AC-ARD-036, to guide aerodrome operators on how to manage bird strike incidents.
The MMA is followed by Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), Omegwa; Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (SMCA), Owerri, and Akwa Ibom International Airport, Uyo.
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