# Distance from Gisborne (GIS) to Lagos (LOS)

> 16,408 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,408 km / 10,195 mi / 8,859 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 190° (south)
- **Return heading**: 172° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 20:40 in Gisborne, it's 09:40 in Lagos)
- **Elevation difference**: 120 ft (LOS is higher than GIS)

## Airports

### [Gisborne Airport (GIS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gis-gisborne-gisborne-airport/1ef266df-76a9-6f9c-b3c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gisborne, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZGS
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -38.660000, 177.980000
- Elevation: 15 ft

### [Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/los-lagos-murtala-muhammed-international-airport/1ef266de-b7ed-6e78-baa4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lagos, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNMM
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 6.580000, 3.320000
- Elevation: 135 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:40 in Gisborne, it's 09:40 in Lagos.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gisborne Airport (GIS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gis-gisborne-gisborne-airport/1ef266df-76a9-6f9c-b3c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/los-lagos-murtala-muhammed-international-airport/1ef266de-b7ed-6e78-baa4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)