# Distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Lagos (LOS)

> 9,310 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,310 km / 5,785 mi / 5,027 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 00:33 in Sault Ste Marie, it's 05:33 in Lagos)
- **Elevation difference**: 664 ft (LOS is lower than CIU)

## Airports

### [Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ciu-sault-ste-marie-chippewa-county-international-airport/1ef266df-13f0-687e-a374-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sault Ste Marie, United States
- ICAO: KCIU
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 46.250000, -84.470000
- Elevation: 799 ft

### [Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)](https://www.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 00:33 in Sault Ste Marie, it's 05:33 in Lagos.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ciu-sault-ste-marie-chippewa-county-international-airport/1ef266df-13f0-687e-a374-06bb2780ed98)
- [Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/los-lagos-murtala-muhammed-international-airport/1ef266de-b7ed-6e78-baa4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)