# Distance from Shreveport (DTN) to Lagos (LOS)

> 10,271 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,271 km / 6,382 mi / 5,546 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 17:23 in Shreveport, it's 23:23 in Lagos)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (LOS is lower than DTN)

## Airports

### [Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtn-shreveport-shreveport-downtown-airport/1ef266df-17d1-66a0-9c09-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shreveport, United States
- ICAO: KDTN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.540000, -93.740000
- Elevation: 179 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 17:23 in Shreveport, it's 23:23 in Lagos.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtn-shreveport-shreveport-downtown-airport/1ef266df-17d1-66a0-9c09-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)