# Distance from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Lagos (LOS)

> 10,305 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,305 km / 6,403 mi / 5,564 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 03:33 in Sioux Falls, it's 09:33 in Lagos)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,295 ft (LOS is lower than FSD)

## Airports

### [Joe Foss Field (FSD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fsd-sioux-falls-joe-foss-field/1ef266df-1cf2-6d64-832d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sioux Falls, United States
- ICAO: KFSD
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 43.580000, -96.740000
- Elevation: 1,430 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 03:33 in Sioux Falls, it's 09:33 in Lagos.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Joe Foss Field (FSD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fsd-sioux-falls-joe-foss-field/1ef266df-1cf2-6d64-832d-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)