# Distance from Sovetskaya Gavan (GVN) to Lagos (LOS)

> 12,551 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,551 km / 7,799 mi / 6,777 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 02:43 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 17:43 in Lagos)
- **Elevation difference**: 633 ft (LOS is lower than GVN)

## Airports

### [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
- ICAO: UHKM
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 48.930000, 140.030000
- Elevation: 768 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 02:43 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 17:43 in Lagos.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-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)