# Distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Lagos (LOS)

> 8,979 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,979 km / 5,579 mi / 4,848 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 12:17 in Cheraw, it's 17:17 in Lagos)
- **Elevation difference**: 104 ft (LOS is lower than HCW)

## Airports

### [Cheraw Municipal/Lynch Bellinger Field (HCW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hcw-cheraw-cheraw-municipallynch-bellinger-field/1ef266df-14f6-6610-a73c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cheraw, United States
- ICAO: KCQW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 34.710000, -79.960000
- Elevation: 239 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:17 in Cheraw, it's 17:17 in Lagos.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cheraw Municipal/Lynch Bellinger Field (HCW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hcw-cheraw-cheraw-municipallynch-bellinger-field/1ef266df-14f6-6610-a73c-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)