# Distance from Heraklion (HER) to Lagos (LOS)

> 3,900 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,900 km / 2,424 mi / 2,106 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 14:56 in Heraklion, it's 12:56 in Lagos)
- **Elevation difference**: 20 ft (LOS is higher than HER)

## Airports

### [Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/her-heraklion-heraklion-international-nikos-kazantzakis-airport/1ef266df-4dfc-632e-bda0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Heraklion, Greece
- ICAO: LGIR
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 35.340000, 25.180000
- Elevation: 115 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:56 in Heraklion, it's 12:56 in Lagos.

## Related

- [Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/her-heraklion-heraklion-international-nikos-kazantzakis-airport/1ef266df-4dfc-632e-bda0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)