# Distance from Kieta (KIE) to Lagos (LOS)

> 16,967 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,967 km / 10,543 mi / 9,161 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 05:25 in Kieta, it's 19:25 in Lagos)
- **Elevation difference**: 125 ft (LOS is higher than KIE)

## Airports

### [Aropa Airport (KIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kie-kieta-aropa-airport/1ef266de-9b64-6bbc-9b44-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kieta, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYIQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Bougainville
- Coordinates: -6.300000, 155.730000
- Elevation: 10 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 05:25 in Kieta, it's 19:25 in Lagos.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aropa Airport (KIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kie-kieta-aropa-airport/1ef266de-9b64-6bbc-9b44-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)