# Distance from Lamu (LAU) to Mississauga (YYZ)

> 12,590 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,590 km / 7,823 mi / 6,798 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:55 in Lamu, it's 17:55 in Mississauga)
- **Elevation difference**: 549 ft (YYZ is higher than LAU)

## Airports

### [Manda Airstrip (LAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lau-lamu-manda-airstrip/1ef266de-ec5c-6ca4-8294-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lamu, Kenya
- ICAO: HKLU
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -2.250000, 40.910000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Toronto / Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yyz-mississauga-toronto-lester-b-pearson-international-airport/1ef266de-b42c-65a0-9c75-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mississauga, Canada
- ICAO: CYYZ
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 43.680000, -79.630000
- Elevation: 569 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 00:55 in Lamu, it's 17:55 in Mississauga.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Manda Airstrip (LAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lau-lamu-manda-airstrip/1ef266de-ec5c-6ca4-8294-06bb2780ed98)
- [Toronto / Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yyz-mississauga-toronto-lester-b-pearson-international-airport/1ef266de-b42c-65a0-9c75-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)