# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Lhasa (LXA)

> 9,417 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,417 km / 5,852 mi / 5,085 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 275° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 19:28 in Lagos, it's 02:28 in Lhasa)
- **Elevation difference**: 13,001 ft (LXA is higher than LOS)

## Airports

### [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

### [Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lxa-lhasa-lhasa-gonggar-airport/1ef266e0-20ad-6548-b3aa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhasa, China
- ICAO: ZULS
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 29.300000, 90.910000
- Elevation: 13,136 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 19:28 in Lagos, it's 02:28 in Lhasa.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/los-lagos-murtala-muhammed-international-airport/1ef266de-b7ed-6e78-baa4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lxa-lhasa-lhasa-gonggar-airport/1ef266e0-20ad-6548-b3aa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)