# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Mount Cook Airport (MON)

> 15,684 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,684 km / 9,746 mi / 8,469 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 201° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 00:56 in Lagos, it's 11:56 in Mount Cook Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,018 ft (MON 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

### [Mount Cook Airport (MON)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mon-mount-cook-airport/1ef266df-7713-637a-bbdb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Cook Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZMC
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.770000, 170.130000
- Elevation: 2,153 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 00:56 in Lagos, it's 11:56 in Mount Cook Airport.
With a 11-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)
- [Mount Cook Airport (MON)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mon-mount-cook-airport/1ef266df-7713-637a-bbdb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)