# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Mount Sanford Station Airport (MTD)

> 14,174 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,174 km / 8,807 mi / 7,653 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 21:25 in Lagos, it's 05:55 in Mount Sanford Station Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 96 ft (MTD 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 Sanford Station Airport (MTD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtd-mount-sanford-station-airport/1ef266e0-141f-6eca-9312-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Sanford Station Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMSF
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -16.980000, 130.550000
- Elevation: 231 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 21:25 in Lagos, it's 05:55 in Mount Sanford Station Airport.
With a 8.5-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 Sanford Station Airport (MTD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtd-mount-sanford-station-airport/1ef266e0-141f-6eca-9312-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)