# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Mataiva Airport (MVT)

> 16,828 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,828 km / 10,457 mi / 9,087 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 14:46 in Lagos, it's 03:46 in Mataiva Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 124 ft (MVT is lower 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

### [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mataiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.870000, -148.720000
- Elevation: 11 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 14:46 in Lagos, it's 03:46 in Mataiva 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)
- [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)