# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Puerto Maldonado (PEM)

> 8,294 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,294 km / 5,154 mi / 4,479 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 17:19 in Lagos, it's 11:19 in Puerto Maldonado)
- **Elevation difference**: 524 ft (PEM 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

### [Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pem-puerto-maldonado-padre-aldamiz-international-airport/1ef266df-c568-6d4a-a0fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
- ICAO: SPTU
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -12.610000, -69.230000
- Elevation: 659 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:19 in Lagos, it's 11:19 in Puerto Maldonado.
With a 6-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)
- [Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pem-puerto-maldonado-padre-aldamiz-international-airport/1ef266df-c568-6d4a-a0fa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)