# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Puka Puka Airport (PKP)

> 15,784 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,784 km / 9,808 mi / 8,523 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 98° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 17:45 in Lagos, it's 06:45 in Puka Puka Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 130 ft (PKP 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

### [Puka Puka Airport (PKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkp-puka-puka-airport/1ef266df-7365-68a4-9cff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puka Puka Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGP
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.810000, -138.810000
- Elevation: 5 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 17:45 in Lagos, it's 06:45 in Puka Puka 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)
- [Puka Puka Airport (PKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkp-puka-puka-airport/1ef266df-7365-68a4-9cff-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)