# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Port Moresby (POM)

> 16,029 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,029 km / 9,960 mi / 8,655 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 16:54 in Lagos, it's 01:54 in Port Moresby)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (POM 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

### [Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (POM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pom-port-moresby-port-moresby-jacksons-international-airport/1ef266de-9bf7-61ba-986b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYPY
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -9.440000, 147.220000
- Elevation: 146 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 16:54 in Lagos, it's 01:54 in Port Moresby.
With a 9-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)
- [Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (POM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pom-port-moresby-port-moresby-jacksons-international-airport/1ef266de-9bf7-61ba-986b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)