# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Sao Mateus (SBJ)

> 5,503 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,503 km / 3,419 mi / 2,971 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 08:32 in Lagos, it's 04:32 in Sao Mateus)
- **Elevation difference**: 37 ft (SBJ 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

### [Sao Mateus Airport (SBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbj-sao-mateus-sao-mateus-airport/1ef266df-bebb-657e-927a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Mateus, Brazil
- ICAO: SNMX
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -18.720000, -39.830000
- Elevation: 98 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 08:32 in Lagos, it's 04:32 in Sao Mateus.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/los-lagos-murtala-muhammed-international-airport/1ef266de-b7ed-6e78-baa4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sao Mateus Airport (SBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbj-sao-mateus-sao-mateus-airport/1ef266df-bebb-657e-927a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)