# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Tauramena (TAU)

> 8,408 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,408 km / 5,225 mi / 4,540 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:48 in Lagos, it's 03:48 in Tauramena)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,327 ft (TAU 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

### [Tauramena Airport (TAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tau-tauramena-tauramena-airport/1ef266df-b61e-661e-bd89-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tauramena, Colombia
- ICAO: SKTA
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.010000, -72.740000
- Elevation: 1,462 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 09:48 in Lagos, it's 03:48 in Tauramena.
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)
- [Tauramena Airport (TAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tau-tauramena-tauramena-airport/1ef266df-b61e-661e-bd89-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)