# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Timaru Airport (TIU)

> 15,659 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,659 km / 9,730 mi / 8,455 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 199° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 11:49 in Lagos, it's 22:49 in Timaru Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 46 ft (TIU 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

### [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timaru Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.300000, 171.230000
- Elevation: 89 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 11:49 in Lagos, it's 22:49 in Timaru 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)
- [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)