# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Ahmed Al Jaber AB (XIJ)

> 5,279 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,279 km / 3,280 mi / 2,851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 12:03 in Lagos, it's 14:03 in Ahmed Al Jaber AB)
- **Elevation difference**: 274 ft (XIJ 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

### [Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xij-ahmed-al-jaber-ab-ahmed-al-jaber-air-base/1ef266df-7fe5-6520-9a18-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
- ICAO: OKAJ
- Timezone: Asia/Kuwait
- Coordinates: 28.930000, 47.790000
- Elevation: 409 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 12:03 in Lagos, it's 14:03 in Ahmed Al Jaber AB.

## Related

- [Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/los-lagos-murtala-muhammed-international-airport/1ef266de-b7ed-6e78-baa4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xij-ahmed-al-jaber-ab-ahmed-al-jaber-air-base/1ef266df-7fe5-6520-9a18-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)