# Distance from Lagos (LOS) to Yecheon Airport (YEC)

> 12,555 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,555 km / 7,801 mi / 6,779 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 19:40 in Lagos, it's 03:40 in Yecheon Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 219 ft (YEC 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

### [Yecheon Airport (YEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yec-yecheon-airport/1ef266df-8e40-616a-b674-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yecheon Airport, South Korea
- ICAO: RKTY
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 36.630000, 128.350000
- Elevation: 354 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 19:40 in Lagos, it's 03:40 in Yecheon Airport.
With a 8-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)
- [Yecheon Airport (YEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yec-yecheon-airport/1ef266df-8e40-616a-b674-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)