Distance from Lagos to New York City
The great-circle distance between Lagos, Nigeria and New York City, United States is 8,479 km (5,269 mi · 4,578 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 8,479 km · 5,269 mi · 4,578 nmi
- Initial bearing Lagos → New York City
- 310° (NW)
- Initial bearing New York City → Lagos
- 93° (E)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 10 h 38 min
- Time zones
- Lagos UTC+01:00 · New York City UTC-05:00 (-6 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 360 min — the sun rises earlier in Lagos
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Lagos
- 6.4541, 3.3947
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 05:35 UTC / 17:27 UTC
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:35 UTC / 21:46 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.