Distance from Jos to New York City

The distance between Jos, Nigeria and New York City, United States is 8,701 kilometers (5,407 miles).

Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

New York City, New York, United States

From Jos to New York City, the straight-line distance is 8,701 kilometers, heading northwest. Jos is situated at an altitude of 1,186 meters above sea level, while New York City is at 57 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Jos, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 9.9285° N 8.8921° E

Elevation: 1,186 m (3,891 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)
  • Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport (BCU)
  • Zaria Airport (ZAR)
  • Kaduna (KAD)
  • Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV)
New York City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7143° N 74.006° W

Elevation: 57 m (187 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Other distances from Jos

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Jos to Lagos 717 km
From Jos to Abuja 181 km
From Jos to Kano 233 km
From Jos to Port Harcourt 606 km
From Jos to Kaduna 172 km

Other distances from New York City

Distances between cities Kilometers
From New York City to Los Angeles 3,944 km
From New York City to Chicago 1,149 km
From New York City to Houston 2,283 km
From New York City to Phoenix 3,451 km
From New York City to Philadelphia 130 km

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Lisbon, Portugal Asunción, Paraguay 8,702 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,702 km
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Berlin, Germany Albuquerque, United States 8,702 km
Toronto, Canada Rosario, Argentina 8,700 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Mesa, United States 8,700 km
Cali, Colombia Bradford, United Kingdom 8,702 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Murcia, Spain 8,700 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Dhaka, Bangladesh 8,699 km
San Francisco, United States Belém, Brazil 8,703 km

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