Distance from Lagos to Queens

The distance between Lagos, Nigeria and Queens, United States is 8,469 kilometers (5,263 miles).

Lagos, Nigeria

Queens, New York, United States

From Lagos to Queens, the straight-line distance is 8,469 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Lagos at 11 meters above sea level and Queens at 13 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Lagos, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 6.4541° N 3.3947° E

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS)
  • Cadjehoun Airport (COO)
  • Ibadan Airport (IBA)
  • Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)
  • Benin Airport (BNI)
Queens, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.6815° N 73.8365° W

Elevation: 13 m (43 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Other distances from Lagos

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Lagos to Abuja 536 km
From Lagos to Kano 832 km
From Lagos to Port Harcourt 442 km
From Lagos to Kaduna 633 km
From Lagos to Ibadan 117 km

Other distances from Queens

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Queens to New York City 15 km
From Queens to Los Angeles 3,959 km
From Queens to Chicago 1,163 km
From Queens to Houston 2,294 km
From Queens to Phoenix 3,465 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Lagos and Queens.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Port Harcourt, Nigeria 8,469 km
Cali, Colombia Accra, Ghana 8,469 km
Indianapolis, United States Rosario, Argentina 8,470 km
Houston, United States Mar del Plata, Argentina 8,470 km
Mexicali, Mexico Preston, United Kingdom 8,468 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kolkata, India 8,471 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Oakland, United States 8,467 km
Stockholm, Sweden Austin, United States 8,471 km
Mexico City, Mexico Belfast, United Kingdom 8,471 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Fresno, United States 8,467 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Oakland, United States 8,466 km
Dublin, Ireland Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 8,472 km
Portland, United States Seoul, South Korea 8,472 km
Warsaw, Poland Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8,466 km
Recife, Brazil Istanbul, Turkey 8,472 km
Memphis, United States Minsk, Belarus 8,472 km
Brampton, Canada Córdoba, Argentina 8,466 km
Valencia, Spain São Paulo, Brazil 8,472 km

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