Distance from Wau to Lagos

The distance between Wau, Papua New Guinea and Lagos, Nigeria is 15,984 kilometers (9,932 miles).

Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Lagos, Nigeria

From Wau to Lagos, the straight-line distance is 15,984 kilometers, heading west. Wau is situated at an altitude of 1,179 meters above sea level, while Lagos is at only 11 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 16-18 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Wau, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates: 7.342° S 146.724° E

Elevation: 1,179 m (3,868 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Wau Airport (WUG)
  • Bulolo Airport (BUL)
  • Kokoro Airport (KOR)
  • Garaina Airport (GAR)
  • Kaintiba Airport (KZF)
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)

Other distances from Wau

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Wau to Port Moresby 241 km
From Wau to Lae 75 km
From Wau to Madang 256 km
From Wau to Buin 993 km
From Wau to Arawa 985 km

Other distances from Lagos

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Ibadan, Nigeria 15,984 km
Brisbane, Australia Recife, Brazil 15,984 km
Gold Coast, Australia Kaduna, Nigeria 15,984 km
Jaipur, India Quito, Ecuador 15,983 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Kolkata, India 15,985 km
Jaipur, India Cochabamba, Bolivia 15,982 km
Bengaluru, India Barranquilla, Colombia 15,982 km
Shanghai, China Quito, Ecuador 15,986 km
Canberra, Australia Baltimore, United States 15,986 km
Wellington, New Zealand Benin City, Nigeria 15,987 km
Managua, Nicaragua Pune, India 15,980 km
Bogotá, Colombia Patna, India 15,988 km
Rome, Italy Melbourne, Australia 15,980 km
Sydney, Australia New York City, United States 15,988 km
Hyderābād, India Montería, Colombia 15,980 km
Seoul, South Korea Belém, Brazil 15,979 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Seoul, South Korea 15,979 km
Taipei, Taiwan Maracay, Venezuela 15,979 km
Rosario, Argentina New Delhi, India 15,992 km

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