Nonstop flight route between Lagos, Nigeria and Moscow, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(6°34'37"N by 3°19'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(55°58'22"N by 37°24'52"E)
Distance from LOS to SVO:
3,887.85 miles (6,256.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria and Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,888 miles (or 6,257 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOS / DNMM |
| Airport Name: | Murtala Muhammed International Airport |
| Location: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'37"N by 3°19'15"E |
| Area Served: | Lagos |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOS |
| More Information: | LOS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVO / UUEE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Moscow, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°58'22"N by 37°24'52"E |
| Area Served: | Moscow |
| Operator/Owner: | International Airport Sheremetyevo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVO |
| More Information: | SVO Maps & Info |
Facts about Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS):
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport handled 1,006,646 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (meaning Murtala Muhammed International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,511 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) has 2 runways.
- The airport includes the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
- The closest airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) is Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) WSW of LOS.
- Recent years have seen substantial improvements at Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
- Because of Murtala Muhammed International Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Murtala Muhammed International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport at Ikeja near Lagos was built during World War II.
Facts about Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO):
- Opened in 2012 to the east of Terminal B, Terminal A is used for the servicing of business and private aviation.
- Because of Sheremetyevo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheremetyevo International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Sheremetyevo International Airport", another name for SVO is "Международный аэропорт Шереметьево".
- Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chkalovsky Airport (CKL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of SVO.
- Terminal B, previously Sheremetyevo-1, catered mainly to internal low-cost flights and flights to Minsk, Belarus.
- The furthest airport from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sheremetyevo was opened on 11 August 1959.
- On March 12, 2007, Sheremetyevo opened its first entirely new-build terminal for the servicing of international flights.
- Opened on May 6, 1980 for the Moscow Summer Olympics, Terminal F, previously Sheremetyevo-2, has 15 jetways and 21 remote aircraft stands.
- Sheremetyevo-2, the larger of the two terminal complexes, opened on 1 January 1980 for the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.06 miles (106.32 km) WSW | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin |     |
| 2 | 70.52 miles (113.49 km) NE | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 115.58 miles (186.01 km) NNW | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 4 | 143.45 miles (230.86 km) ENE | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 144.73 miles (232.92 km) W | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 6 | 151.77 miles (244.25 km) NNE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 157.45 miles (253.39 km) E | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 198.15 miles (318.89 km) NNW | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin | |
| 9 | 230.64 miles (371.18 km) E | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 10 | 244.08 miles (392.81 km) NNW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 11 | 248.91 miles (400.58 km) WSW | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 12 | 268.09 miles (431.45 km) NW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 13 | 271.75 miles (437.34 km) ESE | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 278.51 miles (448.22 km) ESE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 291.20 miles (468.64 km) E | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,123.88 miles (19,511.44 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,004.95 miles (19,320.05 km) SW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,973.43 miles (19,269.32 km) S | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,911.07 miles (19,168.96 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,894.18 miles (19,141.78 km) S | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 11,884.55 miles (19,126.28 km) SSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,857.72 miles (19,083.10 km) SSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,843.65 miles (19,060.46 km) SSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,832.70 miles (19,042.84 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,816.98 miles (19,017.54 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,811.34 miles (19,008.46 km) S | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 12 | 11,767.50 miles (18,937.91 km) SW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,727.72 miles (18,873.89 km) SW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,718.19 miles (18,858.56 km) SW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,714.81 miles (18,853.11 km) SW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.88 miles (41.65 km) ESE | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 2 | 26.65 miles (42.88 km) SSW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | 32.06 miles (51.60 km) S | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 34.96 miles (56.27 km) SE | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 5 | 43.42 miles (69.88 km) SSE | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 86.43 miles (139.09 km) NW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 106.79 miles (171.86 km) SSW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 8 | 137.19 miles (220.79 km) SE | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 9 | 150.07 miles (241.51 km) ENE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 10 | 151.05 miles (243.09 km) NE | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 11 | 157.66 miles (253.73 km) NNE | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 12 | 185.43 miles (298.42 km) NE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 13 | 217.42 miles (349.90 km) SSW | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 14 | 226.51 miles (364.54 km) WSW | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 15 | 229.40 miles (369.18 km) N | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,735.04 miles (17,276.33 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,315.38 miles (16,600.96 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,309.61 miles (16,591.67 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,305.13 miles (16,584.46 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,301.61 miles (16,578.79 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,295.01 miles (16,568.18 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,291.41 miles (16,562.37 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,290.27 miles (16,560.54 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,286.67 miles (16,554.75 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,280.09 miles (16,544.15 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,278.95 miles (16,542.33 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,277.34 miles (16,539.74 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,273.74 miles (16,533.93 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,273.24 miles (16,533.13 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,263.53 miles (16,517.50 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |