# Distance from Ayers Rock (AYQ) to Luanda (LAD)

> 12,291 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,291 km / 7,637 mi / 6,636 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 18:47 in Ayers Rock, it's 10:17 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,383 ft (LAD is lower than AYQ)

## Airports

### [Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayq-ayers-rock-ayers-rock-connellan-airport/1ef266e0-0508-62c0-8a85-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ayers Rock, Australia
- ICAO: YAYE
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -25.190000, 130.980000
- Elevation: 1,626 ft

### [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luanda, Angola
- ICAO: FNLU
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -8.860000, 13.230000
- Elevation: 243 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:47 in Ayers Rock, it's 10:17 in Luanda.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayq-ayers-rock-ayers-rock-connellan-airport/1ef266e0-0508-62c0-8a85-06bb2780ed98)
- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)