# Distance from Badu Island Airport (BDD) to Luanda (LAD)

> 13,982 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,982 km / 8,688 mi / 7,550 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 17:43 in Badu Island Airport, it's 08:43 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 229 ft (LAD is higher than BDD)

## Airports

### [Badu Island Airport (BDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdd-badu-island-airport/1ef266e0-0539-6f28-8078-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Badu Island Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBAU
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -10.150000, 142.170000
- Elevation: 14 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 17:43 in Badu Island Airport, it's 08:43 in Luanda.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Badu Island Airport (BDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdd-badu-island-airport/1ef266e0-0539-6f28-8078-06bb2780ed98)
- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
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