# Distance from Coquimbo (COW) to Luanda (LAD)

> 8,986 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,986 km / 5,584 mi / 4,852 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 07:56 in Coquimbo, it's 12:56 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 413 ft (LAD is lower than COW)

## Airports

### [Tambillos Airport (COW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cow-coquimbo-tambillos-airport/1ef266df-988b-6d04-a58b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Coquimbo, Chile
- ICAO: SCCQ
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -30.200000, -71.250000
- Elevation: 656 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:56 in Coquimbo, it's 12:56 in Luanda.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tambillos Airport (COW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cow-coquimbo-tambillos-airport/1ef266df-988b-6d04-a58b-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)