# Distance from Cucuta (CUC) to Luanda (LAD)

> 9,680 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,680 km / 6,015 mi / 5,227 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 279° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 03:32 in Cucuta, it's 09:32 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 853 ft (LAD is lower than CUC)

## Airports

### [Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuc-cucuta-camilo-daza-international-airport/1ef266df-b46c-6bc2-b48f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cucuta, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCC
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.930000, -72.510000
- Elevation: 1,096 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 03:32 in Cucuta, it's 09:32 in Luanda.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuc-cucuta-camilo-daza-international-airport/1ef266df-b46c-6bc2-b48f-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)