# Distance from Dorunda Airport (DRD) to Luanda (LAD)

> 13,693 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,693 km / 8,508 mi / 7,393 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 03:16 in Dorunda Airport, it's 18:16 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 216 ft (LAD is higher than DRD)

## Airports

### [Dorunda Airport (DRD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drd-dorunda-airport/1ef266e0-0aff-68d6-9f21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dorunda Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YDOR
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -16.560000, 141.810000
- Elevation: 27 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 03:16 in Dorunda Airport, it's 18:16 in Luanda.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dorunda Airport (DRD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drd-dorunda-airport/1ef266e0-0aff-68d6-9f21-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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