# Distance from Dharavandhoo (DRV) to Luanda (LAD)

> 6,820 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,820 km / 4,238 mi / 3,683 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Maldives) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 00:50 in Dharavandhoo, it's 20:50 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 237 ft (LAD is higher than DRV)

## Airports

### [Dharavandhoo Airport (DRV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drv-dharavandhoo-dharavandhoo-airport/1ef266df-f443-6b74-927c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dharavandhoo, Maldives
- ICAO: VRMD
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 5.160000, 73.130000
- Elevation: 6 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 00:50 in Dharavandhoo, it's 20:50 in Luanda.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dharavandhoo Airport (DRV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drv-dharavandhoo-dharavandhoo-airport/1ef266df-f443-6b74-927c-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)