# Distance from Sondok Airport (DSO) to Luanda (LAD)

> 12,702 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,702 km / 7,892 mi / 6,858 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (KP) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 07:43 in Sondok Airport, it's 23:43 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 231 ft (LAD is higher than DSO)

## Airports

### [Sondok Airport (DSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dso-sondok-airport/1ef266e0-1ef7-6bae-8fd9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sondok Airport, KP
- ICAO: ZKSD
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates: 39.750000, 127.470000
- Elevation: 12 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 07:43 in Sondok Airport, it's 23:43 in Luanda.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sondok Airport (DSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dso-sondok-airport/1ef266e0-1ef7-6bae-8fd9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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