# Distance from El Calafate (ING) to Luanda (LAD)

> 8,930 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,930 km / 5,549 mi / 4,822 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 92° (east)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 09:15 in El Calafate, it's 13:15 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 489 ft (LAD is lower than ING)

## Airports

### [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Calafate, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWA
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -50.340000, -72.250000
- Elevation: 732 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 09:15 in El Calafate, it's 13:15 in Luanda.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-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)