# Distance from Ilulissat (JAV) to Luanda (LAD)

> 9,957 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,957 km / 6,187 mi / 5,376 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greenland) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 00:33 in Ilulissat, it's 02:33 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 148 ft (LAD is higher than JAV)

## Airports

### [Ilulissat Airport (JAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jav-ilulissat-ilulissat-airport/1ef266de-9d1a-6dc6-a3b4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ilulissat, Greenland
- ICAO: BGJN
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 69.240000, -51.060000
- Elevation: 95 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 00:33 in Ilulissat, it's 02:33 in Luanda.

## Related

- [Ilulissat Airport (JAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jav-ilulissat-ilulissat-airport/1ef266de-9d1a-6dc6-a3b4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)