# Distance from Ketchikan (KTN) to Luanda (LAD)

> 14,001 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,001 km / 8,700 mi / 7,560 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 11:48 in Ketchikan, it's 20:48 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 151 ft (LAD is higher than KTN)

## Airports

### [Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/1ef266df-871d-6860-8cd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ketchikan, United States
- ICAO: PAKT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 55.350000, -131.710000
- Elevation: 92 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 11:48 in Ketchikan, it's 20:48 in Luanda.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/1ef266df-871d-6860-8cd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)