# Distance from Kuri (KUQ) to Luanda (LAD)

> 14,201 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,201 km / 8,824 mi / 7,668 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 17:42 in Kuri, it's 08:42 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 208 ft (LAD is higher than KUQ)

## Airports

### [Kuri Airport (KUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuq-kuri-kuri-airport/1ef266de-9b88-630a-abb3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuri, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -7.140000, 143.280000
- Elevation: 35 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 17:42 in Kuri, it's 08:42 in Luanda.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuri Airport (KUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuq-kuri-kuri-airport/1ef266de-9b88-630a-abb3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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