# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Longyearbyen (LYR)

> 9,687 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,687 km / 6,019 mi / 5,231 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 0° (north)
- **Return heading**: 182° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Norway
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:00 in Luanda, it's 03:00 in Longyearbyen)
- **Elevation difference**: 155 ft (LYR is lower than LAD)

## Airports

### [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

### [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longyearbyen, Norway
- ICAO: ENSB
- Timezone: Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Coordinates: 78.250000, 15.470000
- Elevation: 88 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 02:00 in Luanda, it's 03:00 in Longyearbyen.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)